Huntington Beach’s Harris reaches third round

Huntington Beach surfer Jason Harris was the lone representative of the continental U.S. to compete at the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge that concluded Oct. 14 in Bali, Indonesia.

Harris was one of only 18 junior surfers to qualify for Bali. He reached the third round of the competition before being eliminated on the second day by Australia’s Mitch Crews. In their heat, Crews scored a 14.50 (on a 20.00 scale) to Harris’ 9.10 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Crews went on to a third-place equal finish against Shaun Joubert of South Africa.

Hawaii’s Dusty Payne won the event title. He was a wild-card entry in the competition.

“It’s the best contest I’ve ever surfed in,” Payne said in a statement. “I haven’t won an event in so many years. It’s the best feeling in the world. That’s why I compete.”

— Mike Sciacca