Three garner top-10 finishes at PIAA golf
By The Observer-Reporter
Three area golfers – Peters Township’s Colton Lusk and Ellie Benson along with Chartiers-Houston’s Jojo Jaskulski – took home top-10 finishes Tuesday at the PIAA Individual Championships held at the Penn State Golf Courses.
Peters Township senior Colton Lusk had the best finish, a tie for fifth place in the boys Class 3A competition. Lusk, the WPIAL champion, shot a final round of even-par 72 to finish with a two-day total of 5-under 139.
Lusk finished three shots behind champion Carson Kittsley of Fox Chapel, who shot 68 on both days of the tournament.
Lusk was one of 21 golfers in the boys 3A field who shot under par for the tournament.
Belle Vernon’s Jordan Mocello tied for 28th place at 2-over after shooting 74 in the final round. South Fayette’s Sam Bishop was tied for 39th at 6-over. He shot 74 Tuesday. Peters Township’s Griffin Hansberry was 41st at 7-over with a final round of 72.
In the girls Class 3A tournament, Benson, the WPIAL champion, shot 4-over 76 on the White course Tuesday and finished with a 2-round total of 4-over 148, which put her in a tie for seventh place. Benson was five strokes behind winner and WPIAL runner-up Mya Morgan of Elizabeth Forward, who shot 75 in the final round to win by one stroke.
Peters Township had four girls competing in the individual tournament and the Indians will play in the team tournament today.
The Indians’ Sophia Severan was tied for 15th at 9-over following a final round of 70, which tied for the best score on the day. Betty Glyptis placed 29th and Brooke Vowcheck was 30th.
Jaskulski, the Chartiers-Houston freshman, had a strong final round, shooting 3-over 75 to finish in eighth place in the girls Class 2A field. She finished at 10-over for the tournament, which was 14 shots behind winner Madison Koshko of St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Koshko was one of only two golfers in the 2A field to shoot under par.
In boys Class 2A, McGuffey’s Logan Crowe, the WPIAL champion, finished 23rd after a final round of 76. He shot 7-over 151 for the tournament. Charleroi freshman Levi Large tied for 47th at 16-over. Large had 82 in the final round.