St. Johns County showing up heavy at FHSAA Class 3A boys tournament
St. Johns County will try to flex its golf might Nov. 13-14 at the FHSAA Class 3A state boys golf tournament at the Mission Inn Resort El Campeon Course in Howey-in-the-Hills. A fourth of the 16 qualifying teams are from St. Johns, led by Ponte Vedra, the top team in Class 3A according to the state's iWanamaker rankings. Also in the field are Tocoi Creek (fifth), Beachside (seventh) and Creekside (23rd). All four teams played in District 3-3A (won by Tocoi Creek), advanced to Region 1-3A and are now in the state tournament. St. Johns also has the top-ranked individual in Class 3A, Beachside senior Jaspreet Kondal. Tocoi Creek has two top-10 players, No. 4 Ambrose Kinnare and No. 8 Brady Dougan , and No. 2 Maxwell Morgan leads Ponte Vedra. However, the area teams still need to show up for 36 holes. Lake Mary muscled through the St. Johns County Armada to win the Region 1-3A Tournament last week in Port Orange and enters the state tournament ranked fourth overall. The Sharks, who won seven state titles in a row and nine overall, last won in Class 2A in 2023. Ponte Vedra won one Class 3A state title in
