OCALA -- It wasn't the type of finish teams from Miami-Dade were expecting on Wednesday in the final round of the FHSAA Golf Finals.

Columbus and Palmetto were in contention for the Class 2A championship at the start of the day, but both teams could not keep up with eventual champion Lake Mary.

The Explorers began the day in fifth place just five strokes off Tuesday's leader, St. Thomas Aquinas.

However, Columbus had a tough back nine at Silver Springs Shores and fell to 13th.

Columbus combined to shoot a 316 for a 619 total in the two-day event. Lake Mary rallied from two strokes down to St. Thomas and fired a 283 for a 583 total to win the 2A championship.

The Explorers got off to a good start Wednesday, but the final nine holes and more specifically the first hole of the back nine did them in.

``The back side got us,'' Columbus coach Charles Frazier said. ``Those were some of the harder holes on the course.''

Palmetto, which was in 13th, but just nine strokes off the lead after Tuesday, shot a 319 on Wednesday to drop to 15th overall.

The Gulliver boys finished 10th in the Class 1A championship. Benjamin won the 1A title with a 580.

The only girls' teams from Miami-Dade were Miami Springs and Palmetto in Class 2A.

Both squads were unable move up from their 15th and 16th place after Wednesday's round. Lake Mary captured the girls 2A crown with a 625.

The Palmetto girls improved by 14 strokes with a 411 on Wednesday.

Class 2A boys' team results: Lake Mary 583; 2. Martin County 591; 3. Cypress Bay 596; 4. Fort Walton Beach 604; 5.Olympia 605; 8. St. Thomas Aquinas 610; 13. Columbus 619; 15. Palmetto 626. Class 2A boys' individuals results: Han Kim (Lake Mary) 135; T-2. John Boehme (Fletcher) 141, Joey Petronio (Olympia) 141, Andrew Goodman (Martin County) 141; T-5. Will Davenport (Martin County) 142, Trey Valentine (Viera) 142, James Monnerville (Vero Beach) 142, Branden Collins (Leon) 142. Other Dade & Broward individuals: 10. Michael Heda (CB) 144; T-11. Marcelo Huarte (Col) 145, Ryan Henry (STA) 145; 17. Gabriel Ormachea (STA) 146; 25. Rohan Ramnath (CB) 148; 36. Shane White (CB) 151; T-38. James Tria (Pal) 152, Ryan Carter (Pal) 152, Jaime Rodriguez (Braddock) 152; 41. Antonio Balducci (Col) 153; T-52. Bradley Andersen (CB) 156, Michael Perez (CB) 156; T-55. Charlie Villani (STA) 157, Justin Yocum (West Broward) 157; 62. Stefano Diaz (Col) 158; 70. Denizen Kocak (Pal) 160; T-78. Casey Matthews (Pal) 162, Eric Sills (STA) 162; 85. Jordan Portal (Col) 164; 87. Christopher Lecusay (Col) 167; 94. Joshua Levitats (Pal) 184. Class 2A girls' team scores: Lake Mary 625; 2. Viera 633; 3. Durant 652; 4. Gulf Breeze 655; 5. Timber Creek 667; 9. Cypress Bay 692; 15. Miami Springs 831; 16. Palmetto 836. Class 2A girls' individuals results: Juliana Herrera (CB) 139; T-2. Olivia Lugar (Viera) 142, Brandi Rodriguez (Winter Park) 142; T-4. Madison Opfer (Durant) 143, Christina Ocampo (Spanish River) 143. Other Dade & Broward individuals: 7. Victoria Trapani (STA) 146; 31. Lucia Garcia (CB) 164; 41. Jessica Sirianni (West Broward) 172; 42. Kalyn Safreed (MS) 173; T-62. Gabriella Montes (Pal) 187, Lauren Krueger (CB) 187; 73. Molly Barlow (Pal) 197; 76. Sherrell Buckley (CB) 202; 78. Brittany Stolzenberg (CB) 210; 80. Emilee Heider (MS) 215; 83. Jeisevette Del Barro (MS) 218; 85. Kayla Campbell (Pal) 221; 87. Ciera Delgado (MS) 226; 88. Jessica Trujillo (MS) 229; 89. Erin Bowers (Pal) 231; 90. Christina Healy (Pal) 240. Class 1A boys' team results: Benjamin 580; 2. Archbishop McCarthy 589; 3. Cardinal Newman 590; T-4. Trinity Catholic 606, Trinity Prep 606; 10. Gulliver 624. Class 1A girls' individual results: American Heritage 590; 2. Northside Christian 603; 3. Naples Community 626; 4. Lake Highland 629; 5. St. Andrew's 639; 9. Cardinal Gibbons 708. Class 1A girls' individual results: 1. Kyle Roig (AH) 142; 2. A.J. Newell (Northside) 142; 3. Shelby Coyle (AH) 143, Kristine Odaiyar (St. John Neumann) 143, Ashley Holder (Lake Nona) 143. Other Dade & Broward individuals: 12. Ashley Malinchak (Westminster Academy) 149; 18. Kristen Sammarco (AH) 151; 26. Marisa Messana (AH) 156; 27. Katlyn Kennedy (AH) 157; T-38. Madeleine Tham Johansson (CG) 169, Sarah Anthony (CG) 169; 50. Danielle Welker (CG) 178; 60. Jennifer Lindquist (CG) 192; 76. Bridgette Wilson (CG) 212

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