Four tournaments produced four champions, seven medalists, and plenty of momentum heading into the next stage of the postseason.
Orange Boys Golf claimed the Chagrin Division championship with the lowest team score of the four Chagrin Valley Conference tournaments, while Perry Boys Golf rolled to the Lake Division crown, Fairview Boys Golf captured the Metro and Kirtland Boys Golf dominated the Valley.
Individual competition was even tighter.
Three of the four tournaments ended with co-medalists. Orange’s Charlie Thomas and West Geauga’s Dylan Phillips shared the Chagrin title with 72s; Independence’s Kaden Schuette and Fairview’s Maxx Sather matched 80s in the Metro, and Kirtland teammates Johnny Scalish and Nick Nead each carded an 83 in the Valley.
Perry’s Benny Dame was the lone outright medalist, shooting a 77 while helping the Pirates complete a memorable Lake Division championship run.
Chagrin Division
Orange did just enough to hold off West Geauga in the tightest team championship race of the four divisions.
The Lions posted a 316, four strokes better than the Wolverines’ 320. Hawken finished third at 332, with South only one stroke behind the Hawks at 333.
Orange’s championship effort was led by Thomas, who shot a 72 to share medalist honors with West Geauga’s Phillips.
The two were three shots clear of Hawken’s Evan Bai, who finished third with a 75. Chagrin Falls’ Peter Fischer followed with a 76, and West Geauga’s Anna Phillips rounded out the top five with a 77.
Orange also received a 78 from Samuel Heiser, an 81 from Jordan Clotman, and an 85 from Aidan Tong among its scoring options.
Team Results
- Orange 316
- West Geauga 320
- Hawken 332
- South 333
- Chardon 338
- Chagrin Falls 345
- North 355
Top 10 Places
Eleven golfers are listed because of a three-way tie for ninth.
- Charlie Thomas, Orange 72
- Dylan Phillips, West Geauga 72
- Evan Bai, Hawken 75
- Peter Fischer, Chagrin Falls 76
- Anna Phillips, West Geauga 77
- Samuel Heiser, Orange 78
- AJ Boose, Chardon 80
- Ralph Zappola, Willoughby South 80
- Jordan Clotman, Orange 81
- Sam Geraci, West Geauga 81
- Tyler Zappola, Willoughby South 81
Lake Division
Perry left little doubt in the Lake Division.
The Pirates shot a 328 and finished 30 strokes ahead of runner-up Madison, giving Perry a championship that carried some extra significance for Dame and his teammates.
Dame earned medalist honors with a 77, four shots ahead of Madison’s Jake Duaso.
Perry placed four golfers among the top six, with Carson Porcello third at 82, Ryan Dragon tied for fourth at 83 and Carmen Mucciarone tied for sixth at 86.
Dame wasn’t completely satisfied with his own round, particularly after opening with a triple bogey, but he responded rather than allowing the difficult start to derail his day.
“I wasn’t the most pleased with today’s round based off how I played, but I was happy to pull through to win the Conference MVP,” Dame said.
His short game helped him recover.
“Throughout the round I felt like my chipping and speed on the greens was the strength of the round today,” Dame said. “Definitely gave me more comfort as the round went on.”
Instead of viewing the opening triple as something that ruined his day, Dame saw it as an early mental test.
“A key hole today was the first hole,” he said. “I ended up getting a triple, and it just kinda helped me mentally be better and be patient for the rest of the round.”
The championship was particularly meaningful for the Perry senior.
“It was definitely a good feeling winning the CVC both as a team and individually, knowing it is my senior year and that we haven’t won a CVC Championship for 30 years,” Dame said.
Team Results
- Perry 328
- Madison 358
- Edgewood 371
- Geneva 372
- Jefferson 402
- Conneaut 426
- Lakeside 523
Top 10 Golfers
- Ben Dame, Perry 77
- Jake Duaso, Madison 81
- Carson Porcello, Perry 82
- Luke Gibbons, Madison 83
- Ryan Dragon, Perry 83
- Carmen Mucciarone, Perry 86
- Jackson Heinbaugh, Edgewood 86
- Tanner Hartz, Geneva 86
- Jacob Thompson, Conneaut 89
- Bronson Denholm, Perry 90
Metro Division
Fairview used remarkable balance at the top of its lineup to pull away from the Metro Division field.
The Warriors shot a 335, finishing 19 strokes ahead of Independence.
Four Fairview golfers finished among the top five places. Maxx Sather shared medalist honors with Independence’s Kaden Schuette after each shot an 80, while Sam Allen finished third with an 82, Ethan Szegedy was fourth at 86, and Kenny Lowe tied for fifth at 87.
Schuette’s 80 didn’t come easily.
“Even though I didn’t have my best, I felt like I grinded through it and never gave up even when it got really hard,” Schuette said.
Schuette said the course was difficult and he frequently found himself having to recover after putting himself in challenging positions. Several par saves prevented the round from getting away from him.
“I had a few really good par saves to keep my round from getting out of hand a few times, which really kept me in it throughout the round,” he said.
The Independence golfer also left the tournament believing the Blue Devils still have another level to reach.
“Our team is in a little bit of a rough spot right now,” Schuette said. “We haven’t had our best for a few tournaments now. I think we’re really close to breaking through here towards the end of the season and now it’s all about grinding and trying our best to be ready for postseason play.”
Even a share of medalist honors left Schuette hungry for more.
“It was my goal to be the medalist, so it does sting a little bit to not earn the full medalist honor,” he said, “but I just got to get back to practice and be ready for the postseason ahead.”
Team Results
- Fairview 335
- Independence 354
- Cuyahoga Heights 363
- Beachwood 412
- Lutheran West 415
Top 10 Places
Eleven golfers are listed because of ties within the top 10.
- Kaden Schuette, Independence 80
- Maxx Sather, Fairview 80
- Sam Allen, Fairview 82
- Ethan Szegedy, Fairview 86
- Kenny Lowe, Fairview 87
- Noah Scharf, Cuyahoga Heights 87
- Dominic Sciano, Cuyahoga Heights 88
- Carter Holliday, Fairview 90
- Johnny Walsh, Independence 90
- Anderson Jolliffe, Independence 91
- Maximus Deaton, Lutheran West 91
Valley Division
Kirtland didn’t play the way its golfers believe they are capable of playing.
The Hornets still won the Valley Division championship by 38 strokes.
Kirtland shot a 341 and swept the first three individual positions. Scalish and Nead shared medalist honors with 83s, Ryan Green finished third at 85, and Chase Sedlak gave the Hornets four of the top five with a 90.
For Scalish, the day included a couple of birdies, some costly holes and enough good golf to earn a share of the individual championship.
His driver was particularly consistent, allowing him to leave himself manageable approach shots. After beginning on No. 18, Scalish birdied No. 2 — his third hole of the day — and followed it with several pars. He later opened No. 10 with another birdie.
“My round was pretty good,” Scalish said. “There’s definitely a lot of room for improvement. I had a couple birdies, but then I also had a couple big numbers that I’d like to try and stay away from in future rounds.”
Winning despite not playing their best left Scalish encouraged about what could be ahead for the Hornets.
“Winning today really builds confidence for our team going into sectionals,” Scalish said. “We all know that we can shoot much better than that, and honestly today we didn’t bring our A-game, but we still got it done. Now we just have to forget about it and move on to the next one.”
Sharing medalist honors with Nead made the day even more memorable.
“Sharing medalist honors with Nick is really cool cause I’ve always been one of the lower guys on the team and now I’m up there shooting with him,” Scalish said. “But we both know that we can shoot much better than that when we really dial in our game.”
Nead was similarly demanding of himself despite the victory. His short game was the best part of his round, and his biggest focus was refusing to allow one bad hole to become two.
“I kept reminding myself that I can do a lot better than my last hole and put the bad shots behind me,” Nead said.
He also believes Kirtland has more to show.
Nead said he wasn’t particularly happy with his own play or the team’s overall performance, especially with bigger postseason goals ahead, but he knows what the Hornets are capable of producing.
Having Scalish alongside him atop the leaderboard reinforced that confidence.
“I am super happy that I have a teammate tied for medalist honors with me,” Nead said. “It gives me encouragement that we have depth.”
Team Results
- Kirtland 341
- Berkshire 379
- Rootstown 389
- Harvey 519
Top 10 Golfers
- Johnny Scalish, Kirtland 83
- Nick Nead, Kirtland 83
- Ryan Green, Kirtland 85
- Samuel Klem, Rootstown 88
- Chase Sedlak, Kirtland 90
- Peyton Pollock, Berkshire 93
- Evan Pollock, Berkshire 94
- Angelo DeCarlo, Berkshire 96
- Mac Childs, Berkshire 96
- Nathan Waesch, Rootstown 97
CVC Overall: Orange posts low team total, Thomas and Phillips lead all golfers
The four division tournaments were separate competitions, so scores aren’t a true head-to-head comparison. Course setup, conditions, and the fields were different.
Still, stacking the four tournaments strictly by raw score provides an interesting look at how the CVC’s best performances compared.
Orange produced the lowest championship team total with a 316, followed by Perry’s 328, Fairview’s 335 and Kirtland’s 341.
Division Champions by Raw Score
- Orange — 316 — Chagrin Division
- Perry — 328 — Lake Division
- Fairview — 335 — Metro Division
- Kirtland — 341 — Valley Division
That makes Orange the unofficial overall team winner by raw score, 12 strokes ahead of Perry.
Individually, the Chagrin Division produced the two lowest rounds of the four tournaments.
Thomas and Dylan Phillips each shot 72, three strokes better than Bai’s 75.
Fischer followed with a 76, while Anna Phillips and Dame each shot 77.
Heiser’s 78 was the only other round below 80.
Four golfers then landed at 80 — Boose, Ralph Zappola, Schuette and Sather — creating an 11-player overall top 10 because none of the four can fairly be removed from the tie.
Overall Top 10 by Raw Score
- Charlie Thomas, Orange 72 Chagrin
- Dylan Phillips, West Geauga 72 Chagrin
- Evan Bai, Hawken 75 Chagrin
- Peter Fischer, Chagrin Falls 76 Chagrin
- Anna Phillips, West Geauga 77 Chagrin
- Ben Dame, Perry 77 Lake
- Samuel Heiser, Orange 78 Chagrin
- AJ Boose, Chardon 80 Chagrin
- Ralph Zappola, Willoughby South 80 Chagrin
- Kaden Schuette, Independence 80 Metro
- Maxx Sather, Fairview 80 Metro
By raw score, Thomas and Dylan Phillips share the unofficial overall individual championship at 72.
More importantly for the teams involved, all four division champions left the CVC postseason tournament with something tangible — a championship — and another opportunity ahead to prove that their best golf is still to come.
Boys Golf Team Results
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Orange | 316 |
| 2nd |  West Geauga | 320 |
| 3rd |  Hawken | 332 |
| 4th |  Willoughby South | 333 |
| 5th |  Chardon | 338 |
| 6th |  Chagrin Falls | 345 |
| 7th |  North | 355 |
Boys Golf Individual Results
Golf Tournament
| Place | Golfer | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charlie Thomas | Orange | 72 |
| 1st | Dylan Phillips | West Geauga | 72 |
| 3rd | Evan Bai | Hawken | 75 |
| 4th | Peter Fischer | Chagrin Falls | 76 |
| 5th | Anna Phillips | West Geauga | 77 |
| 6th | Samuel Heiser | Orange | 78 |
| 7th | AJ Boose | Chardon | 80 |
| 7th | Ralph Zappola | Willoughby South | 80 |
| 9th | Jordan Clotman | Orange | 81 |
| 9th | Sam Geraci | West Geauga | 81 |
| 9th | Tyler Zappola | Willoughby South | 81 |
| 12th | Nicholas Ward | Willoughby South | 82 |
| 13th | Owen Khan | Hawken | 83 |
| 14th | Zach Darone | Chardon | 84 |
| 15th | Aidan Tong | Orange | 85 |
| 15th | Nathan Sewell | Hawken | 85 |
| 15th | Russell Melvey | Orange | 85 |
| 18th | Kai Roesch | Chardon | 86 |
| 19th | Evan Mitchell | Eastlake North | 87 |
| 20th | Ethan Feldman | Orange | 88 |
| 20th | Jack Rubin | Chagrin Falls | 88 |
| 20th | Noah Darone | Chardon | 88 |
| 23rd | AJ Brown | Eastlake North | 89 |
| 23rd | Maverick Fetheroff | Chardon | 89 |
| 23rd | Micah Berger | Chagrin Falls | 89 |
| 23rd | Rees Mitchell | Hawken | 89 |
| 23rd | Vincent Amoroso | Eastlake North | 89 |
| 28th | Drew Morbeto | Eastlake North | 90 |
| 28th | Jackson Clark | West Geauga | 90 |
| 28th | Sam Leskiewicz | Willoughby South | 90 |
| 31st | Anderson Osolin | West Geauga | 92 |
| 31st | Andrew Thompson | Chagrin Falls | 92 |
| 31st | Carter Petrov | Hawken | 92 |
| 31st | Jack Kubish | Willoughby South | 92 |
| 31st | Sam Longworth | Willoughby South | 92 |
| 36th | Justin Bookman | Chagrin Falls | 95 |
| 36th | Mitchell Nitz | West Geauga | 95 |
| 38th | Kian Becker | Eastlake North | 98 |
| 39th | Luke Evans | Chardon | 99 |
| 40th | Tripp Holdren | Chagrin Falls | 100 |
| 41st | Omar Amoroso | Eastlake North | 102 |
Top Performers
Boys Golf Team Results
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Perry | 328 |
| 2nd |  Madison | 358 |
| 3rd |  Edgewood | 371 |
| 4th |  Geneva | 372 |
| 5th |  Jefferson | 402 |
| 6th |  Conneaut | 426 |
| 7th |  Lakeside | 523 |
Boys Golf Individual Results
Golf Tournament
| Place | Golfer | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Benny Dame | Perry | 77 |
| 2nd | Jake Duaso | Madison | 81 |
| 3rd | Carson Porcello | Perry | 82 |
| 4th | Luke Gibbons | Madison | 83 |
| 4th | Ryan Dragon | Perry | 83 |
| 6th | Carmen Mucciarone | Perry | 86 |
| 6th | Jackson Heinbaugh | Edgewood | 86 |
| 6th | Tanner Hartz | Geneva | 86 |
| 9th | Jacob Thompson | Conneaut | 89 |
| 10th | Bronson Denholm | Perry | 90 |
| 11th | Tristan Gilman | Jefferson Area | 91 |
| 12th | Easton Washlock | Madison | 93 |
| 12th | Preston Rupert | Perry | 93 |
| 14th | Brady Morrison | Conneaut | 94 |
| 14th | Connor Penny | Edgewood | 94 |
| 16th | Mayank Yadav | Geneva | 95 |
| 16th | Michael Brydle | Edgewood | 95 |
| 16th | Shayne Miniard | Geneva | 95 |
| 19th | Carter Roberts | Geneva | 96 |
| 19th | Lucas Bisbee | Edgewood | 96 |
| 21st | Matt Oros | Geneva | 97 |
| 21st | Randy Vencill | Edgewood | 97 |
| 21st | Seve Ponteri | Edgewood | 97 |
| 24th | Landon Seames | Jefferson Area | 99 |
| 25th | Brady Ellsworth | Madison | 101 |
| 26th | Jacob Pekar | Madison | 102 |
| 27th | Gabe Stone | Jefferson Area | 103 |
| 27th | Jude Ebersbach | Madison | 103 |
| 29th | Ryan Cotton | Jefferson Area | 109 |
| 30th | Austin Harrower | Jefferson Area | 113 |
| 31st | Anthony Mace | Geneva | 120 |
| 31st | Daniel Huya | Conneaut | 120 |
| 33rd | Jakob Torres | Jefferson Area | 122 |
| 34th | Aiden Coup | Lakeside | 123 |
| 34th | Kaydin Hand | Conneaut | 123 |
| 36th | Landon Wilber | Lakeside | 128 |
| 37th | Brock Richards | Conneaut | 130 |
| 38th | Connor Yopp | Lakeside | 136 |
| 38th | Sebastian Fobell | Lakeside | 136 |
| 40th | Timothy Mason | Lakeside | 140 |
| 41st | Kortez Gonzalez | Conneaut | 145 |
| 42nd | Jayden Spencer | Lakeside | 165 |
Top Performers
Boys Golf Team Results
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Fairview | 335 |
| 2nd |  Independence | 354 |
| 3rd |  Cuyahoga Heights | 363 |
| 4th |  Beachwood | 412 |
| 5th |  Lutheran West | 415 |
Boys Golf Individual Results
Golf Tournament
| Place | Golfer | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kaden Schuette | Independence | 80 |
| 1st | Maxx Sather | Fairview | 80 |
| 3rd | Sam Allen | Fairview | 82 |
| 4th | Ethan Szegedy | Fairview | 86 |
| 5th | Kenny Lowe | Fairview | 87 |
| 5th | Noah Scharf | Cuyahoga Heights | 87 |
| 7th | Dominic Sciano | Cuyahoga Heights | 88 |
| 8th | Carter Holliday | Fairview | 90 |
| 8th | Johnny Walsh | Independence | 90 |
| 10th | Anderson Jolliffe | Independence | 91 |
| 10th | Maximus Deaton | Lutheran West | 91 |
| 12th | Matt Kolar | Cuyahoga Heights | 92 |
| 13th | David Crooks | Independence | 93 |
| 14th | Finn Heffron | Fairview | 94 |
| 14th | Liav Perez | Beachwood | 94 |
| 16th | Ezra Klein | Beachwood | 95 |
| 17th | Kyle Goines | Cuyahoga Heights | 96 |
| 17th | Riley Melbar | Independence | 96 |
| 19th | Cooper Lane | Lutheran West | 97 |
| 20th | Dean Bardzilauskas | Cuyahoga Heights | 100 |
| 21st | Elliot Lappen | Beachwood | 101 |
| 22nd | Mitch Meyer | Independence | 105 |
| 23rd | Adam Skilton | Lutheran West | 106 |
| 24th | Grady Boyert | Cuyahoga Heights | 121 |
| 24th | Quinten Quarrick | Lutheran West | 121 |
| 26th | Coby Saidel | Beachwood | 122 |
| 27th | Matt Kovar | Lutheran West | 128 |
| 28th | Henry Haller | Lutheran West | 130 |
Top Performers
Boys Golf Team Results
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Kirtland | 341 |
| 2nd |  Berkshire | 379 |
| 3rd |  Rootstown | 389 |
| 4th |  Harvey | 519 |
Boys Golf Individual Results
Golf Tournament
| Place | Golfer | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnny Scalish | Kirtland | 83 |
| 1st | Nick Nead | Kirtland | 83 |
| 3rd | Ryan Green | Kirtland | 85 |
| 4th | Samuel Klem | Rootstown | 88 |
| 5th | Chase Sedlak | Kirtland | 90 |
| 6th | Peyton Pollock | Berkshire | 93 |
| 7th | Evan Pollock | Berkshire | 94 |
| 8th | Angelo DeCarlo | Berkshire | 96 |
| 8th | Mac Childs | Berkshire | 96 |
| 10th | Nathan Waesch | Rootstown | 97 |
| 11th | Sammy Ridgeway | Kirtland | 99 |
| 12th | Asher Taylor | Berkshire | 101 |
| 13th | Drew Just | Rootstown | 102 |
| 13th | Liam Miller | Rootstown | 102 |
| 13th | Seth Kellogg | Berkshire | 102 |
| 16th | Maggie Kothera | Kirtland | 105 |
| 17th | Troy Kopac | Rootstown | 109 |
| 18th | Anthony Pratt | Rootstown | 113 |
| 19th | Brian Martinez | Harvey | 119 |
| 20th | Luke Cvelbar | Harvey | 125 |
| 21st | Noah Savage | Harvey | 137 |
| 22nd | James Ball | Harvey | 138 |
Top Performers
