James Wood third after opening round of Gunter Memorial

WINCHESTER — Loudoun Valley took complete control and James Wood is third to lead area participants after the opening round of the 32nd annual Bryan Gunter Memorial golf tournament at Winchester County Club on Monday.

The tournament, which features eight teams, concludes today with the second round at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club.

The competition will be hard pressed to catch Loudoun Valley, which had all six of its players shoot 83 or better. Owen Cook's 1-under 71 led the four counting scores, which were all in the 70's, as the Vikings totaled 298 strokes.

Led by Matthew Monastero's 73, Loudoun County is second at 317.

Jackson Lynch fired an 82 and Carson Baker had an 84 to lead the Colonels, who finished with a 341 total. Led by Cody Williams' 85, Handley is fourth at 349.

Tyler McGuire's 87 paced Millbrook, which is sixth at 382. Sherando's Parker Gregg tied with Lynch for the best area score with an 82, but the Warriors (397) trail the field.

Team scores: Loudoun Valley 298, Loudoun County 317, James Wood 341, Handley 349, Jefferson (W.Va.) 358, Millbrook 382, Spring Mills (W.Va.) 392, Sherando 397.

James Wood: Jackson Lynch 82, Carson Baker 84, Ethan Russell 87, Evan Peterman 88.

Handley: Cody Williams 85, Braxton Duvall 87, Brennan Smith 88, Jack Thome 89.

Millbrook: Tyler McGuire 87, Austin Allamong 95, Nick Gressley 97, Chloe Owings 103.

Sherando: Parker Gregg 82, Ian Adams 90, Peyton Vaught 112, Calvin Bowser 113.