Forbis emerges 3-A/2-A/1-A eastern regional golf champion

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on October 25, 2006 2:23 PM

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Charles B. Aycock senior Kelli Forbis birdied the first hole in a sudden-death playoff and emerged the N.C. High School Athletic Association Classes 1-A/2-A/3-A eastern regional women's golf champion Tuesday afternoon.

Forbis and Wilson Fike's Amy Otteson, the 2005 regional medalist, tied at 11-over par 82 on a blustery and chilly day at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course. Forbis calmly drained her putt on the par-5, hole No. 1 to become Aycock's first-ever women's regional champion in school history.

Senior Brooke Newell carded an 89 and finished fifth overall. The Golden Falcons settled for team runner-up honors behind Fike, which prevailed 165-171 and successfully defended its regional championship.

Aycock, Fike, Topsail (178) and Eastern Wayne (188) will send teams to next week's two-day state tournament near Lillington. Jasmine Reeves' 91 paced the Warriors, while teammates Erica Freeman and Melissa Ricker provided 18-hole rounds of 97 and 102, respectively.

Southern Wayne's Jordan Hill (98) and Spring Creek's Paula Webber (98) also qualified to participate on the state level.

2006 N.C. High School

Athletic Association

Classes 1-A/2-A/3-A

Women's Eastern Regional

Championship

(at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course)

Top 6 teams

Wilson Fike 165

C.B. Aycock 171

Topsail 178

Eastern Wayne 188

Nash Central 195

Southern Lee 201

Top 10 individuals

1. x-Kelli Forbis, CBA 82

2. Amy Otteson, Fike 82

3. Casey Narron, Fike 83

4. Kathryn Rand, Topsail 84

5. Brooke Newell, CBA 89

6. Jennifer Crow, Havelock 90

7. Jasmine Reeves, EW 91

8. Karli Heimbecker, So. Lee 93

9. Brooke White, Topsail 94

10. Carley Manuel, Richlands 96

x -- won sudden-death playoff