Dukette, Gonneville power Northfield
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Rochester's Chris Johnson blasts out the sand on the 17th hole during Wednesday's Division III North Sectionals at the Country Club of Barre as Northfield's Nick Gonneville looks on. Johnson sank the shot for par and finished with a 99. KYLE MARTEL.TIMES ARGUS |
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By KYLE MARTEL Correspondent - Published: June 4, 2009
PLAINFIELD – Northfield's Garrett Dukette fired a one-over par 72 to earn medalist honors and help the Marauders earn the top spot in Wednesday's boys golf Division III North Sectionals at The Country Club of Barre.
Dukette played in the second group for the Marauders and topped teammate Nick Gonneville's 77 as Northfield finished with a team score of 349.
Peoples Academy finished second with a score of 352 and Stowe was the final team to qualify for the Division III state championship next Wednesday at Middlebury with a 358.
Both Dukette and Gonneville shot 38 on the front nine, but Dukette's three straight birdies on 14, 15 and 16 boosted the senior past his teammate, shooting a 34 coming in.
"I didn't really get into trouble," Dukette said about his round. "I was good off the tee and kept it simple. I didn't really make a putt until 14 then I kept rolling them in."
Dukette also edged out Gonneville in last year's sectionals. Dukette's 72 Wednesday came just short of matching his season-best 71.
"I haven't been playing well this year," Dukette said. "But I have been getting better later in the year."
Gonneville played a tight game up through the 15th hole, shooting 1 over on the back nine, but had three straight bogeys to finish out his round.
Dylan Otis and Jackson Diebold carded a 97 and a 103, respectively, for the Marauders.
Peoples Academy No. 2 golfer Ian Jones led the Wolves with an 82.
Teammates Sean O'Neil shot an 86, Sam Loh an 88 and Cote Trombley a 96. Trombley, who had scored strong for the Wolves all season, struggled on the back nine with a handful of bogeys after shooting a 45 on the front nine.
Jones shot a 42 on the front nine and a 40 on the back nine.
Brent Ely led Stowe with an 82 after shooting a 42 on the front nine. Jaren Scrubb followed Ely in scoring for Stowe with an 85.
Sam Merelman shot 93 and Nick Foreman 98 for Stowe, which was missing a player and had to rely on a good round from all four of its players to qualify for the finals.
Rochester's top scorer was Chris Johnson, who shot a 99. Johnson holed a bunker shot on 17.
Billy Vasiliadis shot a 99 to pace Hazen.
Division III North Sectional
At Country Club of Barre (Par 71)
Medalist: Garrett Dukette, Northfield, 72
NORTHFIELD (349): Dukette 38-34–72; Nick Gonneville 38-39–77; Dylan Otis 48-49–97; Jackson Diebold 56-47–103; Anthony Amell 49-54–103.
PEOPLES ACADEMY (352): Ian Jones 42-40–82, Sean O'Neil 44-42–86; Sam Loh 45-43–88; Cote Trombley 45-51–96.
STOWE (358): Brent Ely 42-40–82; Jaren Scrubb 42-43–85; Sam Merelman 44-49–93; Nick Foreman 46-52–98.
INDIVIDUALS: Cody McCullough, SR 45-46–91; Tyler McShinsky, SR 52-63–115; Stewart Guyette, Richford 51-50–101; Cody Morey, Richford 59-60–119; Chris Lacross, Richford 70-76–146.
Northfield, Peoples Academy and Stowe qualify for state tournament.
Division III North Sectional
At Mount Snow (Par 72)
Medalist: Keith Schuman, Stratton 78
STRATTON MOUNTAIN (339): Schuman 78, Cole Skinner 80, Chris Lawless 87, Nick Krause 94
RIVENDELL (374): Billy Ross 80, Dillon Miller 86, Dan Gray 96, Ian Marshall 112
GREEN MOUNTAIN (380): Kyle Tyrell 92, Alex Buller 94, Ben Capagrossi 96, Derek Baker 98
POULTNEY (402): Corey Davenport 96, Seth Conway 100, Johnny Olsen 102, Dustin Frasier 104
BLACK RIVER (407): Cody Normyle 84, Chris Olesky 89, Joel Lombard 114, Jake Goraj 120
TWIN VALLEY (416): Beau Doucette 93, Scott Hayford 97, Chandler Halbur 112, Conner Hunt 114
WINDSOR (433): Jason Bishop 94, William White 108, Austin Soulia 112, Adam Harkness 119
PROCTOR (502): Clayton Kellogg 108, Zach Holzworth 119, Silas Salentino 123, Josh Zsido 152
Stratton, Rivendell and Green Mountain qualify for state tournament.
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