Xavier earns team title at 19-team Metro Boys Golf Invitational
AppletonSportsPage.com
SHERWOOD – Derrick Watry shot an 1-over par 72 to win medalist honors and lead Xavier to the team title at the Metro Boys Golf Invitational on Monday at High Cliff Golf Course.
Kyle Watry tied for second with a 73 as the Hawks finished with a team score of 303, six strokes in front of Fond du Lac. Xavier’s No. 2 team, led by Tyler Kaufman’s 76, was third among the 19 teams with a 315.
Appleton East placed fifth with a 319, Appleton North was 10th with a 331, Appleton West 11th with a 335, Fox Valley Lutheran 15th with a 352, and Appleton West No. 2 tied for 17th with a 374.
Jonathan Huenink had five birdies and finished in a three-way tie for second with a 73 to lead Appleton North. Daniel Garrigan had a strong round with a 79 as well for the Lightning.
Max VandenLangenberg topped Appleton East with a 76 and was part of a six-way tie for sixth. Owen Lutes added a 78 for the Patriots.
Kusserow was Fox Valley Lutheran’s top finisher with a 79, and Lucas Downs shot 80 for Appleton West.
Metro Boys Golf Invitational
May 12, at High Cliff Golf Course, Sherwood
Team scores: 1. Xavier 303; 2. Fond du Lac 309; 3. Xavier-2 315; 4. Hortonville 318; 5. Appleton East 319; 6. Neenah 322; 7. New London and West De Pere 327; 9. Kimberly-2 329; 10. Appleton North 331; 11. Appleton West 335; 12. Kimberly 339; 13. Fond du Lac-2 344; 14. Kaukauna 350; 15. Fox Valley Lutheran 352; 16. Shawano 361; 17. St. Mary Catholic and Appleton West-2 374; 19. Kaukauna-2 392.
Top 10 finishers: 1. Derrick Watry (X) 72; 2. *Kyle Watry (X), Jonathan Huenink (AN) and Carson Hull (FDL) 73; 5. Carter Rhode (HOR) 74; 6. Eli Zimmerman (FDL), Wesley Barker (HOR), Max VandenLangenberg (AE), Tyler Kaufman (X2), Ryan Geary (NEE) and Cartyr Simonson (NEE) 76.
(*won playoff for second place)
Other Xavier scores: Grant Neumann 78; Jack Schmidtke 80; Jonah Gentry 81.
Other Appleton North scores: Daniel Garrigan 79; Gordy Cole 86; Charlie Olson 93; Coy Priebe 93.
Other Appleton East scores: Owen Lutes 78; Brody Muller 79; Mason Rebberg 86; Landon Hill 91.
Other Xavier-2 scores: Phillip Schmidtke 77; William Bauman 79; Joe Galucci 83; Joe Ourada 84.
Appleton West scores: Lucas Downs 80; Thomas Wendt 85; Graham Goldschmidt 85; Austin Arizola 85; Prestynn Evers 85.
Appleton West-2 scores: Thomas Bertram 84; Matt Dvorak 90; Isaiah Awe 99; Gavin Cittadino 101; Kai Femal 104.
Fox Valley Lutheran scores: Kaden Kusserow 79; Ethan Ruppel 90; Carson Gauger 91; Quinn Murphy 92; Zaine Weise 93.