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Central golf takes fourth in D1 North

Amesbury’s Chris Francoeur fired a one-under par round of 69, nipping his St. John’s Prep teammate James Turner (70) to win the Division 1 North title at Beverly Tennis and Golf Club.

The Prep dominated the team battle, knocking off fellow qualifiers Lincoln-Sudbury and Malden Catholic.

Nate Abbott of Andover shot a 75 to move on to next week’s Division 1 States in the individual competition. He finished tied for sixth overall, just under the cutline of the top 10.

Abbott was the lone area state qualifier.

“I had a very good round,” said Abbott. “I played several times in the cold the past week and was able to get used to the weather.”

Of course, nothing was too easy for the senior.

“It started pretty rough, actually. I was six-over par through the first six holes. But then the greens softened up a little bit and I was able to roll some putts in. I was one-under par over the last 12 holes.”

Division 1 North Championship

at Beverly GC (par 70)

Team scores: 1. SJP 290, 2. Lincoln-Sudbury 300, 3. Westford 322, 4. Central 323, 5. Haverhill 324, 6. Andover 326

Individual scores:

Andover — Nate Abbott 75, Tyler Trapp 83, Charlie Alagero 84, Jason Spencer 84, Cole Spencer 86, Josh Gruenberg 88

Central — Alec Brunelle 78, Noah Lucier 80, Andrew Veilleux 82, Conor Osborn 83, Ryan Ajemian 86, D.J. King 91

Haverhill — Alec Steed 80, Mike Battaini 81, Sean Bellemore 81, Declan Davis 82, Jared Tucker 82, Nick Chacon 88

Methuen — Ryan Hamilton 85