Patriots Second at Hayden Invitational; Third at Veritas

The Christ Prep Patriots deployed two squads to two frigid, wind-swept Kansas golf courses yesterday and returned home with a significant amount of hardware.

The team of Adam and Joey Johnson, Logan Routh, Nolan Becerra, Darren Wallace and Timothy Finley traveled to Cypress Ridge G.C. in Topeka to participate in the first annual Hayden Invitational. These Patriots combined for a total of 322 strokes which was good enough for second place in the event. CPA was just seven shots behind first place Piper which shot a 315.

In addition to the team honors, Christ Prep placed three golfers in the top ten. Receiving the fourth place medal was Adam Johnson who shot a six-over-par 76. Joey Johnson was 7th with a 79 while Logan Routh's 82 was good for 9th place. First place was won by Parker Miller of Piper who shot a three-over 73.

Following are the complete team results:

1. Piper 315
2. Christ Prep 322
3. Ottawa 327
4. Hayden 330
5. KC Christian 335
6. Tonganoxie 346
7. Holton 347
8. DeSoto 361
9. Basehor 378
10. Mill Valley
11. Hayden Gold 391
12. Lansing 433

Six other Patriots--Sam Aldrich, Jacob Bronars, Garrett Routh, Jacob Bishoff, Sierra Massing, and Addison Shaw--traveled to Alvamar G.C. in Lawrence to participate in the Veritas Invitational. This group of Patriots combined for a score of 417 which was good enough for third place in the event.  Veritas and Bishop Seabury were first and second place, respectively.

CPA freshman Garrett Routh received the third place medal in this event. Garret fired a 92 on the difficult Alvamar layout.

Five Patriots will attend the William Jewell Invitational this Friday at Cardinal Hill G.C. in Liberty, Mo.