METRO DIVISION
Jay Thammachack of Coventry was the best ever on the links of Sable Creek.
On the day of the Metro Division tournament, Jay fired 36-34 on his way to a two-under-par 70, a new tournament record for the Portage Trail Conference that was previously held by five golfers going to back 2006.
Tammachack not only was the medalist of the event but is the repeat Player of the Year in the Metro Division.
The Cloverleaf Colts won the Metro Division, earning the tournament championship as a follow-up to their undefeated 14-0 record of the regular season.
Medalists for the tournament, following Tammachack included silver medalist Hunter Simmons of Streetsboro.
For Portage County teams in the Metro, in addition to the Rockets’ Timmons, Abbie Retherford, freshman of Ravenna, led the Ravens with a 93 and Spencer Crone was the best on the links for the Field Falcons, firing an 86.
COUNTY DIVISION
For the past 15 years of the Portage Trail Conference, Mogadore and Rootstown have won the championship, shared the championship or occasionally allowed one team to jump over them to the top of the standings.
Often the title comes down to the final tournament with either schools holding the opportunity to win the championship in their shots and putts.
That was not the case this season as the Mogadore Wildcats dominated the conference from beginning to end.
Owning a perfect 10-0 record in conference play, Mogadore continued their outstanding golf at Sable Creek Golf Course for the PTC County Division Championship, topping a consistent Rootstown team by 28 strokes to win the tournament and the ultimate championship.
Mogadore’s Dillon Pendergast, Cory Gasaway, Ben Lansinger and Aaron Morris own the four low scores of the tournament among the top five medalists. Only Mason Bartholomy broke into the Mogadore sweep as the Rootstown Rover took the fifth place medal.
Mogadore’s 327 total included Gasaway’s medalist score of 77, only five-over-par on the tough fairways of Sable Creek.
The junior has been tough to beat this season, usually only bested by senior Ben Lansinger, this season’s County Division Player of the Year who fired an 83 during tournament play on Wednesday.
Pendergast (82) and Morris (85) not only were the play-six-count-four scores for Mogadore but were the low four scores of the County Division tournament.
Chris Mossa, coach of the Wildcats, was voted coach of the year by his peers in the County Division.
The Rovers were the only team with a chance of catching Mogadore but fell short despite a consistent team score that included three scores in the 80s.
NEXT UP
Teams begin OHSAA post-season tournaments next week as the Sectionals tee off at courses in Northeast Ohio.
FINAL RESULTS: Boys High School Golf
2019 Portage Trail Conference Tournament
Sable Creek Golf Couse, Hartville
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
COUNTY DIVISION
TEAM SCORES:
Mogadore 327
Rootstown 355
Lake Center Christian 373
Garfield 405
Crestwood 414
Southeast 420
TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORES:
Cory Gasaway, Mogadore 77
Dillon Pendergast, Mogadore 82
Ben Lansinger, Mogadore 83
Aaron Morris, Mogadore 85
Mason Bartholomy, Rootstown 87
INDIVIDUAL SCORES BY TEAM:
MOGADORE (327):
Ben Lansinger 83, Cory Gasaway 77, Dillon Pendergast, 82, Aaron Morris 85.
ROOTSTOWN (355):
Mason Bartholomy 87, Cole Hostetler 88, Brandon Stephenson 89, Blake Bower 91.
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN (373):
Kobe Byler 87, Nate Capeta 95, Thomas Fulk 94, Matt Starcher 97.
GARFIELD (405):
Jake Britton 87, Pearce Fedor 105, Kyle Lance 104, Hayden Peska 109.
CRESTWOOD (414):
Ian Benoit 90, J.J. Riley 103, R.J. Loomer 109, Josh Eyerman 112.
SOUTHEAST (420):
Joe McLay 97, Greg Gutherie 100, Wyatt Styer 111, Nolan Truex 112.
METRO DIVISION
TEAM SCORES:
Cloverleaf 338
Coventry 344
Norton 364
Woodridge 375
Field 383
Streetsboro 384
Springfield 388
Ravenna 428
TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORES:
Jay Tammachack, Coventry 70
Hunter Timmons, Streetsboro 78
Luke Schreck, Cloverleaf 81
Par Rockhold, Norton 84
Bodie Hillwig, Cloverleaf 84
INDIVIDUAL SCORES BY TEAM:
CLOVERLEAF (338):
Luke Schreck 81, Bodie Hillwig 84, Drew Schreck 85, Cole Gibson 88.
COVENTRY (344):
Jay Thammachack 70, Michael Simmons 93, Mike Eberly 86, Andrew Mosnot 95.
NORTON (364):
Par Rockhold 84, Gehig Dedomenic 90, Nick Kress 96, Andy Kraus 94.
WOODRIDGE (375):
Max Schneckenburger 90, Antonio Fitzsimmons 90, Zach Hess 96, Will Schmeltzer 99.
FIELD (383):
Spencer Crone 86, Will Yount 98, Sam Jones 99, Luke Stayer 100.
STREETSBORO (384):
Hunter Timmons 78, Jacy Yusko 90, Clayton Paul 106, Preston Yuzwa 110.
SPRINGFIELD (388):
Caleb Eckenrode 88, Joel Justice 99, George Hennigin 101, Dylan Hanna 101.
RAVENNA (428):
Abbie Retherford 93, Zach Scibelli 113, Marcus Gibson 109, Landon Skilton 11.
