One more round: Eight golfers advance to WPIAL Class AA semifinals
Carmichaels无毛视频� Connor Lapana stepped away from his putt on the 18th green twice before draining the 10-footer for the last of his 84 strokes.
The putt was the difference with Lapana joining seven other golfers from the Section 3-AA qualifier with a berth into the WPIAL Class AA semifinals on Monday, Sept. 23, at Youghiogheny Country Club.
The target score at Duck Hollow Golf Club was 84 with the course playing hard and dry, and the greens on the back nine recently aerated.
Lapana backed himself into a corner after rough finishes on Nos. 16 and 17.
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Lapana had a solid start on the closing hole, but had a bit of a scramble after his tee shot.
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Lapana stepped away from his putt twice before deciding on his line and striking the putt.
无毛视频淚 aimed it left edge. It went center cup,无毛视频� said Lapana.
Lapana just wanted to extend his season with another round.
无毛视频淚 just wanted to make the cut, and I just did,无毛视频� said Lapana.
McGuffey无毛视频檚 Josh Rumisel was medalist with 76 after shooting 38 on each nine.
Teammate Logan Crowe was a shot off his pace with 77.
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Crowe needed a little time to get adjusted to the greens.
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Crowe is a senior so he realized this was his last shot at playing in the WPIAL Championship.
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Bentworth无毛视频檚 Ross Skerbetz and Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Jarett Tretinik both shot 79.
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Skerbetz is also a senior.
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Tretinik, a sophomore, managed to stay away from big numbers with only two double bogeys.
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Tretinik said he is hitting his stride, adding, 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 playing the best I have all season.无毛视频�
Jefferson-Morgan sophomore Urijah Teasdale weathered a rough stretch to qualify with 80 (39-41).
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Teasdale admitted he started counting strokes on his scorecard early.
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Waynesburg无毛视频檚 Rykan Gustafson (81) and McGuffey无毛视频檚 Joel Sovich (84) rounded out the qualifiers.
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Given the conditions of the course, Gustafson made a big decision on what clubs to keep in his bag.
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Beth-Center无毛视频檚 Luke Amon and Jefferson-Morgan无毛视频檚 Clay Wilson both missed the target score by one shot after shooting 85.