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Lone Peak appears poised to take a fifth straight 6A boys golf state championship following Day 1 of the event at TalonsCove. The Knights maintain a 12-stroke benefit after Monday’s opening spherical, equaling their lead from a 12 months in the past after the primary day of play.
Lone Peak ended the night taking pictures a 23-under 265 to remain far forward of second place Nook Canyon’s 11-under. Nonetheless, the Knights’ head coach Derek Farr shouldn't be going to really feel relaxed till his staff has a trophy in hand.
“(I’m) not snug in any respect,” Farr mentioned. “ Nook will make a run. They’ve obtained nice children. Then you understand Herriman goes to make a run. So 12 photographs in that is nothing. We can provide it away, so we simply have to play and have enjoyable and play for one thing larger than ourselves. If we do this, we’ll be okay.”
The Knights’ prime 4 scorers all completed the primary day below par, catapulting Lone Peak to the highest of the leaderboard. Main the way in which for Lone Peak, and the event as a complete, was senior Cooper Jones who scored a -11. He was adopted by sophomore teammate Kihei Akina’s -8.
“They’ve been battling all 12 months that means,” Farr mentioned of his two prime performers. “It’s a pleasant competitors. They do prefer to beat one another. It’s enjoyable. I’m excited for them. I’m excited for all of the fellas – one by means of six. They did properly.”
“Me and him go at it though we’re teammates,” Jones mentioned of Akina. “I’m pumped that he shot good and I’m positive he’s pumped that I shot good. Clearly, the person is a facet of it, and I wish to win senior 12 months, it will be good. However now we have enjoyable competitors and I assume we’ll go and see if I can preserve the putter scorching tomorrow and see what he can do.”
Jones picked a good time to be on prime of his sport, taking pictures what he says is a private finest.
“It’s good to come back out and begin scorching,” he mentioned. “I truthfully didn’t assume I might shoot that low. … Issues simply obtained rolling; my putter obtained scorching on the again 9; made some places; hit it fairly properly. So yeah, good begin.”
Regardless of his nice particular person begin, Jones is protecting his eye on successful as a staff.
“Our staff’s in nice place,” he mentioned. “It’s staff first for positive, particularly senior 12 months making an attempt to get 4 in a row. So staff first for positive.”
As a staff, Lone Peak had two different rivals beside Jones and Akina within the prime 15 on the leaderboard. Senior Luke Seaquist checked in at No. 5 with a 3-under 69 and senior Quin Abbott rounded out the Knights’ rating with a 1-under 71.
The ultimate spherical of the event will start tomorrow morning. When requested what it can take to convey the state title house on Tuesday, Farr mentioned, “Simply overlook about every little thing right now. Simply take one shot at a time tomorrow; stay within the current; don’t fear about what we did right now and don’t fear about something ahead. Simply play within the current.”
The current is fairly good for Lone Peak proper now. The varsity hopes tomorrow’s current might be even higher.
6A state event
At Talons Cove Golf Course
Day 1 Staff scores
- Lone Peak, 265
- Nook Canyon, 277
- Herriman, 281
- Fremont, 284
- Riverton, 289
- Bingham, 290
- Farmington, 295
- Layton, 299
Day 1 Particular person outcomes
- 61 — Cooper Jones, Lone Peak
- 64 — Kihei Akina, Lone Peak
- 67 — David Liechty, Layton
- 67 — Zach Labrum, Nook Canyon
- 69 — Ian Miyasak, Herriman
- 69 — Ryker Lind, Herriman
- 69 — Alex Edwards, Nook Canyon
- 69 — Luke Seaquist, Lone Peak
- 69 — Luke Dalebout, Fremont
- 69 — Max Landon, Davis
- 69 — Chase Burton, Fremont
- 69 — Bowen Mauss, Nook Canyon
- 70 — Luke Wathen, Riverton
- 71 — Elliot Bond, Herriman
- 71 — Quin Abbott, Lone Peak
- 72 — Erik Davis, Bingham
- 72 — Kyson Crowther, Riverton
- 72 — Deacon Kinikini, Bingham
- 72 — Jack Tobler, Bingham
- 72 — JJ Tomsick, Herriman
- 72 — Ben Ackley, Farmington
- 72 — Lincoln Blake, Nook Canyon
- 72 — Gavin Dosch, Nook Canyon