Ramapo qualifies for a shot at a three-peat state crown
WAYNE — Ramapo is driving to a third consecutive NJSIAA Boys Golf Championship with a chance to repeat as Group 3 titlist.
The Green Raiders won the North 1 sectional title and were overall runnersup to Millburn at Tuesday’s North 1 and 2, Group 3 sectional tournament at Preakness Valley Golf Course.
“I told the guys from last year, ‘We have a target on our back,’ ” Ramapo coach Brian Gogerty said, adding, “So we weren’t going to sneak up on anybody, and we had to go out there and compete day in and day out.”
Ramapo is the only team from golfrich Bergen County to qualify for the State Championship on Monday at Raritan Valley CC in Bridgewater. Morris County enjoyed the advantage this season.
Junior Harry Cohen shot 2-underpar 68 on the West Course to lead Ramapo to a shoot-five, count-four score of 299. Cohen was supported by junior Peter Keith’ s 76, freshman Jackson Chud no ff’ s 77 and junior Jordan Weiss ’78.
“Our ultimate goal is to win it all. We want to be the best team in the [Tournament of Champions],” said Cohen, who was North 1 runner-up to Roxbury senior Jake Morgan, who shot 65. “And you have to get through this to get there, so it’s really nice to get through. And the team played great, and I’m excited to see what we can do in states.”
Millburn, a disappointing third last year, won North 2 and the overall title with a 294, and sophomore Tong Si was North 2 individual titlist with 67. Si was supported by senior Nate Beck’s 70, junior Gavin Quartin’s 76, and an 81 each by junior Jake Greenseid and senior Gavin Boyarsky.
“[Last year] was a little bit of a sour taste in our mouth, so it was nice to come back this year,” Millburn coach Garret Marron. “We didn’t lose a starter, so we had a good feeling we could go lower this year, so this was kind of bestcase scenario.”
Note: Under a new rule, the “Sectional individual champion will advance to the TOC,” according to the NJSIAA, and no longer the low five and ties.
Morristown won Tuesday’s North 1 and 2, Group 4 overall title and the North 1 sectional crown with 297 at High Bridge Hills GC in High Bridge.
Morristown teammates Liam Pasternak, a junior, and senior Cormac Meldrum each shot 1-under-par 69, with Pasternak winning the North 1 individual crown via match of cards. Senior Danny Lynch added 79 and senior David Vigilante 80.
Ridge shot 299 and earned the North 2 title and second qualifying spot to the
State Championship. Sophomore Enzo Allain carded 67 to win the North 2 individual crown, and he was supported by sophomore Ethan Gallagher’s 75, junior Sujay Sethi’s 78 and sophomore Kevin Zugale’s 79.
North 1 and 2, Group 4
At High Bridge Hills GC, High Bridge Par: 70
Team scores
Morristown 297-f
Ridge 299-g Livingston 300 Bridgewater-Raritan 303 Westfield 304 Hunterdon Central 306 Ridgewood 312 Piscataway 319 Montclair 321 Hillsborough 321 Phillipsburg 331 Watchung Hills 334 Passaic Tech 341
Fair Lawn 368
West Orange 432 f-Morristown won North 1 title g-Ridge won North 2 title Individuals North 1
Liam Pasternak, Morristown 69-h Cormack Meldrum, Morristown 69 Braden Bhalla, Ridgewood 71 Vertti Hamalainen, Montclair 72 Aalok Dhurandhar, Livingston 73 Jordan Harris, Livingston 73 h-Pasternak won via match of cards
North 2
Enzo Allain, Ridge 67
Brody Esler, Westfield 69
Alex Yong, Hunterdon Central 70 Alex Marchetti, Hillsborough 70 Zach Fisher, Hunterdon Central 71 Matthew Marchetti, Hillsborough 73 Jack Paterson, Westfield 73 Anish Parikh, Bridgewater-Raritan 73
North Non-Public A
Delbarton won Tuesday’s North NonPublic A title on a fifth-player match of cards over Newark Academy at Francis Byrne GC in West Orange.
Delbarton reached the playoff by tying Newark Academy at 286, with senior John Myles Dziadzio leading the way with even-par 70. Juniors Matthew Lu and William Kramer each added 71, and junior Jake Kurtzman 74 for the Green Wave. They won it with the better fifth scorer, a 75 by sophomore Grady Gore. North Non-Public A At Francis Byrne GC, West Orange Par: 70
Team scores
Delbarton 286*
Newark Academy 286 Oratory 299
Bergen Catholic 300
St. Joseph 303
Don Bosco 307
Seton Hall 310
Pope John 311 *-Delbarton won on match of cards
Individuals
Arjun Caprihan, Newark Academy 66 Liam Moloney, St. Joseph 70 John Myles Dziadzio, Delbarton 70 Matthew Lu, Delbarton 71
Aryik Yadav, Newark Academy 71 Henry Bolster, Oratoey 71
Jack Pastore, Oratory 71 William Kramer, Delbarton 71
North Non-Public B
Morristown Beard won Tuesday’s North Non-Public B title at Francis Byrne GC in West Orange with 313 and by a whopping 44 strokes over Rutgers Prep.
Senior Thomas Cotter led Morristown Beard with 73. Sophomore Drew Levy added 79, sophomore Alex Levy 80, and senior Luke Powers 81 for Morristown Beard. North Non-Public B
At Francis Byrne GC, West Orange Par: 70
Team scores
Morristown Beard 313 Rutgers Prep 357
Gill St. Bernard's 363 Immaculata 364 Montclair Kimberley 366 Saddle River Day 366 Eastern Christian 392 Morris Catholic 445
Individuals
Griffin LaLonde, Montclair Kimberley 70 Thomas Cotter, Morristown Beard 73 Drew Levy, Morristown Beard 79 Alex Levy, Morristown Beard 80 Arjan Singh, Rutgers Prep 80 Carter Heit, Saddle River Day 81 Luke Powers, Morristown Beard 81
North 1 and 2, Group 2
JEFFERSON — Madison qualified for next week’s State Boys Golf Championship by the slimmest of margins.
Madison won a three-way match of cards with Montville and Bernards because the fifth player, whose score rarely counts in New Jersey golf, counted as the tiebreaker at Monday’s North 1 and 2, Group 2 sectional tournament. The Dodgers had the best fifth scorer at Berkshire Valley Golf Course.
“We’ve had a lot of depth all year,” said Madison coach Matt Millichap, whose team advances to Monday’s NJSIAA Championship. “Even our sixth player was right there with the fifth player, and a lot of balance there.”
While Mendham won the overall title with a shoot-five, count-four of 312, Madison, Montville and Bernards tied for second at 317. The Dodgers’ fifth player carded 87 and that was one shot better than Montville and 12 better than Bernards.
Madison junior Alex Patel was North 1 medalist with 73. Senior teammate Nathan Tallinder shot 78, sophomore Blake Steele 81, senior Quinn Reagan 85, and the tiebreaker was won with sophomore Teo Bengsten’s 87.
Mendham won the overall title, as well as North 2, with four juniors carding 82 or better. Liam Brandt shot 75, Seth Harris 77, Anders Farley 78 and Ian Aitkenhead 82.
“It’s been a goal of the team to go to the TOC as a team for the past two years, so they’ve been working hard to meet that goal,” Minutemen coach Shira Brown said. “So it’s rewarding to see that hard work pay off today.” North 1 and Group 2, Group 2 At Berkshire Valley GC, Jefferson Par: 71
Team scores
Mendham 312-b Madison 317 Montville 317-a Bernards 317 Demarest 323 Cranford 328
West Morris 335 River Dell 336 Sparta 344
Old Tappan 345 Morris Tech 354 Governor Livingston 355 Vernon 356 Mahwah 367
West Essex 371 Voorhees 417 a-won North 1 title b-won North 2 title Individuals North 1
1. Eli Kaufman, Montville 74
2. Jun Chun, Old Tappan 75
3. Vince Parlamis, Demarest 75
4. Alex Na, River Dell 77
5. Matt Trifari, Montville 79
6. Ben Aronson, Demarest 79
North 2
1. Alex Patel, Madison 73
2. Noah Ochab, Bernards 75
3. Liam Brandt, Mendham 75
4. Brandon Quach, Cranford 77
5. Lucas Domingues, West Morris 77
6. Seth Harris, Mendham 77
North 1 and 2, Group 1
Mountain Lakes rolled to Monday’s North 1 and 2, Group 1 overall title with a 21-stroke win at Newton CC in Newton.
Mountain Lakes carded 310 and swept the top three individual spots in Group 2: senior Kyle Maute shot 3-over 73, junior Max Troisi 75, and junior Ryan Powers 78. Senior Charlie Hilton added 84.
Pequannock carded 331 and won North 1 and earned the second overall bid to the State Championship.
Panthers sophomore Derek Czepiel was North 1 medalist with 73, while sophomore Sef Bajraktarevic had 85, senior Ethan Karaty 86 and sophomore Maxwell Diee 87.
North 1 and 2, Group 1 At Newton CC, Newton Par: 70
Team scores
Mountain Lakes 310-d Pequannock 331-c
Glen Ridge 335
Wallkill Valley 335
Newton 337
High Point 343
Ramsey 347
Glen Rock 351
Indian Hills 356
Verona 358
Cedar Grove 363
Cresskill 373
Hasbrouck Heights 373 Dumont 387
Belvidere 432 Hopatcong 433 c-Pequannock won North 1 title d-Mountain Lakes won North 2 title Individuals North 1
1. Derek Czepiel, Pequannock 73
2. Brendan Burkhardt, Glen Rock 75
3. Dante Torres, Wallkill Valley 80
4. Kevin Stencel, Wallkill Valley 80
5. Cooper Armstrong, Newton 82
6. John Elko, High Point 83
North 2
1. Kyle Maute, Mountain Lakes 73
2. Max Troisi, Mountain Lakes 75
3. Ryan Powers, Mountain Lakes 78
4. Emily Renoff, Glen Ridge 80
5. Nicholas Iannacone, Cedar Grove 82
6. Luke Renoff, Glen Rock 83'
Girls North
Reigning State Girls champion Holy Angels repeated as titlist at Monday’s North Girls sectional at Great Gorge in Vernon, shooting 314 to win by 29 strokes.
Holy Angels junior Inha Jun was medalist with 2-over-par 72. Angels freshman Eleanor Lim was fifth with 79, sophomore Olivia Lee shot 81 and junior Angelina Kim, two-time reigning Bergen County champion, had 82.
Bergen County schools swept the top three qualifying bids to the State Championship on Tuesday at Raritan Valley GC. Bergen Tech was runner with 343, led by sophomore Oliva Pak’s 78. Immaculate Heart was third with 355, and senior Marisa Flores was individual runner-up with 74.
Girls North at Great Gorge CC, Vernon Par: 70
Team scores
Holy Angels 314 Bergen Tech 343 Immaculate Heart 355 Ramapo 369 Ridgewood 371 Demarest 402 Northern Highlands 413 Indian Hills 423 Chatham 439 Morris Knolls 447 Pascack Hills 453 Morristown-Beard 482
Individuals
Inha Jun, Holy Angels 72 Marisa Flores, Immaculate Heart 74 Skylar Lee, Ramapo 77
Olivia Pak, Bergen Tech 78 Eleanor Lim, Holy Angels 79 Olivia Lee, Holy Angels 81 Aubrey Lee, Bergen Tech 81 Angelina Kim, Holy Angels 82 Sharanya Agarwal, Holy Angels 83 Bella Crespo, Bergen Tech 84 Reese Fishman, Ramapo 85
Ava Heins, North Highlands 87