Golf: Loudoun Valley Wins AAA Northwest Region Golf Tournament

Haymarket (Oct. 9, 2009) - The Loudoun Valley High School golf team won the 2009 AAA Northwest Region Golf Tournament on Thursdayber 8 at the Piedmont Golf Club in Haymarket. The tournament featured 72 players including the top two finishing teams in the Cedar Run, Cardinal, Commonwealth and Western Valley districts and the top six individuals from each district exclusive of the competing teams.

The Vikings shot a winning score of 314 and were led by seniors Zack Bosse and Brian Hickey who were named to the All-Region team by placing 2nd and 6th overall in the tournament. Heritage's John Connely shot a 79 to finish seventh and qualified as an individual for the AAA state tournament.


Bosse's round of 76 tied Albemarle’s Dylan Herold for second place with Bosse taking the second place metal in a one-hole playoff leaving Herold in the third position. Hickey’s score of 78 was good for a solo sixth place.

Also for the Vikings, senior Colin Wallace and juniors Tanner Welsh and Scott Davidson each carded a score of 80. Senior Brandon Deleonardis’ 82 did not figure in the total score for Loudoun Valley.

The host team Battlefield placed second with a team score of 318 and were led by individual low medalist Andrew Lister who shot a 71. Battlefield was followed by Albemarle (329), Franklin County (340), Forest Park (346), Mountain View (347), Woodbridge (356) and Halifax (366).

This is the second time in the past three years that Valley has won the Northwest Region tournament. The Vikes captured the trophy in 2007 and were runner-up a year ago.

As a result of the win the Vikings will be making their third consecutive trip to the AAA state tournament, which will be held this year at The Waterfront Country Club at Smith Mountain Lake on October 19 and 20.

The Vikings have had an impressive year thus far, having won the 24-team Licklider Memorial Tournament, the Bryan Gunter Tournament (13 teams), the Cedar Run District Tournament and the Cedar Run District Regular Season. Along the way the Vikings have posted a record of 82-5-1.