The quest for DIAA (Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association) glory began Tuesday at Baywood Greens.
In the Girls’ Championship (par 72, 5,633 yards), Archmere Academy senior Meredith Finger of DuPont Country Club jumped out in front with a round of 71. She mixed four birdies with three bogeys to get to her magic number.
In the Boys’ Championship (par 72, 6,397 yards), Jake Hollerback, a Sussex Central High School junior, Baywood Greens member and the defending champion, carded a 68. He tallied three birdies, an eagle and two bogeys. Salesianum School junior Joseph Kelly sits in second after a 70.
Salesianum leads the team championship after Round One with a team total of 11-over-par 299.
The field was cut to the low 60 and ties for Wednesday’s final round. The cut stopped at 88 for both divisions.
GAP
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The organization’s 345 Member Clubs and 140,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
| Round One | |
| Boys’ Division | |
| Name, school | Score |
| Jake Hollerback, Sussex Central HS | 69 |
| Joseph Kelly, Salesianum School | 70 |
| Grant Burkhart, Salesianum School | 72 |
| Henry Nowak, Archmere Academy | 74 |
| Quinn Marshall, Wilm Friends School | 75 |
| Ryan McNett, Cape Henlopen HS | 75 |
| Kie Shaw, DE Military Academy | 76 |
| Beckett Chipman, Tatnall School | 76 |
| Brendan Schott, Salesianum School | 78 |
| Cameron Hudson, Sussex Tech | 78 |
| Joshua Mohn, Saint Mark’s HS | 79 |
| Luke LaScala, Salesianum School | 79 |
| Brooks McCall, Wilm Friends School | 79 |
| Nathaniel Clark, Caesar Rodney HS | 80 |
| Jordan Green, Sussex Academy | 80 |
| Brayden Hughes, DE Military Academy | 80 |
| Nicholas DeEmedio, Sussex Academy | 80 |
| Colin Burke, Sanford School | 80 |
| Mason Pusey, Delmar HS/MS | 80 |
| Shane Klapinsky, DE Military Academy | 80 |
| Tyler Outten, Caesar Rodney HS | 80 |
| Haden Mazurek, Middletown HS | 81 |
| Daniel Baynum, Lake Forest HS | 81 |
| Bodhin Williams, Sussex Academy | 81 |
| Kingston Davis, Cape Henlopen HS | 82 |
| Wesley Stoops, Dover HS | 82 |
| Jack Tunnell, Cape Henlopen HS | 82 |
| Dominic Gioffre, Salesianum School | 82 |
| Ethan Ferger, Caesar Rodney HS | 82 |
| James Henry, Tower Hill School | 83 |
| Andrew McCaffrey, Middletown HS | 83 |
| Jonathon Puskar, Salesianum School | 84 |
| Joseph Neumann, Sussex Central HS | 84 |
| Fletcher Austin, Caesar Rodney HS | 84 |
| Matthew Hoopes, Concord HS | 84 |
| Trevor Clarke, Sussex Central HS | 85 |
| Gabriel Arick, Saint Mark’s HS | 85 |
| Ryan Dostal, Sussex Academy | 85 |
| Jack Handling, Wilm Friends School | 85 |
| Beck Jafarieh, Tower Hill School | 85 |
| Chad Hughey, Cape Henlopen HS | 86 |
| Luke Peyton, Indian River HS | 86 |
| Grayson Throm, Delmar HS/MS | 86 |
| Jason Carroll, Newark Charter School | 86 |
| Parker Alivernini, Archmere Academy | 86 |
| Owen Holden, Dover HS | 86 |
| Ethan James, Cape Henlopen HS | 86 |
| Cole Treston, Archmere Academy | 87 |
| Ryan Kline, Sussex Academy | 87 |
| Joshua Dempsey, Sussex Central HS | 87 |
| Braiden Loaiza, Appoquinimink HS | 87 |
| Cooper McDonald, Mt. Pleasant HS | 87 |
| Racyn Hayes, Sussex Tech | 87 |
| Failed to qualify | |
| Matthew Wisler, Caesar Rodney HS | 88 |
| Grayden Ripanti, Odessa HS | 88 |
| Nathan Loftus, Caravel Academy | 88 |
| Will Phillips, Tower Hill School | 88 |
| Ethan Gracey, Sanford School | 88 |
| Connor Forman, DE Military Academy | 88 |
| Jack Okonowicz, Appoquinimink HS | 89 |
| Colby Moran, Sanford School | 89 |
| Cole Dacey, Saint Mark’s HS | 89 |
| Michael Liu, Archmere Academy | 90 |
| Maxwell Laznik, Newark Charter School | 90 |
| Arbor Frieberg, Saint Mark’s HS | 90 |
| Jacob Schultz, Saint Mark’s HS | 90 |
| Quinn Chapman, Charter School of Wilmington | 91 |
| Zachary Wootten, Delmar HS/MS | 91 |
| Jack Dale, Sussex Academy | 91 |
| Donavan Balback, Delmarva Christian HS | 91 |
| Mason Meekins, Caravel Academy | 91 |
| Owen Newmark, Wilm Friends School | 92 |
| Alexis Hall, Newark Charter School | 92 |
| Grayson Warner, St. Georges Tech HS | 92 |
| Thomas Weiler, Wilm Friends School | 92 |
| Charlie Wei, Tower Hill School | 93 |
| Liam Egolf, McKean HS | 93 |
| Christian Bennett, DE Military Academy | 93 |
| Max Andreaggi, Appoquinimink HS | 94 |
| Landon Wolfe, Middletown HS | 97 |
| Kyle Iudica, Saint Mark’s HS | 97 |
| Matthew Stella, Charter School of Wilmington | 97 |
| Zachary Douglass, Sussex Tech | 98 |
| Bradley Jackson, Lake Forest HS | 98 |
| Michael Sheehan, Caravel Academy | 99 |
| Sloan Makoujy, Wilm Friends School | 100 |
| Ryan Brunke, Caravel Academy | 111 |
| Matthew Saccullo, Appoquinimink HS | WD |
| Jack D’Emilio, Tower Hill School | DQ |
| Girls’ Division | |
| Meredith Finger, Archmere Academy | 71 |
| Ellie Walls, Indian River HS | 76 |
| Hannah Webb, Archmere Academy | 80 |
| Dahlia Garnick, Tower Hill School | 85 |
| Failed to qualify | |
| Anna Firko, Concord HS | 90 |
| Brooke Burge, Appoquinimink HS | 90 |
| Avery McCoy, Delmarva Christian HS | 93 |
| Hannah LeGrow, Ursuline Academy | 93 |
| Gabrielle Hamstead, Cape Henlopen HS | 98 |
| Adrienne Peticca, Padua Academy | 101 |
| Kaitlynne Simmons, Odessa HS | WD |
| Team Results | |
| Salesianum School | 299 |
| Archmere Academy | 313 |
| DE Military Academy | 324 |
| Cape Henlopen HS | 325 |
| Sussex Central HS | 325 |
| Caesar Rodney HS | 326 |
| Sussex Academy | 326 |
| Wilm Friends School | 331 |
| Tower Hill School | 341 |
| Saint Mark’s HS | 343 |
| Appoquinimink HS | 360 |
| Caravel Academy | 389 |
| WD – withdraw | |
| DQ – disqualified |
