WAILUA — James Pratt fired an 82 (42-40) to lead the Island School Voyagers to an 11-stroke win over Kauai High School on Saturday at Wailua Golf Course to hand the Red Raiders their first boys’ team loss over six Kauai Interscholastic Federation matches. In the victory, the Voyagers got support from Niki Upson firing an 85 (42-43).
Carson Oyama (48-43) and Jayson Serrano (47-44) each finished with 91 to lead the Red Raiders. Braeden Yokoyama lent a 92 (47-45) in the effort that ended with Island School totaling 357 in team play over Kauai’s 368 strokes.
Waimea High School, with Nick Esposo leading the charge at 84 (41-43), finished with 374. Kapaa fielded a team effort with Kekoa Eisenhour finishing with the day’s low score at 80 (40-40) but failed to gain team points after one of its golfers was disqualified.
On the girls’ course, Kauai High School girls, led by Taryn Taguma finishing with a five-over 77 (38-39), topped an undefeated season with a team 247 over Island School’s girls who ended with a 405 led by Ema-Lani Ebesu finishing with a 121 (63-58).
Top individualist for the boys belonged to Island School’s Justice Snyder who finished at 104 (54-50), and Kauai High School’s Sabrina Murphy grabbed the girls’ top individualist spot with a 91 (48-43).
Of note, the Kauai Christian Academy girls pair of Sophia Marvel (81-80-161) and Jana Sheatz (110-71-181) upgraded from nine holes of play to finish the 18 holes.
With the KIF season enjoying its final round of play, the golfers next tee off starting Friday to qualify for the state tournaments over two rounds. The first groupings tee off from 11:30 a.m. Friday, and the final round will start with 9 a.m. tee times Saturday at the Wailua Golf Course.
Results
Team scoring: Island School boys – 357. Ben Griep 51-49-100, James Pratt 42-40-82, Henry Scherer 51-46-97, Spencer Summerhays 51-42-93, Niki Upson 42-43-85.
Kapaa High School boys – 0. Brock Baldwin DQ, Kekoa Eisenhour 40-40-80, Joshua Gandia 54-50-104, Cody Yadao 52-61-113.
Kauai High School boys – 368. Mosiah Bautista 43-51-94, Aiden Belarmino 51-51-102, Carson Oyama 48-43-91, Jayson Serrano 47-44-91, Braeden Yokoyama 47-45-92.
Waimea High School boys – 374. Kylan Constantino 51-56-107, Luke Dela Pena 45-43-88, Nick Esposo 41-43-84, Ryan Martin 50-48-98, Kylan Takakusagi 50-54-104.
Island School girls – 405. Amber Asuncion 65-75-140, Ema-Lani Ebesu 63-58-121, Olivia Lutkevich 75-69-144.
Kauai High School girls – 247. Keesha Brown 43-45-88, Jessica Hreljac 44-44-88, Tyra Oshiro 39-43-82, Taryn Taguma 38-39-77.
Individualists: Justice Snyder (IS) 54-50-104, Gen Hew (Kau) 59-55-114, Matthew Taeza (Wai) 57-62-119, Sabrina Murphy (Kau) 48-43-91, Cheyenne Duarte (Kau) 59-52-111, Sophia Marvel (KCA) 81-80-161, Jana Sheatz (KCA) 110-71-181.
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
