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Buhl, Overstreet lead Razorbacks at first day of SEC

William Buhl and Mason Overstreet each had a run of three consecutive birdies going low for No. 16 Arkansas in round one of the 2018 SEC Championship.

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — William Buhl and Mason Overstreet each had a run of three consecutive birdies going low for No. 16 Arkansas in round one of the 2018 SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club, on Wednesday.

Buhl counted an even par 70, while Overstreet added a 1-over 71 leading the Razorbacks to a 289 and 10th place with two rounds of stoke play remaining before the field is cut to the final eight. The final eight moves on to match play to determine the league champion.

The Razorbacks’ 9-over 289 is just one shot back of the top eight and nine back of a runner-up spot after one round of play. Vanderbilt surged to the top of the leaderboard and the No. 4 Commodores are in the clubhouse with a 4-under 276 – the only round under par.

The field features five top-10 teams and 12 of the 14 teams are in the top-50. No. 9 Auburn and No. 50 Tennessee are tied for second, shooting a 280, followed by No. 11 LSU at 281 and No. 6 Alabama with a 283 rounding out the top five.

Buhl’s round saw him turn 2-under after he posted three consecutive birdies on holes 7, 8 and 9. He added a fourth birdie on the back side finishing tied with Overstreet with four for the round. Overstreet had his success on the back nine with three consecutive birdies on holes 13, 14, and 15 and he closed the day with a final birdie on No. 18. Buhl leads Arkansas and is tied for 11th overall while Overstreet is tied for 18.

Tyson Reeder is tied for 36th with a 2-over 73 and Alvaro Ortiz and Luis Garza are tied for 53 shooting 75.

The Lineup

PLACE PLAYER SCORE TO PAR
T11 William Buhl (4) 70 E
T18 Mason Overstreet (2) 71 +1
T36 Tyson Reeder (5) 73 +2
T53 Alvaro Ortiz (1) 75 +5
T53 Luis Garza (3) 75 +5

The Field

PLACE TEAM SCORE TO PAR
1 No. 4 Vanderbilt 276 -4
T2 No. 50 Tennessee 280 E
T2 No. 9 Auburn 280 E
4 No. 11 LSU 281 +1
5 No. 6 Alabama 283 +3
6 No. 19 Kentucky 286 +6
7 No. 39 Missouri 287 +7
T8 No.38 South Carolina 288 +8
T8 No. 34 Ole Miss 288 +8
10 No. 16 Arkansas 289 +9
11 Georgia 291 +11
T12 Mississippi State 293 +13
T12 No. 7 Florida 293 +13
14 No. 2 Texas A&M 296 +16

The Razorbacks return to the links playing with Georgia and Mississippi State beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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