Golf: Jamestown tied for ninth halfway through elite VSGA event; Deep Run ahead

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DEEP RUN HIGH SCHOOL LEADS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 4th VSGA FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
MIDLOTHIAN –– Central Virginia-based Deep Run High School received three rounds of 73 or better from team members and own a four-stroke lead entering Wednesday’s final round of the 4th Virginia State Golf Association Foundation High School Invitational at Independence Golf Club (6,677 yards, par 36-36—72).

(Jamestown, the only Bay Rivers or Peninsula District team in the field, was tied for ninth at 318. Ben Meadows led the Eagles at 75.)

A public school located in Glen Allen, Va., Deep Run shot a first day score of 8-over-par 296. Charlottesville-area Western Albemarle High School is a close second (12-over 300), while nearby James River High School is in third place at 17-over 305. In the competition, the best four of five scores are counted toward the team’s aggregate.
Deep Run's Chris O’Neill posted the low round among competitors representing a team, carding 1-under-par 71. The 17-year-old rising junior recovered from an early double bogey after incurring a lost ball penalty at the par-5 fourth hole to shoot two under on the inward half. Though prevailing winds affected club selection all day, O’Neill was bogey-free on the second nine and knocked in birdie putts inside 4 feet at Nos. 10 and 13.
“On the back nine, the wind got tough,” he said. “Usually, it’s the easier side, but it made it play just as hard as the front. I just tried to stay focused and not worry about the [lost ball penalty].”
Also for Deep Run, junior Mikey Cantor (Glen Allen) and senior Jason Schumacher (Glen Allen) each had 73, while fellow senior Andrew Kowal (Glen Allen) shot 79 to post the Wildcats’ other scores. Deep Run has plenty of depth through its lineup and the squad already owns two tournaments wins and a 5-0 record in the Colonial district Central region.
The past three winners of the event have gone on to capture the Virginia High School League Group AAA Golf Championship, a tradition team members are trying to keep alive
“We definitely want to keep that going,” O’Neill smiled. “We’re fully aware of that. With Jason [Schumacher] and Andrew [Kowal] being seniors, this is probably their last chance, so we have to do it this year.”
Crozet-based Western Albemarle also features four upperclassmen, with junior Alex O’Dell, 16, of Crozet leading the team with a first-day 72. Three other team members shot a round in the 70s, including junior Brett Engle (74), senior Scott Wakeley (75) and sophomore Kent Miller (79).
“We have a good team and have some guys who can bring it, so we like our chances,” O’Dell said. “We have some people who can go low.”
Western Albemarle finished second in the Virginia High School League Group AA Golf Championship in 2009 and their appearance at the VSGA Foundation High School Invitational represents something of a proving ground for the program.
“We love coming to this tournament to see how we stack up against other AA and AAA schools,” said assistant coach C.T. Pace. “I’d like to think we have a shot to go far.”
James River didn’t start a senior in first round action, but still received four scores in the 70s. Rising sophomore Jason Park, 16, of Midlothian led the way, shooting even-par 72 by playing a six-hole stretch from Nos. 8-14 in four under par.
“I haven’t been playing well and have just been trying to get my swing fixed,” Park said. “I didn’t expect much coming into the event, but I did well [Tuesday]. I stayed patient most of the time.”
Among the competitors taking part in the event individually, two-time reigning Richmond Women’s Golf Association Amateur champion Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield), a rising newcomer at Manchester High, and Shabril Brewer (Herndon), a rising senior at northern Virginia’s Westfield High, equaled the low round of the day, posting 2-under 70. Brewer helped Westfield to last year’s team title and is the only returning player from the squad.
Independence Golf Club, owned by the VSGA Foundation, features a 22,000-square-foot clubhouse, an 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed championship course and a nine-hole Sawyer Short Course, layed out by Fazio. In addition, the club includes separate junior clubhouses with dormitories for campers. The VSGA Foundation continues to champion junior golf initiatives, particularly those that benefit at-risk children. The club’s Robins Junior Program camps and clinics not only teach fundamentals of the game, but also empowering life lessons.

MIDLOTHIAN –– Results following the first round of the 4th VSGA Foundation High School Invitational at Independence Golf Club (6,677 yards, par 36-36—72) on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The best four of five scores counted toward the team’s aggregate.

DEEP RUN HIGH SCHOOL (296)
Chris O’Neill, 37-34—71; Mikey Cantor, 38-35—73; Jason Schumacher, 37-36—73; Andrew Kowal, 36-43—79; Courtney Wynne, 40-43—83
WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL (300)
Alex O’Dell, 37-35—72; Brett Engle, 38-36—74; Scott Wakeley, 37-38—75; Kent Miller, 38-41—79; Chris Bergin, 37-43—80
JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (305)
Jason Park, 37-35—72; Matt Reynolds, 38-38—76; Dawson Hobbs, 43-35—78; Taylor Stagg, 41-38—79; Rhett Martin, 41-43—84
FLOYD E. KELLAM HIGH SCHOOL (307)
Alex Lloyd, 38-36—74; Trey Smith, 38-36—74; Bryce Cope, 40-37—77; Kent Brewton, 44-38—82; Young Suh, 41-43—84
BATTLEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (307)
Brendan Pastor, 38-36—74; Karishma Thiagaraj, 36-38—74; P.J. Leonard, 36-42—78; Doc Shulte, 42-39—81; Thomas Fricke, 42-46—88
LANGLEY HIGH SCHOOL (307)
Matt Disalvo, 35-39—74; Edric Wung, 38-39—77; Sam Walsh, 40-37—77; Will Byrne, 42-37—79; Jack Sandusky, 41-40—81
WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL (308)
Timothy Walter, 36-36—72; Bennett DuPont, 38-37—75; Jack Dalrymple, 40-40—80; James Walter, 37-44—81; Tyler Gillis, 41-40—81
CHANTILLY HIGH SCHOOL (315)
Steve Aanstoos, 33-41—74; Jack Dargle, 41-38—79; Christian Veale, 40-41—81; Tim Harwick, 38-43—81; Mike Gagne, 43-41—84
JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (318)
Ben Meadows, 39-36—75; Jimmy Hemphill, 42-38—80; Jimmy Hewitt, 41-39—80; Craig Panholzer, 44-39—83; P.J. McAteer, 45-47—92
LAKE BRADDOCK HIGH SCHOOL (318)
Sam Kim, 37-37—74; Kenny Towns, 38-41—79; Michael Quinteros, 40-39—79; Justin Burns, 42-44—86; Mark Derner, 46-48—94
MILLS E. GODWIN HIGH SCHOOL (324)
Erich Snyder, 44-35—79; John Dozier, 40-39—79; Scott Welch, 42-38—80; Zac Ford, 42-44—86; Will MacIlwaine, 47-46—93
OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL (328)
Mason Hauser, 40-39—79; Rahil Gujral, 44-37—81; Jackson Lizardo, 43-39—82; John McGinnis, 43-43—86; Trevor Harrington, 45-43—88
ROBINSON SECONDARY SCHOOL (334)
Alexandra Austin, 37-37—74; Seth Crean, 43-38—81; Will Coster, 44-43—87; Jason Caputo, 44-48—92; Drew Johnson, 49-49—98
DOUGLAS S. FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL (336)
Connor Hill, 41-39—80; Dave Dwight, 43-41—84; Davis Boyd, 43-42—85; Jack Lowden, 43-44—87; Connor Melhorn, 47-55—102
MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL (340)
Cameron Young, 44-37—81; Gavin Parker, 44-39—83; Brian Jones, 43-40—83; Brittany Woo, 46-47—93; Semion Carter, 57-53—110
SOUTH COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL (341)
Jake Saba, 42-38—80; Taylor Wirth, 43-42—85; Adam Bacon, 42-44—86; Preston Sellers, 46-44—90; Josh Carey, 45-47—92
LOUDOUN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (342)
Tanner Welsh, 39-41—80; Scott Mumpower, 37-47—84; Ian Hilderbrand, 44-43—87; Mac Kaseman, 40-51—91; Trevor Colby, 48-52—100
ATLEE HIGH SCHOOL (349)
Tanner Foutz, 39-41—80; Andrew Crain, 43-44—87; Chris Dalton, 45-46—91; Stephen Waskiewicz, 51-40—91; Ben Crowe, 48-45—93
FRANK W. COX HIGH SCHOOL (350)
Andrew Beacraft, 44-41—85; Stephanie Norman, 44-42—86; Paul Kyriakides, 43-46—89; Nick Lotuaco, 49-41—90; Blake Hearn, 44-47—91
COSBY HIGH SCHOOL (355)
Katherine Connell, 43-42—85; Josh Foery, 47-38—85; Nolan Kelly, 45-41—86; McKoy Lamantia, 50-49—99; Blake Akridge, 49-51—100
CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL (363)
Abby Portyrata, 40-43—83; Tim Roble, 44-41—85; Carter King, 49-47—96; Shane Cody, 48-51—99; Kevin Smith, 48-51—99
MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL (364)
Kyle Hart, 43-41—84; Evan Stynes, 46-43—89; Jeff Brochetti, 47-45—92; Owen Thompson, 49-50—99; Davis Testin, WD
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (366)
Chris Kapsak, 34-41—75; Adam Pearson, 44-42—86; Frank Hargrove, 45-47—92; George Wilkinson, 54-59—113

INDIVIDUALS COMPETING IN THE VSGA FOUNDATION
HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
Lyberty Anderson (Manchester High School), 38-32—70
Shabril Brewer (Westfield High School), 35-35—70
Evan Cocke (Westfield High School), 42-44—86
MIDLOTHIAN –– Groupings and starting times for the final round of the 4th VSGA Foundation High School Invitational at Independence Golf Club (6,677 yards, par 36-36—72) on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
ALL TIMES EDT
Hole No. 1
8:30 a.m.: Mark Derner (Lake Braddock High School); P.J. McAteer (Jamestown High School); Will MacIlwaine (Mills E. Godwin High School); Trevor Harrington (Oakton High School)

8:40 a.m.: Justin Burns (Lake Braddock High School); Craig Panholzer (Jamestown High School); Zac Ford (Mills E. Godwin High School); John McGinnis (Oakton High School)
8:50 a.m.: Michael Quinteros (Lake Braddock High School); Jimmy Hemphill (Jamestown High School); Scott Welch (Mills E. Godwin High School); Jackson Lizardo (Oakton High School)

9 a.m.: Kenny Towns (Lake Braddock High School); Jimmy Hewitt (Jamestown High School); Erich Snyder (Mills E. Godwin High School); Rahil Gujral (Oakton High School)

9:10 a.m.: Sam Kim (Lake Braddock High School); Ben Meadows (Jamestown High School); John Dozier (Mills E. Godwin High School); Mason Hauser (Oakton High School)
9:20 a.m.: Young Suh (Floyd E. Kellam High School); Thomas Fricke (Battlefield High School); Tyler Gillis (Woodberry Forest School); Mike Gagne (Chantilly High School)

9:30 a.m.: Kent Brewton (Floyd E. Kellam High School); Doc Shulte (Battlefield High School); James Walter (Woodberry Forest School); Tim Harwick (Chantilly High School)
9:40 a.m.: Bryce Cope (Floyd E. Kellam High School); P.J. Leonard (Battlefield High School); Jack Dalrymple (Woodberry Forest School); Christian Veale (Chantilly High School)

9:50 a.m.: Trey Smith (Floyd E. Kellam High School); Brendan Pastor (Battlefield High School); Bennett DuPont (Woodberry Forest School); Jack Dargle (Chantilly High School)

10 a.m.: Alex Lloyd (Floyd E. Kellam High School); Karishma Thiagara (Battlefield High School); Timothy Walter (Woodberry Forest School); Steve Aanstoos (Chantilly High School)

10:10 a.m.: Courtney Wynne (Deep Run High School); Chris Bergin (Western Albemarle High School); Rhett Martin (James River High School); Jack Sandusky (Langley High School)

10:20 a.m.: Andrew Kowal (Deep Run High School); Kent Miller (Western Albemarle High School); Taylor Stagg (James River High School); Will Byrne (Langley High School)

10:30 a.m.: Mikey Cantor (Deep Run High School); Scott Wakeley (Western Albemarle High School); Dawson Hobbs (James River High School); Edric Wung (Langley High School)
10:40 a.m.: Jason Schumacher (Deep Run High School); Brett Engle (Western Albemarle High School); Matt Reynolds (James River High School); Sam Walsh (Langley High School)

10:50 a.m.: Chris O’Neill (Deep Run High School); Alex O’Dell (Western Albemarle High School); Jason Park (James River High School); Matt Disalvo (Langley High School)
Hole No. 10
8:30 a.m.: Drew Johnson (Robinson Secondary School); Connor Melhorn (Douglas S. Freeman High School); Semion Carter (Monacan High School); Josh Carey (South County Secondary School)

8:40 a.m.: Jason Caputo (Robinson Secondary School); Jack Lowden (Douglas S. Freeman High School); Brittany Woo (Monacan High School); Preston Sellers (South County Secondary School)
8:50 a.m.: Will Coster (Robinson Secondary School); Davis Boyd (Douglas S. Freeman High School); Brian Jones (Monacan High School); Adam Bacon (South County Secondary School)

9 a.m.: Andrew Crain (Atlee High School); Dave Dwight (Douglas S. Freeman High School); Gavin Parker (Monacan High School); Taylor Wirth (South County Secondary School)

9:10 a.m.: Alexandra Austin (Robinson Secondary School); Connor Hill (Douglas S. Freeman High School); Cameron Young (Monacan High School); Jake Saba (South County Secondary School)

9:20 a.m.: Trevor Colby (Loudoun Valley High School); Ben Crowe (Atlee High School); Blake Hearn (Frank W. Cox High School); Ryan Boone (Cosby High School)

9:30 a.m.: Mac Kaseman (Loudoun Valley High School); Chris Dalton (Atlee High School); Nick Lotuaco (Frank W. Cox High School); McKoy Lamantia (Cosby High School)
9:40 a.m.: Ian Hilderbrand (Loudoun Valley High School); Stephen Waskiewicz (Atlee High School); Paul Kyriakides (Frank W. Cox High School); Nolan Kelly (Cosby High School)
9:50 a.m.: Tanner Welsh (Loudoun Valley High School); Seth Crean (Robinson Secondary School); Stephanie Norman (Frank W. Cox High School); Josh Foery (Cosby High School)

10 a.m.: Scott Mumpower (Loudoun Valley High School); Tanner Foutz (Atlee High School); Andrew Beacraft (Frank W. Cox High School); Katherine Connell (Cosby High School)

10:10 a.m.: Kevin Smith (Clover Hill High School); George Wilkinson (Trinity Episcopal School); Davis Testin (Midlothian High School)

10:20 a.m.: Shane Cody (Clover Hill High School); Frank Hargrove (Trinity Episcopal School); Owen Thompson (Midlothian High School)

10:30 a.m.: Carter King (Clover Hill High School); Adam Pearson (Trinity Episcopal School); Jeff Brochetti (Midlothian High School)

10:40 a.m.: Tim Roble (Clover Hill High School); Chris Kapsak (Trinity Episcopal School); Evan Stynes (Midlothian High School); Evan Cocke (Westfield High School)

10:50 a.m.: Abby Portyrata (Clover Hill High School); Lyberty Anderson (Manchester High School); Kyle Hart (Midlothian High School); Shabril Brewer (Westfield High School)