April 13, 2021 at 1:59 a.m.
Patriots clip Red Devils
Freshman DeRome leads Jay County boys golf to victory Monday
Patriots clip Red Devils
The Patriots’ lone senior didn’t have his best night.
A couple youngsters helped make up for it.
Caleb DeRome, a freshman, was three strokes over par, and sophomore Brock DeHoff was four strokes behind him as the Jay County High School boys golf team edged the Richmond Red Devils 170-171 Monday at Portland Golf Club.
“Pretty nice evening, overall,” said first-year JCHS coach Dave Haines, whose team was playing in its first dual tournament after opening the season Saturday in the Yorktown Invitational.
Two days after posting the team’s lowest score in the Yorktown Invitational, DeRome continued the hot start to his career by firing a 3-over 38 to earn match medalist honors.
Playing as the Patriots’ No. 3 golfer, he began his round with a bogey on the par-4 first hole, and had took a penalty shot on the second hole after hitting it into the water. He finished with a double bogey, then settled down from there.
The youngster ended his round by shooting par on the next seven holes.
“His fundamentals are strong,” Haines said. “He has a pre-shot routine that he never deviates from. He’s just really strong fundamentally.”
On the 358-yard, par-4 seventh, DeRome had his second shot land about 35 feet below the pin on the green. His uphill putt was short, and he hit a 10-footer for par.
His tee shot on the 129-yard, par-3 eighth landed about 15 feet from the hole, and his potential birdie putt was 4 feet short.
DeHoff made par four times and had two double bogeys on his way to a 42, which matched senior Griffin Mann’s score.
Mann was 4-over heading to the seventh hole, but he took a triple bogey as his first two shots sailed left. The second sailed out of bounds across county road 200 South, and he had to settle for triple bogey.
Simon Pryor, another freshman, completed the Patriots’ team total by shooting a 48.
“Two of our freshmen (DeRome and Pryor) did a really good job,” Haines said.
Junior Kyle Sanders shot 49 but did not factor into the team total.
“We had a couple that seemed to be out of sorts a little bit,” Haines said. “Their timing was off. They didn’t know how to fix it and they shot a little higher than normal.”
At the Yorktown Invitational on Saturday, Jay County placed 13th with its team score of 374.
DeRome paced the Patriots by shooting 89, with Sanders finishing with 92. Mann posted the team’s third-best score of 94, and Pryor ended with 99 to round out the team score. DeHoff shot 116.
Yorktown won its own invitational by scoring 327. Franklin was runner-up with 328, and Noblesville totaled 329 for third.
On Monday, the Patriots’ junior varsity team wasn’t able to make it a clean sweep of the Red Devils with a 194-216 loss.
Isaac Miller led Jay County with a 52, one stroke ahead of Sam Wilson. Gage Sims shot 54 while Liam Garringer completed the team total with his round of 57.
Zander Hudson also competed and shot 59.
A couple youngsters helped make up for it.
Caleb DeRome, a freshman, was three strokes over par, and sophomore Brock DeHoff was four strokes behind him as the Jay County High School boys golf team edged the Richmond Red Devils 170-171 Monday at Portland Golf Club.
“Pretty nice evening, overall,” said first-year JCHS coach Dave Haines, whose team was playing in its first dual tournament after opening the season Saturday in the Yorktown Invitational.
Two days after posting the team’s lowest score in the Yorktown Invitational, DeRome continued the hot start to his career by firing a 3-over 38 to earn match medalist honors.
Playing as the Patriots’ No. 3 golfer, he began his round with a bogey on the par-4 first hole, and had took a penalty shot on the second hole after hitting it into the water. He finished with a double bogey, then settled down from there.
The youngster ended his round by shooting par on the next seven holes.
“His fundamentals are strong,” Haines said. “He has a pre-shot routine that he never deviates from. He’s just really strong fundamentally.”
On the 358-yard, par-4 seventh, DeRome had his second shot land about 35 feet below the pin on the green. His uphill putt was short, and he hit a 10-footer for par.
His tee shot on the 129-yard, par-3 eighth landed about 15 feet from the hole, and his potential birdie putt was 4 feet short.
DeHoff made par four times and had two double bogeys on his way to a 42, which matched senior Griffin Mann’s score.
Mann was 4-over heading to the seventh hole, but he took a triple bogey as his first two shots sailed left. The second sailed out of bounds across county road 200 South, and he had to settle for triple bogey.
Simon Pryor, another freshman, completed the Patriots’ team total by shooting a 48.
“Two of our freshmen (DeRome and Pryor) did a really good job,” Haines said.
Junior Kyle Sanders shot 49 but did not factor into the team total.
“We had a couple that seemed to be out of sorts a little bit,” Haines said. “Their timing was off. They didn’t know how to fix it and they shot a little higher than normal.”
At the Yorktown Invitational on Saturday, Jay County placed 13th with its team score of 374.
DeRome paced the Patriots by shooting 89, with Sanders finishing with 92. Mann posted the team’s third-best score of 94, and Pryor ended with 99 to round out the team score. DeHoff shot 116.
Yorktown won its own invitational by scoring 327. Franklin was runner-up with 328, and Noblesville totaled 329 for third.
On Monday, the Patriots’ junior varsity team wasn’t able to make it a clean sweep of the Red Devils with a 194-216 loss.
Isaac Miller led Jay County with a 52, one stroke ahead of Sam Wilson. Gage Sims shot 54 while Liam Garringer completed the team total with his round of 57.
Zander Hudson also competed and shot 59.
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