Lee, Hughes match par at Cedarbrook to get a share of first place in Junior Tour event

   A couple of players out of the younger 13-to-15 age group, Central Bucks West junior John Lee and Scott Hughes of Ambler, matched par at a tough Cedarbrook Country Club layout to finish in a tie at the top of the leaderboard in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour event Monday.

   Both players aggressively attacked the par-72 Cedarbrook layout with Lee making six birdies and Hughes making three birdies and picking up an eagle on the par-5 12^th hole as each signed for a 72.

   Strath Haven sophomore Tyler Debusschere continued his recent run of strong play as he made two birdies on the front nine on his way to a 2-over 74 that left him alone in third place in the 13-to-15 division.

   One of Debusschere’s Central League rivals, Harriton sophomore Cyrus Parvizi, was part of a three-way tied for fourth place at 3-over 75. Parvizi was joined at that figure by Noah Moeller of Doylestown and Evan Eichenlaub of Bethlehem.

   Another Doylestown entry, Brendan Reilly, shared seventh place with Matthew Normand of Lumberton, N.J., each signing for a 77.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division were Evan Rosenstein of Plymouth Meeting and Will Huntley of Lansdale, both of whom carded a 78 and finished in a tie for ninth place. Pretty strong showing for the younger guys overall with the top 10 finishers all breaking 80.

   Four players all landed on 5-over 77 to get a piece of the title in the 16-to-18 division.

   Pennridge senior Blake Stewart had 11 pars and a birdie on his scorecard, Jason Rieger of Collegeville had three birdies, Alexander Feraco of Furlong had two birdies and John Romeo of Ambler had a steady round that featured 14 pars as all four got it in at 5-over.

   Malvern Prep senior Dimitri Collias, a King of Prussia resident, was a shot behind the co-medalists as he finished alone in fifth place with a 78. Wissahickon senior Jackson Tappen shared sixth place with Collin McDonald of Lower Gwynedd as each posted a 79.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division was another foursome that ended up in a tie for eighth place, each carding an 80. That quartet included Aaron Skii of West Chester, Owen Wisner of Reading, Jack Lenox of Chalfont and Noah Sim of Ambler.

   Olivia Strigh of Hammonton, N.J. continued her strong play this summer by claiming a victory in the girls 16-to-18 division with an 83 that was highlighted by a birdie at the eighth hole. Gwenaelle DeLeo of Lititz was the runnerup with a 103.

   Serena Bagga, who played on the boys team at Germantown Academy as a freshman last fall, took top honors in the 13-to-15 division with an 87 that included four pars.

   Another member of Blue Bell’s Team Bagga, Kiran Bagga, birdied the 18^th hole, her ninth of the day, as she carded an 89 and shared runnerup honors with Danielle Higbee of Mickelton, N.J. Higbee’s round featured five pars.

   Hayley Ekert  of Fairview Village finished alone in fourth place with a 91, Nina Harris of Furlong was fifth with a 95 and Brynne Mushlin of Berwyn was sixth with a 102.

   Katelyn Balk of Yardley took seventh place with a 104, Mollie Young of Glenside was a shot behind Balk in eighth with a 105 and Sophia DeSantis of Glen Mills rounded out the 13-to-15 field as she carded a 107 to finish ninth.

   Liam McFadden of Bryn Mawr, coming off a run to the quarterfinals in last week’s Golf Association of Philadelphia Junior-Junior Boys’ Championship at West Chester Golf & Country Club, birdied the fifth hole on his way to a 4-over 40 that gave him a share of first place in the coed 12-and-under division with Anthony Proud of Stroudsburg. Proud had a run of four straight pars to highlight his round.

   Ian Rotto of Kennett Square got off to a good start with pars on the first two holes on his way to a 6-over 42 that left him alone in third place. David Nissen of Lower Gwynedd was a shot behind Rotto in fourth place with a 43 and Jason Mack of Delaware Water Gap was another shot behind Nissen in fifth with a 44.

   Andrew Carroccio of Newtown Square and Michael Liu of Garnet Valley ended up in a tie for sixth place, each registering a 48. Henry Gilia of Ardmore finished alone in eight place with a 51 and Nathaniel Beckelman of Yardley was ninth with a 53.

   Rounding out the top 10 among the nine-holers were Liam Crowley of Wayne and Brad McDermott of Bryn Mawr as they finished in a tie for 10^th place, each signing for a 61.