LONE TREE | It hasn’t taken long for the Regis Jesuit boys golf team to find its form and it was on full display Monday.
The loaded three-time defending Class 5A state champions ran away with the Continental League tournament at Lone Tree Golf Course, posting a 20-stroke victory and setting a team record in the process.
Senior Jake Kelley shot a scorching 6-under-par 66 and senior Spencer Painton also dipped below par with a 68 to lead coach Craig Rogers’ Raiders, who finished with a team score of 280, topping the previous school record of 284.
Chris Korte – who played with Kelley and Painton on last season’s Regis Jesuit state championship team — along with newcomer Bennett Rogers each shot 1-over 73s to round out the scoring.
Junior Jack Lazzeri finished with a 78 for Regis Jesuit.
Heritage — which won the previous Continental League tournament — finished second with a score of 300, while Highlands Ranch came in third at 316.
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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE BOYS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Aug. 26 at Lone Tree G.C., par 72
Team scores: 1. REGIS JESUIT 280; 2. Heritage 300; 3. Highlands Ranch 316; 4. Castle View 324; 5. Rock Canyon 325; 6. Mountain Vista 329; 7. ThunderRidge 330; 8. Chaparral 331; 9. Ponderosa 333; 10. Douglas County 338; 11. Legend 344; 12. Littleton 349
Top 10 individuals: 1. JAKE KELLEY (REGIS JESUIT) 66; 2. SPENCER PAINTON (REGIS JESUIT) 68; 3. Kyler Dunkle (Douglas County) 69; 4. Nick Leibold (Heritage) 70; T5. Josh Yovich (Chaparral) 72; T5. Max Pederson (Rock Canyon) 72; T5. Hunter Lee (Heritage) 72; T8. CHRIS KORTE (REGIS JESUIT) 73; T8. BENNETT ROGERS (REGIS JESUIT) 73; 10. Tyler Zhang (Highlands Ranch) 74
AURORA SCORES BY TEAM (in order of finish)
Regis Jesuit: Jake Kelley 66, Spencer Painton 68, Chris Korte 73, Bennett Rogers 73, Jack Lazzeri 78
OTHER SCORES BY TEAM (in order of finish)
Heritage (300): Nick Leibold 70, Hunter Lee 72, Riggs Winz 78, Reese Leiker 80, Peter Sullivan 81; Highlands Ranch (316): Tyler Zhang 74, Ryan Pearson 77, Charlie Schneider 80, Kyle Pearson 85, Andrew Buckley 87; Castle View (324): Roland Superchi 77, Casey Chipman 79, Andrew Callin 84, Jacob Wauer 84, Abe DeFrietas DQ; Rock Canyon (325): Max Pederson 72, Ryan Zetwick 83, Josh Pusar 84, Trevor O’Connell 86, Jon Binder NS; Mountain Vista (329): Chris Ranp 78, Austin Hardman 79, Nolan Cox 82, Alex Mara 90, Tucker Polak 97; ThunderRidge (330): Kevin Macadam 76, Trevor Crockett 81, Trevor McCord 85, Peter Catterall 88, Grand Harding 93; Chaparral (331): Josh Yovich 72, Blake Follansbee 83, Kevin Miller 86, Jared Zahradnick 90, Mike Karas 93; Ponderosa (333): Daniel Mastrobuono 78, Connor Freeman 79, Drew Harkins 87, Kevin Titterton 89, Pierce Freeman 97; Douglas County (338): Kyler Dunkle 69, Nick Smith 86, Dillon Loomis 90, Ryan Redd 93, David Roney 95; Legend (344): Beau Hombach 77, Tanner Fiftal 86, Philip Nelson 89, Luke Auten 92, Jacob Lawall 93; Littleton (349): Joe Schroer 82, Tim Bennett 86, Sam Schroer 90, Jake Metzmaker 91, Trevor Johnson 96
