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HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Third-ranked Arkansas is in striking distance in third place after round one of the 2018 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Friday.

The Razorbacks are just four shots off the lead after shooting a 6-over 290 at the Long Cove Club course.

Junior Maria Fassi continued her strong play and leads the Razorbacks after the first day. Fassi posted a 1-under 70 (35–35) and is tied for seventh overall.

Her round was just one of 10 rounds that were under par on the 6,265-yard, par-71 course.

Fassi played the front side 1-under with birdies on holes six and seven. She made the turn and birdied No. 10, moving to 2-under for the round. Fassi went on to bogey the next two holes and finished with two birdies and a bogey for her 70.

Junior Dylan Kim was even on the day, counting a 71 (38–33) and is tied for 10th overall. Kim turned 2-over and moved to 3-over with a bogey on No. 11.

Four Razorbacks bogeyed the 11th hole on the course. Kim rallied with three consecutive birdies on holes 13, 14 and 15 to finish even.

Senior Alana Uriell shot a 2-over 73 (36–37) and is tied for 23rd in the 93-player field.

Uriell’s scorecard was clean through the first 10 holes but she picked up bogeys on the 11th and 16th holes.

Junior Kaylee Benton (39–37) and senior Jordy LaBarbera (40–36) both shot 76 and are tied for 53rd with two rounds to play.

The Lineup

PLACE PLAYER SCORE TO PAR
T7 Maria Fassi 70 -1
T10 Dylan Kim 71 E
T23 Alana Uriell 73 +2
T53 Kaylee Benton 76 +5
T53 Jordy LaBarbera 76 +5

 

The Razorbacks moved up and down the leaderboard all day on the challenging course before finishing ahead of four of the top-10 teams in the country.

Second-ranked Alabama leads the field with a 2-over 286. No. 13 Northwestern is second shooting 287 followed by Arkansas.

The Razorbacks are one stroke up on LSU who shot 291 and No. 9 Furman and Mississippi State round out the top five teams with 292.

The Field

PLACE TEAM SCORE TO PAR
1 No. 1 Alabama 286 +2
2 No. 13 Northwestern 287 +3
3 No. 3 Arkansas 290 +6
4 LSU 291 +7
T5 No. 9 Furman 292 +8
Mississippi State 292 +8
T7 No. 6 Arizona State 293 +9
No. 33 North Carolina 293 +9
9 Georgia 294 +10
T10 No. 5 Duke 295 +11
No. 29 Vanderbilt 295 +11
12 No. 28 Wake Forest 296 +12
13 No. 8 South Carolina 298 +14
14 No. 37 Baylor 299 +15
15 No. 35 Tennessee 300 +16
16 No. 20 Virginia 301 +17
T17 No. 34 Auburn 304 +20
No. 14 Oklahoma State 304 +20

 

From Shauna Taylor

“I’m really proud of Maria and Dylan. Dylan made birdies on 13, 14 and 15 and she, Maria and Alana did a nice job. Jordy and Kaylee fought all day as well.

“The Long Cove Club is a championship golf course and it demands your attention on every shot. I love the way it prepares us and exposes us to the things we work on and practice every day.

“We are in a position to give ourselves a chance at the ultimate goal.

“This course is one that will require all five players to be present and pay attention to the details. If they do that, their strengths will shine.

“We are excited about where we are at. I love being around this team and having two more days with them to accomplish our goals.”

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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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