Scranton Prep and Abington Heights won Lackawanna Golf League championships Wednesday during the 18-hole finals at Elkview Country Club.
Brendan Bell and Bobby Stott each shot 3-over-par 75s to share medalist honors and lead the Cavaliers over Lakeland, 310-339, in Class 2A. Meanwhile, William Yoo carded a 3-over 75 to claim medalist and help the Comets defeat Honesdale, 313-340.
It is the 11th straight league title for Scranton Prep, which is also two-time defending PIAA Class 2A champion. Abington Heights won its fifth consecutive league title and ninth in the last 10 seasons. Both teams advance to Thursday’s District 2 Team Championships at 10 a.m. at Fox Hill Country Club. The Cavaliers face Wyoming Valley Conference Class 2A champion Holy Redeemer, while the Comets play WVC Class 3A winner Dallas.
Bell had two birdies in his round for Scranton Prep (18-1), while Stott had one. Cole Powell, fresh off his District 2 Class 2A championship Monday at Elkview, shot 77 with one birdie. Jack Pavuk also had a birdie and finished with an 83. Also for the Cavaliers, Brian James had an 87 and Matthew Haggerty had an 88.
Mikey Pisarcik shot an 82 and Chase Rosenkrans had an 83 for Lakeland (16-1). Ty Sokoloski and Evan Robbins each had 87s. Also for the Chiefs, Carson Stephens had a 93 and Aiden Babarsky had a 97. Pisarcik, Rosenkrans, Sokoloski and Robbins each had birdies.
Yoo had birdies on Nos. 8 and 18 to highlight his round for Abington Heights (15-3). District 2 Class 3A champion Sebastian Meyer shot 78 for the Comets with birdies on Nos. 3 and 11. State qualifier Cole Severs had three birdies (Nos. 1, 14, 18) and finished with an 80. Connor O’Malley-Kalinoski also shot 80 with a birdie on No. 17. Ryan Boyd had birdies on Nos. 3 and 14 and wound up with an 84 and Logan Gallagher shot 96.
Reed Howell led Honesdale (12-6) with a 79 with birdies on Nos. 1, 14 and 17. Woody Reynolds (Nos. 11, 13) and state qualifier Trevan Dahlgren (Nos. 13, 17) carded 84s with two birdies apiece. Reese Dennis rounded out the scoring with a 93. Also for the Hornets, Maddox Johnson had a 96 and Ben Schneider had a 102.