McKinney and Harrelson win ACL Regional #5 advanced doubles title
McKinney and Harrelson ran the ACL Regional #5 advanced doubles bracket cleanly, capping four straight wins with a 24-10 title-game rout of Tim Delles and Dane Anthony.
Chad McKinney and Austin Harrelson turned ACL Regional #5’s Tier 2 advanced doubles draw into a proof-of-form run, winning four straight matches and finishing with a 24-10 title-game takedown of Tim Delles and Dane Anthony. The path was efficient from start to finish, and the margins only grew as the bracket tightened.
They were tested first by Jason Tracy and Reginald Ray, escaping with a 22-20 opening-round win that could have easily gone the other way if a few boards had bounced differently. From there, McKinney and Harrelson settled in. They beat John Wilson and River Wilson 21-13, then handled Buzzy Bartlett and Corey Hightower 23-13 to reach the final with control rather than survival.
That mattered in a field that had plenty of capable pairs scattered through the bracket. Trenton Miller and Isaac Hershberger, George Granger and Caden Granger, Steven Honaker and Tyler Fanni, Brian Dunlap and Bill Butcher, and Hunter Malott with tara henderson were all part of a deeper advanced doubles draw, the kind of field where one loose round can end a weekend fast. McKinney and Harrelson never gave that opening after the Tracy-Ray scare, and the final line on the bracket closed with their championship over Delles and Anthony, listed at 23-15, to match the title on the page.
The numbers tell the story better than any trophy photo. A 22-20 opener showed they could survive pressure. A 21-13 win showed they could create separation once they found it. A 23-13 semifinal-style step forward showed they were comfortable closing, not just hanging on. Then the 24-10 final made the championship look decisive, not accidental.
That kind of weekend carries weight inside the American Cornhole League’s season structure. ACL describes itself as the premier league for professional and recreational cornhole in the United States, and its 2025/2026 framework keeps regional and local events tied into the larger competitive calendar. With ACL Signature Pro Doubles seeded 1-50 and the league’s event ecosystem feeding standings, McKinney and Harrelson’s Regional #5 win read like more than a single bracket conquest. It looked like a pair sharpening its case for the next stage of ACL competition.
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