Hartsell places second at state junior championship
Jordan Hartsell of Hartselle had a division-best round of 72 on the second day of the 67th Boys State Junior Championship played at Mountain Brook Country Club to take second place in the 12-13 division.
Hartsell overcame a 79 on day one to finish with a 151. He was three strokes behind Florence’s Isaac Alexander, who had 148.
Three other golfers tied for second place with Hartsell – Ben Fuller of Birmingham, John Catanzaro of Gadsden and Terry Dakota of Trinity.
Jake Tiffin finished tied for 19th with 7-over par 78, in a rain-shortened 14-15 division championship.
Robbie Fields was 4-over par to finish in 79th place in the 16-18 division. Aaron Compton also competed in the division and finished two rounds at 16-over par.