MHSAA boys golf state finals: Novi Detroit Catholic Central wins Division 1 title
The Novi Detroit Catholic Central boys golf team took home the Division 1 state championship on Saturday at Ferris State's Katke Golf Course, finishing with a 587 team score and narrowly edging Ann Arbor Skyline (589) after the second round of the MHSAA finals.
DCC was in a five-stroke hole as it teed off for Round 2 after Skyline jumped out to an early lead with a 296 on Friday. However, Central rebounded from its first-round 301 with a 286 on Saturday to overcome AAS (298). The victory avenged the Shamrocks' second-place finish behind the Eagles in 2021.
Senior Neil Zhu led the way for DCC , shooting a 145 over the two days to finish tied for fourth. Fellow senior Peter Stassinopoulos (146) came in seventh, sophomore Julian Menser (147) ended his season in eighth and senior Liam Casey (149) rounded out the bunch in 10th place.
After tying for second place in last year's finals, Ann Arbor Skyline sophomore Ieuan Jones took home the individual championship with a 138 total. He carded a 69 in both rounds to top Brighton junior Andrew Daily and East Lansing sophomore Drew Miller, who tied for second place (144).
Division 2
Birmingham Brother Rice secured its second-straight state championship with a 609 at Grand Valley State's The Meadows that well outpaced Flint Powers (628) and Richland Gull Lake (626) on Saturday.
The Warriors compiled a 303 on Friday to take a commanding nine-stroke lead over the Eagles before finishing with a 306 in Round 2. Powers (312, 316) finished in second place for the second consecutive year.
Brother Rice junior Lorenzo Pinili (144) picked up his second straight individual runner-up finish while his brother, freshman Leandro Pinili (151), finished in a three-way tie for ninth place. Junior Marcus Lee (152) also landed on the leaderboard in a tie for 12th place.
Gull Lake's Bryce Wheeler (138) followed his superb Friday showing with an even par to win the individual title over senior Evan McDermott (144), who tied Lorenzo Pinili in second place.
Division 3
Ann Arbor Greenhills secured its first state championship at The Fortress in Frankenmuth on Saturday after sending only individual qualifiers to last year's finals.
The Gryphons (612) produced a 306 on both days to best Grand Rapids Catholic Central (632) which finished runner-up after winning the 2021 finals. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett finished close behind in third (635).
Greenhills senior Cale Piedmonte-Lange (143) finished his high school career with the individual championship. Fellow senior Beau Brewer (150) placed fifth and sophomore Max Shulman delivered a 76 in both rounds to tie for sixth place (152).
GRCC sophomore Will Preston (144) finished second to Piedmonte-Lange while Belding senior Mason Anderson (145) finished third as an individual qualifier.
Division 4
After finishing as the 2021 runner-up, Lansing Christian secured its first state championship by recording a 622 team total at Michigan State's Forest Akers West on Saturday.
The Pilgrims improved their 318 in Round 1 to score a 304 on Saturday, edging second-place Clarkston Everest Collegiate (646). Maple City Glenn Lake finished third (655) while 2021 champion Hackett Catholic Prep came in fourth (665).
LCS placed three golfers in the top-10, led by senior Caden Kinnas (151) to finish tied for third. Senior Davis Garrett (155) finished in a three-way tie for fifth place while junior Baylor Brogan (156) tied for eighth.
Royal Oak Shrine senior Jeffrey Andrus won the individual championship, registering a 144 overall after shooting 72 in both rounds. He was followed by Glen Lake junior Blake O'Conner (150) in second place. Clarkston Everest Collegiate junior Remy Stalcup, the 2021 individual winner, tied with Kinnas for third.
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