Summertown’s boys golf team saved its best round for the final day of the TSSAA Class A State Tournament, cutting 12 strokes from its opening score to finish sixth at Sevierville Golf Club.

The Eagles shot a 317 on October 5 and returned with a 305 on October 6 for a two-day total of 622. They finished just two strokes behind fifth-place Dyer County and one ahead of Anderson County.

Hayden Lindsey led Summertown overall, opening with a 74 and following with a 78 to tie for 15th at 152. Hudson Konig shot a 75 on Monday and an 81 on Tuesday, finishing tied for 28th with a 156.

Ryder Blackwood and Corbin White made big improvements in the second round. Blackwood followed an opening 83 with a 73, Summertown’s lowest round of the tournament. His Tuesday round included four birdies and moved him into a tie for 28th at 156. White cut 11 strokes from his first-day score, following an 85 with a 74 to finish tied for 39th at 159.

Nicholas Hoffman also represented the Eagles in Monday’s round, shooting an 85. Ryne Gobble played Tuesday and posted an 80, joining Blackwood, White, and Lindsey in the team’s final-round total of 305.

Summertown’s second-round score tied for the third-lowest team round of the day, giving the Eagles a strong finish to their trip to state.