Prep Golf * From Staff Reports

The youthful Warren Central Vikings golf team earned an invitation to May’s Class 5A state tournament with a third-place finish in the Region 2-5A championship on Tuesday in Jackson.

The Vikings scored a 344 and finished behind Madison Central and Northwest Rankin, but ahead of Clinton and Grenada. The top four finishers advance to the state tournament, which is scheduled for May 7-8 in Tupelo.

Seventh grader Parker Rutherford led Warren Central with an 80, while eighth grader Will Burnett shot an 82. Both played brilliantly, except on No. 10 where each triple-bogeyed.

Freshman Dylan Bradley shot an 83 and eighth-grader Kade Oldenburg shot an even 100. Todd Davidson, also an eighth grader, shot a 108, but only the top four scores are counted.