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Best Blog covers the sports scene in and around Johnston County and Garner, including the Carolina Mudcats. The blog is compiled by D. Clay Best, the sports editor of The Smithfield Herald and the Garner-Clayton Record. For more updates on sports in the area, follow Clay on Twitter @dclaybest or become a fan of The Smithfield Herald or the Garner-Clayton Record on Facebook.

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Will Shearin through to round of 16 in NC Junior Championships

Submitted by dclaybest on 06/19/2008 - 09:03

North Johnston High student Will Shearin is through to the round of 16 in the N.C. Junior Boys Championship in Greenville. The tournament shifted to a match play format after one day of qualifying.

The rising junior has advanced with a pair of narrow victories.

Shearin defeated Taylorsville's Matt Foster 1 up in the opening round, then beat Harold Varner III on the 20th hole to move into today's round of 16.

Smithfield resident Patrick Sawrey also qualified for the match play portion of the event but fell to Evan Boyer of Raleigh 4 and 2 in the opening round.

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