Zimmer leads the way as The Haverford School again sweeps at Bluestone

   With Tyler Zimmer again leading the way, The Haverford School recorded its second straight sweep of an Inter-Ac League invitational Tuesday, this one hosted by Germantown Academy at Bluestone Country Club.

   Zimmer fired a 35 as the Fords put up a solid 190 total. Malvern Prep took runnerup honors at 198, Episcopal Academy was third at 208, the host Patriots finished fourth at 212, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy was fifth at 215 and Penn Charter was sixth with a 227 total.

   The Haverford School ran the table in the Inter-Ac last fall, sweeping all six invitationals for a 30-0-0 record. With two straight sweeps to open this season, the Fords have swept at least the last eight invitationals, no easy feat in the competitive Inter-Ac.

   Junior Jake Maddaloni, who played a key role in a senior-laden Haverford School team’s run to the Inter-Ac title a year ago, added a 36 at Bluestone. Alec Stern carded a 38, making the Fords the only team to have three players record sub-40 rounds.

   Michael Bozzi added a 40 and the last counter for the Fords was a 41, a total landed on by both senior Charlie Baker and Bowen Deng.

   Malvern Prep was led by James Gradisek and Henry Fish, both of who carded a solid 38. I’ve caddied in a group that Gradisek played in at Stonewall and the kid definitely has some talent. Sophomore Keller Mulhern and senior Ryan Kennedy each carded a 40. The fifth counter for the Friars was a 41, a figure that both Ryan Traynor and Jack Fialko posted.

   Episcopal Academy was led by eighth-grader Jack Early, who carded a 39. Juniors Shane Lawler and Giles Elliott posted respective rounds of 41 and 42. Rounding out the counters for the Churchmen were a pair of 43s registered by senior co-captain Jacob Zeng and sophomore Eric Morgan. Zeng was the top performer in the six regular-season invitationals a year ago, putting up the best record against the rest of the league.

   Penn Charter got a solid showing from its top player, junior Patrick Isztwan, who signed for a solid 38. Isztwan was the Inter-Ac’s individual champion, capturing the Bert Linton Memorial on his home course at Huntingdon Valley Country Club, as a freshman in the fall of 2017.