Orlando Sentinel (Sunday)

Izzy Pellot

Lake Mary senior

- By Buddy Collings and Steve Gorches Orlando Sentinel

Mississipp­i State signee finished stellar high school career in style, winning the Class 3A individual state championsh­ip and helping the Rams cruise to the team title. Pellot opened with a scalding 64 in the 4A finals and finished at 9-under-par 135 after a second-day 71 at the Los Colinas course at Mission Inn. She also shot low in the Central Florida Tournament of Champions (69), Qdoba Burrito Challenge (68), Honda Classic at PGA National (70-72) and the Seminole Athletic Conference meet (68).

All-Area players Morgan Beaulieu

St. Cloud senior Buzz:

Shattered Bulldogs record book with season culminatin­g fourth-place 3A state finish (73-75—148). District 10 and Orange Belt Conference champ shot 33 three times.

Yu Fei ‘Nancy’ Dai

Lake Mary Prep sophomore Buzz:

She shot 77-72—149 in the 1A state finals after shooting 69 in Region 3 meet and winning in a tiebreaker. Dai’s low 9-hole round in the regular season was 34, twice.

Isabella Dovhey

Circle Christian eighth grader Buzz:

Hasn’t officially hit high school but earned the honor after shooting 76-70—146 in 1A state finals (tied for 11th). Shot 33 for 9 holes and 72 for second in district tourney.

Ryleigh Knaub Lake Mary freshman Buzz:

Terrific freshman campaign included 72-72—144 for third-place 4A state finish. Knaub shot 66, 67 and 69 in key tournament­s with two wins, and tied for first in Honda (71-69—140).

Mi Li Windermere Prep freshman Buzz:

Helped lead young Lakers to the 1A state title with 71-72—143 scores. Li had the same numbers at district (72) and region (71) meets and had 69 at the Qdoba.

Bridget Ma

The First Academy senior Buzz:

Finished third at Class 1A state finals with 72-69—141 scores. Tied for first in Qdoba (67), Honda (68-72—140) and regional (69). District 10 champion with 70.

Victoria Tan Lake Mary Prep junior Buzz:

Shot 77-72—149 for state runner-up Griffins after posting 74 in District 11 and 72 in Region 3. Tan shot 70 at the Qdoba and had a season-low 33 for 9 holes.

Xinyi ‘Iris’ Wang Lake Mary Prep senior Buzz:

Second round 69 gave her 146 for 11th place in 1A state meet. Tied for first at Qdoba (67) and 71-76—147 at Honda. Shot 72 in district and regional meets.

Ximiao “Mindy” Zhai Windermere Prep junior Buzz:

Was the leading underclass­man for the Lakers in their Class 1A title performanc­e by shooting 70-72—142 to place sixth individual­ly. Had 76 district and 72 region round.

Junyuan Zhang

The First Academy sophomore Buzz:

Shot 72-75—147 at 1A state finals after posting 72 in Region 3 and 73 in District 10. Zhang shot 71 at Qdoba, 73 in the Central Florida TOC.

Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosen­tinel.com.

 ?? RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA/ ORLANDO SENTINEL ?? Pellot plays the fifth hole during the Qdoba Burrito Challenge tournament at the Providence Golf Club on Oct. 1.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA/ ORLANDO SENTINEL Pellot plays the fifth hole during the Qdoba Burrito Challenge tournament at the Providence Golf Club on Oct. 1.
 ?? STEPHEN M. DOWELL/ORLANDO SENTINEL ?? Izzy Pellot capped her stellar career with individual and team state championsh­ips and is the Orlando Sentinel Girls Golf Area Player of the Year.
STEPHEN M. DOWELL/ORLANDO SENTINEL Izzy Pellot capped her stellar career with individual and team state championsh­ips and is the Orlando Sentinel Girls Golf Area Player of the Year.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States