NA Defeats Mars In Two-Hole Playoff
Coming off a big section win at Butler last week, the North Allegheny boys’ golf team parlayed that momentum into an exciting 207-207 win over Mars in a two-hole playoff. Back-to-back victories over teams ahead of them in the standings has wreaked havoc at the top of the standings. The Planets fall into a three-way tie for first place with Butler and Seneca Valley. The Tigers sit in fourth place.
Tied 207-207 after nine holes, it took a two-hole playoff to decide Monday’s meeting with Mars. Freshman Chris Hoffman and sophomore Jake Watterson went head-to-head with the Planets’ Blake Bartolo and Ryan Steigerwald and emerged with a one-stroke win. Hoffman and Watterson also each shot a 40 to pace the Tigers during regulation.
Contributing to the NA victory were Ethan Byrne and Collin Wang with a 41 and 42, respectively. Flynn McGurrin and Peyton Wood each shot a 44. Mars was led by Blake Bartolo with a 38.
North Allegheny leaps to 9-8 overall and 6-5 in section play. The Tigers will visit North Hills on Wednesday, a team they beat by 32 strokes earlier in the season, on the final day of section play.
| Match Summary | NORTH ALLEGHENY- 207 MARS - 207 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ALLEGHENY | SCORE | MARS | SCORE |
| Chris Hoffman | 40 | Blake Bartolo | 38 |
| Collin Wang | 42 | Ryan Steigerwald | 39 |
| Flynn McGurrin | 44 | Raghav Kalbhor | 45 |
| Peyton Wood | 44 | James Bromley | 46 |
| Jake Watterson | 40 | Wes Scurci | 43 |
| Ethan Byrne | 41 | Will Cambel | 42 |
| TOTAL | 207 | 207 | |
| Curtis Rhoten | 40 | ||
| Grant McKissock | 38 |
