A Golden Bear and a Yellow Jacket advanced out the Greenfield-Central golf sectional Monday at Hawk’s Tail Golf Course.

Shelbyville missed the team cut by eight strokes but Eli Baker’s 82 qualified him as one of three golfers moving on from a non-advancing team to Thursday’s regional.

Baker (main photo) will be joined at The Players Club Thursday for the Muncie Central Regional by Morristown’s Asher Caldwell. The Yellow Jackets finished ninth in the team standings but Caldwell’s 82 also advanced him to the regional.

New Castle captured the sectional championship with a 311 team score. New Palestine was runner-up at 322 and Mt. Vernon took the final advancing spot at 338.

Shelbyville followed at 346, ahead of Greenfield-Central (347), Shenandoah (347), Triton Central (397), Southwestern (399), Morristown (403), Eastern Hancock (404), Blue River Valley (405), Knightstown (426) and Waldron (464).

Baker, Caldwell (photo) and Shenandoah’s Jordan Zody (83) will compete individually at the regional.

New Castle’s Derek Tabor was the individual sectional champion with a 2-under par score of 70.

Also for Shelbyville, Jake Garrison shot 85. DaMiles McDuffey followed at 89 and Nolen Chaney carded 90.

Caldwell was joined at the sectional by Nick Stidham (97), Carson Essex (109) and Carson Conrad (115).

Hunter Pappano led Southwestern with a 95. Tristan Pappano and Justin Swift each shot 98. Caleb Pappano followed at 100.

Oliver Gearlds topped Triton Central’s scorecard with an 85. Chase Chandler finished at 101. Garrett Eberhardt was three shots back at 104. Derreck Uhls posted 107.

Josh Kellums led Waldron at 102. Lucas Shaw was second on the scorecard at 112. Matthew Thomas (122) and Jack Fischer (128) completed the Mohawks’ team score.