VIRGINIAS WINS THE 27th VIRGINIAS-CAROLINAS JUNIOR MATCHES  

LYNCHBURG, VA (8/16/09) –– The eight-golfer Virginias team won four final day singles matches and halved two others to post a three-point win against their Carolinas counterparts to claim the 27th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches, which concluded today at Boonsboro Country Club. One point was available per each match.

 

Owners of a one-point edge entering the final day, Virginias outscored their opponents 5-3 in singles to record a 9½-6½ victory. Virginias notched its third straight win in the series and recorded its second straight win on Virginia soil, having triumphed in 2007 at Boonsboro.

 

Virginias’ juniors went unbeaten in the first five matches to help the team build a 4-1 lead and retain the Vinny Giles Trophy, honoring the Virginia amateur legend.

 

In the early going, central Virginian Matthew Ball Jr. (Richmond, Va.) scored a win in the first match, getting past Caulder Moore (Isle of Palms, S.C.), 1 up. Virginias also registered victories in matches three and four as Ji Soo Park (Centreville, Va.) bested Sam Packard, 2 and 1, while Daniel Walker (Earlysville, Va.) posted a 5 and 4 triumph over John Conners (Apex, N.C.). Walker contributed a team-best three points over the weekend for Virginias.

 

During the decisive opening span of matches, Aaron Barna (Hurricane, W.Va.) halved Parker Allen (Blythewood, S.C.) and Adam Ball (Richmond, Va.) halved Collin Witiak (Columbia, S.C.) as Virginias built a three-point lead.

 

Carolinas won matches six and seven, with Thomas Bradshaw (Columbia, S.C.) scoring a 3 and 2 win over Nick Austin (Midlothian, Va.), while Trevor Cone (Concord, N.C.) got past Jake Mondy (Blacksburg, Va.), 1 up. Cone, the reigning Carolinas Junior Amateur champion, posted a team-best two-and-a-half points in this year’s matches for Carolinas.

 

In the last singles match, three-time reigning VSGA Junior Match Play champion Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.) bested Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.), 6 and 5.         

 

Carolinas leads the all-time series, 14-12-1, but Virginias owns an 8-3-1 advantage in the last 12 meetings dating back to 1998.

 

LYNCHBURG –– Results from final day singles matches at the 27th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,752 yards, par 36-36—72) on Sunday, Aug. 16.

 

Matthew Ball Jr. (Richmond, Va.) def. Caulder Moore (Isle of Palms, S.C.), 1 up; Aaron Barna (Hurricane, W.Va.) halved Parker Allen (Blythewood, S.C.); Ji Soo Park (Centreville, Va.) def. Sam Packard (Pinehurst, N.C.), 2 and 1; Daniel Walker (Earlysville, Va.) def. John Conners (Apex, N.C.), 5 and 4; Adam Ball (Richmond, Va.) halved Collin Witiak (Columbia, S.C.); Thomas Bradshaw (Columbia, S.C.) def. Nick Austin (Midlothian, Va.), 3 and 2; Trevor Cone (Concord, N.C.) def. Jake Mondy (Blacksburg, Va.), 1 up; Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.) def. Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.), 6 and 5

 

Virginias won final-day singles matches, 5-3

 

Virginias wins the 27th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches, 9½-6½

 

LYNCHBURG –– Results from first day foursome matches at the 27th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,752 yards, par 36-36—72) on Saturday, Aug. 15.

 

Ji Soo Park (Centreville, Va.)-Aaron Barna (Hurricane, W.Va.) halved Trevor Cone (Concord, N.C.)-Parker Allen (Blythewood, S.C.); Adam Ball (Richmond, Va.)-Jake Mondy (Blacksburg, Va.) def. John Conners (Apex, N.C.)-Sam Packard (Pinehurst, N.C.), 2 and 1; Nick Austin (Midlothian, Va.)-Daniel Walker (Earlysville, Va.) def. Caulder Moore (Isle of Palms, S.C.)-Collin Witiak (Columbia, S.C.), 3 and 1; Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.)-Matthew Ball Jr. (Richmond, Va.) def. Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.)- Thomas Bradshaw (Columbia, S.C.), 2 and 1  

 

Virginias won morning foursome matches, 3½-½   

 

LYNCHBURG –– Results from first day four-ball matches at the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,748 yards, par 36-36—72) on Saturday, Aug. 18.

 

Sam Packard (Pinehurst, N.C.)-Parker Allen (Blythewood, S.C.) def. Ji Soo Park (Centreville, Va.)-Aaron Barna (Hurricane, W.Va.), 1 up; Collin Witiak (Columbia, S.C.)- Trevor Cone (Concord, N.C.) def. Adam Ball (Richmond, Va.)-Jake Mondy (Blacksburg, Va.), 3 and 2; Nick Austin (Midlothian, Va.)-Daniel Walker (Earlysville, Va.) def. Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.)-John Conners (Apex, N.C.), 2 and 1; Thomas Bradshaw (Columbia, S.C.)-Caulder Moore (Isle of Palms, S.C.) def. Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.)-Matthew Ball Jr. (Richmond, Va.)

 

Carolinas won afternoon four-ball matches, 3-1

 

Virginias led following day one foursome and four-ball matches, 4½-3½