After years of domination by either Haverford School or
Malvern Prep, the Inter-Ac League golf race this fall is very much up for
grabs.
Penn Charter, led by a pair of sparkling 2-under-par 33s by
junior Brian Isztwan and senior Joey Centeno in a mini-tournament hosted by the
Quakers at Huntingdon Valley Country Club’s Centennial Course Tuesday, swept
the field with a 224 total.
In the sixth season of the mini-tournament format, first
utilized when the Inter-Ac switched from playing in the spring to playing in
the fall, it was the first outright tournament win for Penn Charter. Episcopal
Academy was just a shot back at 225 in a strong showing by the Churchmen and
the perennial Inter-Ac powers, Haverford School and Malvern Prep, finished
third and fourth with respective totals of 230 and 237.
Penn Charter had the home-course advantage as the host, but
Huntingdon Valley is also the home course for Isztwan, who captured the
Inter-Ac’s individual title as a freshman two years ago.
The Quakers also got a 38 from junior Noah Schwartz, who
lost in a playoff in the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Jock MacKenzie
Memorial this summer. Four Penn Charter players – juniors Archie Filshill and
Blake Target, sophomore Dylan Topaz, and eighth-grader Patrick Isztwan – all
came in at 40. Only the top six scores count, so one of the 40s was thrown out,
but when you win by a shot, every shot counts.
Episcopal was led by junior Jon Perry, who had an even-par
35. Senior Matt Marino added a 36, sophomore Michael Zeng had a 37, freshman
Jacob Zeng had a 39, junior Ashton Dunn had a 39 and junior Cole Kemmerer had a
40.
Haverford School, which had topped the field in the first
mini-tournament hosted by Malvern Prep Friday at Waynesborough Country Club,
was led by Davis Rosato and Cal Buonocore, both of whom came in at even-par 35.
Sophomore Peter Garno added a 39, Mac Costin and Sam Walker both checked in at
40 and Fred Hammer had a 41.
Reigning Inter-Ac champion Malvern Prep was led by sophomore
John Updike, the reigning Pennsylvania Junior Boys champion who carded a 1-over
36. Sophomore Andrew Curran added a 38, junior Matt Davis had a 39, Gavin Sims
had a 40, Eric McLaughlin had a 41 and Nick Miller had a 43.
Haverford School retains the league lead at 8-2 with Penn
Charter and Episcopal tied for second at 7-3 and Malvern Prep in third at 6-4. It
is a very tight race and with all the talented young players sprinkled throughout
the league, things will change from mini-tournament to mini-tournament.
A mini-tournament scheduled to be hosted by Springside
Chestnut Hill Academy at Sunnybrook Golf Club Monday was postponed.
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