Watts wins conference title

SoBoCo’s Brayden Watts fired an 80 to win medalist honors at the Tri-County Conference golf tournament last Friday.

SoBoCo golfer Brayden Watts at Eldon.

Watts followed that performance with a 5th place finish at the district meet on Monday to qualify for next Monday’s Sectional round. Watts was the only qualifier from the Eagles squad.

“He playing very well right now,” said Eagles coach Dave Gill. “He’s got a very good opportunity to qualify for the state meet.”

At Eldon, Watts had a 43 on the front nine, which might not have looked like a winning day. But Watts fired a 37 on the back nine to pull out the low score.

Watts was followed by Blair Oaks’ Jake Van Ronzelen with an 86 and Osage’s Jacob Krantz, who shot an 88.

Southern Boone finished in fifth place with a team score of 417. Other SoBoCo scores included: Grant Hopwood – 118, Cody Starke 100, Jacob Smith 122, Conner Gamble 119.

Watts shot a 12-over par 84 on Monday to finish in fifth place at the district meet to finish 5th. The Eagles finished seventh with a team score of 427. Helias won the district meet with a 325.