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Razorbacks advance to match play at SEC behind Perico’s record score

Arkansas will advance to match play this weekend at the 2019 SEC Men’s Golf Championships after finishing stroke play in seventh place.

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SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Arkansas will advance to match play this weekend at the 2019 SEC Men’s Golf Championships after finishing stroke play in seventh place with a score of 855 (281-274-300).

The Razorbacks, ranked 37th nationally, will face No. 4 Vanderbilt in the quarterfinal round Saturday morning. The winner will advance to the semifinals Saturday afternoon.

The Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course (par 70, 7,005-yards) showed is teeth Friday with strong winds that resulted in the 14 teams shooting a combined 214-over-par for the day.

Auburn, ranked 13th nationally, won the team title with a score of 816 and had the individual medalists as Jovan Rebula and Graysen Huff tied for the lead with a score of 202.

Vanderbilt, ranked fourth nationally, was second on the team leaderboard (832), followed by No. 27 Texas A&M (843), No. 52 Kentucky (843), No. 22 Tennessee (846), No. 16 Georgia (846), No. 37 Arkansas (855) and No. 15 South Carolina (856).

Razorback freshman Julian Perico finished eighth with 3-under-par, 54-hole score of 207 (66-67-74). That three-round total ties for the fourth-best, 54-hole score by a Razorback at the SEC Championship.

The record is 202 by 2013 SEC Champion Sebastian Cappelen, followed by a pair of 206’s by Taylor Moore in 2015 and Bud Still in 1995. William Buhl carded a 207 to finish third last season.

Over the 54 holes, Perico produced 37 pars and 10 birdies, tying his best effort of the season for holes played at par or better in an event.

Perico has been the low scorer at a team-best four events this season with a team-best four top-five finishes (in 12 events).

Tyson Reeder joined Perico as low scorer in the final round Friday, each shooting a 74. Reeder tied for 52nd overall with a score of 222 (73-75-74). Mason Overstreet, who shot a 76 Friday, tied for 36th after posting a total of 215 (69-70-76).

The junior has finished among the top 30 in each of three years at the SEC Championships, tying for 13th and 16th in previous seasons. Luis Garza also shot a 76 in the final round and finished tied for 35th with a score of 217 (73-68-76). Buhl completed the quintet by tying for 50th with a 54-hole total of 221 (75-69-77)

2019 SEC Championships
Sea Island Golf Club – Seaside Course
St. Simons Island, Ga.
Par 70 • 7,005 Yards

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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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