Heading to states: EF蘑菇视频 Didjunas ties for second in WPIAL Class AA final
SEWICKLEY 鈥� Elizabeth Forward蘑菇视频 Aaron Didjunas wasn鈥檛 able to maintain his hot start, but was able to play solid on the back nine at Sewickley Academy Wednesday for a share of second place in the WPIAL Class AA Individual Golf Championship final round.
Didjunas fired a 1-over 73 for a two-round total of 6-over 153. Didjunas shared second place with Sewickley Academy蘑菇视频 Severin Harmon.
McGuffey蘑菇视频 Logan Crowe shot 3-over 75 in the final round to win the gold medal with a two-round score of 4-over 148.
鈥淚 started off hot with par-eagle-birdie,鈥� said Didjunas. 鈥淚 tried to keep it hot but towards the end of the front nine I got on the bogey train.
鈥淥n the back nine I salvaged (the bad finish on the front) with a birdie. I got pars from then on out.鈥�
Didjunas said he left a few shots out there.
鈥淚 had a lot of lip-outs. I left three or four putts out there, for sure,鈥� said Didjunas, adding, 鈥淚 had three 3-putts.鈥�
Didjunas, who was fourth in Class AAA last year, wasn鈥檛 worried about the field.
鈥淚 had to beat the course. I had to get red numbers and beat the course,鈥� said Didjunas.
Charleroi freshman Levi Large slipped into the top 18 and a berth in the state tournament after shooting 9-over 81 for a two-round total of 161.
鈥淣ot too much,鈥� Large said when asked if he was nervous, adding, 鈥淚 was more excited than nervous.鈥�
Large didn鈥檛 get caught up in the moment and simply played shot to shot.
鈥淭he first two holes I hit it decent. I struggled when I crossed the road,鈥� said Large. 鈥淚 just always kept it in front of me and play the best I could.鈥�
Large said he sneaked peek at the leaderboard at the turn.
鈥淚 looked once on hole nine,鈥� said Large.
Large was just looking to play one more round this season.
鈥淚t was pretty important to get as far as I can this season,鈥� added Large.
Jefferson-Morgan sophomore Urijah Teasdale entered the final round after shooting 81 in the first round. He shot 10-over 82 in the second round for a two-day total of 163, missing the cut by one stroke in 20th place.
鈥淚 had just one bad hole, No. 6. I made a nine,鈥� said Teasdale. 鈥淚 rolled my drive about 30 yards. I hit a decent second shot, but it hit the cart path and bounced into the weeds.鈥�
Teasdale played solid over the final 15 holes at 4-over.
鈥淚 left a lot of shots out there,鈥� said Teasdale, adding, 鈥淚 just wanted to get past (this round).鈥�
Elizabeth Forward蘑菇视频 Luke Boyer was in the hunt for a top-18 finish, but faltered down the stretch and shot 84 for a two-round total of 20-over 164 for a tie in 21st place. Teammate Julien Hredocik was 31st with a final score of 26-over 170.
Mount Pleasant teammates Aydan Gross and Ryan Karfelt also missed the cut. Gross finished tied in 32nd place with a two-round total of 171 (87-84) and Karfelt shot 166 (85-81) for 24th place.