There’s no slowing down the Ponte Vedra boys golf team, and there’s no more overlooking thew newest school on the St. Johns County block, Beachside.
The Sharks won their state record-upping seventh consecutive state championship on Wednesday with yet another atop-the-podium finish in the Class 2A tournament at Mission Inn Resort & Club. Ponte Vedra (34-over 610) finished seven shots in front of second-year program Beachside. While the Sharks continue stretching their legacy out year after year, Beachside is building its own.
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The Barracudas girls made history with a state title, edging Plantation American Heritage by three strokes with a 24-over 600. Ponte Vedra was third at 636. Beachside started the day with a six-stroke lead and did enough to stay ahead of the Patriots.
Sofia Rivera was T-2 individually with Ponte Vedra’s Nancy Cox with 3-under 141s. Beachside teammate Maddie Rathjen was T-6 at 2-over 146. Matanzas star Alexandra Gazzoli, the reigning All-News4JAX golfer of the year, was fourth at 1-under 143.
For the Sharks, Cameron Reed was the low boy for the dynasty. He was T-6 at 5-over 150, followed by Dylan Mason and Joey Hage (T-13, 9-over 153) and Cooper Franklin (T-31, 15-over 159). Beachside’s Nolan Harper was the area’s low individual finisher, carding a 2-over 146 for T-3.