2009 All-County golf teams

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Player of the year

Michael Hill

North Point junior

Resume: Capped his third season with All-County and All-SMAC player of the year honors, claiming the individual SMAC tournament crown with a 2-over par 74, edging teammate Mitchell Buccelli through two playoff holes, in which he won with a 10-foot birdie on Hole No. 18.

Earned the top score with a 3-over 75, lifting his team to bragging rights of the county championship; tied for second place in districts with a 74 to help lead his team to a district crown over second-place McDonough and third-place La Plata; led his team to a third-place finish in the 3A/4A states and carded a total two-day score of 169, shooting an 82 on Day 1 and 87 on Day 2

High praise: "Michael Hill is going to be one of the top golfers in the conference next year, there's no doubt about it. He's coming along and his physical game is really strong." – Tony Jones, North Point head coach

"The thing that is so hard to master is self-control and Mike has really made great strides in playing within himself and controlling his mental game. I expect even better things from him next year." – Ned

Spearbeck, McDonough head coach

"He has all of the talent and he finally put it all together this season." – David Russell, La Plata head coach

Coach of the year

Tony Jones

North Point (fifth season)

Resume: Heralded North Point to an undefeated regular season SMAC mark and conference coach of the year, ousting every conference opponent and led team to a district championship victory at Swan Point with a stellar performance where his team posted a score of 298, defeating La Plata by 36 strokes on the Warriors home course and McDonough by 25 strokes.

Led his team to a second consecutive SMAC tournament title as his team shot a 302, winning by 19 strokes, led them to the county superintendent's tournament cup crown and spearheaded them to a third-place showing at the Class 3A/4A state tournament with a two-day team score of 666, falling to second-place Churchill by six strokes and state champion Urbana (652)

High praise: "Tony led his team to the county, SMAC tournament, and district titles, while placing third in states. He gets my vote since his team did the best." – Spearbeck

"He was a big part of what we did the last few years in being successful and without him I don't know if we could have done it." – Mitchell Buccelli, North Point senior

First team

Hill

Mckenzie Cutter,

North Point junior

Finished as the second best female in the state with two-day total of 159, placed fourth overall in districts with a 78, first-team all-SMAC

Mitchell Buccelli,

North Point senior

District champion with individual best par 72, placed second at SMAC tournament with a 74 after losing to Hill through two playoff holes, second on the team in states with two-day total of 168, first-team all-SMAC

Rob Taylor, McDonough junior

Earned fourth in districts, third at SMAC tournament with scores of 76, respectively; nine-hole average of 40, finished 14th in the state, first-team

All-SMAC

Cas Dickerson,

McDonough sophomore

Tied for fifth in county tournament with and 83, took seventh in districts and 12th in states; nine-hole average of 40, second team All-SMAC

Seth Nagle, La Plata senior

Led the Warriors with a nine-hole average of 40; finished fifth at the SMAC tournament; tied for third

at county tournament, first-team

All-SMAC

Second team

Michael Barnas, North Point senior

Gary Bowie, McDonough senior

Eric Sawchak, North Point sophomore

Royce Hunsberger, La Plata junior

Dustin Reed, Thomas Stone senior

Tony Bowen, La Plata junior

Honorable mentions

Zach Tonstad, Thomas Stone junior; Tracey Hardos, Westlake junior; Dewayne Green, Lackey freshman; Brian Rawlings, North Point senior; Reese Walston, La Plata sophomore; Joe Dinatale, La Plata sophomore