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Men's Golf

Opponent

Location

3/9

Concord

Diablo Creek

3:00pm

219

272

1-0

1-0

3/15

Amador Valley

Ruby Hill CC

3:15pm

206

227

2-0

1-0

3/17

Las Lomas

Northgate

Rossmoor

3:30pm

219

219

212

223

2-1

3-1

1-1

2-1

3/22

Amador Valley

Rossmoor

3:30pm

211

215

4-1

2-1

3/28

College Park

Contra Costa CC

3:00pm

211

214

5-1

3-1

3/29

Concord

College Park

Rossmoor

3:30pm

198

198

245

201

6-1

7-1

4-1

5-1

3/30

Las Lomas

Northgate

Boundary Oaks

3:00pm

196

196

193

212

7-2

8-2

5-2

6-2

4/18

Campolindo

Rossmoor

3:30pm

216

209

8-3

6-3

4/20

Campolindo

Moraga

3:30pm

200

206

8-4

6-4

4/21

Alhambra

Rossmoor

3:30pm

210

227

9-4

7-4

4/25

Miramonte

Orinda CC

3:30pm

209

208

9-5

7-5

5/2

DFAL Championships

Lone Tree

10:00am

-

-

-

-

5/8

So. Sec. NCS Qualifer

Metropolitan

All Day

-

-

-

-

5/15

NCS Championships

Redwood Empire Fortuna

All Day

-

-

-

-

5/22

Nor-Cal Championships

TBA

TBA

-

-

-

-

6/5

CIF Championships

TBA

TBA

-

-

-

-

37 -- Ryan Collins (A); 44 -- Spencer Blodeett (A); 45 -- Michael Warren (A); 46 -- Brandon Caldwell (A); 47 -- Paul Schwiebinz (A); 50 -- Brian Bae (C); 53 -- Matt Tellez (C); 55 -- Michael Lord (C); 56 -- Nick Tkachenko (C); 58 -- Jonathan Rutherford (C). 

Records: Concord 0-3 DFAL, Acalanes 1-0.

38 -- Mike Ortega (AV); 39 -- Kirk Laffins (AV); 40 -- Ryan Collins (Aca), Jonny Baxter (AV); 42 -- Jay Guilmart (AV); 46 -- Brandon Caldwell (Aca), Spencer Blogett (Aca), Jack Sullivan (Aca); 47 -- Danny Rosa (AV); 49 -- Micheal Warren (Aca). 

Records: Amador Valley 3-3, Acalanes 1-1.

37 -- Ryan Collins (A); 38 -- Daniel Neben (LL); 39 -- Mike Kohn (N); 42 -- Preston Larsen (LL); 43 -- Spencer Blodgett (A), Andrew Besley (N), Darren Wang (N), David Hermens (LL); 44 -- Michael Fajardo (A), Mark Campos (LL); 45 -- Rodd Danpour (LL); 47 -- Jack Sullivan (A); 48 -- Brandon Caldwell (A); 49 -- Dustin Chan (N), Miker Cheng (N). 

Records: Las Lomas 3-2 DFAL, Acalanes 2-1, Northgate 2-3.

37 -- Michael Fajardo (A); 41 -- Spencer Blodgett (A), Mike Ortega (AV); 42 -- Ryan Collins (A), Kirk Laffins (AV); 43 -- Jonay Baxter (AV), Jay Guilmatt (AV); 44 -- Nick Fajardo (A); 46 -- Kurt Von Trapp (AV); 47 -- Jack Sullivan (A).

Records: Acalanes 3-2, 2-1 DFAL.

35 -- Scott Stephens (CP); 38 -- Michael Fajardo (A); 39 -- Clayton Pickersgill (CP); 40 -- Ryan Collins (A); 41 -- Spencer Blodgett (A); 45 -- Jack Sullivan (A), Adam Hickey (CP); 46 -- Pat Stokes (CP); 47 -- Michael Warren (A); 49 -- Vincent Koot (CP); 

Records: College Park 6-3 DFAL; Acalanes 3-1.

36 -- Clayton Pickersgill (CP), 38 -- Scott Stephens (CP), Pat Stokes (CP), 39 -- Spencer Blodgett (A), Michael Warren (A), 40 -- Ryan Collins (A), Michael Fajardo (A), Jack Sullivan (A), 42 -- Adam Hickey (CP), 47 -- Shane Wright (CP), Brian Bae (Con), Matt Tellez (Con), 48 -- Micheal Lord (Con), 49 -- Marc Otagvro (Con), 54 -- Ryan Cunanca (Con). 

Records: Acalanes 5-1 DFAL, College Park 6-4, Concord 0-10.

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DFAL
W L GB
Miramonte 5 0 --
Acalanes 5 1 1/2
Campolindo 6 2 1/2
Las Lomas 4 2 11/2
College Park 6 4 11/2
Northgate 3 3 21/2
Dublin 2 4 31/2
Alhambra 1 6 5
Concord 0 10 71/2

34 -- Daniel Neben (LL); 35 -- Ryan Collins (A); 37 -- Michael Fajardo (A); 39 -- Andrew Beesley (N), Nick Fajardo (A), Rodd Danpour (LL), Adam Vonderleith (LL); 40 -- Dustin Chan (N), David Hermens (LL); 41 -- Mike Kohn (N), Lucas Dunne (LL); 42 -- Jack Sullivan (A); 43 -- Spencer Blodgett (A); 44 -- Darren Wang (N); 48 -- Andy Toland (N). 

Records: Las Lomas 6-2 DFAL; Acalanes 6-2; Northgate 3-5.

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DFAL
W L GB
Miramonte 5 0 --
Acalanes 6 2 1/2
Campolindo 6 2 1/2
Las Lomas 6 2 1/2
College Park 6 4 11/2
Dublin 2 4 31/2
Northgate 3 5 4
Alhambra 1 6 5
Concord 0 10 71/2

Stars of the week

• Molly Peterson, Acalanes girls basketball -- Peterson ended her high school career with a game-high 11 points for the West team in a 45-36 lost to the East at the 16th annual Safeway Charities all-star game on Friday at Diablo Valley College. Peterson will attend UC Davis on a lacrosse scholarship in the fall.

• Michael Fajardo, Acalanes boys golf -- Fajardo took medalist honors last week with a 1-over-par effort of 37 at Rossmoor Golf Club. The low score was four strokes better than the next best round of 41. Acalanes won the nonleague match over Amador Valley by those very four strokes, 211-215.

Stars of the week

• Scott Emery, Acalanes baseball -- Emery made the most of his start last week. The Dons hurler pitched five innings of no-hit ball, and struck out eight. Donny Miller relieved Emery in the sixth and helped finish off a combined 6-0 shutout of Mt. Diablo.

• Sara Stenson, Acalanes softball-- Stenson helped set the tone early in last week's game against Mt. Diablo. Stenson staked the Dons to a 2-0 first-inning lead with a 2-run homer. She finished the day 3-for-3 with 2 RBI. Acalanes won the game 5-2.

• Spencer Blodgett and Michael Warren, Acalanes boys golf -- Blodgett and Warren each shot 3-over-par scores of 39 at Rossmoor Golf Club last week as the Dons shot a five-golfer score 198 to beat both College Park and Concord. The win over the Falcons was by just three strokes.

Top 10 teams
De La Salle 381, Foothill 394, Junipero Serra-San Mateo 403, St. Mary's-Stockton 405, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 418, Freedom 421, Marin Catholic-Kentfield 421, Pacific Grove 421, Sacred Heart Preparatory-S.F. 424, Robert Louis Stevenson School-Pebble Beach 425. Other local results: Acalanes 460, St. Mary's-Berkeley 490, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 512, Deer Valley 523.

40 -- Jack Sullivan (A), Brandon Caldwell (A), Alex Berber (C), Ben Marshall (C); 41 -- Austen Stranahan (C); 42 -- Daniel Cone (C); 43 -- Jack Middlebrook (C); 45 -- Spencer Blodgett (A), Nick Fajardo (A); 46 -- Ryan Collins (A). 

Records: Campolindo 8-2 DFAL; Acalanes 6-3 DFAL

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DFAL
W L GB
Miramonte 10 0 --
College Park 10 4 2
Campolindo 8 2 2
Acalanes 6 3 31/2
Las Lomas 7 4 31/2
Northgate 5 9 7
Dublin 4 8 7
Alhambra 1 8 81/2
Concord 0 13 111/2

34 -- Daniel Cone (C), Alex Berber (C), Ryan Collins (A); 39 -- Ben Marshall (C); 40 -- Austin Stranahan (C), Jamie McConnell (A); 41 -- Nick Fajardo (A); 43 -- Brandon Caldwell (A); 49 -- Mark Hollingsworth (C). 

Records: Campolindo 9-2 DFAL, Acalanes 6-4.

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DFAL
W L GB
Miramonte 10 0 --
Campolindo 9 2 11/2
College Park 10 4 2
Las Lomas 8 4 3
Acalanes 6 4 4
Northgate 5 9 7
Dublin 4 8 7
Alhambra 1 9 9
Concord 0 13 111/2

37 -- Ryan Collins (Aca); 40 -- Jack Sullivan (Aca), Cody Deluca (Alh); 42 -- Brian Waltoy (Alh); 43 -- Nick Fajardo (Aca); 44 -- Brandon Caldwell (Aca); 46 -- Jamie McCarrel (Aca), Tyler Abbott (Alh); 49 -- John Riehlman (Alh); 50 -- Jack Pierson (Alh). 

Records: Acalanes 7-4 DFAL; Alhambra 1-10.

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Miramonte 198, Acalanes 210
At Rossmoor GC, Walnut Creek, Par 36

35 -- Greg Palm (M); 36 -- Briant Williams (M); 37 -- Ryan Collins (A); 40 -- Jack Sullivan (A); 41 -- Sammy Brasch (M), Scotty Williams (M); 43 -- Nick Fajardo (A); 44 -- Brandon Caldwell (A); 45 -- Jack Fernbacher (M); 46 -- Jamie McCarrel (A). 

Records: Acalanes 7-5 DFAL; Miramonte 11-0.

35 -- Ryan Collins (Aca); 41 -- Michael Fajardo (Aca), Brandon Caldwell (Aca); 43 -- Michael Warren (Aca); 44 -- Spencer Blodgett (Aca); 47 -- Brian Walters (Alh); 48 -- Cody Deluca (Alh); 50 -- Justin Snoddy (Alh); 52 -- Jack Pierson (Alh); 58 -- Kevin Kennedy (Alh).

Records: Acalanes 9-6 DFAL, Alhambra 1-12.

39 -- Ryan Collins (A); 40 -- Bryant Williams (M), Sammy Brasch, Brandon Caldwell (N); 41 -- Scotty Williams (M), Greg Palm (M); 42 -- Michael Fajardo (A); 43 -- Jack Sullivan (N); 45 -- Spencer Blodgett (N); 46 -- Jack Fernbacher (M).

DFAL championships: 

Miramonte's road to a perfect 16-0 dual-match record in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League was paved with consistency throughout its lineup. But for those who think the league's depth stops with the Matadors, Campolindo and Acalanes had something to say Monday.

In the final group of the day at Lone Tree Golf Course in Antioch, Campolindo's No. 6 golfer, Austen Stranahan, shot an 8-over 80 that allowed the Cougars to post a five-golfer score of 389 and edge Acalanes by one stroke. Miramonte, without a score over 83, took third (396).

"It feels good to beat our rivals and do what may not have been expected of us," Stranahan said. "It was really a team effort."  All three teams advance to the NCS South qualifier.

College Park's Clayton Pickersgill posted six birdies en route to 68 that earned him medalist honors. With the low score, the junior also secured his position as the DFAL MVP, unseating two-time defending MVP Daniel Cone of Campolindo. Cone was the only other golfer under par Monday with a 2-under 70.

Miramonte still claimed the league title despite the third-place finish. The DFAL determines its team champion through a point system that combines the league dual matches and the season-ending tournament.

Pickersgill advances to the South qualifier as an individual and will be joined by Las Lomas' Lucas Dunne (76) and College Park's Scott Stephens (79). Stephens earned the final spot in a playoff.

Team scores: Campolindo 389*, Acalanes 390*, Miramonte 396*, College Park 402, Las Lomas 410, Northgate 415, Alhambra 422, Concord 517.

Individual results
68 -- Clayton Pickersgill (CP)**; 70 -- Daniel Cone (Cam); 75 -- Michael Fajardo (Aca); 76 -- Bryant Williams (M), Alex Berber (Cam), Lucas Dunne (LL)**; 77 -- Ben Marshall (Cam); 78 -- Ryan Collins (Aca), Jack Sullivan (Aca), Spencer Blodgett (Aca); 79 -- Andrew Beesley (N), Cody DeLuca (Alh), Scott Stephens (CP)**, Rodd Danpour (LL), Scotty Williams (M), Sammy Brasch (M); 80 -- John Rhielman (Alh), Darren Wang (N), Austen Stranahan (Cam); 81 -- Daniel Neben (LL), Greg Palm (M), Jack Fernbacher (M), Jamie McCarrel (Aca); 82 -- Michael Kohn (N); 84 -- Andy Toland (N), Adam Hickey (CP); 85 -- Shane Wright (CP); 86 -- Pat Stokes (CP), Adam Von der Leith (LL); 87 -- Jack Pierson (Alh); 88 -- David Hermans (LL); 91 -- Tyler Abbott (Alh), Mark Campos (LL); 93 -- Mitchell McKinnon (Mt. Diablo); 95 -- Eric Eiterlgeorge (Alh); 97 -- Michael Lord (Con); 105 -- Brian Bae (Con), Zach Copeland (Dublin); 106 -- Matt Spear (Dub), Marc Otaguro (Con).

* -- Advances to NCS South qualifier as a team
** -- Advances to NCS South qualifier as an individual

After finishing first, second and third in the DFAL, Miramonte, Campolindo and Acalanes will all be in attendance at the NCS South qualifier. While Miramonte went 16-0 in dual match play, Acalanes and Campolindo each flexed their muscle at the DFAL tournament. Campolindo won, edging Acalanes by one stroke. The top 10 teams at the qualifier will advance to the NCS Tournament of Champions on May 15 at Redwood Empire Golf Club in Fortuna. The top 12 individuals apart from the qualifying teams also advance.

But after winning the East Bay Athletic League title last week by 11 strokes, the Mustangs got an even bigger boost Monday.

Behind Jeff Hamm's 4-under 68, Monte Vista upset De La Salle by two strokes at the North Coast Section South Qualifier with a five-golfer score of 2-over 362 at Metropolitan Golf Links.

The Spartans, who shot 2 under as a team at last week's Bay Valley Athletic League tournament, were second at 4-over 364. Foothill (370) was third, followed by Amador Valley (377) and Bishop O'Dowd (378).

The top 10 teams and top 12 individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to the NCS Tournament of Champions on May 15 at Redwood Empire Golf & Country Club in Fortuna.

"We started slow at the start and middle of the season," Hamm said. "And now, it is all coming together."

A junior, Hamm began the 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on the eighth hole and parred his first two holes before recording one of his six birdies on No. 10. Hamm, the Mustangs' No. 3 golfer, also birdied the fourth, sixth, seventh, 14th and 17th hole.

"I didn't start to feel it right away," said Hamm, whose only miscue was double bogey on No. 18. "I've been playing well the last couple of weeks, but my scores haven't shown it. Now it is all coming together."

Since losing an EBAL match to Foothill on April 5, the Mustangs have been on a roll, closing out league play with five straight wins by an average of 25 strokes.

The Mustangs had all six of their golfers shoot 75 or lower Monday.

De La Salle, which was led by Roberto Galletti's 70, had its six golfers shoot 78 or lower. Only the top five scores count toward the team total.

Galletti's teammate, Ryan Thomas, was also under par at 71, but after Eric DeJesus's 72 the Spartans next two scores were a 75 and a 76.

"It's been hard to beat (De La Salle) every year," Hamm said. "But now we know we can beat them. Hopefully, we can keep this momentum going."

For the second straight year, the EBAL and Diablo Foothill Athletic League sent three teams to the NCS TOC. Foothill and Amador Valley also advanced from the EBAL.

Led by Daniel Cone's 70, Campolindo (385) advanced, as well as Acalanes (386) and Miramonte (393). The BVAL sent two other teams besides De La Salle in Liberty (382) and Clayton Valley (393).

College Park's Scotty Stephens led the 21 individuals competing for 12 spots with a 71. Stephens' teammate, Clayton Pickersgill, tied with three other golfers for the next lowest score at 73.

San Ramon Valley's Mike Perchak (73), California's James Maroni (73) and Albany's Adam Barkow (75) also advanced as individuals.

Salesian's Danny Johnson (77) beat Moreau Catholic's Mike Ryle (77) and Berkeley's James Donaldson (77) on the second playoff hole for one of the final two spots. Johnson sank a par putt to secure his spot. Ryle beat Donaldson on the next hole with a par putt to claim the final spot.

"I couldn't putt all day," Johnson said. "Every bogey I had was a three-putt. Going into (the playoff) I didn't think things could get any worse."

Team scores: Monte Vista 362*, De La Salle 364*, Foothill 370*, Amador Valley 377*, Bishop O'Dowd 378*, Liberty 382*, Campolindo 385*, Acalanes 386* Miramonte 390*, Clayton Valley 393*, Mission San Jose 401, American 408, Moreau Catholic 416, St. Joseph Notre Dame 422, Arroyo 435, Alameda 436, Berkeley 438, Piedmont 451, Hercules 461, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 500

Individual results
68 -- Jeff Hamm (MV); 70 -- Roberto Galletti (DLS), Daniel Cone (Camp); 71 -- Ryan Thomas (DLS), Mike Ortega (AV), Kirk Laffins (AV), Mike Fajardo (Aca), Scotty Stephens (College Park)**, Taylor Travis (Amer)**; 72 -- Jake Bieber (MV), Eric Dejesus (DLS), Eric Pitcaithley (F), Brian Robinson (F), Andrew Wood (BOD), Ryan Collins (Aca), Greg Poos (MSJ)**; 73 -- Anthony Machi (F), Andrew De Guzman (BOD), Bryant Williams (M), Bobby Warren (CV), Clayton Pickersgill (CP)**, JD Whitfield (Irvington)**, James Maroni (California)**, Mike Perchak (San Ramon Valley)**; 74 -- Geoff Gonzales (MV), Chris Oki (MV), Drew Wagner (MV), Blake Yu (SJND)**; 75 -- Brian O'Regan (DLS), Justin Gabbert (F), Garrett Baxley (L), Cody Robinson (L), Ben Marshall (Cam), Adam Barkow (Albany)**; 76 -- Gregor Main (DLS), Jack Sullivan (Aca), Scotty Williams (Mira), Jeff Lee (Ala)**; 77 -- Jay Guilmart (AV), Erik Kastmiler (BOD), Jeff Johnson (BOD), Jon Colburn (L), Bryce McCutcheon (L), Danny Johnson (Salesian)***, Mike Ryle (MC)****, James Donaldson (B); 78 -- Tyler Galbraith (F), Matt Moody (AV), Kurt Von Trapp (AV), Steven Drake (L), Greg Palm (M), Bobby Bucey (CV), Sean Callahan (CV), Tyler Archer (CV), John Hasse (B), Alex Forristall (Pinole Valley); 79 -- Jack Peterson (BOD), Mark Hollingsworth (Cam), Jack Middlebrook (Cam), Nathan Duffy (Arr), Howard Santos (Arr), Heedrin Bustamonte (SPSV), Breandan Jin (Castro Valley); 80 -- Justin Statin (M), Bryan Johnstone (Deer Valley), Mac McClung (Irv), Austin Rittenour (Ygnacio Valley); 81 -- George Dy (Pied); 82 -- Alex Berber (Cam), Greg Ng (Her), Joey Jackson (MSJ), Blake Bertrand (Freedom); 83 -- Brandon Caldwell (Aca), Cole Speers (M), Tony Cianciolo (Ame), Eric Sullivan (Ame), Nate Castro (MC), Andrew Lee (MSJ), John Miller (PV), Adrian Basharain (San Leandro); 84 -- Jamie McCarrell (Aca), Bobby Kannady (SJND), Matt Manolo (MC), Lucas Dunne (Las Lomas); 85 -- Christian Bartonico (Ame), Patrick Byrne (Ala), Angie Manzitto (MC), Tej Dhillion (MSJ), Alex Lee (MSJ), Elliot Arthur (SRV); 86 -- Ryan Reichold (CV), Steve Linderman (Ame), Kevin Reyes (Her).

* -- Advanced to NCS Tournament of Champions as a team
** -- Advanced to NCS Tournament of Champions as a individual
*** -- Advanced to NCS Tournament of Champions as individual on second playoff hole
**** -- Advanced to NCS Tournament of Champions as individual on third playoff hole

Most Valuable Player
Clayton Pickersgill (College Park)

First team
Daniel Cone (Camp), Bryant Williams (Mir), Daniel Neben (LL), Ryan Collins (Aca), Scott Stephens (CP), Alex Berber (Camp), Ben Marshall (Camp), Greg Palm (Mir), Scotty Williams (Mir).

Second team
Andrew Beesley (Nor), Lucas Dunne (LL), Michael Fajardo (Aca), Michael Kohn (Nor), Pat Stokes (CP), Sammy Brasch (Mir), Spencer Blodgett (Aca), Cody DeLuca (Alh), Jack Sullivan (Aca), David Hermens (LL).

Last week's North Coast Section South Qualifier tournament was supposed to separate the area's best high school boys golf teams from the also-rans.

And while some teams set themselves apart from the crowd, there was very little separation between the three Lamorinda schools.

Campolindo, Acalanes and Miramonte all finished in the top 10 at last Monday's qualifying event. And, as in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League Tournament, the three teams finished within five strokes of each other at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland. With a five-golfer score of 385, the Cougars finished seventh. Acalanes came in one stroke behind to finish eighth, and Miramonte (390) took ninth.

"I was pleasantly surprised," Acalanes coach Tim Scott said. "I didn't know if we could get in the top 10, because it's hard to know a lot about these out-of-area schools. The kids played well."

By cracking the top 10, all three teams will compete in the NCS Tournament of Champion on Monday at Redwood Empire Golf Club in Fortuna.

Once the teams tee off in the 8 a.m. shotgun start, it will no longer be about making the top 10 -- it will be about chasing down front-runners Monte Vista and De La Salle and finishing in the top three. The Mustangs won the South Qualifier with a 362, and the Spartans were just two strokes behind.

"Certainly De La Salle and Monte Vista have really come on in the last few weeks," Scott said. "Foothill (third at the qualifier) is tough, too. Those three teams are maybe a notch above everybody else at the moment.

"In three of the past four seasons, the team that has won the qualifier has gone on to win the Tournament of Champions. In each occurrence, the winner was De La Salle. In fact, the Spartans have won the past four NCS championships.

The top three teams at the Tournament of Champions will advance to the California Interscholastic Federation/Northern California Golf Association NorCal Championships on May 22 at Mira Vista Golf Club in El Cerrito. The top four individuals not part of those qualifying teams will also advance.

According to Scott, who coached the Acalanes girls golf team the last time Redwood Empire hosted an NCS event, the course is a little shorter than some and tends to value smart golfers over simply long hitters.

"If I remember correctly, it's going to take some accuracy (to win there)," Scott said. "If I had to pick a team with an advantage because of their home course it would be Campolindo. Moraga Country Club isn't a long course. You have to hit it straight and know your distances. That's what (Redwood Empire GC) is going to call for."

Though they have battled some lineup changes in recent weeks, Campolindo could very well have an outside chance at a top three finish. The Cougars definitely have an advantage behind No. 1 golfer Daniel Cone. The St. Mary's-bound Cone has been under par in each of Campolindo's last two tournaments.

"We're hopeful, but we're pretty realistic," Campolindo coach Steve Robinson said. "We want to make it to NorCal, but there are some pretty good teams to beat. However, (Cone) is one of the best golfers in Northern California. I think if he plays the way he's been playing, I expect him to get there regardless."

Foothill on course for upset Pitcaithley's 2-under 70 sparks the Falcons to the NCS TOC title over favored De La Salle and Monte Vista

FORTUNA - Eric Pitcaithley and the rest of the Foothill High School boys golf team have officially crashed the party.

Monday's North Coast Section Tournament of Champions was supposed to be a rematch between favorites Monte Vista and De La Salle, but the Falcons had other ideas.

Behind Pitcaithley's 2-under 70, Foothill won its first NCS title since 1988 and fifth overall with a five-golfer score of 10-over 370 at Redwood Empire Golf & Country Club.

De La Salle finished nine strokes back, while Monte Vista was third at 383.

The top three teams and four individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation Northern Regional Championships on Monday at Mira Vista Golf & Country Club in El Cerrito.

Acalanes' Ryan Collins and Amador Valley's Jonny Baxter shot 72s to claim two of the four individual spots.

"It's been awhile since we won (NCS)," said Pitcaithley, who finished his round with four birdies. "I knew if we went this far, especially beating De La Salle, that we could be the best in the state."

And Pitcaithley's round might have been lower had he not snapped his sand wedge hitting out of a trap nine holes into his round.

"I could care less about my round, just as long as the team moved on," Pitcaithley said. "I think we are really going to go far. State is just around the corner."

Coming into the TOC, Monte Vista and De La Salle had been the favorites to win. Both teams captured their league titles and took the top two spots at the NCS South Qualifier on May 8 at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland. Monte Vista beat De La Salle for the first time in an 18-hole tournament this season by two strokes at the qualifier.

But Foothill played spoiler by having all five of its golfers card a score of 78 or lower, including four at 75 or better. The Falcons' win also snapped De La Salle's streak of four straight NCS titles.

De La Salle did field the lowest individual score with Ryan Thomas' 69, but the next four scores were a 75, 76, 78 and 81.

The Purdue-bound Thomas had eight birdies on the day, including four straight on Nos. 7-10.

"I hit the ball decent and kept it in play," said Thomas, who had bogeys on the third, sixth and 11th holes and a double bogey on 18. "I made a lot of mistakes, and I could have done a lot better."

Chris Oki carded Monte Vista's lowest score with a 74, but the Mustangs then had two 76s, a 77 and an 80.

The East Bay Athletic League bolstered its claim as one of the toughest leagues in Northern California by having three teams place in the top six. Amador Valley, behind Baxter, finished sixth at 397. Bishop O'Dowd was fourth (389) and Justin-Siena-Napa (395) was fifth.

Baxter surprised himself with his best 18-hole round of the year.

"My putting was really good," he said. "I finally started to drive the ball straight."

Acalanes' Collins shared the NCS individual title last year with Campolindo's Daniel Cone. Both Collins and Cone shot a 74 last year at Rooster Run in Santa Rosa.

Cone shot a 74 this year to miss the cut by one stroke.

Fortuna's Dustin Hurst and American-Fremont's Taylor Travis shot a 71 and 73, respectively, to take the final two individual spots.

Team scores: Foothill 370*, De La Salle 379*, Monte Vista 383*, Bishop O'Dowd 389, Justin-Siena-Napa 395, Amador Valley 397, Acalanes 402, Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa 402, Ukiah 402, Campolindo 404, Sonoma Valley-Sonoma 406, Clayton Valley 407, Miramonte 409, Branson-Ross 411, Urban 412, Marin Catholic-Kentfield 413, Liberty 419, Eureka 433, Windsor 443, Arcata 444.

Top 30 individual results
69 -- Ryan Thomas (DLS); 70 -- Eric Pitcaithley (Foot); 71 - Dustin Hurst (Fortuna)*; 72 -- Ryan Collins (Aca)*, Jonny Baxter (AV)*; 73 -- Taylor Travis (American-Fremont)*, Anthony Machi (Foot); 74 -- Daniel Cone (Cam), Clayton Pickersgill (College Park), Mat Miller (Foot), Jimmy Cacho (JS), Chris Oki (MV), John Morris (Montgomery); 75 -- Roberto Galletti (DLS), Brian Robinson (Foot), John Patridge (Marin Academy), Andrew Wood (BOD), Jeff Johnson (BOD), J.J. McMillian (Uki), Greg Poos (Mission San Jose), Trevor Carle (Santa Rosa); 76 -- Gregor Main (DLS), Jake Bieber (MV), Mike Ortega (AV), Alex Schmitt (Bran); 77 -- Geoff Gonzales (MV), Jeff Hamm (MV), Alex Berger (Urb), Max Brazill (Uki), Michael Fajardo (Aca).

* Qualified for CIF Northern Regional as a team
** Qualified for CIF Northern Regional as an individual

After each finishing in the top 10 at the NCS South Qualifier on Monday, the golf teams of Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte will all be taking the long drive up Highway 101. The three DFAL schools finished within five strokes of each other at the qualifier. Campolindo took seventh place with a five-golfer score of 385, Acalanes was eighth (386)
and Miramonte ninth (390). With a sparkling 362, Monte Vista won the South Qualifier and established itself as the team to beat in Fortuna. Joining the Mustangs among the NCS favorites will be De La Salle, Foothill and Amador Valley.

Stars of the week

• Ryan Collins, Acalanes golf -- Collins was at the top of his game on Monday as he shot an even-par 72 at Redwood Empire Golf Club in Fortuna. His round was good enough to place him fourth overall in the North Coast Section Tournament of Champions, and it qualified him to advance to the CIF state championships as an individual. The TOC's best score was a 3-under 69 by De La Salle's Ryan Thomas.

• Derek Poppert, Acalanes baseball -- Poppert went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored as the Dons pounded College Park 13-0 and clinched the DFAL championship outright. In addition to his offensive output, Poppert also pitched five scoreless innings to earn the win.

Opponent

Location

San Ramon Valley*

College Park

Concord

Dublin

Northgate

Bear Creek Tournament*

Miramonte

Alhambra

College Park

De La Salle Tournament*

4/12

Las Lomas

Northgate

Boundary Oaks GC

3:00pm

209

209

213

205

-

6-1

6-2

Transbay Tournament*

Alhambra

Campolindo

4/27

Campolindo

Las Lomas

Rossmoor GC

3:30pm

192

192

190

204

-

 8-3

9-3

4/29

Dublin

Miramonte

Rossmoor GC

3:30pm

193

193

 200

199

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10-3

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DFAL Championships

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NCS Championships

Nor-Cal Championships

CIF Championships

At the Diablo Foothill Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday, Sklarski redeemed himself with a 1-under-par 71 to win medalist honors at Lone Tree Golf Course.

"Sklarski took a week off from golf to be a camp counselor," Acalanes coach Tim Scott said. "And after the Campolindo loss he was very dejected and wanted to quit. Now he is the medalist, but that is the game of golf. It is full of highs and lows."

Sklarski's performance, along with teammate Michael Fajardo's 72, helped Acalanes win the tournament and one of the DFAL's three North Coast Section South Qualifier berths with a five-golfer score of 380.

Miramonte and Campolindo also earned berths, finishing second and third with a 387 and 399, respectively.  The seven-stroke margin also gave the Dons the DFAL title with 88 points.
The DFAL decides its league champion and three NCS berths with a points system. For every league win, a team is awarded four points. 

The tournament winner gets 36 points, followed by 28 for second and a four-point deduction for every subsequent place.  Entering the tournament, Miramonte and Campolindo had identical 
records at 13-3 and were even in points with 52.  Acalanes was eight points behind but had two matches to make up with Alhambra and College Park, which was done on the front and back nine at Lone Tree.

The Dons beat Alhambra 188-216 on the back nine and College Park 192-219 on the front to pick up the eight points.

Sklarski and Fajardo -- the Dons' No. 3 and No. 4 golfers -- played a big part in the victories. The duo combined for eight birdies and just four bogeys on a windy day.

"To win feels really good," Fajardo said. "I came in thinking we didn't have a chance to win against Miramonte and Campolindo. So to win by the (seven-stroke) margin is good."

Dublin's Travis Crothers (77) and College Park's Clayton Pickersgill (77) and Scott Stephens (78) advanced to the NCS as individuals.  Stephens beat Concord's Chad Allen (78) on the second playoff hole.

Team scores: Acalanes 380*, Miramonte 387*, Campolindo 399*, Northgate 418, College Park 421, Las Lomas 427, Dublin 430, Concord 438, Alhambra 447.

Individual scores: 71 -- Patrick Sklarski (Ac); 72 -- Michael Fajardo (Ac); 73 -- Daniel Cone (Camp), Rich Schimbor (M); 74 -- Robert Warren (Ac); 77 -- Clayton Pickersgill (CP)**, Travis Crothers (D)**, Scotty Williams (M); 78 -- Peter Hironaka (Camp), Scott Stephens (CP)**, Chad Allen (Con), Brian Luu (M); 79 -- Sammy Brasch (M), Kramer Chan (N); 80 -- Carlos Muela (Al), Kris Neville (D), Bo Harkins (LL), Bryant Williams (M); 81 -- Ryan Collins (Ac), Ben Marshall (Camp); 82 -- Joey Shurtleff (Ac); 83 -- Dylan Sharpe (Camp), David Kinoshita (CP), David Hermens (LL), Dustin Chan (N); 84 -- Ben Alexander (Camp), Mike Kohn (N); 85 -- Jason Lingenfelter (Con), Jeremy McKinnon (Con), Ben Wright (D), Andy Toland (N); 86 -- John Riehlman (Al); 87 -- Amit Arora (N), Bryan Riley (LL), Patrick Chavez (Con); 88 -- Daniel Neben (LL); 89 -- Rodd Danpour (LL), Cody Deluca (Al); 90 -- David Manner (CP); 92 -- Steven Wolfe (D); 93 -- Tyler Abbott (Al), Scott Gilmore (CP); 96 -- Tony Vercelli (D); 99 -- Eric Eitelgeorge (Al); 103 -- Brian Bae (Con).

* -- advances to NCS South Qualifier
** -- Advances to NCS South Qualifier as an individual
Note: Stephens d. Allen on second playoff hole.

Team results: De La Salle 374*, Foothill 390*, Monte Vista 403*, California 408*, Bishop O'Dowd 409*, Miramonte 416*, Acalanes 421*, Campolindo 425*, Mission San Jose 426*, Clayton Valley 429*, American-Fremont 439, St. Mary's 442, Alameda 445, Castro Valley 456, Liberty 461, Piedmont 462, De Anza 481, St. Joseph 489, Berkeley 496, Moreau Catholic 500

Individual results: 68 -- Jake Yount (DLS); 73 -- Kyle Prolo (DLS), Ryan Thomas (DLS); 74 -- Adam Barkow (Alb)**; 76 -- Matt Jones (F), Eric Pitcaithley (F), Andrew Wood (BOD); 77 -- Daniel Cone (Cam), Tyler Galbraith (F); 78 --, Anthony Machi (F), Roberto Galletti (DLS), Eric Crociata (Cal), Geoff Gonzalez (MV); 79 -- Simon Kwon (MV), Sean Callahan (Clay), Michael Fajardo (Aca), Jeff Thomas (Amador Valley), Jon Cedercreutz (P)**; 80 -- Max Ecker (MV), Richard Yai (MSJ), Sammy Brasch (Mir), Scott Steelman (Cal), Ben Marshall (Cam); 81 -- Robin Saulsbury (SM)**, Dom Calegari (SM)**, Greg Poos (MSJ), Bobby Bucey (Clay), Jordan Barry (Cal), Taylor Travis (A); 82 -- Bret Becker (L)**, Reid Pampe (DLS); 83 -- Bryan Vencill (San Ramon Valley)**, Jeff Hamm (MV), Will Schramm (MV), Greg Palm (Mir), Bryant Williams (Mir), Brian Robinson (F), Bobby Warren (Clay), Patrick Sklarski (Aca), Tony Guerrero (AV), Mark Garcia (BOD), Jeff Johnson (BOD), Sean DeWolf (BOD); 84 -- Brian Luu (Mir), Scott Stephens (College Park)**, John Hasse (B)**, Erik Kastmiler (BOD), Andrew Gibson (Cal); 85 -- Stevan Peters (St. Patrick)***, Evan Ives (Washington), Amtej Dhillon (MSJ), Travis Crothers (Dublin), Clayton Pickersgill (CP), Andrew Warren (Cast); Rob Atkinson (Cal), Ryan Collins (Aca), Ki-Shui Liao (Ala), Christian Bartonico (A); 86 -- Rich Schimbor (Mir), Robert Warren (Aca), Jeff Lee (Ala), Steve Lindeman (A), Adam Pye (Arroyo); 87 -- Blake Yu (SJ), Bryce McCutcheon (L), Jeff Wilson (MC), Preston Paul (Ygnacio Valley); 88 -- Sunny Dhillon (MSJ), Mario Castellanos (James Logan), Josh Ortiz (DA), Alex Berber (Cam), Zack Fahmie (Aca); 89 -- Justin Salun (DA), Dylan Sharpe (Cam), J.D. Whitfield (Irvington); 90 -- Mike Ryle (MC), Jeff Wong (Ala), Shane Kim (Ala); 91 -- Todd Hurst (L), Thomas Decanay (SJ), Anthony Dutra (Freedom), Blake Bertrand (Fre), Matt Mead (Clay), Brenam Jin (Cast), Peter Hironaka (Cam), Philip Consentino (A), Andrew Morono-Hunt (B), Mike White (P); 92 -- Jack De Rose (SM), George Dy (P), Will Nesbit (MSJ), John Suk (CaV), Philip Thorer (B), Alex Forriseall (Pinole Valley); 93 -- Azaria Solomon (SM), Jason Bardarello (Cast); 94 -- Jack Baldwin (L), Brandon Busick (Ala), Erik Parker (DA); 95 -- Heedrin Bustamante (SP), Dan Oliva (SM), Angie Manzitto (MC), Ryan Reichold (Clay), Tyler Valdivia (Cast); 96 -- Avery Paras (A), Howard Santos (Ar); 98 -- Tom Rafton (P); 100 -- Alex Skinner (SJ), Joey Urbanic (DA); 101 -- John Miller (PV); 102 -- Chris Louie (SJ), Jay Russell (P); 104 -- Jon Fesjo (MC); 107 -- Garrett Baxley (L), Scott Leong (El Cerrito); 109 -- Bobby Kanady (SJ); 110 -- Anthony Molinas (DA); 114 -- Alex Van Brunt (B); 115 -- Nate Lezin (B); 124 -- Mark David (MC); 129 -- Tony Gabrielson (Hayward)

* -- Qualifies for North Coast Section Tournament of Champions as a team  ** -- Qualifies for NCS TOC as an individual  *** -- Won final individual spot on playoff hole

On Monday, the Dons made the North Coast Section pick up the tab by earning their second banner of the golf season. Ryan Collins shot a 2-over-par 74 and was one of three Acalanes golfers to shoot in the 70s as the Dons finished second with a five-golfer score of 399 at the NCS Tournament of Champions at Rooster Run Golf Club and Banquet Facility.

The top three teams and the top four individuals not on a qualifying squad advance to next Monday's California Interscholastic Federation Northern Regionals at Valley High Country Club in Elk Grove.  De La Salle won its fourth straight section title with a 387 and Maria Carillo-Santa Rosa finished third with a score of 402 to advance.

"Everybody hopes to advance, and I have hoped for 18 years," said Acalanes coach Tim Scott, whose team advanced to NorCal for the first time in his 18-year tenure. "I told these kids that they are the best that we have had, and they put it together today under trying conditions."

For the second week in a row, weather played a big factor with the scores. Last week at the NCS south qualifier, only one golfer finished under par because of rainy and windy conditions. At Rooster Run, constant 20 mile-per-hour winds wouldn't allow a single golfer to break par.

Collins and Campolindo's Daniel Cone tied for the day's lowest score with a 74.

"It was mostly about trying to make par on the longer holes and taking advantage of the down-wind holes," Collins said. "I started off poorly and wasn't hitting the ball well, but on the back nine I played even par."

De La Salle had four golfers shoot in the mid 70s to pace the field by 12 strokes.
Jake Yount, who earned medalist honors at the NCS south qualifier last week with a 3-under 68 at Mira Vista Golf and Country Club in El Cerrito, led the Spartans again with a 75.

In a shotgun start, Yount began on the 4th hole and started with five straight pars and an eagle, but hit a rough patch at 16. The San Diego University-bound senior had two bogeys and two double bogeys over the next four holes before finishing with a par and a birdie.

"Overall I am happy and was 2-under with six to play," Yount said. "But I didn't expect a 75."

The East Bay Athletic League did not send a team to the NorCal tournament for the first time in at least eight years. California just missed the cut finishing with a 403. Foothill had a 409 and Monte Vista finished with a 416.

The Grizzlies' Rob Atkinson qualified as one of the four individuals, tying with Marin Academy's Kaz Hoffman for the third-and- spot with a 76. Cone and Justin-Siena's Jimmy Cacho (75) took the top two spots.

"I was 4-under with six holes to go and I didn't finish too strong," said Cone, who advanced to NorCal for the first time. "I just had to keep the ball low and stay focus. You can't get down on yourself if you have a bad hole because everybody is playing in the same conditions."

Men's Golf NCS Championships Match Results 5/16/05

Team results: De La Salle 387*, Acalanes 399*, Maria Carillo-Santa Rosa 402*, California 403, Miramonte 407, Foothill 409, Arcata 414, Eureka 414, Justin-Siena-Napa 414, Monte Vista 416, Branson 416, Sonoma Valley 417, Bishop O'Dowd 425, Campolindo 428, Mongomery 428, Redwood-Larkspur 429, Ukiah 430, El Molino 434, Clayton Valley 441, 
Mission-San Jose 458.

Individual results: 74 -- Ryan Collins (Ac), Daniel Cone (Camp)**; 75 -- Patrick Sklarski (Ac), Jake Yount (DLS), Jimmy Cacho (JS)**; 76 -- Rob Atkinson (Cal)**, Kaz Hoffman (Marin Academy)**, Roberto Galletti (DLS); 77 -- Ryan Thomas (DLS), Taylor Travis (American), Michael Fajardo (Ac), Greg Palm (Mira); 78 -- Scott Hess (Mon), Scotty Williams (Mira), Kyle Prolo (DLS), Travis Peterson (Cardinal Newman), Aidan Pinch (EM), Dan Stewart (MaC); 79 -- Adam Barkow (Albany), John Landers (Bran), Kyle Caselle (Bran), Will Stromberg (Ar), Danny Maier (MaC), Dom Ligotti (MaC); 80 -- Eric Crociata 
(Cal), Dom Calegari (St. Mary's), Tyler Eliopoulos (Novato), Eric Vukiccvich (CN), Bryce Parker (Ar), Bobby Bucey (CV), Eric Pitcaithley (Foot), Matt Miller (Foot), Danny Cacho (JS), Bryant Williams (Mira); 81 -- Simon Kwon (MV), Matt Jones (Foot), John Hasse (Berkeley), Stevan Peters (St. Patrick-St. Vincent), Brian O'Regan (DLS), Danny Clayton (Eur); 82 -- Scott Steelman (Cal), Andrew Gibson (Cal), John Orofino (Stuart Hall), Jeff Thomas (Amador Valley), Alex Berber (Camp), Micha Scott (Ar), Wayne Hicks (Eur), 
Scott Mell (Eur), Austin Amaral (JS); Jeff Hamm (MV), John Morris (Mon), Frank Coccia (SV), Dan Coccia (SV), Jack Wallace (SV); 83 -- Geoff Gonzales (MV), Robin Saulsbury (SM), Bryan Vencill (San Ramon Valley), Richard Highsmith (Athenian), Jordan Barry (Cal), Mark Garcia (BOD), Sean DeWolf (BOD), Matt Wahlund (Eur), Scott Strong (MaC), Darren Nelson (MaC), Carter Berg (R), Ben Rus (U); 84 -- Brian Luu (Mira), Zack Fahmie (Ac), Bobby Warren (CV), Anthony Machi (Foot), Brian Robinson (Foot), Alan McDermott (Middletown), Danny Wilderotter (Head-Royce), Tony Guerrero (AV), Alex Schmitt (Bran), Russell Holm (R), Trevor Carle (Santa Rosa), Kirk Little (U); 85 -- Bret Baker (Liberty), Scott Stephens (College Park), Will Schramm (MV), Mark Schramm (MV), Dom Coccia (SV), Stephen Carroll (Ar), Jack Peterson (BOD), Greg Poos (M-SJ), Joey Fowler (U); 86 -- Elliott Smith (R), Brett Kisting (R), Chris Walker (Eur), Chris Quale (Bran), Ben Petprasent (SV); 87 -- Sean Callahan (CV), Andrew Wood (BOD), Ryan Blum (JS), Erik Kastmiler (BOD), Ben Alexander (Camp), Danny Miyano (Mon); 88 -- Doug Quinones (Middle), Joseph Feierabend (Ferndale), Sammy Brasch (Mira), Andy Leong (Ar), Brian Chui (Bran), Matt Woolsey (EM), Logan Atwell (EM), Michael Gaspar (U), Sunny Dhillon (M-SJ); 89 -- Robert Warren (Ac), Weston Roodes (EM); 90 -- Graham Beard (U), Chris Littman (R), Casey Edmonson (Mon), Brian Gallagher (JS); 91 -- Kevin Henley (Mon), Brandon Endo (EM), Ben Marshall (Camp), Jon Cedercreutz (Piedmont), Mark Penske 
(McKinleyville); 92 -- Matt Mead (CV); 93 -- Alex Lee (M-SJ), Amtej Dhillon (M-SJ); 94 -- Austen Stranahan (Camp); 98 -- Ryan Reichold (CV); 99 -- Will Nesbit (M-SJ).

* -- Qualified for CIF Northern Regionals as a team
** -- Qualified for CIF Northern Regionals as an individual.