Desert Mountain captured the AIA Division II boys golf state championship Thursday, Oct. 29, beating Horizon by 17 strokes after the two teams entered the final round tied.
The Wolves finished at 552, 24-under par for the two-day tournament at Aguila Golf Course in Phoenix. Horizon posted 569, finishing 7-under. Arcadia placed third at 580.
It is the third team championship in Desert Mountain program history, according to AZPreps365. The previous titles came in 2005 and 2015.
Desert Mountain and Horizon had been deadlocked after Wednesday's opening round, each posting a 7-under 281, the Scottsdale Independent reported. The Wolves broke the tie in emphatic fashion Thursday, firing a second-round team score of 17-under to pull away.
Desert Mountain finished second to Notre Dame Prep at last year's state tournament, according to AZPreps365.
Individual race
Horizon junior Easton Reischl won the individual medalist honor with rounds of 63 and 67 for a 14-under 130. He beat the next three finishers by four strokes.
Reischl, who finished third individually last year, is already committed to play golf at TCU, according to AZPreps365.
Arcadia junior Hudson Cook finished tied for second at 10-under 134 after rounds of 67-67. Canyon del Oro junior Jordan Tees and Seton Catholic Prep senior Nathan Ash also finished at 134.
Two Desert Mountain golfers cracked the top seven. Senior Connor Bringhurst placed fifth at 8-under 136 (68-68). Senior Mason Danninger placed seventh at 4-under 140 (73-67).
The turnaround was stark. Desert Mountain trailed nobody after Day 2.
Full team standings
- Desert Mountain 552 (-24)
- Horizon 569 (-7)
- Arcadia 580 (+4)
- Notre Dame Prep 586 (+10)
- Salpointe Catholic 589 (+13)
- Seton Catholic Prep 593 (+17)
- Cactus Shadows 596 (+20)
- Chaparral 598 (+22)
- Crismon 622 (+46)
- Saguaro 624 (+48)
