MERIDIAN – Playing in its fifth MACJC event this spring at Briarwood Country Club, Northwest shot a two-day total of 625 (316-309) to finish in eighth place out of nine teams.

Only one Ranger managed a Top 20 finish, with sophomore Hayes Carr firing a 78-73 to finish in a T17. Carr has placed in the Top 20 in all five events this spring, including a seventh place finish at the Northwest Invitational.

Scott Hensley T33 with a 77-79, Alan Larson T40 with an 80-78, Alex Taylor T43 with an 81-79 and Trey Wilkinson rounded out the lineup with an 83-79 to place T50 overall.

Host Meridian (581) won the event over Gulf Coast (587) by six strokes. Copiah-Lincoln (593), East Mississippi (602) and East Central (612) rounded out the Top 5 teams. 

Northwest will return to the links April 18-19 in Columbus for the MACJC State Championship.