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Erhardt earns medalist honors at 97th Junior Boys’ Championship
PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, N.J.–A confident and composed Reilly Erhardt of Trenton CC carded a 2-under-par 70 to earn medalist honors in the 97th Junior Boys’ Championship Qualifier on Monday at Running Deer GC (par 72, 6,368 yards). Erhardt, 14, of Newtown, Pa., cited his experience in this event a year ago as a key factor.
“The main thing I learned was that I could make match play and compete with the bigger kids who were outdriving me by 40 or 50 yards,” said Erhardt.
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| Reilly Erhardt of Trenton CC on the 18th tee. |
Now a big kid himself – he stands 6-foot – Erhardt navigated his way around the challenging Pittsgrove Township, N.J. track with a veteran’s poise. He made the turn in even-par 36 on the strength of two birdies and two bogeys before finding a back-nine groove. Taking what was in front of him, Erhardt registered seven pars and two birdies, both on the par 5s, to close with one of two under-par scores. He lofted a wedge from 85 yards to three feet on No. 14 (par 5, 510 yards) and then knocked a pitching wedge from 110 yards to 10 feet on No. 17 (par 5, 506 yards).
“This feels amazing,” said Erhardt, a soon-to-be freshman at The Hun School of Princeton in Princeton, N.J. “I won a Philadelphia Section of the PGA Junior Tour (PJT) in Avalon (N.J.) and that’s given me a lot of confidence.”
That PGA Junior Tour event took place on June 23.
The only other player to post a red number was Sam Soeth of White Manor CC.
Soeth, 15, was competing in his first-ever GAP tournament.
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| SAM SOETH |
“I’m trying to play in bigger tournaments this summer,” said Soeth, a sophomore at Marple Newtown High School. “I wanted to come out and play a good round and see what happened.”
Soeth competes primarily in PJT events and has experienced some success. This spring/summer he has already won two of those.
Starting on the back nine today, Soeth went double-bogey, bogey on his fifth and sixth hole, respectively, before answering in spectacular fashion with three straight birdies to turn at even par. Soeth hit a 7-iron to 10 feet on No. 16 (par 3, 161 yards); lofted a wedge on No. 17 (par 5, 506 yards) to three feet and closed on No. 18 (par 4, 425 yards) with a 5-iron to 10 feet.
He bogeyed No. 2 (par 4, 390 yards) when his approach came up short, but birdied No. 3 (par 4, 340 yards) on a little downhill six footer and No. 6 (par 4, 375 yards) with a 130-yard 9-iron to five feet.
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The 2011 Junior Team Champions from Hopewell Valley GC
(from left)
Will Young, Dan Altieri, Steven Altieri
and Jack Fowler. |
“I just feel great that in my first big tournament I came out and played well,” said Soeth of Newtown Square, Pa. “I love match play, so I’m hopeful to come out and play pretty well.”
The cut line for the Championship Flight of 16 fell at 78.
Erhardt faces Francis Worthington of Manufacturers G&CC, the 16th seed, at 8 a.m. in his first-round match.
The second 16 finishers in the field of 61 qualified for the First Flight.
The quarterfinals will immediately follow tomorrow’s first round in each flight.
*****
The Junior Team Championship, which runs concurrently with the Junior Boys’ qualifier, was won for the first time by Hopewell Valley GC.
Teams consist of three or four players with the low three scores counting toward the final total.
Jack Fowler, Will Young and brothers Daniel and Steven Altieri finished with a team total of 237 to win the title by one stroke over Commonwealth National GC. Young carded a 73, Steven Altieri posted a 79 and Fowler finished with an 85.
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Championship
Flight
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Qualifiers
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Name,
club
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Score
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Reilly
Erhardt, Trenton Country Club
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70
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Sam
Soeth, White Manor Country Club
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71
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Brandon
Matthews, Fox Hill Country Club
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72
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Will
Young, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
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73
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Alex Dupre, Rolling Green Golf Club
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73
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David
Pompey, Jr., Country Club of Scranton
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73
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R.
Morgan Dougherty, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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74
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Mac
Ryan, Overbrook Golf Club
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74
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Zach
Arsenault, Little Mill Country Club
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75
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T.J.
Summers, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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75
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Cody Dazen, Little Mill Country Club
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76
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Sean
Fahey, Overbrook Golf Club
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76
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Kevin Conners, Jr., Whitford Country
Club
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76
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Brandon
Roche, Burlington Country Club
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78
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Daniel
Furman, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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78
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Francis
Worthington, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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78
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First
Flight
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Qualifiers
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Name,
club
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Score
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Joey
Russo, Running Deer Golf Club
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79
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Connor
Goodrich, Merchantville Country Club
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79
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Kevin Zipf, Philadelphia Country Club
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79
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Steven
Altieri, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
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79
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Gordon
Dunlop, III, Bensalem Township Country Club
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79
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Gregory
Szrom, Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour
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80
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Jake
Van Arkel, Merion Golf Club
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80
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Mac Selverian, Aronimink Golf Club
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80
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Jack
Quirk, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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80
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Eddie
Maul, Concord Country Club
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81
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Brendan
Papariello, White Manor Country Club
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81
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Matt Yanek, Woodstone Country Club
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81
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Jay
Fisher, Five Ponds Golf Club
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82
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Jacob
Klaus, Tavistock Country Club
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82
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Kyle
Allan, Phoenixville Country Club
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82
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Brock
Kovach, Berkshire Country Club
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82
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Failed
to qualify
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Name,
club
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Score
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Jesse Hunsicker, Talamore Country
Club
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83
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Jack
Knowles, Country Club of Scranton
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83
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Gary
McCabe, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
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83
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John Concannon, Concord Country Club
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84
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Nicholas
Johnson, Glenmaura National Golf Club
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85
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Robert
Firth, Jr., Commonwealth National Golf Club
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85
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Jack
Fowler, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
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85
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Jon Graulich, Meadowlands Country Club
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85
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Jon
Stewart, Honeybrook Golf Club
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86
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Matthew
Bastian, Jr., Rolling Green Golf Club
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86
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Cole Swiger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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86
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Patrick
McGrath, Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour
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86
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Brendan
Young, Chester Valley Golf Club
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86
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Jonathan
Bebey, Sandy Run Country Club
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86
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Kyle
Graham, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia
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87
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Mac
Walsh, Aronimink Golf Club
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88
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Anthony
Van Dervort, Tavistock
Country Club
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88
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Connor
Jones, Tavistock Country Club
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88
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Christopher
Rotelli, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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88
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Drew Guarino, Burlington Country Club
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88
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Joseph Rueter, Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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89
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Liam McAnally, Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour
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89
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Jonathan
Rennard, Phoenixville Country Club
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89
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Daniel
Altieri, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
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90
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Quinn
Dolan, Rolling Green Golf Club
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93
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Alex
Kane, Radley Run Country Club
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94
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Jack Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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WD
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Jake McGlone, Overbrook Golf Club
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WD
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Mike
Dobbs, Riverton Country Club
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NS
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NS-no
show; WD-withdrawal
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Junior
Team Championship results
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Team
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Total
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Hopewell
Valley Golf Club
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237
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Daniel Altieri
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90
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Steven Altieri
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79*
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Jack
Fowler
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85*
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Will
Young
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73*
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Huntingdon
Valley Country Club
|
238
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Jack
Quirk
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80*
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R.
Morgan Dougherty
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74*
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Christopher
Rotelli
|
88*
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Joseph Rueter, Jr.
|
89
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Commonwealth
National Golf Club
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238
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Robert
Firth, Jr.
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85*
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Daniel
Furman
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78*
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T.J.
Summers
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75*
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Rolling
Green Golf Club
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252
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Alex Dupre
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73*
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Quinn
Dolan
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93*
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Matthew
Bastian, Jr.
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86*
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Tavistock Country Club
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258
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Connor
Jones
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88*
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Jacob
Klaus
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82*
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Anthony
Van Dervort
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88*
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| *-score used in total |
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