Expand<\/a><\/p>\nGOLFER OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n
COLE POWELL<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep, Sophomore<\/p>\n
PIAA Class 2A champion after shooting 7-under-par 137 (68-69) on Penn State White Course. \u2026 Carded a 2-under 70 on Penn State White Course to help Scranton Prep repeat as PIAA Class 2A team champions. \u2026 Tied for fourth in District 2 Class 2A with a 2-over 73 at Fox Hill Country Club. \u2026 Tied for second in the District 2 Class 2A qualifier at Elkview Country Club with a 1-under 71. \u2026 Was medalist with 2-under 70 at Elkview against Lake-Lehman in District 2 Class 2A team final. \u2026 In Lackawanna League Class 2A final against Riverside at Elkview, had three birdies and one eagle and finished with a 2-under 70 to help Cavaliers take the title. \u2026 Finished fourth and was low sophomore in season-opening Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with a 4-over 76. \u2026 Second All-Region selection.<\/p>\n
BEN BOYANOSKI<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep, Senior<\/p>\n
Shot 4-over-par 148 (74-74) on Penn State White Course to finish ninth in PIAA Class 2A and earn a state medal. \u2026 Had a 1-under 71 on Penn State White Course in PIAA Class 2A Team Championships to help Scranton Prep repeat. \u2026 Parred the first playoff hole to defeat two other golfers and capture the District 2 Class 2A individual title with a 1-over 72 at Fox Hill Country Club. \u2026 Shot career-best 6-under 66 at Elkview to win the District 2 Class 2A qualifier. \u2026 Helped the Cavaliers win Lackawanna League, District 2 Class 2A and District 2-4 Class 2A Subregional titles. \u2026 Repeated as champion of the Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with an even-par 72. \u2026 Second All-Region berth.<\/p>\n
BRENDAN BELL<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep, Sophomore<\/p>\n
Shot a 4-under 68 on the Penn State White Course to help Scranton Prep finish with a PIAA team-record score of 6-under 282 and repeat as Class 2A state champions. \u2026 Carded 4-under 67 at Williamsport Country Club to earn medalist honors and help Scranton Prep defeat Towanda at District 2-4 Class 2A Subregional. \u2026 Tied for seventh in District 2 Class 2A with a 6-over 77 at Fox Hill Country Club. \u2026 Finished fifth in the District 2 Class 2A qualifier at Elkview Country Club with an even-par 62. \u2026 Earned or shared medalist honors four times during Lackawanna League regular and postseason. \u2026 Placed third at the Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with a 4-over 76. \u2026 Second All-Region selection.<\/p>\n
GUY ROTHERY<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep, Senior<\/p>\n
Tied for 27th place at the PIAA Class 2A Championships with a 154 (79-75) on the Penn State White Course. \u2026 Shot a 1-over-par 73 on the Penn State White Course in the PIAA Class 2A Team Championships to help Scranton Prep repeat as state champs. \u2026 Finished second in Class 2A at the District 2 Individual Championships at Fox Hill Country Club with a 1-over 72, losing on the first playoff hole against two other golfers. \u2026 Tied for second at the District 2 Class 2A qualifier at Elkview Country Club with a 1-under 71. \u2026 Helped the Cavaliers win Lackawanna League, District 2 Class 2A and District 2-4 Class 2A Subregional titles. \u2026 Was co-medalist in two Lackawanna League matches. \u2026 Finished runnerup to teammate Ben Boyanoski at the Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with a 2-over 74. \u2026 First All-Region berth.<\/p>\n
RYAN BOYD<\/p>\n
Abington Heights, Junior<\/p>\n
Tied for 62nd at the PIAA Class 3A Championships with a 162 (87-75) on the Penn State Blue Course. \u2026 Shot 5-over 77 on the Penn State Blue Course in the PIAA Class 3A Team Championships. \u2026 Was medalist with a 2-over 73 at Williamsport Country Club to help the Comets defeat Jersey Shore in the District 2-4 Class 3A Subregional. \u2026 In the District 2 Class 3A team final against Pittston Area, he was medalist with 3-over 75 at Elkview Country Club to lead Comets to the title. \u2026 Finished third in Class 3A with a 4-over 75 (38-37) at Fox Hill Country Club in the District 2 Individual Championships. \u2026 Was eighth in Class 3A with a 7-over 79 (39-40) at Elkview in District 2 Class 3A qualifier. \u2026 Tied for 20th at Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with an 81 (41-40). \u2026 First All-Region selection.<\/p>\n
KYLE CONNOR<\/p>\n
Riverside, Senior<\/p>\n
Helped Riverside go 14-1 and share Lackawanna League Division II title with Lakeland. The Vikings then lost to Scranton Prep in the league\u2019s Class 2A final. \u2026 Earned or shared medalist honors 11 times in league regular and postseason matches. \u2026 During a match against Mountain View on Aug. 12, carded a hole in one on No. 9 at Rock Creek Golf Club. \u2026 Finished tied for seventh in Class 2A with a 6-over-par 77 at Fox Hill Country Club in the District 2 Individual Championships. \u2026 Was sixth with a 5-over 77 in the District 2 Class 2A qualifier at Elkview Country Club. \u2026 Placed eighth in the Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with a 6-over 78. \u2026 First All-Region berth.<\/p>\n
CHASE ROSENKRANS<\/p>\n
Lakeland, Junior<\/p>\n
Helped Lakeland go 14-1 and share Lackawanna League Division II title with Riverside. The Chiefs reached the league\u2019s Class 2A semifinals before losing to the Vikings. \u2026 Was medalist or co-medalist 12 times during league regular and postseason. \u2026 Finished tied for seventh in Class 2A with a 6-over-par 77 at Fox Hill Country Club in the District 2 Individual Championships. \u2026 Tied for second at the District 2 Class 2A qualifier at Elkview Country Club with a 1-under 71. \u2026 Finished fifth and earned low junior in a one-hole playoff at the season-opening Bob Simons Classic at Elkview with a 4-over 76. \u2026 Earned medalist honors in the Valley Cup with a 2-under 31 at Scott Greens Golf Course to help Lakeland win the team title. \u2026 First All-Region selection.<\/p>\n
COACH OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n
Christi Dorece, Scranton Prep<\/p>\n
Led the Cavaliers to their second straight PIAA Class 2A team championship with a record score of 6-under 282. Scranton Prep also won its 10th consecutive Lackawanna League title as well as District 2 and District 2-4 Subregional crowns. \u2026 Also guided the Classics to a third-place finish at the District 2 Class 2A Girls Team Championships at Honesdale Golf Club and third-place finish at the Ann Marie Simons Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLE POWELL, Scranton Prep BEN BOYANOSKI, Scranton Prep BRENDAN BELL, Scranton Prep golf GUY ROTHERY, Scranton Prep golf…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[772,305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-62068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-golf","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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