MUSCATINE, Iowa – Ryan Schueter fired a four-under par round of 68 in leading Davenport Central to the championship of the Muscatine Early Bird Golf Classic on Friday at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.

Schueter was the only golfer among the tournament’s 12 teams to break par on the par 72 Muni course. Three other Blue Devil golfers fired rounds in the 70s in giving Central a six-shot victory, 297 to 303, over Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

Finishing third was Bettendorf with a 306 total. The Bulldogs were led by Matt Solis, who was one of two golfers to shoot even-par rounds of 72.

The other 72 was by Muscatine freshman Josh Anderson, who had to settle for third in the individual race after the back-card used to  settle ties favored Solis.

The only other golfer for coach Jerry Teel’s Muskies to break 80 was junior Brody Smock, who shot a 76 as Muscatine finished sixth with a team score of 310.

Freshman Michael Canfield shot an 80 and rounding out Muscatine’s four counting scores was No. 1 player, sophomore Austin Young, who struggled to an 82.

The Muskies junior varsity team finished 11th in the tournament with a total of 329. Leading the way for coach Tom Randleman’s JV was Ethan Schroeder, the lone senior squad member, with a 79.

Muscatine and the other Mississippi Athletic Schools will be involved in the first half of the conference golf tournament at 9 a.m., Monday at the Hawthorn Ridge Golf Course in Aledo, Ill.

Muskie Golf Classic

Team finish – 1. Davenport Central 297; 2. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 303; 3. Bettendorf 306; 4. Pleasant Valley 307; 5. Iowa City West 308; 6. Muscatine 310; 7. Davenport North 322; 8. Burlington 323; 9. Iowa City High 323; 10. Clinton 326; 11. Muscatine JV 329; 12. North Scott 339.

Top individuals – 1. Ryan Schueter, Davenport Central, 68; 2. Matt Solis, Bettendorf, 72; 3. Josh Anderson, Muscatine, 72.

Davenport Central (297) – Ryan Schueter 68, Austin Teel 76, Mike Maller 76, Ryan Wilson 77, Peter Kaufman 80, Matt Schueter 83.

C.R. Jefferson (303) – Dalton Stevens 73, Tyler McGinnis 74, Joby Frey 78, Sid Beck 78, Justin Simmons 82, Andrew Miller 85.

Bettendorf (306) – Matt Solis 72, Josh Beghtol 75, Brian Berman 79, Jackson Hemberger 80, Kyle Mock 82, Sean Garrity 83.

Pleasant Valley (307) – Keegan Bohn 74, Ben Senftner 76, Will DeDoncker 78, Tyler Hoelting 79, Jacob Ward 83, Evan Vandemore 87.

Iowa City West (308) – Ian Lamb 76, Brendon Cullen 77, Ryan Shields 77, Sam Eichhorn 78, Ed Wurster 80, Evan Yeutsy 82.

Muscatine (310) – Josh Anderson 72, Brody Smock 76, Michael Canfield 80, Austin Young 82, Chris Lawhead 88, Jimmy Kent 98.

Davenport North (322) – Spencer Jones 76, Owen Bell 80, Blake Dean 80, Scott Bosco 86, Taylor Mollenbeck 87, Kurt Meyer 91.

Burlington (323) – Nick Gustafson 77, Garrett Beach 82, Chad Hatch 82, Jake Roberts 82, Jeremy Swink 84, Scott Eibes 87.

Iowa City High (323) – Alex Hansche 76, Ryan Maske 76, Griffin Gasler 83, Joe Holzhammer 88, Ryan Duncan 90, Jack Kregel 93.

Clinton (326) – Brennen Roling 79, Elliot Deering 80, Christian Rowen 82, Jeremy Miller 85, Greg Heysinger 87, Cameron Murrop 92.

Muscatine JV (329) – Ethan Schroeder 79, Nick Morgan 82, Jacob Koch 83, Brooks Wagner 85, Tyler Lothspeich 89, Cameron Miller 97.

North Scott (339) – Eric Larssen 82, Evan Cole 84, Brandon Messer 85, Brett Thiering 88, Ryan VanDeCasteele 88, Austin Miller 91.