LAFAYETTE – Quitman High School had three individuals finish in the top 11 to take the first-round team lead Tuesday in the opening round of Boys Division IV competition at the Ochsner Health LHSAA State High School Golf Championships.

Eli Walker, last year’s third-place finisher, posted a three-under-par 69 to stand two shots off the lead and end the day in third place individually. Quitman also got 81 scores from Pete Simonelli and Noah Leach along with an 87 from Ian Tilley and a round of 109 from Hudson Pullig to help post a team 318 score.

That was good enough for a nine-stroke lead over Ouachita Christian going into Wednesday’s final round over the 6,348-yard par-72 The Wetlands golf course in Lafayette. Tayt Culpepper of Weston also had a fine first round, shooting a seven over par, 79, to end the day in 7th place.

2024 OCHSNER HEALTH LHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division IV Boys First-Day Results, Tuesday, April 30, 2024
At The Wetlands (6,348 yards, par 72), Lafayette, La.

TEAM STANDINGS

Quitman High School 318
Ouachita Christian 327
Vermilion Catholic 335
Episcopal-Acadiana 336
Cedar Creek 339
Opelousas Catholic 350
St. Mary’s 362
Hanson Memorial 367

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Logan Heltz, Christ Episcopal 36-31—67
Cole Haase, Riverside 34-34—68
Eli Walker, Quitman 35-34—69
Silas Lovett, Ouachita Christian 36-34—70
Alex Roebuck, Cedar Creek 35-41—76
Peyton Parker, Ouachita Christian 40-37—77
Philip Summers, Vermilion Catholic 37-40—77
Tripp Kordisch, Episcopal-Acadiana 37-40—77
Tayt Culpepper, Weston 41-38—79
Peter Kautz, St. Mary’s 37-43—80
Pete Simonelli, Quitman 41-40—81
Noah Leach, Quitman 39-42—81
Zane Fontenot, Opelousas Catholic 42-39—81
Pierce Regard, Avoyelles Charter 42-40—82
Roy Bertrand IV, Vermilion Catholic 46-36—82
Carter Bourque, Episcopal-Acadiana 42-40—82
Wyatt Shiflett, Christ Episcopal 40-43—83
Chase Fontenot, Opelousas Catholic 45-38—83
Triston Floyd, Cedar Creek 44-39—83
Jackson Jewell, Catholic Pointe Coupee 44-40—84
Dustin Welch, Anacoco 42-42—84
Elijah Trosclair, Hanson Memorial 42-43—85
Mixon Bankston, St. Mary’s 41-44—85
Ezra Eberts, Ouachita Christian 44-42—86
Gray Worthey, Cedar Creek 43-43—86
Carlyn Ledet, Vermilion Catholic 44-42—86
Ian Tilley, Quitman 47-40—87
Zach Lawrence, Episcopal-Acadiana 38-49—87
James Fuhrer, Hanson Memorial 46-42—88
Jonah Chatelain, Avoyelles Charter 44-44—88
Patrick Fitzgerald, Episcopal-Acadiana 43-46—89
Sawyer Stover, Vermilion Catholic 47-43—90
Baysn Thomassee, Opelousas Catholic 47-44—91
Cameron Temple, Cedar Creek 47-47—94
Dan Ibert, Hanson Memorial 44-50—94
Stuart Sitton, Ouachita Christian 45-49—94
Mason Owens, Ouachita Christian 48-47—95
Bennett Wallace, Opelousas Catholic 52-43—95
Bode Blackmon, St. Mary’s 44-51—95
Evan Lipari, Episcopal-Acadiana 46-51—97
Hayden Patin, Vermilion Catholic 52-46—98
Anderson Maxwell, Cedar Creek 53-46—99
Ethan Judice, Hanson Memorial 49-51—100
Cole Yopp, St. Mary’s 53-49—102
Cade Monceret, Opelousas Catholic 50-53—103
Carter Faucheaux, Hanson Memorial 55-54—109
Hudson Pullig, Quitman 52-57—109
Ethan Busby, St. Mary’s 72-57—129