Jack Wall Grabs Second Straight Monmouth County Tournament Title as Christian Brothers Takes Fifth Straight Team Crown By Lou Monaco

Christian Brothers Academy owns the Monmouth County Tournament. Junior Jack Wall fired a 2-under-par 70 to capture his second straight individual title and lead Christian Brothers to its fifth consecutive team crown at the Monmouth County Tournament last Tuesday at the par 72, 6,321-yard layout at Howell Park Golf Course.

Wall (who has finished second, first, first in three MCTs) defeated senior teammate Michael Paduano and junior teammate Brendan Hansen, who each tied for second-place with a 76, and junior teammate Randall Lazzaro and St. Rose senior Jared Scheininger each shot a 78, tying for fourth place.

Last season, Wall shot an even-par 72 to capture his first MCT title.

“It was a great team win for us. I thought we went into the tournament prepared to play and ready to take care of business. Personally, I thought this win helped my confidence a lot after the Garden State Cup. It was great to see putts drop out there, unlike at the Garden State Cup,” said Wall. “I had a few bad swings that cost me, but I was able to make some birdies to offset the bad holes. To go 1-2-3 individually for us shows that we can come back after a struggle at the Garden State Cup and shows how we can get the job done in any tournament with the right mindset. This is a huge win for us to get us back on track and be ready for the challenging finish to the season.”

The Colts, which shot a team score of 300, upended Rumson-Fair Haven (328), Ranney (337), St. Rose (339) and Wall (340) to round out the top five finishers of the 21-school field.

“After shooting a 317 at the Garden State Cup, this feels like the ship is being righted. The fact that we finished with the top four golfers is a tribute, but it’s also a comment on the weather, when some of the better golfers on other county teams got beat down by the wind and cold," said Christian Brothers head coach Tim Sewnig, who is in his 24th season at the helm of the Lincroft-based school. “The strong finish is a good omen for the team, but now we have to think of it as a baseline and continue to progress.”

MCT TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SCORES

TEAM: 1-Christian Brothers 300. 2-Rumson 328. 3-Ranney 337. 4-St. Rose 339. 5-Wall 340. 6-Howell 343. T7-Colts Neck 348, Manasquan 348. 9-Middletown South 357. 10-Red Bank Catholic 360. T11-Manalapan 365, Ocean 365. 13-Red Bank Regional 373. 14-Marlboro 375. 15-Freehold Township 391. 16-Neptune 413. 17-Freehold Boro 417. 18-Monmouth Regional 418. 19-Middletown North 420. 20-Holmdel 426. 21-Shore Regional 479.

INDIVIDUAL: 1-Jack Wall, CBA 70. T2-Michael Paduano, CBA, 76; Brendan Hansen, CBA, 76. T4-Randall Lazzaro, CBA, 78; Jared Scheininger, St. Rose, 78. T6-Braden Ward, Manasquan, 79; Christian Ruchalski, St. Rose, 79. T8-Will Donovan, Rumson, 80; Travis Weiner, Rumson, 80; Travis Dix, Howell, 80. T11-Benny Hagerty, Wall, 81; Tom Nam, Manasquan, 81. T13-AJ Icobellis, Wall, 82; Tyler McKinney, Middletown South, 82; Tyler Haldane, Long Branch, 82; Brendan Kenny, St. Rose, 82; Ryan Pongrac, Ranney, 82; Rohan Sikand, Ranney, 82. T19-Jason Hecht, Manalapan, 83; Cole Staisil, Rumson, 83; Brendan Hunt, Colts Neck, 83. T22-Dellian Grigg, Red Bank Catholic, 84; David Lopes, Monmouth Regional, 84; Paige Cerminaro, Howell, 84. T25-Tej Chilikori, Marlboro, 85; Alex Rapscavage, Rumson, 85; Dan Buchsbaum, Middletown South, 85; Carlos Marannon, Colts Neck, 85; Kyle O'Donnell, Howell, 85. T30-Luke Pastor, Colts Neck, 86; Ryan Rinaldo, Ranney, 86; Luke Wilson, Red Bank Catholic, 86. T33-Cameron Monahan, Middletown South, 87; Varun Sikand, Ranney, 87; Colin Quinn, CBA, 87; Pat Savin, Middletown North, 87; Mike West, Ocean, 87. T38-Zach Mueller, Red Bank Regional, 88; Pat Lacey, Wall, 88; Michael DiDiorio, Ocean, 88; Greg Jasinski, Freehold Boro, 88.

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