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Talented squad seizes Four-Man Team at Indian Valley CC
TELFORD, Pa. — Four of the region’s top amateurs assembled Tuesday to take on the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 22nd Four-Man Team, and the results were remarkable.
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The team of Andrew Mason of Huntingdon Valley CC,
Connor McNicholas of Commonwealth National GC,
Marc Mandel of Philadelphia Cricket Club
and John Brennan of Spring Ford CC. |
The team of John Brennan of Spring Ford CC, Marc Mandel of Philadelphia Cricket Club, Andrew Mason of Huntingdon Valley CC and Connor McNicholas of Commonwealth National GC set Indian Valley CC (par 72, 6,324 yards) ablaze, carding a sensational 16-under-par 128 total to prevail. They broke the event’s previous scoring record, in relation to par, which was set last year by the team of Joe Dellicarpini and Bryan Winsko of Philadelphia Cricket Club, John Marshalek of Whitford CC and Matt Smith of Lancaster CC at Talamore CC.
“I don’t think we really stressed about making a bogey all day,” Brennan, of Audubon, Pa., said. “We always had at least two balls in play, if not all four.”
Mandel established a red figure rhythm by carding a birdie on No. 10 (par 4, 355 yards), the team’s opening hole. The Conshohocken, Pa. resident knocked a 56-degree wedge 105 yards to 12 feet. On the par 5, 474-yard 12th hole, Mason, of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., declared his place at the red roundtable. He smoked a 6-iron 180 yards to 15 feet and canned the eagle putt. Mason, a semifinalist in this year’s Amateur Championship, displayed superb power and finesse on No. 14 (par 4, 320 yards). The 22-year-old nearly drove the reachable green, and then almost holed out for eagle with his ensuing chip. On the next hole (No. 15, par 5, 538 yards), Mandel’s 30-yard pitch stopped two feet from the flagstick, and he tapped-in for birdie. Mason whacked a wedge to 30 feet on the par 3, 136-yard 16th hole and watched the downhill, right-to-left breaker drop for birdie.
“That was one of my better putts of the day,” Mason, who will return to Temple University this fall for a final semester, said.
“It was dead-center. It was perfect putt and had perfect speed,” Brennan, 32, added.
The long-hitting Mason showed superior shotmaking on the dogleg-left No. 17 (par 4, 366 yards). Although he steered his drive left of the green, Mason still had a clear angle into the hole location.
“It hit a tree and had some miraculous kick,” he said.
“It was a good ball find by Marc Mandel,” Mandel added jokingly. Mason’s chip shot rolled out to three feet, and he converted the birdie try.
Both Mandel and Mason, two of the Association’s Players to Watch in 2011, had favorable yardages into the No. 18 (par 4, 360 yards) green. Mandel’s 85-yard wedge shot settled 15 feet above the hole location. Mason stuck his wedge 65 yards to four feet.
Collectively, the team began its inward trek boasting a 9 under on the scorecard.
It continued to wear out the red pen on No. 1 (par 4, 355 yards). McNicholas, of Ambler, Pa., hit his 54-degree wedge 105 yards to 15 feet below the flagstick and converted the uphill, left-to-right curler. Mason’s lob wedge from 90 yards away cleared the water hazard with ease and perched four feet flag-high. Both Mandel and Mason accomplished up-and-down birdies on the downhill par 5, 487-yard No. 3. Mandel did so after powering his second shot, a 5-iron from 200 yards, over the green. Likewise for Mason, who pulverized a 7-iron 175 yards out. Mandel bashed a pitching wedge to six feet below the hole location on No. 4 (par 3, 121 yards) and deposited the birdie putt. The team posted back-to-back birdies on Nos. 8 (par 5, 497 yards) and 9 (par 4, 342 yards) to earn a spot in the GAP history books. Mason thumped a 3-iron 235 yards into the left greenside bunker on No. 8. A superb sand shot came to rest three feet from the cup. McNicholas, a sophomore at Temple University, smacked a 54-degree wedge 105 yards to 30 feet on No. 9 and sunk the uphill birdie putt.
“Marc and Andrew played awesome golf today,” Brennan, a three-time Mason-Dixon participant, said. “They both were low qualifiers in the [Golf Association of Philadelphia] Open [Championship qualifying events] last week. They’re just playing really good right now. Connor and I helped out when we needed to. We all picked each other up. We’re four competitive guys in the area. We found a way to get it done.”
Links GC's Brad Ginter, Ian Fawthrop, Gerard and Mark McHugh carded a 122 total (net) to take the Net Division.
The Four-Man Team is an 18-hole stroke play event in which the best gross and net scores count per hole. Participants from different clubs can compete on the same team. The event began in 1995.
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Gross
Division
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Name, club
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Score
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John
Brennan, Spring Ford; Marc Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket; Andrew Mason,
Huntingdon Valley & Connor McNicholas,
Commonwealth National
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128
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Chip
Lutz, LedgeRock; & David Brookreson,
Pete Ervin & Craig Scott, Huntingdon Valley
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135
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Rich
Thon, Springhaven; Dwight Dudas,
Scott Klee & Dan Pickering, Indian Valley
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135
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Tucker
Koch, RiverCrest; Sam Pancoast, Radley Run; Dan
Bernard & Joseph Fabrizio, Jr., Aronimink
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135
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Joe Dellicarpini, Philadelphia Cricket; Matt Smith,
Lancaster; Eric Meyer & John Marshalek, Whitford
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136
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Scott
Bergson, Matthew Gaffney, James Lewis& Glen Van Istendal,
Little Mill
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136
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Robert
Harrington, Arthur Kania, Jr., J. Kirk Luntey & Mark Still, Merion
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138
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Mike
Danner, Lu Lu;
Bobby Kershner, Spring Ford; Andy Achenbach
& Robert Dziak, RiverCrest
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139
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Christopher
Clauson, Downingtown; Bruce Gladish,
John Nottage & Steve Walsh, Lu Lu
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139
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Deane Haase, Dan Lamb, Michael Quinn & Zac
Robertson, Edgmont
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141
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Ian Fawthrop, Brad Ginter, Gerard
McHugh & Mark McHugh, Links
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142
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Gary Yaglenski, Spring Ford; Louis Hoffman, Jeff Rittenhouse
& Anthony White, Jr., Blue Bell
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143
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Steve Dionisio, John Riccio, Richard
Speranza & Joe Warusz, Jericho National
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143
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Mike
Dunn, Thomas Hyland, Bill Narozanick & Joe
Olin, Little Mill
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143
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Vince Mazzei, Doylestown; Andrew Fisher, George Foley &
Dennis O'Brien, Huntingdon Valley
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144
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Paul
Clemens, Steve Horbonis, Nick Malack
& Scott Malack, Indian Valley
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146
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Mike Hartsough, Jeffrey Pelesh, Neal
Pelesh & Tim Ungrady,
Edgmont
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147
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Joe Marucci, Saucon Valley; Greg Cathcart, Ken Stoddard & Rod Whiton,
Ridge at Back Brook
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147
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Robert
Garis, Gregory Sheva,
Joseph Shevlin & Brad Tanner, North Hills
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147
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Jim Macallister, George May, James Muller & Edward
Roberts, Manufacturers
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148
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James
Prendergast, Brookside; Thomas Fuhs, Bill Gilinger & Frank Kunze,
Spring Ford
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148
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Ken
Logue, Bucks Club; Michael Misoda, Talamore; Kevin Freeman & Bryan Knight, Jericho
National
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149
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Lawrence
Capuzzi, Sr., Rich Holstein, Henry McCullough &
Joe Rosato, Rolling Green
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150
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Brian Sivel, RiverCrest; Brian Kreamer,
John Sivel & Mark Sivel,
Bala
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151
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Mike
Corcoran, Lawrence Kelly, Thomas Mohr & W. Scott Yard, Whitford
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151
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Michael
Minter, Makefield Highlands; Bob Casey, Jr.,
Charles Minter & Michael Reap, Trenton
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151
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James
Callaghan, Reese Crowe, Jr., Michael Garvey & Joseph McLean, Rolling
Green
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153
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John
Lyons, Running Deer; Homie Perkins, Wedgwood; Wayne
Diluigi & Jay McMenamin,
Little Mill
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153
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Don
Hadley, Matt Hadley, Dave Morris & Richard Newstein,
Reading
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154
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James
Lyons, Jr., Kevin Merlini, Gerald Mullin, Jr. &
Robert Zowney, Sandy Run
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156
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Joseph
DeAngelis, Brian Glancey,
David Leder & Llew
Royal, Jr., Jericho National
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158
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Gerald
Barr, Leo J. Daley, David Kearney & Vincent Kraft, Jr., Lehigh
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158
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David
Myers, Jeffrey Palmer, Thomas Schaible & Mike Schuster, Chester Valley
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161
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Conrad
Gack, Five Ponds; Carl Nelson, Doylestown; Dennis
Hancock & John Mellors, Jericho National
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161
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Samuel
Detweiler, Eamonn Logue,
Edward McGinty & Tom McMackin,
Lu Lu
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161
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Lawrence
Dolan, Joseph Hannigan, Thomas Lee & Ronald
Vogel, Sandy Run
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162
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Brad Goughler, Jeffrey Hilton, Stephen Martin & Duane
Walker, Northampton Valley
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162
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Kyran Connelly, Makefield
Highlands; Michael McCorriston, Jericho National;
Frank Petrecco, Yardley & Michael Yahrling, Indian Valley
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164
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Marvin
Daley, Robert Felter, Terry Radcliffe & Joseph Timko,
Lancaster
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166
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James
Leonard, Chester Valley; Carmen Caruso, Robert Jenkins & William Penney,
Spring Ford
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171
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Net
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Ian Fawthrop, Brad Ginter, Gerard
McHugh & Mark McHugh, Links
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122
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Paul
Clemens, Steve Horbonis, Nick Malack
& Scott Malack, Indian Valley
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125
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John
Brennan, Spring Ford; Marc Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket; Andrew Mason,
Huntingdon Valley & Connor McNicholas,
Commonwealth National
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129
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Scott
Bergson, Matthew Gaffney, James Lewis& Glen Van Istendal,
Little Mill
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129
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Vince Mazzei, Doylestown; Andrew Fisher, George Foley &
Dennis O'Brien, Huntingdon Valley
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129
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Ken
Logue, Bucks Club; Michael Misoda, Talamore; Kevin Freeman & Bryan Knight, Jericho
National
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129
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Rich
Thon, Springhaven; Dwight Dudas,
Scott Klee & Dan Pickering, Indian Valley
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130
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Christopher
Clauson, Downingtown; Bruce Gladish,
John Nottage & Steve Walsh, Lu Lu
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130
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Gary Yaglenski, Spring Ford; Louis Hoffman, Jeff Rittenhouse
& Anthony White, Jr., Blue Bell
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131
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Robert
Garis, Gregory Sheva,
Joseph Shevlin & Brad Tanner, North Hills
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131
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Joe Dellicarpini, Philadelphia Cricket; Matt Smith,
Lancaster; Eric Meyer & John Marshalek, Whitford
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132
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Steve Dionisio, John Riccio, Richard
Speranza & Joe Warusz, Jericho National
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132
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John
Lyons, Running Deer; Homie Perkins, Wedgwood; Wayne
Diluigi & Jay McMenamin,
Little Mill
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132
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James
Lyons, Jr., Kevin Merlini, Gerald Mullin, Jr. &
Robert Zowney, Sandy Run
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132
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Samuel
Detweiler, Eamonn Logue,
Edward McGinty & Tom McMackin,
Lu Lu
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132
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Chip
Lutz, LedgeRock; & David Brookreson,
Pete Ervin & Craig Scott, Huntingdon Valley
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133
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Mike
Dunn, Thomas Hyland, Bill Narozanick & Joe
Olin, Little Mill
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133
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Deane Haase, Dan Lamb, Michael Quinn & Zac
Robertson, Edgmont
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134
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Don
Hadley, Matt Hadley, Dave Morris & Richard Newstein,
Reading
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134
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Tucker
Koch, RiverCrest; Sam Pancoast, Radley Run; Dan
Bernard & Joseph Fabrizio, Jr., Aronimink
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135
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Robert
Harrington, Arthur Kania, Jr., J. Kirk Luntey & Mark Still, Merion
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135
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Mike Hartsough, Jeffrey Pelesh, Neal
Pelesh & Tim Ungrady,
Edgmont
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135
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Joe Marucci, Saucon Valley; Greg Cathcart, Ken Stoddard & Rod Whiton,
Ridge at Back Brook
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135
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James
Prendergast, Brookside; Thomas Fuhs, Bill Gilinger & Frank Kunze,
Spring Ford
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136
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Lawrence
Dolan, Joseph Hannigan, Thomas Lee & Ronald
Vogel, Sandy Run
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136
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Marvin
Daley, Robert Felter, Terry Radcliffe & Joseph Timko,
Lancaster
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136
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Lawrence
Capuzzi, Sr., Rich Holstein, Henry McCullough &
Joe Rosato, Rolling Green
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137
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Conrad
Gack, Five Ponds; Carl Nelson, Doylestown; Dennis
Hancock & John Mellors, Jericho National
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137
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James
Leonard, Chester Valley; Carmen Caruso, Robert Jenkins & William Penney,
Spring Ford
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137
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David
Myers, Jeffrey Palmer, Thomas Schaible & Mike Schuster, Chester Valley
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137
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Mike
Danner, Lu Lu;
Bobby Kershner, Spring Ford; Andy Achenbach
& Robert Dziak, RiverCrest
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138
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Jim Macallister, George May, James Muller & Edward
Roberts, Manufacturers
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138
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Michael
Minter, Makefield Highlands; Bob Casey, Jr.,
Charles Minter & Michael Reap, Trenton
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138
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Joseph
DeAngelis, Brian Glancey,
David Leder & Llew
Royal, Jr., Jericho National
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138
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Kyran Connelly, Makefield
Highlands; Michael McCorriston, Jericho National;
Frank Petrecco, Yardley & Michael Yahrling, Indian Valley
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138
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Mike
Corcoran, Lawrence Kelly, Thomas Mohr & W. Scott Yard, Whitford
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139
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Gerald
Barr, Leo J. Daley, David Kearney & Vincent Kraft, Jr., Lehigh
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139
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Brian Sivel, RiverCrest; Brian Kreamer,
John Sivel & Mark Sivel,
Bala
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141
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James
Callaghan, Reese Crowe, Jr., Michael Garvey & Joseph McLean, Rolling
Green
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143
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Brad Goughler, Jeffrey Hilton, Stephen Martin & Duane
Walker, Northampton Valley
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144
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