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Port Neches-Groves’ District 21-5A champions improved by 19 strokes on the second day of the Region III, 5A golf championship in College Station but it was only enough to secure the Indians an 11^th place finish in the 14-team field with a 36-hole team total of 721 (370-351).

Dalton Shields set the pace for PNG at Texas A&M Golf Club with a 173 on rounds of 86-87. Braden Broussard finished a stroke back of Shields at 174 (90-84). Other scores for PNG were Jason Adams’ 188 (97-91), Devin Galloway’s 189 (97-92) and Jake Gauthier’s 196 (107-89).

Sophomore Jeffrey Wolfe, who earned the right to play in regionals as a medalist after a fourth-place district finish in district, shot 191 (96-95). Freshman Jaxon Wolf, a second-place finisher in district, shot 86 on day one, then had to withdraw because of illness.

College Station placed first in team competition with a 625. Austin Anderson Blue came in second with a 626 and Montgomery Purple was third at 648.

Brecklin Franklin of Lake Creek took the individual title with a 147. Grant Doggett of Barbers Hill was the runner-up at 150.

Temperatures in the mid-40s, along with a brisk north wind, contributed to higher-than-anticipated scores on day one. Greens still recovering from a prolonged February freeze also made scoring difficult.

In the girls’ division of the regional, PNG had two freshmen competing as medalists. Rita Jeanne Truong shot 213 (97-116) and Taryn DeJean posted 223 (107-116).