BELLINGHAM — Craig Crawford of Highland Christian won his second Class 2B/1B state championship in three years Wednesday, firing a 2-under-par 70 at Bellingham’s Lake Padden Golf Course for a two-round total of even-par 144 and an 11-shot victory.
“This one was a little more exciting,” Crawford said. “I was looser because I’d been there before. I tried to use my experience and play a lot smarter. I used a lot of irons off the tee instead of driver and tried to keep it in play.”
John Graham of Northwest Christian had been second to Crawford by three shots after the first round but shot a 79 Wednesday to drop to third place.
“I had a three-shot lead compared to one (in 2006),” Crawford said. “I just tried to make pars and the birdies came.”
Jon Enge, Crawford’s teammate at the Arlington private school, was fifth, bettering his first-round score by 10 strokes to finish at 160. Alex Witt of Highland Christian was 21st at 176.
Their finishes gave Highland Christian fourth place in the team standings. Northwest Christian had five players make Tuesday’s cut and two placed third and fourth Wednesday to help give the Lacey school the team title.
At Lake Padden Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Northwest Christian 128.6, Orcas Island 122.6, La Conner 99.6, Highland Christian 88.6, Asotin 49.3, Wilbur-Creston 49.3, Wahkiakum 41, Life Christian Academy 40.3, DeSales 35.8, Liberty Christian 28, St. John-Endicott 17, Rainier Christian 10.5.
Individual results—1. Crawford (Highland Christian) 74-70—144, 5. Enge (Highland Christian) 85-75—160, 21. Witt (Highland Christian) 85-91—176.
2B/1B girls: At Bellingham, Kristin Rue won by 19 shots to lead Life Christian Academy to the team title. Ariell Eneix of Grace Academy tied for sixth.
At Lake Padden Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Life Christian Academy 78.5, LaSalle 23, Riverside Christian 11.
Individual results—1. Rue (Life Christian Academy) 78-81—159, Tie 6. Eneix (Grace Academy) 98-93—191.
1A boys: At Bellingham, four King’s players combined to score 58.5 points, securing fifth place for the Knights.
At North Bellingham Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Ilwaco 86.5, Charles Wright Academy 81.5, Freeman 67.5, Chelan 59, King’s 58.5, Friday Harbor 54, Bellevue Christian 46, Montesano 41, Overlake 32.5, Lakeside 11.
Individual results—1. Johnson (Chimacum) 69-79—148, Tie 14. McCutchen (King’s) 83-78—161, Tie 26. Watts (King’s) 85-81—166, Tie 28. Coshow (King’s) 81-86—167, Tie 33. Hardy (King’s) 85=85—170.
1A girls: At Bellingham, Kelli Bowers of Chelan posted a 15-shot victory. Even though she was a distant second, Alyson Peters led Overlake to the team title.
At North Bellingham Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Overlake 31, Charles Wright Academy 27.5, Royal 22, Cascade 8.5, Montesano 8.
Individual results—1. Bowers (Chelan) 80-76—156.
2A boys: At Blaine, Hockinson players took four of the top five places. Brooks Guetlin (tie 10th) and John Lindsay (tie 16th) led South Whidbey to a third-place finish.
At Loomis Trail Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Hockinson 190.6, Lynden 88.5, South Whidbey 54.5, Tumwater 52, Burlington-Edison 40.5, Mark Morris 40, Sehome 38, Port Townsend 33, Archbishop Murphy 32, Clakston 27, Colville 25, R.A. Long 22, North Mason 19.5.
Individual results—1. De La Torre (Hockinson) 68-66—134, Tie 10. Guetlin (South Whidbey) 77-73—150, Tie 16. Lindsay (South Whidbey) 75-80—155, Tie 19. Zwaller (Archbishop Murphy) 81-75—156, Tie 19. Green (Sultan) 77-79—156, Tie 29. Larsen (Archbishop Murphy) 79-83—162.
2A girls: At Lynden, District 1 schools Sehome, Brlington-Edison and Bellingham dominated finishing 1-2-3, respectively. Archbishop Murphy’s Michelle Grome finished eighth with a two-day total of 176.
At Homestead Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Sehome 106, Burlington-Edison 104, Bellingham 97, Hockinson 90, Foster 82, Aberdeen 43.5, Anacortes 36, Black Hills 33, Pullman 33, Othello 32, R.A. Long 23, Cheney 8, W.F. West 2.
Individual results—1. Rachor (Bellingham) 77-78—155, 8. Grome (Archbishop Murphy) 84-92—176, Tie 34. Bailey (Cedarcrest) 93-104—197.
3A boys: At Bellingham, Jens Bracht of Shorecrest matched Matt Rawitzer’s final-round 70 but started the day four shots back and settled for a share of second place.
At Bellingham Golf and Country Club
Final round
Team scores—O’Dea 89.7, Bainbridge 76.5, Mercer Island 73, Timberline 71.4, Eastmont 61, Camas 51.7, Hanford 46.5, Capital 40, Mt. Si 35, Auburn Riverside 24.
Individual results—1. Rawitzer (Squalicum) 69-70—139, Tie 2. Bracht (Shorecrest) 73-70—143, Tie 23. Burks (Meadowdale) 77-76—153. Tie 35. Heise (Arlington) 77-81—158, 41. White (Everett) 78-83—161.
3A girls: At Bellingham, Maggie Burton (17th) and Stefanie Soelling (tie 20th) combined to score 44 points, giving Everett a sixth-place finish.
At Shuksan Golf Course
Final round
Team scores—Enumclaw 102.5, Holy Names Academy 83, Interlake 71, Bainbridge 61.5, Shelton 47.5, Everett 44, Kennedy 12.5.
Individual results—1. Tan (Holy Names Academy) 74-74—148, 17. Burton (Everett) 88-87—175, Tie 20. Soelling (Everett) 84-95—179.
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