4th Annual
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September 11 - 13, 2004
Ridgefield's Country Club, Kingsport, Tennessee

This year's field contains 4 Team State Champions & 3 Individual State Champions.
Jon Curran, Hopkinton HS, is the Top Ranked player in the field.  He is ranked 10th in the country.

Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport,TN:   Coach Cary Daniels
In 2003 the Indians finished 2nd in Big 7 Conference and 5th in District 1-AAA.   Their overall record was 37-34-1.  The Indians placed 3rd in the 2003 Farmers & Miners.   Preston Marshall and Ryan Martin made the All-Big 7 Conference team and Preston qualified for the Region.

Science Hill High School, Johnson City, TN:   Coach Mike Poe
In 2003 the Toppers were the TSSAA Class AAA State Champions.  They have won the state championship 2 of the last 3 years in Tennessee. They were the Region 1-AAA, District 1-AAA, & Big 7 Champions.   The Toppers also won the 2003 Morristown Invitational and the Farmers & Miners Invitational Tournament.  They placed 2nd in the 2003 McDonald's Tournament of Champions  Kyle Kochelek and Blake Howard are their top returning players. 

Tennessee High School, Bristol, TN:   Coach Bob Zeiger
In 2003 the Vikings were Big 6 Champions and they finished 3rd in Big 7 Conference and 3rd in District 1-AAA.  

Hopkinton High School, Hopkinton, MA:     Coach Richard Bliss
In 2003, Hopkinton was the Massachusetts Division 2 State Champions.  They also won the Division 2 South Sectional and the Tri-Valley League.  They posted a 17-1 record.  They return all of their top players except, Keegan Bradley, the  Massachusetts Individual Champion.  
Jon Curran will be the top ranked player in the field, he is currently ranked 10th in the country by Jr. Golf Scoreboard.  Jon was an AJGA 2nd Team All-American last season, Tri-Valley Champion, and  he was selected the Massachusetts Junior Golfer of the year for the 2nd time.  Scott and Brian Accorsini will also be returning.

Trinity High School, Louisville, KY:     Coach Joe Frederick
In 2003 the Shamrocks were the Kentucky State Champions.  They set the State Scoring record with a 579 total.  All 5 players return from the State Championship and Regional Runner-up team .  Jessie Masse & Tyler Current are the top returning players.  Tyler tied for first in the State Tournament, but lost in a playoff.  Jessie finished 2nd in the Kentucky Invitational tournament.

Baylor High School, Chattanooga, TN:     Coach King Oehmig
In 2003 the Red Raiders were the TSSAA Division II State Champions for the 10th time.  They set a new team scoring record of 565.  They won the Region tournament , the McDonald's Tournament of Champions, and the Chattanooga City Prep Title.  Seth Brandon won the State Championship and set a state scoring record. 63-67 = 130.  Baylor returns 4 of their top 5 players.

St. Xavier High School, Louisville, KY:     Coach Marty Donlon
In 2003 the Tigers finished as the  Kentucky State Runnerups.  Their  were Regional Champions for the 7th straight year.  The Tigers won 5 Invitational Tournaments last season and they had their 23 consecutive tournament winning  streak snapped at last year's McDonald's Tournament of Champions.  Alex Zega & Matt Savage return as their top players.  Alex tied for the Kentucky State Championship but lost in a playoff and finished 2nd.  Matt was the Regional Champion.  Alex & Matt made All-State.

Clarksville High School, Clarksville, TN:   Coach Ronnie Fuqua
In 2003 the Wildcats were the TSSAA Class AAA State Runnerups.  They have finished 2nd, 1st, 2nd the last 3 years in the state tournament. They are a golf  powerhouse in the state of Tennessee and they posted a 71-9 record.   They were the Region 5-AAA Champions, District 10-AAA Champions, Tullahoma Tournament Champions, and they finished 2nd in the Paduch, Kentucky Tournament. The Wildcats return their top 2 players.   James Brannen was the TSSAA Class AAA State Champion and he won the District title for the 3rd year in a row.  Ryne Fisher finished 4th in the state tournament and he was the Regional Champion.  James won the Tullahoma tournament and Ryne finished 2nd.

Jefferson County High School, Dandrige, TN:   Coach David Noonkesser
In 2003 the Patroits placed 2nd in the Region 1-AAA Tournament.  They lost to the eventual state champion Science Hill by 2 shots.  They were District 2-AAA Champions.  Jonathan Hodge & Peter Malnati are their top returning players.

Farragut High School, Knoxville, TN:     Coach Mike Driver
In 2003 the Admirals placed 6th in the TSSAA State Tournament.  They were Region 2-AAA and District 4-AAA Champions.  The Admirals won the Willmore Prep Invitational.  Brandon Bunn finished 2nd in the District, tied for 2nd in the Willmore Invitational, tied for 10th in the McDonald's, and he tied for 3rd in Morristown.  Brade Meccia tied for 2nd in the Willmore Invitational.  Charlie Holman was the Region 2-AAA Champion.

Covington Catholic High School, Park Hills, KY:     Coach Rick Hornsby
In 2003 the Colonels placed 3rd in the Kentucky State Tournament.  They were Regional & Henry Clay Invitational  Champions.  They were runner-up's in the Pikeville Invitational, & the Taylor County Invitational.  Alex Volpenhein returns and he was the Regional Champion.   Their most famous alumni is PGA Tour Winner Steve Flesch.

Soddy-Daisy High School, Chattanooga, TN:   Coach Jon George
In 2003 the Trojans finished 3rd in the TSSAA Class AAA State Tournament.  They were Region 3-AAA Champions and District 6-AAA Champions.  They have won the District title 4 years in a row.  Their dual match record was 10-0.  Tripp Harris, Derek Rende, Kykle Cothran are their top players returning.

Webb High School, Knoxville, TN:   Coach David Youngblood

In 2003 the Spartans  finished 3rd in Division II State Tournament.  Bobby Baird was named the High School  Player of the Year by East Tennessee Golf News and Metro Player of the Year by the Knoxville News-Sentinel.  Wes Roach made the All-Metro 1st team.

Greeneville High School, Greeneville, TN:     Coach Steve Collins
In 2003 the Green Devils placed 2nd in District 2-AAA and 3rd in Region 1-AAA.  They return all 5 of their top players.  Jake Scheffers participated in the last 2 state tournaments.  He was All-Conference, All-District, All-Region and the team MVP.  Matthew McIntyre and Luke Fullen also return.

Cumberland County High School, Crossville, TN:     Coach Randy Herring
In 2003 the Jets placed 2nd in District 5-AAA and 2nd  in Region 3-AAA.  Their record was 32-8.  They won the TSSAA/Golf House tournament at Deer Creek and finished 2nd in the Cookeville Invitational.  The Jets return 5 of their top 6 players.  Returning will be Micah McShan who tied for 9th in the TSSAA State Tournament, finished 2nd in the Region, and 4th in the District.  Jordan Vance and Will Loggins also return.