BROWNSTOWN — Gracie Reynolds did a lot for the Brownstown Central girls golf team this fall, head coach Brandon Allman said.

She was the Braves’ medalist nine times during the season, and that is the most times one of his players has been Brownstown’s medalist since he has been coaching the BCHS girls golf team.

“She led us in every single match expect for one over the course of the year,” Allman said before presenting her with the most valuable player award during a program at the school Tuesday night.

Reynolds had Brownstown’s low scores in the Mid-Southern Conference (93) and sectional (96). Allman said she dropped her scores by seven shots for nine holes and 11 shots for 18 holes from last year.

Reynolds, a junior, only started playing golf her sophomore year.

Allman said she wasn’t able to play as much golf during the summer as he had hoped, but she made up for it during the season.

“I thought she worked as hard as any girl I’ve had,” he said. “She was always working on her game. It just goes to show that when you spend time and dedicate yourself to something and have a goal, good things can happen.”

Allman presented three awards with Emma Hughbanks receiving the mental attitude award and Megan VonDielingen received the most improved plaque.

VonDielingen “was very frustrated early on because she probably played more golf than anyone else this summer,” Allman said. “She gets frustrated because I think she expects perfection. That is never going to happen in this game. I’ve played a lot of sports and golf is by far the hardest sport I have ever played.

“I knew at some point, it was all going to come together for her, and it did at sectional, except for maybe a few putts,” Allman said and mentioned she improve her nine-hole average from last year by more than eight shots, and this year, she dropped her score by 25 shots from the opening tournament to the sectional.

VonDieligen’s best score was a 104 at the sectional. She was MSC honorable mention with a score of 116.

Hughbanks was the only senior on the team. Allman said, “(Hughbanks) always has a good attitude. Her only goal, it seems, is to always make people happy and please others. She is always dedicating a lot of time to try and help other people. She is always looking for a way to spread cheer and make this a better place. She was a good leader.”

She shot her low round in the sectional with a 103 to qualify for the regional. She shot 111 in the MSC to earn all-conference honors.

Allman said the Braves shot a 468 in their opening tournament of the season, the Seymour Invitational, at Shadowood Golf Course.

The Braves shot 425 in the Mid-Southern, also played at Shadowood. Allman said early in the season, the Braves shot a 433 in a tournament at Madison, and that was the score he was hoping for at the start of the season.

Jayda Clodfelder earned all-conference honors by scoring a 112 in the MSC and also shot 112 at the sectional at Otis Park in Bedford. Abby Schroer shot a 109 to earn all-MSC honors and scored a 106 at sectional.

He said the Braves broke 200 for the first time when they shot a 196 at Scottsburg.

“We were young and inexperienced,” Allman said. “We had two girls that had never played 18 holes of golf before. I didn’t have high hopes, but after we broke 200 at Scottsburg, my expectations changed, and the team was heading in the right direction.”

The team was 13-7 in nine-hole matches, second in the conference and fourth in the sectional.

“We had four players make all-conference and the other girl made honorable mention,” Allman said. “Kudos to the girls. Advancing to the regional as a team should be a goal for next year.”