Top four seeds to battle in Junior 13-15

Alexandria teammates in Larson, Olsen to square off

By Eric Morken emorken@echopress.com

The Junior 13-15 Division has gone exactly to script as the top four seeds in the division all advanced to Friday’s semifinals.

Top-seeded Carson Boe of Cottonwood withstood a challenge from last year’s Junior 10-12 Division champion, Lunden Esterline. Boe will match up with fourth-seeded Andrew Ballou in the semis, while Alexandria Cardinal teammates Carver Larson and Bennett Olsen will face each other in the other half of the bracket.

Here is a look at how all four got here before they tee off from the 1st hole at 2:10 p.m. on Friday.

Boe def. Esterline, 3-2 Boe trailed by one after eight holes, but a par win at the 18th sent him to the front all square and provided a little momentum in his 3-2 win over Lunden Esterline.

Boe followed that win on 18 with a par win on No. 1. He never gave that lead up as a par win on 3 and a birdie win on 6 helped him put the match away after both players parred No. 7. Ballou def.

Charlie Moen, 5-4

Andrew Ballou got off to a torrid start to his round on the back nine against Charlie Moen to win in a 5-4 final.

Ballou shot 1-under par through his first six holes to secure a 4-up advantage before Moen won his first of two holes with a par on No. 16. Ballou added a par win at 18 and again at No. 1 after making the turn. His birdie win on the par-4 fifth hole put the match away.

Larson def.

Sullivan, 2-1

It took everything Carver Larson had to knock off McKenzee Sullivan in a 2-1 final.

Larson shot 3-under par through his 17 holes, but he still couldn’t shake Sullivan. She countered by shooting even par as Sullivan held a 1-up lead through the first six holes. That’s when Larson got birdie wins on Nos. 16 and 17 to move to 1-up himself.

It was a lead he never let go of. Sullivan got a birdie win on No. 2 and a bogey win on 4, but Larson’s birdies on Nos. 1 and 7 around a par win on 3 allowed him to escape with the win.

Olsen def.

Triebenbach, 3-2

Bennett Olsen and Carver Larsen were both freshmen on Alexan-