South Brunswick Boys Golf Third in Tournament

Mark Kraft expected this to be a rebuilding year for his South Brunswick High School boys golf team. Fortunately, South Brunswick rebuilt at a really fast rate.

South Brunswick has won seven of its first 10 regular season matches. South Brunswick also added a third-place finish in the Viking Classic on May 3.

"We have the two seniors -- Spencer Alexander and Andrew Bergamasco -- that have done a nice job leading the team," Coach Kraft noted. "The younger guys have also really stepped up for us."

Alexander had an 81 and Bergamasco had an 84 to help South Brunswick to its third-place finish in the tournament. Parth Ahuja also added an 87.

"The guys did a great job," Kraft said.

St. Joe's won the 12-team field, followed by a team from Philadelphia and South Brunswick.

St. Joe's is also one of the teams that managed a win against South Brunswick. In a tri-match, St. Joe's topped South Brunswick with a round of 173 on Apr. 20. South Brunswick's 178 that day, however, was good enough to defeat JFK's 227.

Sean Yun shot a round of 42, followed by a 44 by Matt Lagarenne, 46s by Kevin Lagarenne and Ahuja, a 47 by Alexander and a 48 by Devin Naik.

On Apr. 27, South Brunswick defeated South Plainfield, 155-161, at the Plainfield County Club West Nine.

"That was a good win," Kraft said. "South Plainfield never loses at home."

Ken Lagarenne had a round of 36, Yun a 38 and Ahuja a 40.

"Those are very good scores," Kraft noted.

South Brunswick most recent win was 162-191 over JP Stevens on May 2.

Bergamasco had a round of 38, Yun and Ahuja 41s, Alexander a 42, Matt Lagarenne a 47 and Kevin Lagarenne a 48.

"That's a 29-shot difference against a very good JP Stevens team," Kraft said.

That's not the kind of performance one expects from a rebuilding team. But when Kraft asked his guys if they could build a good team quickly, they stole a line from Bob The Builder: "Yes, we can."