Defending PIAA Champ Jason Li Wins First WPIAL Golf Crown

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Thursday, October 1, 2015 | 6:40 PM


The 2014 state champion is this years 2015 WPIAL Class AA champion.  Jason Li of Sewickley Academy finished 12th in last years WPIAL finals, but rose to the top Thursday to claim the AA titlle with a 2-over par 72 in very windy conditions at the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley.  

Li was in the last group to tee off and led most of the way.  Sharing second place honors was Adam Snyder of Sewickley Academy who sank a 30 foot birdie on the 18th hole and Mike Kondratik of Charleroi.  

Sixteen of the thirty two golfers qualified for the PIAA Western regional Round at Tom’s Run in Blairsville. 

 WPIAL BOYS CLASS AA INDIVIDUAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD:
(golfer in bold qualify for PIAA Western Regionals)

1.   Jason Li (Sewickley Academy)   72

T2  Adam Snyder (Sewickley Academy)  74

T2  Mike Kondratik (Charleroi)  74

T4  Brendan Shaughnessy (Bishop Canevin)  75

T4  Evan Long ( Laurel)  75

6    Sam Smallhoover (Bishop Canevin)  77

T7  Declan Hickton (Sewickley Academy)  78

T7  Mickey Frazetta (Freeport)  78

T7  Tucker Skerbetz (Laurel)  78

T10 Alec Lacinskim (South Fayette)  79

T10 Cody Dobbin (Burgettstown)  79

T10 Scott brown ( Sewickley Academy)  79

T13 Austin Liz (Burgettstown)  80

T13 Chris Tanabe (Quaker Valley)  80

T13 Luke Dziak (Bentworth)  80

T16 Colin Chapman (McGuffey)  81

T16 Liam Shea (Carmichaels)  81  ALT

T18  Mike Rozzi ( Neshannock)  82

T18  Grant Barrachini ( Beaver)  82

T18  Trey Bartony ( Cardinal Wuerl NC)  82

21    Brady Crawford (Laurel)  83

T22  Aaron Yorio (Waynesburg)  84

T22  Josh short ( Keystone Oaks)  84

T24  Carm Oliva (Neshannock)  85

T24  Stephen Klemash ( Sewickley Academy)  85

26    Cameron Copeland (Serra Catholic)  86

27    Anthony Elisco ( Neshannock)  89

28    Christian Sadler ( Bentworth)  91

29    Colten Brown ( Laurel)  93

30    Nico Simakas ( Quaker Valley)  96

31    Denny Wuyscik (Freeport)  98

32    Jeremy Rice ( Union)  127

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