2010-2011 PANTHER GOLF TEAM OFF TO A WINNING START (UPDATED 4/6/2011)

• Led by John Moody (38 vs. Florence) and Paden Henderson (38 vs. Wilson and Lexington), the Panther squad earned victories in its first two matches of the year. The squad had added additional victories in matches with Florence, Covenant Christian and Lexington and stand at 5-1 as the spring break has concluded. The team's most consistent scorer has been Jonathan marks with a sub-40 average over the first five matches. Coach David Willingham's team hopes to improve on last season's top four finish in the state. Ronnie Pannell assists with the team.

 

GOLFERS CLAIM TOP FOUR FINISH

The young Panther golf team returned to the AHSAA state tournament this spring thanks to the play of underclassmen and the squad's senior leaders Josh Abrams and Stephen Ambrose. Stephen shot a squad best 78 and freshman Paden Henderson carded an 80 in the area to lead Coach David Willingham's linksters to their second consecutive appearance in the state tournament. The Panthers finished second in both the area and the substate. At the state meet at Hampton Cove in Huntsville, senior Stephen Ambrose shot 81-79 (160) to claim seventh place overall. He was followed by Juddy Carlton's 87-83 (170). Jonathan Marks rebounded from a 97 in horrible weather on Monday to shoot a squad best 78 on Tuesday (175) and Josh Abrams shot 88-88 (176) to complete the Panther scoring.

 

2010-2011 PANTHER GOLF TEAM:

• Colby Gilchrist (sophomore)
• Paden Henderson (freshman)
• Jonathan Marks (sophomore)
• John Moody (8th grade)
• Joe Wilson (sophomore)
• Connor White (junior)

 

PANTHER GOLF COACHES:

• Mr. David Willingham
• Mr. Ronnie Pannell

 

KEY FACTS FROM PANTHER GOLF HISTORY:

• State Champions
• State Runners-Up