Notre Dame Prep freshman Lauren Richardson shot a 5-under-par 67 to lead the field by four strokes after the first round of the Division II state playoffs held at the Aguila Golf Course in Laveen. Richardson shot 3-under on the first nine and then two under after the turn.
Lauren’s sister Olivia shot 1-under for second place heading into the final round and Chaparral sophomore Yuer Li and Rincon/University junior Ariela Renee Trejo are tied for third place with an even-par 72.
As a team, the Saints are up by 20 strokes over Chaparral. Chaparral won the state championship last year over Canyon del Oro by36 strokes and the Saints are looking to win the fourth state title in program history and the first since 2014.
The second round will tee off from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.
TEAM SCORES
1 Notre Dame Prep 303 (+15)
2 Chaparral 323 (+35)
3 Desert Mountain 334 (+46)
4 Salpointe Catholic 335 (+47)
5 Ironwood Ridge 340 (+52)
6 Prescott 370 (+82)
6 American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North 370 (+82)
8 Canyon del Oro 378 (+90)
9 Eastmark 379 (+91)
10 Horizon 383 (+95)
11 Arcadia 387 (+99)
12 Rincon University 401 (+113)
INDIVIDUAL TOP TEN
1 Lauren Richardson, Fr. Notre Dame Prep 67 (-5)
2 Olivia Richardson, Jr. Notre Dame Prep 71 (-1)
3 Yuer Li, So. Chaparral 72 (E)
3 Ariela Renee Trejo, Jr. Rincon University 72 (E)
5 Samantha Saxon, Jr. Salpointe Catholic 73 (+1)
6 Lexi Goyen, Sr. ALA Gilbert North 74 (+2)
6 Antoinette Dreier, Sr. Arcadia 74 (+2)
6 Ivy Rowen, So. Thunderbird 74 (+2)
9 Calleigh McMahon, Sr. Ironwood Ridge 76 (+4)
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