MORGANTOWN — It was a perfect day for golf on Monday at The Pines Country Club as four talented teams gathered for an 18-hole match. Joining the hosting Mohigans of Morgantown High School were George Washington, Cabell Midland, and Peter’s Township (Pa.).
Each team sent six golfers out to play with the lowest four scores being tallied together to make up the team total for the match.
The visitors from out-of-state took the low score on the day with 288. Peters Township frontman Colton Lusk took home first overall in the round with a score of 2-under 69. He was followed closely by teammate Griffin Hansberry who shot an even round of 71.
MHS took second out of the four teams with a total of 311 on the day, just four strokes ahead of Cabell Midland, who shot 315.
Sophomore Solas Chinn-Kreiner once again led the Mohigans on the day shooting a score of 1-under 70. Andrew Sheets, Braxton Martucci, and Gabriel Watson followed their teammate on the day to round out the top four with a 78, 81 and 82, respectively.
MHS head coach Joel Barrett praised his team’s ability to embrace playing together in a sport that can seem solely individual at times.
“The team chemistry is clicking so well this year,” Barrett said. “Because of that, they push each other and have found some consistency. At the same time, they carry each other. If one player has a bad round or an off day, their teammates can pick them up by playing the way they have been. All six of ours are playing well tonight and right there with it, which is something you don’t often see. We are deep with solid golfers.”
Every golfer for MHS scored under 90 on the round, and while the final two scores of 88 each don’t count toward the day, they do show that with continued improvement, the MHS team could have some fun position battles on its hands.
For Barrett and his team, he says one thing he aims to really focus on at the midway point of the season is the mental side of the game.
“The point that we’ve been working all year long is with our mental game,” he said. “We have the talent, these guys can play golf, that’s not our main issue. They can do everything they want physically, but mentally they have to be able to remain strong and focused. 18 holes is a lot of golf and if you have a few bad holes early on you still have the chance to turn it around and play good golf. If we get that part down, these guys can go as far as they want.”
MHS will next travel for a match at Woodridge Golf Course in Mineral Wells on Friday.
