Zach Steinberger and Austin Duffy carded 75 on Monday as SBCC took second in WSC men's golf No. 8 at Spring Valley Lake Country Club in Victorville.
Steinberger, a freshman from Dos Pueblos High, has finished second, first and eighth in three of his last four WSC events. He and Duffy, a freshman from Denver, Colo., tied for eighth on Monday. Duffy's 75 was one off his season best.
Canyons captured its sixth WSC win with an 8-over 368. The Vaqueros were second at 384, followed by Glendale (391) and Ventura (397).
Justin Buenaventura and Jones Comerford – both from Canyons – tied for medalist honors at even-par 72. SBCC's Mikha Benedictus tied his season best of 76 and tied for 11th in the 54-man field. Gabe Cloquet and Felix Dine added 79s, giving the Vaqueros five scorers between 75 and 79.
Canyons is first in the WSC standings at 61-3. The Vaqueros are tied for second with Ventura, 11 games back at 50-14.
The Vaqueros will play in WSC No. 9 on Monday at Santa Maria CC, starting at 11 a.m.
WSC No. 8
At par-72 Spring Valley Lake CC
Final scores
Team -- 1, Canyons 368. 2, SBCC 384. 3, Glendale 391. 4, Ventura 397. 5, Hancock 402 (wins scorecard playoff). 6, Bakersfield 402. 7, Antelope Valley 430. 8, Victor Valley 442. 9, Citrus 452.
Medalist -- 1 (tie), Justin Buenaventura, Canyons, 72; Jones Comerford, Canyons, 72. 3 (tie), Joey Herrera, Ventura, 73; Corey Haase, Canyons, 73; Denis Kakimoto, Ventura, 73.
SBCC scores -- 8 (tie), Zach Steinberger 75, Austin Duffy 75. 11 (tie), Mikha Benedictus 76. Gabe Cloquet 79, Felix Dine 79, Jack Heavey 81.
WSC standings -- 1, Canyons 61-3. 2 (tie), SBCC 50-14, Ventura 50-14. 4 (tie), Hancock 37-27, Glendale 37-27. 6, Bakersfield 29-35. 7, Antelope Valley 15-49. 8, Citrus 8-56. 9, Victor Valley 2-62.
SBCC overall record -- 65-27.
