RAPID CITY — Vermillion claimed its second Class A state boys golf championship on Tuesday.

The Tanagers carded a 642, edging Dak-12 Conference foe Tea Area by one stroke for the championship at Hart Ranch Golf Club. Dakota Valley (652), St. Thomas More (664) and Chamberlain (679) rounded out the top-five teams. 

West Central’s Anthony Lanham captured the individual Class A state boys golf championship on Tuesday. 

Lanham scored a 1-under-par 143, finishing ahead of St. Thomas More’s Vincent VanLiere (145) for the title. 

Lanham shot a 68 on Day 1 on Monday, while he carded a 75 on Tuesday to hold on for the two-shot win. On Tuesday, Lanham shot a 41 on the front nine, but his 34 on the back nine was highlighted by three birdies to help secure the win. 

Anthony Lanham of West Central hits an approach shot on the 9th hole during Day 2 of the Class A Boys State Tournament at the Hart Ranch Golf Course. (Mackenzie Dahlberg / Rapid City Journal)

VanLiere surged into the championship picture with a 32 on the front nine, which included four birdies. He shot a 38 on the back nine. 

Chamberlain’s Dakota Munger (151), Vermillion’s Cooper Girard (154) and Elk Point-Jefferson’s Carter Langle (155) rounded out the top-five golfers. 

Sioux Falls Christian’s Eli Anema, Canton’s Carson Steffensen and Tea Area’s Brady Sabers shot 156s to finish tied for sixth place. Parkston’s Payton Koehn, Flandreau’s Kaden Burshiem and Milbank’s Jonathan DeBoer tied for ninth place with 158s. 

Team scores: 1. Vermillion, 642; 2. Tea Area, 643; 3. Dakota Valley, 652; 4. St. Thomas More, 664; 5. Chamberlain, 679; 6. Aberdeen Roncalli, 683; 7. Sioux Valley, 698; 8. Belle Fourche, 700; 9. Groton Area, 703; 10. Parkston, 711; 11. Winner Area, 724; 12. Madison, 740; 13. Custer, 755; 14. Redfield, 838.

Top-25 individual scores: 1. Anthony Lanham, West Central, 143; 2. Vincent VanLiere, St. Thomas More, 145; 3. Dakota Munger, Chamberlain, 151; 4. Cooper Girard, Vermillion, 154; 5. Carter Langle, Elk Point-Jefferson, 155; T-6. Eli Anema, Sioux Falls Christian, 156; T-6. Carson Steffensen, Canton, 156; T-6. Brady Sabers, Tea Area, 156; T-9. Payton Koehn, Parkston, 158; T-9. Kaden Burshiem, Flandreau, 158; T-9. Jonathan DeBoer, Milbank, 158; T-12. Matt DeBeer, Dakota Valley, 159; T-12. Aiden Voyles, Belle Fourche, 159; T-14. Hayden Heig, St. Thomas More, 160; T-14. Karson Preister, Vermillion, 160; T-16. Finn Anderson, Aberdeen Roncalli, 161; T-16. Rylan Moran, Vermillion, 161; T-18. Logan Collette, Dakota Valley, 162; T-18. Keeton Newborg, Tea Area, 162; T-18. Dylan Lukken, Dakota Valley, 162; T-18. Kamden Zomer, West Central, 162; T-18. Harper Schnabel, West Central, 162; 23. Sandler Wiekamp, Chamberlain, 164; T-24. Dustin Maas, Beresford, 166; T-24. Braeden Strain, St. Thomas More, 166; T-24. Derek Anderson, Tea Area, 166.