Burlington Central ’s boys golf team knew its target number long before Monday’s Class 3A Buffalo Grove Sectional and zeroed in on it.

Unfortunately for the Rockets, uncharacteristically, they then barely missed their target on the 18th hole. Barely missed once, barely missed twice, barely missed too many times.

That’s all it took to deny Central a trip to state for the third year in a row.

“We’ve been talking about 305 all year,” coach Tom Davies said after his Rockets shot a 308 at Buffalo Grove Golf Course, two shots behind third-place Barrington (306), which earned the final state spot.

Stevenson (304) won the sectional title and Hersey (305) was second.

“We’ve been saying 305 is our number we need to have a whiff at state,” Davies said. “We were right there.”

Central, which qua

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