Batesville sweeps Ripley County Golf titles
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The top individuals in Monday’s Ripley County Golf Championship earned All-County honors. From left-to-right Ian Hixson (Batesville, MVP), Jackson Voss (Milan), Cooper Phebus (Batesville), Jackson Day (Batesville) and Jon Moody (Batesville).
A thrilling playoff hole determined the individual champion on Monday night but in the end it was a Bulldog freshman and Batesville’s entire team sweeping the Ripley County Boys Golf Championships at North Branch Golf Course.
It was a repeat performance for Batesville who continues to dominate the local golf scene but the Bulldogs found themselves with some competition on Monday.
Batesville put together a nine-hole team score of 151 with each golfer scoring two-over par or better. Milan sat back at 165 for a runner-up finish while Jac-Cen-Del was third with a 197 and South Ripley placed fourth at 241.
From an individual standpoint, Batesville’s Ian Hixson and Milan’s Jackson Voss navigated the course well and both finished nine holes with a one-over par 37, setting up a playoff hole to determine the individual county champion. In the end, it was Hixson, a freshman, who won the hole for the title. The duo with their superb efforts headlined the 2024 All-County Team.
The rest of the All-County Team was made up of Batesville golfers. Jackson Day, Cooper Phebus and Ian Moody each were one stroke back of Hixson with a two-over par 38. Batesville’s roster was rounded out by Landon Raver’s 40 which came inside a non-scoring round.
Micah Norman finished with a three-over 39 for Milan and Ethan Clark’s 44 alongside Jacob Helton’s 45 ended scoring for the black and gold. In a non-scoring round, Ben Knowlton carded a 48. Inside the Jac-Cen-Del scorecards, Caiden Kohlman, Case Comer and Darian Grieshop shot a 48 apiece to pace the Eagles while South Ripley was led by Cole Henry’s 49.
Batesville golfs this afternoon against Shelbyville while Milan is off until Monday when they compete against Switzerland County, Madison and Jac-Cen-Del. South Ripley golfs on Tuesday at Belterra against Switzerland County and Southwestern (Hanover).
