Fall Update on NCJT Players

What an exciting fall for many NCJT players who have qualified for the Ohio High School State Championships.

Boys Division 1 – October 21-22 at Ohio State University Scarlet Course. Here are the top four teams that qualified and you can see in Bold all the players that have a playing history on NCJT.

1st	St. Ignatius *			295
1.	Connor Malicki 12	39	40	79
2.	Nick Piesen 12	35	35	70
3.	Bradley Chill 11	35	38	73
4.	Julian Dugan 11	38	38	76
5.	Michael O’Leary 12	36	40	76
	Coach: PJ Myers
2nd	Shaker Hts. *			327
1.	Noah Rusnak 11	43	39	82
2.	Quintin Garnett 11	37	43	80
3.	Drew English 12	43	45	88
4.	Alec Miller 11	43	36	79
5.	Devan Bhatia 11	46	40	86
	Coach: Paul Sampliner
3rd	University School *			329
1.	Ethan Roberts 10	40	42	82
2.	Adam Sands 10	43	44	87
3.	Sachin Singh 12 (2020 NCJT Classic Cup winner)	44	40	84
4.	Jackson Pinney 10 (2022 NCJT Classic Cup winner)	39	39	78
5.	Jackson Kubic 12	45	40	85
	Coach: Mike Sarris
4th	Mentor *			341
1.	Louis LeGanke 12	42	40	82
2.	Braedon Caldwell 12	43	43	86
3.	Andrew Betz 11	42	40	82
4.	Braedon Hudson 12	47	44	91
5.	Joe Gaiters 12	50	42	92

Jackson Pinney (University School and NCJT Classic Cup winner) shot 78 at Quail Hollow to lead his team to a 3rd place finish. Alec Miller (Shaker Hts) lead his team to a 2nd place finish with a 79. Louis LeGanke (Mentor) and Andrew Betz (Mentor) shot 82 to lead the Mentor team to a 4th place finish and a chance at the state championship.

Also, in Division 1, the Rocky River team finished 1st at the Grey Hawk sectional and included three players with a NCJT playing history.

1st	Rocky River *			328
1.	Luke Dietrich 11	41	42	83
2.	Nick Tianello 11	44	35	79
3.	Dan Capka 11	47	38	85
4.	Owen Toole 12	42	45	87
5.	Wes Bennett 12	41	40	81

Max Weber (Nordonia) shot 85 and made the state championship with his team who finished 2nd at the Windmill Lakes sectional.

Boys Division 2 – October 14-15 at Ohio State University Scarlet Course. Here are the top three teams that qualified and you can see in Bold all the players & “a coach” that have a playing history on NCJT. Charlie Pollock (Chagrin Falls) was medalist at the Quail Hollow sectional and won by 4 strokes…wow (great playing)! Sven Nielsen (Chagrin Falls) 78, Ben Daher (NDCL) 79 and individual qualifier Jack Zeid (Hawken) 78 were all in the top 5 at the Quail Hollow sectional. Vince Vomberger (Hawken) 82 also qualified individually.

1st	Chagrin Falls *			319
1.	Sven Nielsen 11	38	40	78
2.	Charlie Pollock 10	37	36	73
3.	Dylan Glickman 12	41	48	89
4.	Drew Mergenhagen 12	45	34	79
5.	Gavin Stevens 12	46	44	90
	Coach: Anne Caja
2nd	NDCL *			328
1.	Ben Daher 12	40	39	79
2.	Andreas Reider 11	43	43	86
3.	Ryley Stefanek 12	38	39	77
4.	Jack Alexander 11	43	43	86
5.	Phillip Davidson 12	45	44	89
	Coach: Toni DeSanto
3rd	Lake Catholic *			336
1.	Dominik Cosic 12	39	41	80
2.	Marcus Berrios 12	43	41	84
3.	Jimmy Hoose 11	40	43	83
4.	Kyle Boyd 10	45	47	92
5.	A.J. Trobenter 10	46	43	89
	Coach: Robert Forrai

Boys Division 2 (Bunker Hill sectional) – Another great showing from the NCJT players. James O’Neil (Beachwood) and Dillion Fellinger (Orange) tied for medalist at 78. Charlie Tzefronis (Gilmour Academy) was one stroke back at 79 and lead the Gilmour team to 1st place in the sectional.

1st	Gilmour Academy *			329
1.	Aidan McKito 11	44	42	86
2.	Charlie Tzefronis 11	38	41	79
3.	Alex Mylen 12	42	40	82
4.	Vince Giancola 12	44	38	82
5.	Ryan Panzica 9	51	56	107
	Coach: Andy Deehr
2nd	Orange *			342
1.	Dillon Fellinger 12	39	39	78
2.	Truman Williams 12	49	49	98
3.	Gabriel Nemer 11	47	49	96
4.	Max Eisenberg 11	41	47	88
5.	Jayden Park 9	41	39	80

Girls – There was also some standout play in the Girls sectionals for players that have a playing history on NCJT. Kandace Kellon (Hathaway Brown) was medalist with 73 at the Old Avalon sectional. Gracyn Vidovic (Aurora) and Manisha Grin IAurora) shot 80’s to lead thier team at the Old Avalon sectional.

1st	Hathaway Brown *	312.086000		312
1.	Dixon Hill 10	36	40	76
2.	Kandace Kellon 12	34	39	73
3.	Claire Hickey 12	40	43	83
4.	Blake Cody 10	38	42	80
5.	Hannah Weinberger 10	42	44	86
	Coach: Ronald Jones
2nd	Aurora *	340.094000		340
1.	Gracyn Vidovic 10	40	40	80
2.	Manisha Girn 10	37	43	80
3.	Nina Newkirk 11	45	45	90
4.	Cameron Custer 12	45	45	90
5.	Meena Kraus 10	50	44	94
	Coach: George Snider

At the Girls Punderson sectional, we had plenty of NCJT representation at the top of the scoring. Ella Wong (Hawken) lead the way as medalist and enroute toward another state championship opportunity. Ella won the Division II State Championship in 2021 and will be the defending champion on October 14-15 at the Ohio State University (Gray Course).

1st	Independence *			356
1.	Molly McGreal 11	41	42	83
2.	Hillary Esper 12	46	45	91
3.	Emma Konopa 12	46	45	91
4.	Bel Trombetta 10	45	48	93
5.	Macey McGhee 10	46	45	91
	Coach: Karl Schuld
2nd	Hawken *			369
1.	Ella Wong 12 (2021 State Champion & 3 time NCJT Classic Cup winner)	39	38	77
2.	Kate Petersen 12 (2022 NCJT Classic Cup winner)	43	42	85
3.	Helena Yanchar 11	54	58	112
4.	Keira Chang 9	53	53	106
5.	Lizzie Kent 12	51	50	101

Congratulations to all the NCJT State Championship qualifiers. Best of luck at the Championships!