SARANAC INN — Peru, after losing out to Saranac Lake in the team event Thursday, enjoyed a big day of it Friday during the Section VII Individual Golf Championships held at the Saranac Inn Golf Club.
Peru’s Cooper Sweeney won the individual golf championship by shooting a two-under par 70 on the second day and winning with a 78-70-148 total.
Carding a 70 the second day and tying for second place one stroke behind were Peru’s Patrick Clark (79-70-149) and Ticonderoga’s Noah Wells (79-70-149). Also coming in with a tie for second place was Moriah’s Silas Reeder (75-74-149).
The top nine finishers qualified for the NYSPHSAA Golf Championships at Mill Creek Golf Club in Rochester.
The Nighthawks had three golfers qualify for the state meet. The Red Storm were next with two.
In addition to Sweeney, Patrick Clark, Wells and Reeder, the Section VII contingent will include Peru’s Liam Clark (77-77-154); Saranac Lake’s Ryan McGinnis-Theis (72-63-155), the first-day leader; Saranac’s Rhys Fraser (80-76-156); Saranac Lake’s Jonah Peckham (75-83-158); and Carver Bell (78-82-160).
Bell claimed the ninth and final spot after winning a playoff against Northeastern Clinton’s Kevin Castine (76-84-160). Castine will be the alternate on the Section VII squad.
Six out of 19 golfers in Friday’s second round shot in the 70s.
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Section VII Individual Golf Championships
Friday
Saranac Inn Golf Club
1, Cooper Sweeney, Peru 78-70-148
2, Patrick Clark, Peru 79-70-149
2, Noah Wells, Ticonderoga 79-70-149
2, Silas Reeder, Moriah 75-74-149
5, Liam Clark, Peru 77-77-154
6, Ryan McGinnis-Theis, Saranac Lake 72-83-155
7, Rhys Fraser, Saranac 80-76-156
8, Jonah Peckham, Saranac Lake 75-83-158
9, Carver Bell, Lake Placid 78-82-160
9, Kevin Castine, NCCS 76-84-160
11, Jack Trembley, Seton Catholic 82-80-162
12, Leo Hatch, Boquet Valley 81-82-163
13, Sam Crowl, Keene 79-85-164
14, Noah Hastings, Saranac Lake 80-85-165
15, Oliver Dorr, AuSable Valley 84-82-166
16, Seth Rabideau, NCCS 86-86-172
17, Bryce Liberi, Boquet Valley 83-96-179
18, Ryder Harrison, Saranac Lake 86-94-180
19, Jason Mather, Saranac 86-96-182