Cathedral Prep captures District 10 Class 3A boys team golf title
MEADVILLE ― Breckin Taylor arrived at Friday's District 10 boys team golf tournament with some grooming that was radically different than his appearance at the same event a season ago.
The Cathedral Prep junior teed off at The Country Club of Meadville with a notably conservative haircut and some custom-frame glasses.
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More important, though, was that Taylor played nothing like he did there a year ago.
That's when the district's 2020 Class 3A individual titlist shot an 84, missed the cut for the second round and saw the Ramblers lose to McDowell in the team event.
This time, Taylor opened with a par-72. Not only was it the lowest first round for any of the district's large-school participants, it also helped the Ramblers topple the rival Trojans.
Prep's top four players Friday combined for a score of 312 to McDowell's 347.
“Last year here was kind of a bad phenomenon,” Taylor said. “My swing, it wasn't where I wanted it to be. It led to too many mistakes and one of those days. This time I struck the ball fairly well and I putted well. The (pin placements) were tough, so I played conservative.”
Trey Thompson's 77 followed Taylor's round on Prep's team championship score sheet. Matt Costa's 80 and Cooper Wierzchowski's 83 were the other contributors to its official score.
Connor Laird (88) was the fifth golfer whom Ramblers' coach Jay Willow started.
Jack Mucha's 85 was the lowest round for McDowell.
Individual play continued Saturday.
Class 2A team
Lakeview, by one stroke, was first after Friday's five-school competition. The top Sailors finished at 340 to Grove City's 341.
Chris Mong's 83 was the best for Lakeview's four most consistent players. Jackson Gadsby followed with an 84, Maddox Bell at 86 and Adam Snyder at 87.
Grove City's Trent Nemec, like Mong, shot an 83.
Fairview, led by Will Fessler's 81, finished third at 350.
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Results of District 10's boys team golf tournament at The Country Club of Meadville:
Class 3A
CATHEDRAL PREP (312): Breckin Taylor 72, Trey Thompson 77, Matt Costa 80, Cooper Wierzchowski 83. Other starter: Connor Laird 88
McDOWELL (347): Jack Mucha 85, John Ferretti 86, Camden Delsandro 86, Brody Paris 90. Other starter: Bryce Peterson 90
Class 2A
LAKEVIEW (340): Chris Mong 83, Jackson Gadsby 84, Maddox Bell 86, Adam Snyder 87. Other starter: Owen Dye 92
GROVE CITY (341): Trent Nemec 83, Logan Goodrich 84, Tyler Hamilton 87, Ethan Cunningham 87. Other starter: Josh Benka 94
FAIRVIEW (350): Will Fessler 81, Anthony Laboda 88, Archie Murphey 90, Tegan Rucks 91. Other starter: Tommy Bryant 101
SAEGERTOWN (360): Joe Grundy 79, Jon Grundy 89, Wyatt Zirkle 95, Sully Zirkle 97. Other starter: Hank Shaffer 114
OIL CITY (372): Charlie Motter 89, Connor Highfield 93, Jacob Teeter 95, Will McMahon 95. Other starter: Logan Loughran 101
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