No. 2 MGCCC trails by 5 at Meridian
No. 2 Mississippi Gulf Coast shot 8-over in the first round of MACJC Event #4, and the Bulldogs trail No. 4 Meridian by five shots its Northwood Country Club.
Jackson Wedgeworth (So., West Jones/Soso) shot a 1-over 72 and is tied for sixth, three behind Copiah-Lincoln's Zachary Smith, who leads the field.
Brice Wilkinson (Fr. Madison Central/Madison) and Colby Entriken (So., Hancock/Pass Christian) are another shot back tied for eighth. Miles Jackson (Fr. Biloxi/Biloxi) is at 3-over tied for 12th.
Meridian's top four golfers finished in the top 11 Monday.
The field tees off for the second and final round Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Team scores |
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| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| Meridian | 287 (+3) |
| MGCCC | 292 (+8) |
| Copiah-Lincoln | 297 (+13) |
| Itawamba | 304 (+20) |
| East Central | 306 (+22) |
| Meridian B | 307 (+23) |
| Hinds | 317 (+33) |
| East Mississippi | 341 (+57) |
MGCCC scores |
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| Player | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| T6. Jackson Wedgeworth | 72 (+1) | |
| T8. Brice Wilkinson | 73 (+2) | |
| T8. Colby Entriken | 73 (+2) | |
| T12. Miles Jackson | 74 (+3) | |
| T19. Colby Blake | 77 (+6) | |
| T19. Damien Dhossche* | 77 (+6) | |
| T24. Carter Nicholson* | 78 (+7) | |
| T26. Graham Evans* | 80 (+9) | |
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