Area Roundup: Fonville shoots a 36 as Apple Valley squeezes by Hesperia in a close MRL match

Brady Fonville shot a 36 at Bear Valley Country Club on Thursday afternoon to lead the Apple Valley golf team to a 198-200 victory over Hesperia.

Apple Valley head coach Andrew Robbins especially credits Fonville, a sophomore, for pulling off the two-stroke victory especially after what could have been a disaster on the seventh hole.

Fonville’s drive went into the water on the par-5 seventh hole. Fonville dropped a ball then nailed a perfect approach onto the green over 200 yards away then sank a 12-foot putt for the birdie.

“His birdie after going in the water was one of the best holes I’ve ever witnessed in person,” Robbins said. “Obviously any stroke could have been the difference in the match but that was huge.”

Fonville also birdied the ninth hole, helping him finish with the final score of 36.

Matching Fonville's play was Hesperia’s Sullivan Kilkenny, who also finished with a 36. Kilkenny has continuously finished among the top scores for Hesperia, and that was his best finish of the season.

Teammate Luke Hallett finished right behind at 38. But a trio of Sun Devils — Dylan Kemple, Cory Rose and Brody Earnest — each shot a 37.

“Those coaches do a great job of preparing their players for competition,” Hesperia head coach Jeremy Topete said. “Their kids work tirelessly in order to improve their game. It is a pleasure to compete with them. It challenges our players to focus. It's great for golf and great for the High Desert. Competition breeds success.”

Hesperia is back in action Monday at the Riverside Poly Invite, and back in league play Tuesday against Sultana.

Apple Valley heads to China Lake Golf Course to take on Burroughs on Tuesday.

Apple Valley (198)

• Fonville 35, Kemple 37, Rose 37, Earnest 37, Irvin 50.

Hesperia (200)

• Kilkenny 36, Hallett 38, McColm 40, Topete 43, Smith 43.

PREP BASEBALL

Silverado 11, Granite Hills 6

At Apple Valley, a seven-run sixth inning led the Hawks past the Cougars on Friday afternoon.

Granite Hills had a 5-4 lead entering the sixth inning and Silverado tied the game with a bases-loaded walk from Marco Chavez. The Hawks went station-to-station on consecutives singles from Cole Murphy and Brandon Chavez to take a 7-5 lead.

Silverado drew two more walks, Adam Medina hit a single and Drew Weiss was hit by a pitch to cap the scoring.

Murphy led the way for the Hawks going 3 for 5 with a RBI and two runs; Brandon Chavez ended 2 for 4 with a triple, two RBI and a run; Weiss went 2 for 2 with a RBI, a run and a stolen base; and Uriel Martin went 1 for 4 with two runs and a stolen base.

For Granite Hills, Donovan Hawkins went 2 for 3 with a RBI and a run; and Van Skinner and Jordan Rugg both hit a triple with two RBI.

Granite Hills (1-11, 0-6 DSL) is back in action Monday at Adelanto, and Silverado (5-6, 4-4 DSL) is off until April 13 for a nonleague game at home against Hesperia Christian.

Silverado 003 017 0 — 11 11 0 

Granite Hills 000 231 0 — 6 6 1

PREP GOLF

Granite Hills’ Schwartz leads way at DSL cluster meet

Granite Hills’ Tristan Schwartz led all shooters with a 97 in the first Desert Sky League cluster meet of the season on Thursday afternoon.

Barstow took first as a team, with three golfers finishing within the top-5. Ryan Ramirez led the way for Barstow with a 101, and teammate Dominic Paolini followed a stroke behind at 102.

The Cougars finished second overall with a team score of 600.

Team Scores 

Barstow 554, Granite Hills 600, Silverado 617, Victor Valley 673

Individual Scores

1. Schwartz (GH), 97; 2. Ramirez (B), 101; 3. Paolini (B), 102; T4. Reina Morris (B), 113; T4. Marquez (S), 113; 6. Shearer-Davis (B), 114; 7. Gomez (S), 115; 8. Gutierrez (A), 116; 9. Faber (118), 118; 10. Mendoza (A), 121.

PREP SOFTBALL

Silverado 10, Granite Hills 0

At Victorville, Makyla Ortiz struck out 10 batters in a one-hit shutout against the Cougars Friday afternoon.

Ortiz was perfect at the plate going 2 for 2 with a RBI and three runs and a stolen base.

Julianna Chavez went 2 for 2 with two RBI and a run and a stolen base, and Haylee Stanislawski went 2 for 3 with two RBI and two runs;

Silverado (11-1, 8-0 DSL) is back in action Monday afternoon at home against Sultana.

Granite Hills 000 00 — 0 1 1

Silverado 430 3x — 10 9 1 

Barstow 9, Adelanto 2

At Adelanto, Marley Zamora struck out six batters and allowed two runs on nine hits over seven innings to lead the Aztecs past the Saints on Friday afternoon.

Barstow gave Zamora a seven-run cushion to work with after a six-run second inning.

Brooke Miller went 3 for 4; Mariah Rodriguez went 2 for 4 with two RBI and two runs; Chloe Bledsoe went 2 for 4 with a RBI and two runs; and Charley Peralta went 1 for 4 with two RBI and a run;

For Adelanto, Liana Castanon went 3 for 4; Anna Gomez went 2 for 3 with a home run, a RBI and two runs; and Char King went 1 for 2 with a RBI.

Adelanto (8-10, 0-5 DSL) is back in action Wednesday against Granite Hills, while Barstow (8-6, 6-1 DSL) heads to Victor Valley on Monday.

Barstow 260 000 1 — 9 17 0

Adelanto 101 000 0 — 2 9 2

ACE 9, Rio Hondo Prep 6

At Arcadia, Olivia Benitez and Aniya Edwards both racked up four hits to help lead the Eagles in nonleague action Friday afternoon.

Benitez went 4 for 4 with three RBI, three runs and a stolen base, while Edwards went 4 for 4 with two RBI and two runs.

Araceli Manzo went 3 for 4 with three runs and three stolen bases, and Addison Shockley went 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run.

ACE (14-4-1, 6-0 Agape League) is back home Monday afternoon against Adelanto.

ACE 204 010 2 — 9

RHP 032 000 1 — 6

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