Here's who won state titles at Monday's NJSIAA Boys Golf Championship; and full results (2023)

BRIDGEWATER – Hunterdon Central is New Jersey’s No. 1 high school boys golf team, even if there no longer is an official plaque to celebrate it.

The Red Devils were best among 24 teams competing at Monday’s State Boys Golf Championship, but the NJSIAA’s decision to discontinue team Tournament of Champions this school year denied them an official award.

Thus, Hunterdon Central had to settle for winning one of the six group titles, Group 4, with a four-player score of 310 that was one shot better than the 311 carded by Newark Academy, last year’s TOC titlist and this year’s Non-Public A champion.

“It’s something that we worked hard for, for the entire year,” said Chris Gacos, Hunterdon Central’s veteran coach. “Fortunately, we had four members back who played last year when we won the [Group 4] championship.”

Meanwhile, the NJSIAA continued to honor the best player. Delbarton senior Tyler Lee won after shooting 2-under-par 70 and topping Newark Academy sophomore Arjun Caprihan in a one-hole playoff. Lee and Caprihan were the only two players to break par.

Here's a breakdown by group:

Group 4

Hunterdon Central won Group 4 with a 310 that was nine strokes better than runner-up Westfield. Junior Zach Fisher led Hunterdon Central with 76, while senior Isaiah Williams shot 77, Alex Yong 78 and Jeff Yong 79.

The individual champ was none other than last year’s TOC titlist, Westfield’s Barnes Blake, who shot 73 to win by three strokes. Blake was fifth overall.

Team scores: Hunterdon Central 310, Westfield 319, Williamstown 352, Washington Township 362.

Top 6 individuals: 1. Barnes Blake, Westfield, 73; 2. Tommy Marshall, Cherokee, 76; 3. Zach Fisher, Hunterdon Central, 76; 4. Sam Dolan, Ridge 76; 5. Cormack Meldrum, Morristown, 77; 6. Isaiah Williams, Hunterdon Central, 77.

Here's who won state titles at Monday's NJSIAA Boys Golf Championship; and full results (1)

Group 3

Ramapo captured Group 3 with a 329 that was two strokes better than Princeton. Harry Cohen led Ramapo with a 74 to finish second, and he was seventh overall, while Henry Nord had 75 and was third. in Group 3.

“We wanted to be Group 3 champs,” said Ramapo coach Brian Gogerty, whose team was runner-up last year. “Coming in here last year, finishing second only by a few strokes, and coming in here with some younger guys after being very senior-heavy last year, I knew it was going to be a challenge. But the hard work and dedication these guys put in all year, I couldn’t have asked for anything more out of them.”

Andrew Lim of Montgomery won the individual title with a 72, and he was fourth overall.

Team scores: Ramapo 329, Princeton 331, Mainland 344, Moorestown 352.

Top 6 individuals: 1. Andrew Lim, Montgomery, 72; 2. Harry Cohen, Ramapo, 74; 3. Henry Nord, Ramapo, 75; 4. Brooks Cahill Sands, Princeton, 76; 5. Jayden Ko, Tenafly, 77; 6. Keller Tannenhill, Mainland, 78.

Group 2

Wall claimed the Group 2 crown with 319, and that was 15 strokes better than Madison and Rumson-Fair Haven. Alex Menges paced Wall with 75, Pat Scenna had 77 and Boden Pepe 80.

Old Tappan’s Jun Chun won individual honors with 72, and he was third overall behind Lee and Caprihan via match of cards.

Team scores: Wall 319, Madison and Rumson-Fair Haven 334, Old Tappan 345.

Top 6 individuals: 1. Jun Chun, Old Tappan, 72; 2. Liam Brandt, Mendham, 73; 3. Alex Menges, Wall, 75; 4. Will Ross, Rumson-Fair Haven, 76; 5. Alex Patel, Madison, 77; 6. Brandon Quach, Cranford, 77.

Group 1

Mountain Lakes claimed Group 1 with 342 and that was 15 strokes ahead of Kinnelon. Ryan Powers led Mountain Lakes with 81.

Jakob Krombholz of Metuchen was individual titlist with 79.

Team scores: Mountain Lakes 342, Kinnelon 357, Metuchen 360, Haddon Township 381.

Top 6 individuals: 1. Jakob Krombholz, Metuchen, 79; 2. Ryan Powers, Mountain Lakes, 81; 3. Scott Sanczyk, Kinnelon, 82; 4. Peter Lafon, Haddon Township, 82; 5. Jacob Dippel, High Point, 83; 6. Avery Cohen, Kinnelon 84.

Non-Public A

Newark Academy won Non-Public A with the 311 and that was six better than Delbarton. Caprihan led Newark Academy with 70, and TJ Betlow had 79, Aryik Yadav 80 and Aaron Li 82.

Lee won the individual – and overall – title over Caprihan with a par on the par-3 10^th hole. Both flew the green, but Lee recovered with a stellar chip to within a foot for a tap-in-par, while Caprihan missed a 10-footer for par.

“It being my last year, it’s so important for me, and for Delbarton, to finally bring home an individual title,” Lee said.

Here's who won state titles at Monday's NJSIAA Boys Golf Championship; and full results (2)

Team scores: Newark Academy 311, Delbarton 317, Christian Brothers Academy 323, Camden Catholic 369.

Top 6 individuals: 1. Tyler Lee, Delbarton, 70; 2. Arjun Caprihan, Newark Academy, 70; 3. Ryder Hodgson, Bergen Catholic, 75; 4. Jack O'Connor, CBA, 77; 5. Jack Puma, CBA, 79; 6. TJ Betlow, Newark Academy, 79.

Non-Public B

Gill St. Bernard’s won Non-Public B with 319 and Ranney was runner-up with 330. Gill St. Bernard’s claimed the top two individual spots, with Lance Hollingshead titlist with 75, and Evan Wortman runner-up via match of cards with 76. Also, Hollingshead was eighth overall.

Team scores: Gill St. Bernard's 319, Ranney School 330, Morristown-Beard 342, Bishop Eustace 365.

Top 6 individuals: 1. Lance Hollingshead, Gill St. Bernard's, 75; 2. Evan Wortman, Gill St. Bernard's, 76; 3. Mihir Roperia, Princeton Day, 76; 4. Jack Orr, Bishop, 77; 5. Tommy Cotter, Morristown-Beard, 80; 6. John Welch, Ranney School, 80.

NJSIAA Boys Golf Championship

At Raritan Valley CC, Bridgewater

Par: 72

Team scores (overall)

Hunterdon Central 310

Newark Academy 311

Delbarton 317

Gill St. Bernard’s 319

Wall 319

Westfield 319

Christian Brothers Academy 323

Ramapo 329

Ranney School 330

Princeton 331

Madison 334

Rumson-Fair Haven 334

Morristown-Beard 342