La Jolla head coach Aaron Quesnell goes over
the day's numbers with his team after a win
over St. Augustine on the Riverwalk Friars course.
(Photo Ed Piper, Jr.)
By Ed Piper, Jr.
Youssef Guezzale, one of La Jolla's captains, was feeling good. He had just medaled, with a 36 against St. Augustine on the Riverwalk Friars golf course.
"Today was good," he said, while his partner for the day, freshman Nolan Ward, lingered nearby. "I hit it pretty well. Iron shots were good. Putting was decent. It could have been a lot better.
"Fixing things with my swing is making things better," the junior added.
In the final result, Coach Aaron Quesnell's squad bettered the Saints, 193 to 207, under skies that stayed rain-free after a deluge the night and morning before.
Senior Kevin Wan, the other captain, was missing, visiting a college in China, where Quesnell says he may attend. That may have made the match a little closer, as the red-headed Ward, wearing braces, moved up for the match to the number two behind Guezzale. Tucker Jacobs, a junior, took the third spot, while Harrison "Larry" Ahern, a sophomore, played number four.
Jacobs also medaled, carding a 36 in tandem with Guezzale.
It's going to take a special run by the Vikings to take the Western League title. The league, unlike the configurations in other sports, which have been realigned according to schools' recent performance, maintains the same teams as in the past.
"We will have to beat Scripps Ranch twice, and Cathedral Catholic once," said Quesnell, in his fifth year as head coach.
Part of setting up La Jolla's predicament was this: "We lost our first match to Coronado. We shouldn't have."
So, "We have a chance, but it will be a tough road," allowed the coach.
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