DuBois, Clarion Claim D9 Boys’ Golf Titles; 22 Total Golfers Make Cut for Saturday’s Final Round

   

BRADFORD, Pa. – Clarion and DuBois took home District 9 boys’ golf titles Monday at The Pennhills Club in Bradford.

In addition, 16 golfers made the Class 2A cut and six made the Class 3A cut for Saturday’s final round of the individual championships.

Clarion won the Class 2A crown with a team score of 341 topping five other teams. while DuBois won the two-team Class 3A championship with a team score of 351.

Jacob Felsing of Moniteau leads the Class 2A individual field with a score of 76, while Spencer Cornelius leads the Class 3A field after also carding a 61.

In the Class 2A team championship, Clarion’s team of Kameron Kerle (82), Devon Lauer (84), McKayla Kerle (83), Owen Kriebel (94), and Lucas Mitrosky (92) beat second-place Kane by seven shots, 341-348.

            

Clarion won the 2A championship. Photo is from the KSAC championship. Photo courtesy of Clarionsportszone.com. Photo by Jackie Kerle

In the Class 3A team championship, the DuBois’ team of Gavin Kaschalk (86), Cody Jaconski (81), Brock Smith (91), Tyson Kennis (94), and Landon Gustafson (93) beat Bradford by eight shots, 351-363.

Photo courtesy of DuBois Athletics

The 16-person cut in Class 2A included Felsing, Kane’s Curt Barner (80), St. Marys’ Lucas Benjamin (90), Kane’s Max Bizzak (82), Clarion’s Kameron Kerle (82) , Coudersport’s Brady Streich (83), Clarion’s Lauer (84), St. Marys’ Vinnie Lenze (84), Forest Area’s Ethan Carll (86), Ridgway’s Collin Porter (86), Cameron County’s Eastyn Solveson (87), Brookville’s Killian Radel (88), Clarion-Limestone’s Brady Fowkes (88), Clarion-Limestone’s Nick Aaron (89), Kane’s Derek Peterson (90), and Clarion’s Mitrosky (92).

Mitrosky won a sudden-death playoff over Cranberry’s Dane Wenner and Forest Area’s Zeelan Hargenrader, who both carded a 92 as well. Mitrosky won on the first playoff hole.

                          

The six Class 3A golfers to make the cut included Bradford’s Cornelius, DuBois’ Jaconski (81), Bradford’s Jake Franz (83), DuBois’ Kaschalk (86), Clearfield’s Eric Fletcher (88), and DuBois’ Smith (91).

Saturday’s final round will start at 9:30 a.m. Six Class 2A and two Class 3A golfers will advance to the PIAA championships.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include Kane’s Derek Peterson among the boys’ qualifiers while taking out Clarion’s McKayla Kerle, who will get to qualify with the girls.

Class 2A Results (Top 16 Advance to Saturday’s Second Round)

Mitrosky won a playoff for the 16th spot

Class 3A Results (Top 6 Advance to Saturday’s Second Round)

TEAM SCORES

Class 2A

1. Clarion, 341
2. Kane, 348
3. St. Marys, 353
4. Ridgway, 385
5. Cranberry, 394
6. Coudersport, 407

Class 3A

                        

1. DuBois, 351
2. Bradford, 363