CARISLE – The Mid-Penn Colonial Division tour visited Eagles Crossing on Wednesday, and Shippensburg and Northern continued their separation from the other five league teams but not each other.
Shippensburg dominated everyone, including the Polar Bears. The Greyhounds finished with a team score of 326, a solid 11 strokes better than Northern. The loss handed Shippensburg sole possession of first place with a 23-7 record through five matches, with two remaining.
It’ll be Shippensburg hosting the next league meet on Sept. 9 at Chambersburg Country Club. The final match is two days later at Gettysburg National.
Greencastle-Antrim came close to displacing Northern from second place but finished two strokes behind with 339.
Waynesboro was a distant sixth place, despite a sparkling round of golf by Caiden Shacreaw. Shacreaw tied James Buchanan’s Abram Stock for second overall with 79.
“Caiden had a great round,” said Waynesboro coach Ryan Henderson. “For him to break 80 at Eagles Crossing, it’s pretty special. The pins were in very difficult locations and the greens were tough to putt on as well. I’m very happy for Caiden and his performance.”
The drop off after Shacreaw was significant. In fact, Waynesboro finished a single stroke ahead of last place Big Spring (362-363). But Henderson, before the first match was held, was expecting a rebuilding season, noting that he wanted to see improvement during the season for a team that is expected to return all its golfers.
A big reason for Shippensburg’s win was the play of Ben Horgos. He was the top finisher with a 1-over par 73, eight strokes ahead of Northern’s top finisher Garrett Mainhart (81).
TEAM SCORING: 1. Shippensburg 326; 2. Northern 337; 3. Greencastle-Antrim 339; 4. Gettysburg 344; 5. James Buchanan 349; 6, Waynesboro 362; 7. Big Spring 363
TOP FINISHERS: 1. Ben Horgos (Shippensburg) 73; 2. T2 Abram Stock (James Buchanan) and Caiden Shacreaw (Waynesboro) 79; 4. Camden Eby (Greencastle-Antrim) 80; Garrett Mainhart (Northern) 81; T6 Kooper Cunningham (Northern) and Kaden Ramsey (Shippensburg) 83; T8 Landon Blocher (Gettysburg), Brody Granger (Gettysburg), Owen Forsythe (Northern) and Kaydee Beckenbaugh (Shippensburg) 84; T12 Bryce Davidson (Greencastle-Antrim) and Landon Summers (Greencastle-Antrim) 85; T14 Myles Grossman (Gettysburg), Taylor Blair (James Buchanan) and Brayden Mitchell (Shippensburg) 86
TEAM SCORING
Shippensburg: Ben Horgos 73; Kaden Ramsey 83; Kaydee Beckenbaugh 84; Brayden Mitchell 86
Northern: Garrett Mainhart 81; Kooper Cunningham 83; Owen Forsythe 84; Cole Syvertson 89
Greencastle-Antrim: Camden Eby 80; Bryce Davidson 85; Landon Summers 85; Carter Sobol 89
Gettysburg: Landon Blocher 84; Brody Granger 84; Myles Grossman 86; Austin Keller 90
James Buchanan: Abram Stock 79; Taylor Blair 86; Ian Cotton 89; Avery Hoffeditz 95
Waynesboro: Caiden Shacreaw 79; Rylan Nichols 92; Landon Crable 93; Abby Byers 98
Big Spring: Branson Motter 89; Drew Graver-Barnouski 89; Jackson Tandlie 90; Will Bechtold 95
TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Shippensburg 24-6; 2. Northern 23-7; 3. James Buchanan 18-12; 4. Greencastle-Antrim 15-15; 5. Gettysburg 15-15; Waynesboro 10-20; Big Spring 0-30
