By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - The Ada boys golf team ended its season by finishing 12th in the 13-team Div. III sectional tournament at Arlington's Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.
The top three teams and top three individuals not from qualifying teams advanced to compete at the Div. III districts October 3.
Van Buren won the sectional event with 349 strokes, followed closely by Allen East (350) and Bluffton (357).
Zach Miller of Allen East was sectional champion with a score of 38-39=77. A.J. Overmyer of VB tied with Ethan Tanner of fourth-place Carey for tournament second medalist honors, with each posting rounds of 81.
Ada senior Alex Morgan posted the top Bulldog finish by carding an 18-hole score of 99 in his final match. Classmate Ethan Hull shot a 101 in his finale.
Ada individual results:
Alex Morgan 52-47=99
Ethan Hull 53-48=101
Jacob Morgan 53-55=108
Dexter Woods 57-53=110
Kamron Wilkerson 63-61=124
Other AE scorers were Carter Frey (86), Noah Brown (92), Elijah Lawrence (95) and Cameron Hedrick (106).
Div. III Sectional team results:
1st Van Buren 349 strokes
2nd Allen East 350
3rd Bluffton 357
4th Carey 374
5th Columbus Grove 385
6th Waynesfield-Goshen 386
7th New Riegel 389
8th Upper Scioto Valley 395
9th Arcadia 397
10th Pandora-Gilboa 400
11th McComb 409
12th Ada 418
13th Colonel Crawford 438