ROUSES POINT — Peru’s depth paid off Thursday when the Nighthawks captured the team portion of the Section VII Golf Championships being held at the North Country Golf Club.
With the top four scores on each team used to determine the team champion, Peru ran away from the rest of the field by placing four golfers in the top six.
The Nighthawks were led by Cooper Sweeney (81), Liam Clark (84), Nick Palmer (84) and Patrick Clark (84), good for a 333 total and 27 strokes better than CVAC champion Moriah’s second-place 360.
The Vikings were led by Silas Reeder, who tied for the low score of the day with an 80.
Also shooting an 80 was Northeastern Clinton’s Kevin Castine. Castine’s showing on his home course paced the Cougars to a third-place finish with a 364 total, four strokes behind Moriah.
Peru’s Sweeney was third lowest with his 81, along with AuSable Valley’s Porter Goodman.
There were 10 golfers in the field who broke 90 on the day, including Lake Placid’s Carver Bell (87), Ticonderoga’s Noah Wells (87), Saranac Lake’s Ryan McGinnis-Theis (88) and Saranac’s Nate Hamel (89).
The top 19 golfers from Thursday’s first round were invited back to take part in Friday’s second and final round, which determines the Section VII individual champion and the all-Section VII team that will compete at the NYSPHSAA meet.
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Section VII Golf Championships
North Country Golf Club
Thursday’s team scores
1, Peru, 333. 2, Moriah, 360. 3, Northeastern Clinton, 364. 4, Saranac Lake, 378. 5, Saranac, 386. 6, AuSable Valley, 388. 7, Schroon Lake, 401. 8, Lake Placid, 429. 9, Plattsburgh, 449. Beekmantown, Boquet Valley, Ticonderoga, incomplete.
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Individual scores
(Golfers who were invited back for Friday’s second round)
Silas Reeder, Moriah 80
Kevin Castine, NCCS 80
Porter Goodman, AuSable Valley 81
Cooper Sweeney, Peru 81
Liam Clark, Peru 84
Nick Palmer, Peru 84
Patrick Clark, Peru 84
Carver Bell, Lake Placid 87
Noah Wells, Ticonderoga 87
Ryan McGinnis-Theis, Saranac Lake 87
Nate Hamel, Saranac 89
Logan Gilbo, Moriah 90
Seth Beebe, Beekmantown 91
Nick Winters, Moriah 91
Cohen Fitzwater, Plattsburgh 91
Braden Liberi, Boquet Valley 92
Seth Rabideau, NCCS 93
Cooper Patnode, Saranac Lake 93
Austin Hartwell, Schroon Lake 93