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Strong front nine boosts Hogs at NCAA Championships

A solid back nine in round one of the 2018 NCAA Championship was a much-needed boost for Arkansas at Karsten Creek Golf Club on Friday.

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STILLWATER, Okla. — A solid back nine in round one of the 2018 NCAA Championship was a much-needed boost for Arkansas at Karsten Creek Golf Club on Friday.

The Razorbacks were scheduled for a 7 a.m. start from hole No. 10 but heavy rain and lightning forced a delay. The first tee time came at 9:20 a.m. but players were called off the course after a second wave of bad weather moved through. The total delay was 3:28.

Arkansas opened its day on the back nine of the course and turned 13-over. Temperatures continued to rise throughout the round climbing from the mid-60s to the mid-80s as Arkansas made the turn.

The Razorbacks played the second side 5-under par thanks to 3-under 33’s by Alvaro Ortiz and William Buhl.

The Razorbacks finished the day 8-over shooting 296. Ortiz and Buhl both shot even par 72s. Ortiz turned plus-3 but carded an eagle on the par-5 No. 1 hole, the 10th hole of his afternoon. He added a birdie on No. 5 to finish even.

Buhl also turned 3-over after counting three consecutive bogeys on his seventh, eighth and ninth holes. Buhl birdied the first hole on the front side of the course. He added birdies on No. 3 and No. 9. Buhl was one of three Razorbacks to birdie the final hole of the day.

Mason Overstreet and Luis Garza also counted rounds on Friday with both players shooting 4-over 76s. Tyson Reeder rounded out the Razorback scores with a 5-over 77. Overstreet and Garza finished strong birding the 18th hole of the day.

Play was suspended for the night around 7:30 p.m. with half of the field, 15 teams, still on the course. The Razorbacks finished tied for 11th overall against the 15 teams who had completed their rounds. Play is scheduled to resume Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. for the completion of round one. Round two will begin at 8 a.m.

The Lineup

PLACE PLAYER SCORE TO PAR
Alvaro Ortiz (1) 72 E
Wiliam Buhl (2) 72 E
Mason Overstreet (3) 76 +4
Luis Garza (5) 76 +4
Tyson Reeder (4) 77 +5

*Places will be determined after the conclusion of the round.

From Coach Brad McMakin

“It wasn’t ideal (starting and stopping play) but I’m glad we got to play with the weather the way it was. The players, they get in a rhythm and then stop and have to get back in that rhythm again. There is nothing you can do about that, so you just have to help them stay focused. The last nine holes of SECs and the last nine holes of Regionals are two of the most exciting rounds I’ve ever coached. We did that a bit today. We got out to a slow start, but we played the back nine five-under. We have to get out to a little bit better start the rest of the week.”

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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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