Raiders keep golf playoff hopes alive with win over Falcons
Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Braden Benke hits his drive off the first tee at Rohanna无毛视频檚 Golf Course in Thursday无毛视频檚 Section 3-AA match against Brownsville. (Photo by Jim Downey)
Waynesburg Central's Joe Kirsch hits a short chip shot onto the third green at Rohanna's Golf Course during Thursday's Section 3-AA match against Brownsville.
WAYNESBURG 无毛视频� Both Waynesburg Central and Brownsville needed a win last Thursday at Rohanna无毛视频檚 Golf Course to maintain any hope of slipping into a Section 3-AA playoff berth.
The Raiders无毛视频� kept their hopes alive with a 189-203 victory on their home course.
Waynesburg (9-3) improved 8-3 in section play and needed a victory in the section-ending match against Beth-Center on Tuesday to clinch a postseason berth.
Although the loss officially knocked the Falcons (6-5, 6-6) from playoff contention, they are still guaranteed a .500 section record, the first in over a decade, with a match against McGuffey remaining.
The match was close after the first four golfers completed play.
Brownsville无毛视频檚 Daniel and Matthew Sethman combined for 66, compared to the Raiders无毛视频� Braden Benke and Joe Kirsch total of 73.
Daniel Sethman was medalist with a 2-under 31. Matthew Sethman finished with 2-over 35.
The Sethmans and their Brownsville teammates return to action Friday morning in the annual FCCA tournament at Duck Hollow Golf Club.
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Daniel Sethman said an adjustment he made with his putting grip paid dividends.
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The Section 3-AA individual qualifier is Monday at Linden Hall Golf Course, a course he无毛视频檚 quite familiar with. The target score is 85.
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Benke was 2-under through three holes, but faltered over the final six to finish with 3-over 36.
无毛视频淭he past few days after (No. 6) has been killing me,无毛视频� said Benke. 无毛视频淭he trees are killing me.
无毛视频淢y putting was working. I无毛视频檝e been pretty good putting the past few days.无毛视频�
Benke is looking to advance out the sectionals in his senior year.
无毛视频淭here无毛视频檚 not any pressure. I have to be smart off the tee,无毛视频� said Benke.
Waynesburg managed to turn the match around after the second group finished. Brownsville无毛视频檚 Ben Vojacek (42) and Rylan Johnson (48) combined for 90, while the Raiders无毛视频� Chase Phillips share team honors with 36. Dom Benamati无毛视频檚 48 was not used.
Brownsville无毛视频檚 No. 5 man Trent Wible closed the scoring with 47 with Ava Rohland无毛视频檚 53 not counting. Derek Turcheck (41) and Rykan Gustafson (39) sealed the win for Wayneburg in the final foursome.