By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Individual champion Luke Leonetti led the way as Washburn Rural's boys golf team posted an 11-stroke win (312-323) over Emporia in Monday's Centennial League tournament at Village Greens Golf Course.
Leonetti, the city champ, took league medalist honors with a 74, topping Topeka West freshman Myles Alonzo by two strokes.
"I am proud of the way Luke responded to some early adversity and finished strong to get the win,'' Washburn Rural coach Jared Goehring said.
Washburn Rural junior Luke Leonetti captured the Centennial League individual title Monday with a 74, leading the Junior Blues to the team championship. [File photo/TSN]
Leonetti was one of three Washburn Rural players to crack the top 10 individually, with junior Joe Morse tying for third and finishing fourth in a scorecard playoff with a 78 while junior Turner Depperschmidt finished sixth with a 79.
Rural junior Giles Frederickson narrowly missed a top-10 finish, placing 11th with an 81.
Washburn Rural's golf team poses with its championship trophy after winning the Centennial League championship Monday at Village Greens Golf Course. [Submitted]
"We managed our games well enough today to get the job done,'' Goehring said. "I would like for our approach and toughness to continue to improve as we move closer to postseason play.''
Seaman's Gavin Wilhelm tied for sixth and finished seventh with a 79 while the Vikings' Jake Moss tied for eighth and finished ninth.
Team runner-up Emporia topped third-place Manhattan by five strokes while Seaman was fourth.
The Spartans put Caden Massey and Dylan Smith in the top 10, with Massey finishing third with a 78 and Smith eighth with an 80.
CENTENNIAL LEAGUE BOYS GOLF
Team scores
Washburn Rural 312, Emporia 323, Manhattan 328, Seaman 335, Hayden 385, Junction City 416.
Individual results
1. Luke Leonetti, Washburn Rural, 74; 2. Myles Alonzo, Topeka West, 76; 3. Caden Massey, Emporia, 78 (won scorecard playoff); 4. Joe Morse, Washburn Rural, 78; 5. Miles Braxmeyer, Manhattan, 78; 6. Turner Depperschmidt, Washburn Rural, 79 (won scorecard playoff); 7. Gavin Wilhelm, Seaman, 79; 8. Dylan Smith, Emporia, 80 (won scorecard playoff); 9. Jake Moss, Seaman, 80; 10. Owen Braxmeyer, Manhattan, 80.
Other Washburn Rural -- Giles Frederickson 81, Tyler Higgins 82, Cole Kucera 84.
Other Seaman -- Zach Weir 87, Tim Biggs 89, Reid Cowan 91, Taylor Tenpenny 92.
Other Topeka West -- Jacob Jachens 105.
Hayden -- Trey Pivarnik 93, Marcel Pryor 94, Brogan Scott 98, Carson Alfonsi 100, Dylan Foster 104, Garret Borjon 111.
Topeka High -- DeAndre Hicks 100, Grant Evenson 105, Reymond Labrador Perez 122.
