WORTHINGTON — Ava Johnson, Rachael Huso and Natalie Einck each finished as top-6 individuals in the Section 3A girls golf tournament on Friday, leading the Murray County Central Rebels to a two-day score of 748 to claim their second consecutive section title.

Johnson finished as the tournament’s individual champion. Entering the day in a tie with Huso and Einck for third place after shooting a 23-over 94 on the first day of competition on Wednesday, Johnson closed out the tournament with an 11-over 82 on Friday. The performance was the best round of the day by four strokes and catapulted Johnson to a first-place finish just a year after finishing as the runner-up.

Johnson was 1-under through her first four holes on Friday and added another birdie on hole 11.

Huso entered the tournament as the reigning individual champion and put together another stellar performance as a junior this time around. Her 15-over 86 to close the tournament featured five pars and allowed her to hold strong in third place at 180.

Einck also shot a 26-over 97 on Friday, hitting a birdie on hole 6 and finishing with a two-day score of 191.

MCC put together a team score of 748, finishing well ahead of runner-up Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s 797. Red Rock Central and Wabasso finished third and fourth at 913 and 962.

Lizzie Daniels rounded out the MCC scorers in 11th place at 201 after shooting a 30-over 101 on Friday.

Canby freshman Maddison Richter will return to the state meet as an individual, shooting a 22-over 179 to finish as the section meet runner-up. She qualified last year as an eighth grader as well.

Teigyn O’Leary and Jenna Gossen will both represent RTR at state for the third year in a row. The two helped RTR qualify for the state meet as a team in 2023 and each earned individual berths in 2024. This year, O’Leary placed fourth at the section meet, shooting a 23-over 94 to finish at  181, while Gossen shot a 27-over 98 on Friday to finish in eighth place at 193.

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton sophomore Taylor Munson earned her first trip to the state meet with a fifth-place finish on Friday, shooting a 16-over 87 with a pair of back-9 birdies to finish her tournament at 184.

Red Rock Central’s Jorga Brown was the first girl out of the state meet, shooting a 24-over on Friday to finish one stroke back of Gossen at 194.

Lauren Boe led Lakeview in 10th place at 198 while Minneota was led by Ava Panka in 12th at 210.

The Class A girls state tournament will be played at Pebble Creek in Becker on June 10 and 11, with individuals scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and teams beginning to tee off at 8:11 a.m.