CENTRAL NEW YORK – For the Cazenovia boys golf team, the hope was to gain some victories in the latter half of the regular season and see what unfolded in the Section III fall tournament in early October.
The Lakers won its second consecutive match last Monday against Jordan-Elbridge, toppling the Eagles 207-243 at Cazenovia Country Club.
Will Gudier led all individuals with a 37. Ben Bianco, with a 40, was matched by J-E’s Caden Hearn, while Edmond Richardson’s 42 equaled the Eagles’ Emerson Derby. Nico Segall, with a 43, and Dan Bliss, with a 45, clinched victory.
Still at CCC to face LaFayette a day later, the Lakers prevailed again, 210-267, ovet the Lancers with an individual tie between Bianco and Guider, each of them shooting 39.
Close behind them, Richardson finished third with a 41, while Segall’s 44 and the 47 from Bliss both beat the low LaFayette round of 50 from Bryant Moses.
Chittenango took a close 248-251 defeat to Mexico last Monday afternoon at Woodcrest. Ryan Skoglund led the Bears with a 47, second to the Tigers’ Evan Hansen, who shot 45.
Wyatt Perry’s 48 tied Aiden Clifford for third place as Matt Huckabee got a 51 and Sam Martin added 52. Trevor Bentz, with a 53, beat out the 54 from Mason Ferstler.
In its 228-247 loss to Cortland a day later, the Bears had a 45 from Skoglund, equaled by the Purple Tigers’ Bodey McGrath and Garrick Ott and topped by a 41 from Carter Urtz. Further back, Perry and Martin both posted 49 ahead of Ferstler’s 51 and Huckabee’s 53.
The Bears’ struggles continued at Sunset Ridge on Friday during a 213-255 loss to Marcellus. Perry and Huckabee led Chittenango with 49s, but five Mustangs beat those scores, led by Will Glass and John Williams both shooting 38. Martin had a 54 and Bentz posted a 55.
