The Dublin Jerome boys golf team is closing in on its second consecutive state title and 11th overall.
The Celtics shot a 1-over-par 283 during opening-round play in the Division I state tournament Oct. 12 at NCR Country Club in Kettering. They have a 13-stroke lead over St. Charles and Cincinnati St. Xavier heading into the final round Oct. 13.
Jerome’s Brady Barnum is in contention for his second consecutive individual state title after shooting a 5-under 66 to sit in first place, four shots ahead of Liberty Township Lakota East’s Brody Hayes.
Cleveland St. Ignatius is in fourth place (298), followed by New Albany (303), Hudson (306), Lakota East (309), Hunting Valley University School (311), Toledo St. John’s (315), Akron Hoban (316), Cincinnati
Moeller (331) and Marietta (339).
Jerome’s Evan Menges and Blaise Barnum are part of a six-way tie for third (71) that also includes Upper Arlington’s Rocco Humphreys, St. Charles’ Benjamin Scheiwer and New Albany’s Ethan Hall.
Harrison Young (tied for 18th, 75) and Colton Altenburg (tied for 43rd, 80) are also competing for Jerome.
Pierce Stealey (tied for 12th, 73), Hudson Burkey (tied for 18th, 75), Harry Hadden (tied for 26th, 77) and Blake Yoakam (tied for 43rd, 80) are also playing for St. Charles.
Jackson Blanda (tied for 18th, 75), Nicholas Thompson (tied for 35th, 78), Elijah Hall-Bromberg (tied for 37th, 79) and Shay Routhier (tied for 63rd, 85) are also competing for New Albany.
Olentangy Berlin’s Owen Heilmann is tied for 12th (73) and Thomas Worthington’s Edison Hill is tied for 26th (77).
High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Jerome boys golfers looking for OHSAA Division I state title repeat
