Finley’s 75, Massing’s Double Eagle Pace Patriots

It was well worth the wait. Although rain, snow, and wind chills last Thursday forced postponement of the CPA Invitational, the tournament was rescheduled for yesterday and the conditions could hardly have been better at Ironhorse Golf Club in Leawood, Kans. Christ Prep, although shorthanded, capitalized and delivered its third consecutive victory in the event by posting a combined score of 340. Kansas City Christian was second with a 371 while Sunrise of Wichita and Blue Ridge Christian of Kansas City followed up with 403 and 457, respectively.

The day was highlighted by personal bests and career shots. Timothy Finley was first place medalist, shooting a personal best 3-over 75.  Especially noteworthy was sophomore Sawyer Massing’s double eagle on the par 5 14^th hole. Massing holed out a six iron from about 175 yards. He then followed up with a birdie on 15, concluding a two hole stretch at 4-under-par. Sawyer finished the day at 5-over 77—also a personal best—which  was good enough for second place. And to boot for Sawyer—his double eagle got him some ink in the Kansas City Star.

Christ Prep was missing its normal numbers 3 and 5—Garrett Routh and Jacob Bishoff, but other Patriots stood in the gap and contributed to the team’s efforts. Nolan Becerra was fourth place with an 85. Regan Hurley added a 103 (tied for 10^th Place) while Phoebe Finley shot a 104. Sierra Massing was forced to withdraw because of a knee injury.  Justin McGee also competed for the Patriots.

Christ Prep travels to Springfield, Mo. today in preparation for the National Christian Homeschool Championships to be held tomorrow and Friday at Rivercut Golf Course. Stay tuned for progress reports from that event.

Patriots Take KCAA For Sixth Consecutive Year

The Christ Prep Patriot golf team shot a combined 332 today at Heritage Park Golf Course in Olathe, Kansas en route to its sixth consecutive Kansas Christian Athletic Association Championship. Besides winning team honors, CPA won five of the ten individual medals awarded at the meet.

The Patriots were led by junior Nolan Becerra's 9-over-par 80, which was good enough for second place, just one shot shy of Cornerstone's Josiah Packard who was the overall winner with a 79. Senior Timothy Finley shot an 81 and came in third, while sophomore Sawyer Massing was tied for fourth with an 85. Junior Garrett Routh's 86 was good enough for sixth place, while sophomore Phoebe Finley's 98 got her the tenth place medal. 

The top four Patriots contributed the total of 332 which was a comfortable 40 strokes ahead of 2nd place Cornerstone's 372. Sunrise Christian Academy of Wichita was third with a 389. Veritas of Lawrence and Cair Paravel of Topeka also competed in the Championship, contested across the extremely wet, par 71, 6,372 yard Heritage Park links.

Below is a complete rundown of the Team and Top Ten Individual results.

	Team Places			Individual Places		Team
1	Christ Prep	332	1	Josiah Packard	79	Cornerstone
2	Cornerstone	372	2	Nolan Becerra	80	Christ Prep
3	Sunrise	389	3	Timothy Finley	81	Christ Prep
4	Cair Paravel	482	4	Sawyer Massing	85	Christ Prep
5	Veritas	496	5	Jared Sleppy	85	Sunrise
			6	Garrett Routh	86	Christ Prep
			7	Alex Poage	90	Cornerstone
			8	Matthew Meyers	91	Veritas
			9	Sam Cox	97	Cair Paravel
			10	Phoebe Finley	98	Christ Prep

The Patriots host the rescheduled CPA Invitational tomorrow at Ironhorse Golf Club in Leawood.

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