Banks looks to add another Cozby to OGA Junior Championship trophy

The semifinal matches are set and two new champions will be crowned Thursday at the Oklahoma Golf Association Boys and Girls Junior Championships at KickingBird Golf Course in Edmond.

Banks Cozby of Tulsa will look to add his name to a trophy adorned by his uncles Craig Cozby (1987 and 1989) and Chance Cozby (1992) but not won by his equally talented father Cary Cozby. He will face stroke play champion Grady Thompson of Edmond in one semifinal Thursday morning, while the other semifinal pits John Helzer of Edmond against Jacob Newsom, listed as from Tulsa but the recent Class 6A state champion for Broken Arrow High School.

In the girls semifinals, stroke play champion and No. 1 seed Juliana Hong of Norman will play Kate Moore of Tulsa while Maggie Ruby of Stillwater faces Megan Kalapura of Tulsa. The finals matches will be around noon and spectators are welcome.

Cozby reached the semifinals with a 2 and 1 victory over 2025 Class 4A state champion Ben Lathrop of Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City. Thompson, who shot 6-under to win the stroke play championship, downed Jace Chaney of Ardmore 2 and 1 in the quarterfinals.

Helzer steamrolled Kathan Pierucci 7 and 6 in his quarterfinal match and Newsom defeated Ainslie Stanford III 4 and 3.

Hong advanced with a 5 and 4 victory over Nikki Pitts of Stillwater while Moore downed Gabriella Gross 4 and 3. The big upset of the day was Ruby’s 5 and 3 victory over No. 2 seed Harlow Gregory of Norman. Kalapura moved ahead with a 4 and 3 victory over Lorelai Efaw of Tulsa.

Live scoring for the semifinals and finals as well as complete match play results is here.