OCALA -- Another FHSAA Golf Finals, another year the American Heritage girls are aiming for a state title.

The Patriots girls' team shot a 296 in the first round of the Class 1A championship at Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club in Ocala on Tuesday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round Wednesday.

American Heritage leads St. Petersburg Northside Christian (298) in what has become a two-team title match heading into the final round. Shelby Coyle shot a 69 to lead the Patriots and all of 1A.

``The course played pretty easy,'' said Coyle, who missed her season low score by one stroke. ``The main reason I played well was because I hit greens in regulation. It's easy to make birdies that way.''

Coyle hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation and drained five birdies. Teammate Kyle Roig shot a 71 to tie for fourth overall in the individual standings, but thought she could have played better.

The Cardinal Gibbons girls' team shot a 351 to stand in ninth after Round One.

Over in the Class 2A boys tournament at Silver Springs Shores Country Club, St. Thomas Aquinas leads after the first round. The Raiders shot a 298, but are in a battle with most of the field.

There are 13 teams within nine strokes of the lead in the 2A boys field. Among those 13 teams is Cypress Bay, which shot a 305 to tie for ninth with Barron Collier.

St. Thomas leads Martin County (299) by one stroke and Lake Mary (300) by two.

The Archbishop McCarthy boys are in contention for a shot at the Class 1A crown. They fired a 292 at Juliette Falls to place second and trail Benjamin (288) by four.

In the Class 2A girls' tournament, Cypress Bay shot a 348 and sits in ninth. Lake Mary leads with a 311.

BOYS' RESULTS

Class 2A: St. Thomas Aquinas 298; 2. Martin County 299; 3. Lake Mary 300; 4. Fort Walton Beach 302; 5. Columbus 303, Olympia 303, Palm Harbor 303; 8. East Lake 304; 9. Cypress Bay (305), Barron Collier 305. 13. Palmetto 307

Individuals: James Monnerville (Vero Beach) 66; 2. Gabriel Ormachea (STA) 68; T-3. John Boehme (Fletcher) 69, Will Davenport (Martin County) 69, Linzy Clark (East Lake) 69.

Other Dade & Broward individuals: 9. Marcelo Huarte (Col) 72; T-11. Ryan Henry (STA) 73, Michael Heda (CB) 73; 20. James Tria (Pal) 74; T-30. Charlie Villani (STA) 75, Shane White (CB) 75, Antonio Balducci (Col) 75, Stefano Diaz (Col) 75, Ryan Carter (Pal) 75; 45. Jaime Rodriguez (Braddock) 77; T-49. Rohan Ramnath (CB) 78, Denizen Kocak (Pal) 78; 58. Bradley Andersen (CB) 79; 67. Casey Matthews (Pal) 80; 72. Jordan Portal (Col) 81; T-75. Justin Yocum (West Broward) 82, Eric Sills (STA) 82, Michael Perez (CB) 82; 89. Christopher Lecusay (Col) 85; 95. Joshua Levitats (Pal) 93.

Class 1A: Benjamin 288; 2. Archbishop McCarthy 292; 3. Cardinal Newman 293; 4. Northside Christian 302; T-5. Trinity Catholic 303, Trinity Prep 303; 13. Gulliver 316

Individuals: T-1. Kevin Jorden (Cardinal Newman) 67, Jesse Perkins (AMC) 67; 3. Matt Ceravolo (Benjamin) 69; T-4. Landon Michelson (Palmer Trinity) 71, Andrew Mangini (Coral Springs Christian) 71, Conor Richardson (Cardinal Newman) 71, Sean Kelly (St. Stephen's) 71, Collin Engelhardt (Trinity Prep) 71; T-20. Jared Carver (AMC) 74, Matt Robles (Gul) 74; 28. Robert Geibel (AMC) 75; 34. Zach Toste (AMC) 76; 38. Richard Trotter (AMC) 77; 58. Charles Castellano (Gul) 80; T-67. Chris Ingham (Gul) 81, Kyle Parker (Gul) 81; 82. Anthony Infante (Gul) 84.

GIRLS' RESULTS

Class 2A: Lake Mary 311; 2. Viera 320; 3. Durant 328; 4. Gulf Breeze 330; 5. Olympia 338; 9. Cypress Bay 348; 15. Miami Springs 399; 16. Palmetto 425

Individuals: Olivia Lugar (Viera) 69; T-2. Ashleigh Ryals (Gulf Breeze) 70, Jessica Schall (Lake Mary) 70, Juliana Herrera (CB) 70; 5. Carlton Kuhlo (Chiles) 71; 6. Victoria Trapani (STA) 72; 31. Kalyn Safreed (MS) 81; 33. Lucia Garcia (CB) 83; 36. Jessica Sirianni (West Broward) 85; 55. Gabriella Montes (Pal) 91; 61. Lauren Krueger (CB) 94; 71. Molly Barlow (Pal) 99; 74. Sherrell Buckley (CB) 101; T-80. Brittany Stolzenberg (CB) 105, Emilee Heider (MS) 105; 82. Jeisevette Del Barro (MS) 106; 83. Ciera Delgado (MS) 107; 86. Jessica Trujillo (111); 89. Kayla Campbell (Pal) 113; 90. Erin Bowers (Pal) 122; 91. Christina Healy (Pal) 123;

Class 1A: American Heritage 296; 2. Northside Christian 298; 3. Naples Community 312; 4. Lake Highland 320; 5. St. Andrew's 321; 9. Cardinal Gibbons 351.

Individuals: 1. Shelby Coyle (AH) 69; T-2. A.J. Newell (Northside) 70, Lauren Gros (Oak Hall) 70; T-4. Kyle Roig (AH) 71, Abbey Carlson (Circle Christian) 71; 9. Ashley Malinchak (Westminster Academy) 73; 15. Kristen Sammarco (AH) 76; 26. Marisa Messana (AH) 80; T-33. Katlyn Kennedy (AH) 83, Madeleine Tham Johansson (CG) 83; 36. Sarah Anthony (CG) 85; 45. Danielle Welker (CG) 88; 58. Jennifer Lindquist (CG) 95; 72. Bridgette Wilson (CG) 106;

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