CENTRAL NEW YORK – In matches against top Onondaga High School League Liberty division foes, the Cazenovia and Chittenango boys golf teams found themselves humbled.
Cazenovia met its fellow Lakers from Skaneateles last Wednesday afternoon and, amid one more blast of summer heat, could not keep up in a 208-245 defeat.
Chris Kelly shot a nine-hole 42, trailing the 37 from Skaneateles’ Tyson DiRubbo and 41 from Drew Mancini. And three other Skaneateles golfers shot 44 or lower ahead of Liam Colligan’s 45 as Nick Guider had a 48 and Will Guider finished with 49.
Rebounding on a cold, chilly Friday afternoon, Cazenovia moved back to the .500 mark (4-4) when it defeated LaFayette 220-233 at Orchard Valley.
Will Guider had a brilliant 36 in the tough conditions, while Liam Colligan shot 40 to tie the Lancers’ Brett Bucktooth. Kelly picked up a 41 as Nick Guider added a 46. Nate Porter picked up a 57.
Chittenango, meanwhile, took a 5-2 record into last Tuesday’s match against Westhill at Camillus Golf Club, where the Warriors pulled out a 214-216 decision over the Bears.
This happened despite Alex Moesch, with a 36, and Ty Kelly, with a 37, putting up the two best individual scores.
Aiden Ryan, with a 39, led a quartet of Westhill golfers that included Devin Young (40), Grady Pens (41) and Danny Young (44), overcoming a 45 from Tanner Smith and 49s from Anthony Thousand and Henry Miller.
These same two teams met again a day later at Rogues Roost, and again the scores were close – and again, Chittenango was on the wrong side of it, falling 212-218.
Here, Moesch’s 39 and Kelly’s 40 trailed a 36 from Danny Young that paced Westhill and accounted for half the ultimate margin. Miller and Thousand both shot 46 to trail 42s from Ryan and Devin Young as Smith added a 47.
