Hilton Head Prep grabbed a six-shot lead after the first round of the Lowcountry Invitational on Tuesday.
The defending SCISA 2A state champion Dolphins posted a team score of 225 at Chechessee Creek Club and lead Bishop England by six strokes entering Wednesday’s final round at Berkeley Hall. Hilton Head Christian Academy (240) is third, followed by Hilton Head High (242).
JT Herman led Hilton Head Prep with an even-par 70 on a blustery day in which only nine of the 32 players in the field broke 80. Herman has a three-shot advantage over Bishop England’s Austin Scott, while Bluffton’s Ricky Weathers is four strokes off the lead and Beaufort High’s Jerry Bruns is five back.
The final round gets underway at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with the leaders teeing off at 12:02 p.m.
Lowcountry Invitational Round 1 Scores
Hilton Head Prep (225): JT Herman 70, Sophia Burnett 77, AJ Gilpin 78, Thomas Ford 82
Bishop England (231): Austin Scott 73, Luke Walmet 76, JJ Keene 82, Ethan Bluhm 85
HHCA (240): JD Patterson 79, Max Green 79, Sean Engler 82, Daniel Azallion 83
HHIHS (242): Nolan Hawkins 80, Jack Lashinger 80, Tyler Kriney 82, Derek Bunce 84
Porter-Gaud (247): Sam McMillan 81, Willis Rogers 82, Hale Kilbourn 84, Rowan Sullivan 86
Beaufort High (248): Jerry Bruns 75, Riley Kase 86, Max Kase 87, Jack Lubkin 92
Bluffton (252): Ricky Weathers 74, Wayne Toon 86, Jones Saylor 92, Alec Toon 96
May River (270): Andrew Swanson 81, Blake Kopke 97, Brayden O’Leary 92, Jack Steinmetz 100
Top Individuals
1. JT Herman, HHP 70
2. Austin Scott, BE 73
3.Ricky Weathers, BLHS 74
4. Jerry Bruns, BHS 75
5. Luke Walmet, BE 76
6. Sophia Burnett, HHP 77
7. AJ Gilpin, HHP 78
T8. Max Green, HHCA 79
T8. JD Patterson, HHCA 79
T10. Jack Lashinger, HHIHS 80
T10. Nolan Hawkins, HHIHS 80