Patriots Win at Wichita; Second in Tough Grain Valley Field

Nolan Becerra (L) claimed 2nd Place while Garrett Routh (R)
was 10th at the Grain Valley Invitational at Adam's Pointe

The Christ Prep Patriots covered quite a bit of ground last week, and in the process brought home some more hardware for their individual and team trophy cases. And while they ran away with their tournament in Wichita, the more impressive showing might have been their second place finish at Grain Valley.

CPA began the week at Adam's Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs, the site of the Grain Valley Invitational. The Patriots combined for a team score of 329, which was good enough for second place in the 14-team field. Christ Prep edged out third place Marshall by 2 strokes, but were behind winner Warrensburg by 17, as the Tigers shot 312 to claim the championship.

CPA's Nolan Becerra shot a one-over-par 73 which landed the senior second place. Nolan was three shots back of winner Bailey Woods of Warrensburg who shot an impressive two-under-par 70. The other Patriot claiming a medal was Garrett Routh, who shot a 10-over 82 which was good enough for 10th Place. A complete listing of team scores is provided below.

Place	Team	Score
1st	Warrensburg	312
2nd	Christ Prep	329
3rd	Marshall	331
4th	Pleasant Hill	342
5th	Harrisonville	352
6th	Platte County	363
7th	Odessa	366
8th	Grain Valley	375
9th	Butler	389
10th	O'Hara	391
11th	Boonville	392
12th	Oak Grove	413
13th	Clinton	439
14th	Lexington	468

CPA Claimed 2nd Place out of 14 High Schools at Grain Valley

After Monday's win at Adam's Pointe, Chist Prep traveled Thursday to Hesston, Kansas to participate in the Wichita Warrior Invitational. The Patriots won that competition as a team as their top 4 combined for a 333 total score. Individually, the Patriots claimed the top four places and five out of the top ten.  Once again Nolan Becerra led the way with an 8-over-par 79. Second, third, and fourth places were awarded to Patriots Garrett Routh (81), Sawyer Massing (86), and Phoebe Finley (87), respectively. Jacob Bishoff's 93 got him an 8th Place medal. Strong showings were also turned in by newcomers Daniel Moneymaker and Trenton Davis.

CPA Claimed 5 of the Top 10 Places at Hesston

All Seven Patriots Played Well at Hesston

Christ Prep's was set to compete at the Blue Springs South "Jaguar Invitational" this past Monday but the event was cancelled to due poor weather conditions. The Patriots travel to Topeka tomorrow to participate in the Cornerstone Invitational.

Patriots Grab a Pair of Duals

The Christ Prep Patriots competed in a couple of dual golf meets this week and came away with wins on two drastically different golf courses.

Tuesday CPA traveled to Blackberry Trails Golf Course in Archie where the team beat the host Whirlwinds 155-229. Drexel also competed int he contest but only had three players.

Medalist honors at Blackberry Trails went to Nolan Becerra with a one-over 36. Sawyer Massing was close behind with a 38 while Garrett Routh carded a 39. Phoebe Finley followed with a 42 and Jacob Bishoff contributed a 43. Michael Gimotty, Jacob Uebelein and Trenton Davis delivered solid performances as well--the latter two in their first Christ Prep golf match.

Yesterday the Patriots traveled to the Village of Loch Lloyd to compete against the Barstow Knights. CPA managed to slip by Barstow by one stroke, claiming victory in the contest 172-173. Christ Prep's Nolan Becerra and Garrett Routh shared medalist honors with Barstow's Tripp Walsworth as all three shot a five-over 40 on the 3,000 "Sechrest Nine" at Loch Lloyd. Sawyer Massing just missed sharing the honor with the three others as he fired a six-over 41.

The Patriots are back in action Monday at their first Invitational of the year, the Grain Valley Invitational which will be held at the Adam's Pointe G.C. in Blue Springs, Mo.