FC golfers finish second in four-team links event

BROOKHAVEN — Franklin County High School’s golf team claimed a second-place finish in a four-team links competition held on Thursday, Feb. 24.

Sophomore Kolby Cox won medalist honors for shooting a low nine-hole score of 37 in the event held at The Golf Club of Ole Brook.

Cox’s Bulldog teammates Jack Hutto shot a 44, Preston Cupit recorded a 47 and Kyle Walker finished with a 48 for a team score of 176.

Loyd Star, the defending Class 2A state golf champion, finished atop the leader board with a team score of 171 while Brookhaven wound up third with a 177 finish and North Pike was fourth with a 186 tally.

“It was a good start to the season for us,” FCHS Golf Coach Jeff Long said following the competition.

“We are still a very young team, but I thought the guys handled the conditions pretty well — considering how the wind was blowing and the greens were extremely fast.”

Long said his 2022 FC squad includes five sophomores — Cox, Walker, Parker Jordan, Zachary Kent and Drew Berryhill — along with a pair of freshmen, Jack and Tim Hutto.

The team also includes a pair of eighth graders — Preston Cupit and Parker Cupit.

This season’s golf schedule includes the following contests:

• Thursday, March 3 — FC, Natchez and Natchez Cathedral at Duncan Park (nine-hole competition beginning at 2 p.m.).

• Monday, March 7 — FC, Loyd Star and Enterprise at Brookhaven Country Club (nine-hole competition beginning at 2 p.m.).

• Wednesday, March 23 — FC and Loyd Star at Brookhaven Country Club (junior varsity nine-hole competition beginning at 3 p.m.).

• Wednesday, March 30 — FC in Wesson Tournament at Wolf Hollow (18-hole competition beginning at 9 a.m.).

• Monday, April 4 — FC, Natchez and Natchez Cathedral at Duncan Park (18-hole competition beginning at 9 a.m.).

• Wednesday, April 6 — FC in Copiah-Lincoln Community College High School Invitational (nine-hole competition beginning at 3 p.m.).

• Monday, April 11 — District Tournament in location to be announced (18-hole competition).

• Thursday, April 15 — FC, Natchez and Natchez Cathedral at Duncan Park (nine-hole competition beginning at 2 p.m.).

• Monday, April 25 — FC, Loyd Star, Enterprise and Brookhaven at Brookhaven Country Club (nine-hole competition beginning at 3 p.m.).

• Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3 — State Tournament.

Scheduled contests are subject to weather and team cancellations.