Improved Lee takes second, helps Warriors win home tournament
Originally published January 29, 2012 at 12:15 a.m., updated January 29, 2012 at 12:15 a.m.
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CommentSPRING Classic
TOP TEAMS
Victoria West, 322-323-645
CC King A, 323-323-646
Bryan, 324-332-656
CC Incarnate Word, 332-325-657
SA McArthur, 352-365-717
TOP INDIVIDUALS
Trevor Vega, Victoria West, 74-77-151
Trent Lee, Victoria West, 78-77-155
Matthew Martinez, Bryan (M), 80-78-158
John Jones, CC King A, 80-79-159
Branden Rachunek, Wharton, 87-73-160
Victoria West senior golfer Trenton Lee knows the march to the state tournament at the Jimmy Clay Golf Course in Austin begins with a single step.
Or in this case a touranment.
Lee got his path off on the right foot this weekend.
Lee and Trevor Vega each shot a final round 77 to help the Warriors win the Victoria West Spring Classic at Colony Creek Country Club on Saturday.
"It's really exciting to come out with a bang," Lee said. "I hope to progress and to the same, if not better, from here on out."
West had a team score of 323 to give them a total score of 645 at the tournament held at Victoria Country Club and Colony Creek.
The Warriors edged Corpus Christi King's "A" team by a single stroke.
Vega had the best individual score of 151 while Lee finished four strokes behind to take second place.
Colton Escamilla rounded out the West Top 3 with a pair of 83 rounds to give him a two-day score of 166.
Wharton's Branden Rachunek shot a closing-round best 73, giving him a two-day scored of 160 and a fifth individual finish.
After the round, Lee said he wanted to make his final semester of high school golf memorable by advancing past the regional round West reached last season.
Lee added that he worked on his mental game and short game over the summer. One of his teammates wasn't suprised to see him high on the leader board during the spring classic.
"He's doing what he should be doing, he's a really good player," Vega said.
The Warriors entered the day one stroke ahead of King's "A" team.
Despite playing Round 2 on a different course with little room for error, the Warriors matched King's second day score of 323 to hang on.
"I think the boys took it upon themselves to meet the challenge today," said West coach Fred Neuman.
Day 2 also brought the additional challenge of stronger winds.
Golfers faced wind gusts of 10-20 mph on a different course than they faced on Friday.
"If you don't hit a putt perfect it's probably not going in here," Vega said. "There's little room for error."
Added Escamilla: "You just really had to kind of survive, you couldn't get overly greedy or anything."
The Warriors will look to keep the momentum from this tournament win going on Feb. 17 when they travel to San Antonio for the East Central Hornet Open at River Bend Golf Course.
Titans finish ninth
Sammy Ray Hysquierdo shot a team-best 171, including a 86 on the final round to help the Titans finish ninth at the Victoria West spring classic.
East had a team score of 737 over the two-day tournament, 94 strokes behind tournament winner Victoria West.
Troy Ramos shot rounds of 85 and 94 to give him a total of 179 for the second-best Titans score.
St. Joseph, Calhoun round out field
The St. Joseph Flyers shot a team total of 821, while the Calhoun Sandcrabs finished with 867 to finish 13th and 15th.
St. Joseph's Kyle Oliver shot a 178, while Calhoun's Mason Elgin shot 200 as both led their respective teams.
VICTORIA WEST SPRING CLASSIC
SATURDAY
VICTORIA COUNTRY CLUB
TEAM LEADERS
1. Victoria West, 322-323-645
2. Corpus Christi King A, 323-323-646
3. Bryan, 324-332-656
Individual Standings
Trevor Vega, Victoria West, 74-77-151
Trent Lee, Victoria West, 78-77-155
Matthew Martinez, Bryan (M), 80-78-158
John Jones, CC King A, 80-79-159
Branden Rachunek, Wharton, 87-73-160
Will Wallace, CC Incarnate Word, 78-82-160
Dylan Godfrey, Bryan, 84-72-161
Kevin Smith, CC Incarnate Word, 84-77-161
Clayton Hudson, Bryan, 76-86-162
Dalton Woodfin, Wharton, 84-78-162
Diego Baldwin, CC King A, 83-80-163
Chandler Berryhill, CC King A, 85-78-163
Lucas Trevino, CC Incarnate Word, 80-83-163
Neel Ahuja, CC King A, 79-86-165
Cameron Carver, Bryan, 82-84-166
Colton Escamilla, Victoria West, 83-83-166
Josh Glasson, G-P, 85-82-167
Josh Resendiz, Bryan, 83-84-167
Beau Coleman, Calallen, 85-83-168
John Rafael, CC King A, 81-88-169
Sammy Ray Hysquierdo, Victoria East, 85-86-171
Adolfo Diaz, SA McArthur, 83-89-172
Zach Godfrey, Bryan, 83-89-172
Daniel Bomer, CC Incarnate Word, 90-83-173
Shannon Hawes, Victoria West, 87-86-173
Trevor Garbe, G-P, 86-88-174
Casey Woodfin, Wharton, 92-82-174
Colton Schmoyer, SA Churchill, 84-91-175
Joey Silver, SA Churchill, 84-91-175
Jonah Vela, SA Churchill, 90-86-176
Austin Bowden, Alice, 92-85-177
Kyle Oliver, St. Joseph, 88-88-178
Matt Hernandez, Alice, 91-88-179
Troy Ramos, Victoria East, 85-94-179
Craig Krapcha, SA MacArthur, 84-96-180
Garrett Bond, Beeville (M), 87-96-183
Matt Melendez, CC King B, 88-95-183
Lane Lewis, SA MacArthur, 93-91-184
Brandon Heslep, CC King B, 89-97-186
Kenith Barerra, Alice, 99-87-186
Chad Williams, Victoria East, 95-92-187
Cameron Woo, SA Churchill, 95-92-187
Scott Bartowiak, CC King B, 87-101-188
Riley Rychetsky, Calallen, 100-88-188
Kendall Smith, SA MacArthur, 99-89-188
Adam Giles, SA MacArthur, 91-97-189
Austyn Mann, G-P, 99-90-189
Brandon Schmill, Calallen, 95-94-189
Ryan Thomas, CC King B, 94-95-189
Kelsey Wright, Beeville, 94-95-189
Adrian Ortiz, Kingsville, 95-96-191
Jacon Lerma, SA Churchill (M), 96-96-192
Andy Polasek, G-P, 97-100-197
Mason Elgin, Calhoun, 104-96-200
Stevnes Herbst, CC Incarnate Word, 99-101-200
Josh Moya, Victoria East, 101-99-200
Juan Rios, Kingsville 96-104-200
Trey Alvarado, Calhoun, 107-94-201
James Scotten, Beeville, 97-104-201
Wade Strickland, Victoria West, 104-97-201
Nico Mabry, Churchill, 103-99-202
Aaron Gonzales, Beeville, 103-101-204
Wilson Heard, Calallen, 104-100-204
Cameron Moreno, CC Moody, 112-92-204
Jared Cantu, St. Joseph, 109-96-205
Bryan Hernandez, G-P, 106-99-205
Justin Oliver, St. Joseph, 111-97-208
Reed Carrillo, Beeville, 112-97-209
Justin McMath, CC Moody, 110-100-210
James Larakers, Beeville, 108-105-213
Preston Nichols, Calhoun, 106-111-217
Jalen Torres, Calhoun, 122-95-217
Nick Norman, Victoria East, 119-102-221
Jesus Rios, Kingsville, 116-108-224
Connally Krueger, St. Joseph, 115-117-232
Jordan Arciba, CC Moody, 123-113-236
Jacob Lewis, Kingsville, 125-113-238
Teistan Kowalik, Wharton, 125-118-245
Justin Contreras, Wharton, 128-129-257
Cabbott Haynes, Victoria West (M), 87-NC
Greyson Parker, Calhoun, 94-NC
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