Junior Tyler Leyden fired a 2-under par round of 34 on the front nine of Cedarbrook Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 53-stroke victory. The Explorers posted seven scores in the 30s including: Scotty Hughes and Joe Halferty (37), Darren Nolan, Luke Corcoran, and Eric Fryer (38), and Will Huntley (39).
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In a rain shortened-match at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, the Explorers defeated Saint Joseph's Prep 121-135 behind a 1-under par effort from junior Kevin Lafond and an even par round from fellow junior Will Huntley.
Senior Eric Fryer and junior Kevin Lafond EACH carded 1-under par rounds of 35 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 47-stroke victory over Archbishop Wood. Sophomore Ethan Martin fired a 1-over par round of 37 in the effort.
Sophomores Jackson Fryer and John Stevenson each carded 3-over par rounds of 38 on the front nine of North Hills Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 30-stroke victory over Saint Joseph's Prep.
Sophomore Scotty Hughes fired a 1-under par round of 34 on the front nine of North Hills Country Club to help the Explorers improve to 4-0 in the Philadelphia Catholic League with a 51-stroke win over Archbishop Carroll. Junior Kevin Lafond shot an even-par round of 35.
Sophomore Ethan Martin fired a 2-under par round of 34 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 69-sroke victory over Cardinal O'Hara. Will Huntley, Tyler Leyden, and Eric Fryer each added rounds of 38.
La Salle used 2-over par rounds of 37 from both junior Joe Halferty and sophomore Scotty Hughes to win the inaugural Malvern Prep Invitational played on the front nine of Waynesborough Country Club. Five other Explorers shot 39.
1) La Salle - 191
2) Malvern Prep - 193
3) Devon Prep - 200
4) Saint Joseph's Prep - 208
5) Holy Ghost Prep - 214
Junior Kevin Lafond and sophomore Ethan Martin each fired even par rounds of 35 on the front nine of Merion West Golf Club as the Explorers beat Episcopal Academy by 12 strokes.
Junior Joe Halferty shot even par to lead the other half of the Varsity Golf Team to a victory over Archbishop Ryan on the front nine of Bensalem Township Country Club in a rain-shortened 5-hole match.
Junior Joe Halferty fired a 2-under par round of 32 and sophomore Scotty Hughes carded a 33 as the Explorers shot even par as team on the Centennial Nine at Philadelphia Country Club and defeated Devon Prep by 18 strokes.
Sophomore Jackson Fryer led all golfers with a 1-over par round of 36 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club as the Explorers defeated Devon Prep by 88 strokes.
Senior Eric Fryer shot a 2-over par round of 36 on the front nine of the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale as the Explorers defeated Holy Ghost Prep 192-208.
The other half of La Salle's varsity team traveled to the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale where junior Will Huntley and sophomore Jackson Fryer each fired 2-over par rounds of 36 on the front nine to lead the Explorers to a 75 stroke victory over Father Judge.
Junior Kevin Lafond shot a 1-under par round of 35 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 35 stroke victory over Episcopal Academy. Sophomore Scotty Hughes added a 38.
Senior Darren Nolan fired a 1-under par round of 35 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club as the Explorers improved to 13-0 with a 46 stroke win over Holy Ghost Prep.
Junior Kevin Lafond fired a 2-over par round of 37 and six other Explorers shot in the 30s on the front nine of Middletown Country Club as La Salle defeated Conwell-Egan by 84 strokes.
Sophomore John Stevenson fired a 3-over par round of 38 on the front nine of Linfield National Golf Club and freshman Nolan Corcoran added a 39 as the Explorers defeated Devon Prep by 50 strokes.
Freshman Nolan Corcoran fired a 1-under par round of 34 on the back nine of Bala Golf Club and his playing partner Darren Nolan shot 35 as the Explorers defeated Bonner-Prendergast by 52 strokes.
Amidst extremely windy conditions, Darren Nolan and Kevin Lafond each carded 2-over par rounds of 38 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club as the Explorers defeated Malvern Prep by 15 strokes.
Senior Darren Nolan fired a 1-under par round of 35 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club and five Explorers shot rounds in the 30s as La Salle remained undefeated with a 57 stroke victory over The Haverford School.
In the second match of a "home and away," Daren Nolan fired a 1-over par round of 36 on the front nine of Gulph Mills Golf Club to lead La Salle to a 18 stroke victory over The Haverford School. Seven Explorers shot in the 30s.
Sophomore Jackson Fryer led the Explorers with a 2-over par round of 37 on the front nine of North Hills Country Club.
Senior Eric Fryer fired a 2-under par round of 29 on the front nine of Walnut Lane Golf Course and Tyler Leyden, Ethan Martin, and Kevin Lafond each shot 33 as the Explorers defeated Roman Catholic by 41 strokes and finished the regular season undefeated at 21-0.
Senior Eric Fryer fired a 2-over par round of 72 at Jeffersonville Golf Club to lead the Explorers to the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship. La Salle posted nine of the Top 20 scores (all in the 70s) and has now won 18 championships dating back to 2000.
Par 70
6,430 Yards
Rating 70.8, Slope 134
TEAM SCORING
La Salle - 448, Saint Joseph's Prep - 482, Devon Prep - 483, Archbishop Wood - 492, Bonner-Prendergast - 494, Archbishop Carroll - 509, Lansdale Catholic - 524, Roman Catholic - 526
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
1) Nick Ciocca (DP) - 70
2) Eric Fryer (LS) - 72
3) Kevin Lafond (LS) - 74, Jack Romeo (LC) - 74, Kidder Urban (DP) - 74
4) Joe Halferty (LS) - 75, Scotty Hughes (LS) - 75, Julian Ciurlino (RC) - 75, Chris DeRita (BP) - 75
5) Tyler Leyden (LS) - 76, Darren Nolan (LS) - 76, Jack Dare (SJP) - 76
6) Anthony Carson (CO) - 77, Seamus Leonard (SJP) - 77, Carson Thompson (SJP) - 77
7) Ethan Martin (LS) - 78, Kevin Boccella (LC) - 78, Ryan Garvey (CO) - 78
8) Will Huntley (LS) - 79, Luke Corcoran (LS) - 79, Matt Hurchalla (LS) - 79
Senior Darren Nolan shot an even par round of 70 at Philmont Country Club to take individual honors and lead the Explorers to their sixth consecutive District 12 AAA Championship. The Explorers had the Top 4 scores and claimed all four individual spots in the PIAA State Championship.
TEAM SCORING - AAA
1) La Salle - 291
2) Saint Joseph's Prep - 305
3) Archbishop Wood - 339
4) Bonner-Prendergast - 344
5) Central High School - 394
INDIVIDUAL SCORING - AAA
1) Darren Nolan (LS) - 70
2) Eric Fryer (LS) - 71
3) Scotty Hughes (LS) - 72
3) Ethan Martin (LS), Seamus Leonard (SJP) - 74
4) Aidan Farkas (SJP) - 75
5) Jack Dare (SJP) - 77
6) Tyler Leyden (LS) - 78
7) Carson Thompson (SJP) - 79
8) Kevin Lafond (LS) - 80, Joe Halferty (LS) - 80
Juniors Kevin Lafond and Tyler Leyden each carded 1-over par rounds of 71 at The 1912 Club to lead the Explorers to a 27-stroke win over Liberty High School, the District 11 Champions from the Lehigh Valley. The victory secured La Salle a berth in the PIAA State Finals on October 25, 2021 at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York, PA. The Explorers shot 8-over par as a team as Darren Nolan carded a 72 and Scotty Hughes (74) and Eric Fryer (75) contributed to the effort.
TEAM SCORING - AAA
1) State College Area High School (District 6/State College, PA) - 292
2) Fox Chapel Area High School (District 7/Pittsburgh, PA) - 292
3) La Salle College High School (District 12/Wyndmoor, PA) - 299
4) Central Bucks West High School (District 1/Doylestown, PA) - 300
5) Dallastown Area High School (District 3/Dallastown, PA) - 303
6) Dallas High School (District 2/Dallas, PA) - 329
Roster
2022-2023 Varsity Golf Team
Name | Class | Grade | Hometown |
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Colin Broderick | 2023 | 11 | Huntingdon Valley, PA |
Aidan Buchanan | 2024 | 10 | Meadowbrook, PA |
Nolan Corcoran | 2025 | 9 | Lansdale, PA |
George Deming V | 2024 | 10 | Philadelphia, PA |
Jackson Fryer | 2024 | 10 | Ambler, PA |
Paul Geib | 2024 | 10 | Jenkintown, PA |
Joseph Halferty | 2023 | 11 | Blue Bell, PA |
Scott Hughes | 2024 | 10 | Ambler, PA |
William Huntley | 2023 | 11 | Lansdale, PA |
Kevin Lafond | 2023 | 11 | Blue Bell, PA |
Tyler Leyden | 2023 | 11 | Glenside, PA |
Ethan Martin | 2024 | 10 | North Wales, PA |
Ian Natale | 2025 | 9 | Blue Bell, PA |
Owen Reape | 2024 | 10 | Blue Bell, PA |
John Stevenson | 2024 | 10 | Flourtown, PA |
Christopher Vahey | 2025 | 9 | Elkins Park, PA |
Coaches
Athletics News
Tryouts for the La Salle College High School Golf Team will be held August 8-10, 2022 (3 – nine hole rounds of golf) according to the following schedule:
The Explorers will now compete in the PIAA State Championships Memorial Day Weekend in Shippensburg.
The program has won 25 of 29 Philadelphia Catholic League Championships in league history. Graphic by Christian Daikeler '22.
