CLARION — Punxsutawney’s Easton Renwick finished off his second round at the District 9 Golf Championships with a 2-over-par 74, which was more than good enough to claim a district title at Clarion Oaks Golf Club Saturday afternoon.

Renwick, who shot a 4-under 68 during Monday’s first round, finished with a 2-under 142 for a five-stroke victory over runner-up and teammate Jesse Branken, who finished with a 147.

The Chucks duo that led its team to a district team title on Monday made up one-third of the six-player regional qualifier group that contained another set of teammates — Elk County Catholic’s Darren Simons and Tom Schneider — along with Brookville’s Patrick Fritz and Bradford’s Josh Stauffer.

Those six players advance to the PIAA Western Regional Qualifier on Oct. 15 at Toms Run Country Club in Blairsville. There, the top 22 finishers will advance to the two-round PIAA Championships Oct. 20-21 at Heritage Hills Resort and Country Club in York.

Simons (151), Fritz (155) and Schneider (156) and Stauffer (156) finished behind the Chucks twosome. It was Branken who fired the best score on the second day with a 2-under 70. Simons finished with a 71 while Fritz shot a 75, Schneider a 77 and Stauffer a 79.

Simons and Fritz just made the cut after carding an 80 on the first day, but made it in. Saturday, they jumped over 11 golfers who beat them by as many as five strokes on Monday.

The top 16 scores, including ties, advanced to the second day of individual play from Monday. Those who missed the regional cut were Bradford’s Drew Kelly and Chris Mackey, and A-C Valley’s Logan Wetzel and Blayne McGuirk (157), Union’s Travis Anthony and Mitch Hunter (161), DuBois’ Matt Goodman and Redbank Valley’s Kevin Doverspike (162), Elk County Catholic’s Brian Smith (163), DuBois’ Jake Smithtro, Johnsonburg’s Ryan Wilhelm and Keystone’s Chandler Clark (164), Kane’s Mike Johnson (165) and Cody Leviere (171).

Name

School

Day 1

Day 2

Total

 

Easton Renwick

Punxsutawney

68

74

142

Champion

Jesse Branken

Punxsutawney

77

70

147

Regional  Qualifier

Darren Simons

Elk Catholic

80

71

151

Regional  Qualifier

Patrick Fritz

Brookville

80

75

155

Regional   Qualifier

Josh Stauffer

Bradford

77

79

156

Regional  Qualifier

Tom Schneider

Elk Catholic

79

77

156

Regional  Qualifier

Logan Wetzel

A-C Valley

75

82

157

 

Blayne McGuirk

A-C Valley

78

79

157

 

Chris Mackey

Bradford

79

78

157

 

Drew Kelly

Bradford

80

77

157

 

Travis Anthony

Union

76

85

161

 

Mitch Hunter

Moniteau

79

82

161

 

Matt Goodman

Dubois Area

78

84

162

 

Kevin Doverspike

Redbank Valley

78

84

162

 

Brian Smith

Elk Catholic

78

85

163

 

Chandler Clark

Keystone

78

86

164

 

Jake Smithtro

Dubois Area

80

84

164

 

Ryan Wilhelm

Johnsonburg

80

84

164

 

Mike Johnson

Kane

79

87

166

 

Cody Leviere

Kane

79

92

171