RENO -- The Nevada Class 2-A Boys Golf State tournament started Tuesday and will conclude today at Edgewood-Tahoe, with Round Mountain's team and Tonopah's Denver Otteson among the Southern Nevada entries.

The tournament, which opened at Genoa Lakes, had Needles, Calif., the Southern champion with 446 strokes in 18 holes, and Zephyr Cove Whittell, the Northern regional winner at 423, rated the team favorites.

The odds-on individual choice is Incline's Justin Holets, who shot a two-under par 69 to win the North medal. The Southern medalist with a 73 at River's Edge in Needles was Will Doudy of West Wendover.

For Round Mountain, Clint Wilson had 82, while Will Sweeney had 84, as the Knights totaled 504, well behind the 446 scored by Needles.

Otteson had 82 to finish third in the medal chase; teammate Drew McLeod had 94.

2-A golf scores

The Class 2-A Southern Nevada Boys Golf tournament, at River's Edge (par 71)

Team Scores -- x-Needles 446 x-Round Mountain 504 x-West Wendover 508 Ely White Pine 509 Lake Mead Christian Academy 524 Tonopah 536 Las Vegas Mountain View Christian 540

Top Individuals

Will Doudy, WW, 73

x-Joey Velasquez, LM, 77

Jerrick Price, WW, 82

Clint Wilson, RM, 82

x-Denver Otteson, Ton, 82

Will Sweeney, RM, 84

Bobby Graham, WW, 84

Cullen Pottmeyer, Nee, 85

Kenton Hartwick, Nee, 85

x-Dennis Bee, MV, 89

Shane East, Nee, 90

Kyle Parker, Nee, 90

x-Tyler Hitchler, LM, 92

x-Drew McLeod, Ton, 94.

x-denotes state qualifier