MADISON - Bo Reed wasn't sure if his Tupelo team was ahead or behind when he lined up for the final putt of his high school golf career.

"I figured we might be behind," said the senior, who faced a 10-foot putt for birdie. "I had putted well, but none would fall for me."

Reed's final putt fell.

It helped the Golden Wave nail down its second consecutive MHSAA Class 5A state championship, and an eighth overall, with a three-shot victory Thursday at the Reunion Golf and Country Club.

"This is awesome," Reed said. "All these teams here are good. We knew we had to play well."

Tupelo, which trailed Northwest Rankin by four strokes after 27 holes, did just that. The Golden Wave posted a final-round, 4-over-par 292 score for a two-day winning final total of 23-over 599.

Fletcher Johnson, a sophomore, fired a final round 3-under 69 to tie Northwest Rankin's Kevin Bradly and DeSoto Central's Chad Cupples for medalist honors with a two-day score of 1-over 145.

Brady won the medalist trophy on the second playoff hole.

"Winning state as a team two years in a row feels great," Johnson said after being eliminated from the playoff. "We rallied today, shot good numbers, and did well."

Northwest Rankin posted a 602 team total to finish second, Madison Central had a 616 and Oak Grove a 617 in the 13-team field.

"That was a gutsy performance by our guys today," Golden Wave coach Mark Enis said. "I'm proud of the way we battled.

"We saved our best round for last. This is my sixth year to coach and I've never seen a score posted like that in a state tournament. If you had told me we'd shoot a 292 today, I would have said, 'Post it!' "

The birdie putt on 18 by Reed (75-76-151) was one of many crucial contributions made by the Wave's top four scorers: Johnson (76-69-145), Noah West (78-73-151) and Wilson Reeder (78-74-152).

Johnson's second shot on 17, a 3-wood attempt to make the green, flew right, hit a cart and ricocheted into the woods. He recovered with a solid third shot and a chip that landed two feet from the hole to save par.

"It was kind of nerve-racking for a minute," Johnson said, then smiled. "I didn't know where we stood."

West, a freshman, helped the Wave's cause when he rolled in a 45-foot birdie putt on 17 earlier in the round.

"I was trying to lag it up so I would have a tap in, instead, I made it," he said. "I putted pretty well today; it's why I scored better."

Reeder, also a freshman, sank a 15-foot birdie putt on 14, but his best shot of the day came on No. 9. Sitting 90 yards out, he hit a gap wedge to within two inches of the hole, just missing an eagle.

"That was one of my best shots," he said. "I knew we had to play hard today. We couldn't give up."

Tucker Napier (81-82-163) was Tupelo's fifth player.