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CIF State High School Boys Championship

LUKE POWELL GRABS INDIVIDUAL HONORS, DE LA SALLE HS WINS SECOND STRAIGHT TEAM TITLE

October 12, 2023

Results

De La Salle High of Concord made it two in a row, while Luke Powell of Capistrano Valley Christian took the individual title.

De La Salle became the first back-to-back winner since Westlake High (2014-15), carding a team round (best-five-out-of-six) 9-under 136 at par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Course to defeat runner-up Torrey Pines by 10 strokes.

The De La Salle squad, who now has three CIF titles (2006), was paced by a 66 by Joshua Kim and a 67 by Jack Jerge. Other Spartans scores were Jaden Dumdumaya (70), James Williams (71), Jack Hayden (72) and Colin Keith (75).

Torrey Pines, who was in search of its fifth title, was led by Johsua Chung (67) and Phillip Kench (68). The two other NorCal teams, Crystal Springs (363) and Granite Bay (373), finished third and sixth, respectively.

"This is just an amazing group of kids are all great players. They're all also amazing with the mental game as well," De La Salle head coach Jim Collins said. "They stay calm no matter the circumstances. Nothing bothers them."

In the individual competition, Powell, an 18-year-old senior who's headed to UCLA in the fall, got red hot. He'd post a 7-under 64 that featured six birdies and an eagle (par-5 4th) to go against just one bogey (No. 17). The only 5 on his scorecard came on the closing par-5 18th.

Powell previously had experience playing at Poppy Hills in the annual Junior Tour of Northern California Challenge Cup.

"My putter got really hot," Powell said. "I had this (winning State) as a goal since the first event of the season. It's been a lot of hard work."

On a stretch of holes No.9 through No.12, Powell rang up four consecutive birdies. He at one point was at a total of 8-under, which flirted with the championship record held by Rickie Fowler.

"I was in the zone during those holes," Powell simply said.

Joshua Kim and Kush Arora of Amador Valley finished tied for second at 66.

Looking ahead to 2024, don't be surprised if De La Salle is back in the thick of things. The Spartans only lose Jerge and Williams to graduation.

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Past Champions

Year Winner Site
2024 Torrey Pines HS (Team)
2024 Max Emberson, Oaks Christian (Individual) San Gabriel CC
2023 Luke Powell, Capistrano Valley Christian (Individual), De La Salle HS (Team) Poppy hills GC
2022 Brandon Knight, Foothill HS (Individual)De La Salle HS (Team) San Gabriel GC
2019 Luke Potter, La Costa Canyon (Individual) Poppy Hills GC
2019 La Costa Canyon High School (Team)
2018 Tyler Guo, Crean Lutheran (Individual) San Gabriel CC
2018 Torrey Pines High School (Team)
2017 Matt Lloyd, Archbishop Mitty (Individual) Poppy Hills GC
2017 Archbishop Mitty High School (Team)
2016 Hidetoshi Yoshihara, Woodbridge (Individual) San Gabriel CC
2016 Torrey Pines High School (Team)
2015 Jacob Solomon, Dublin High (individual) Poppy Hills GC
2015 Westlake High School (Team)
2014 Justin Suh, Evergreen Valley (Individual) San Gabriel CC
2014 Westlake High School (Team)
2013 Jack Chung, Sunny Hills (Individual) Quail Lodge GC
2013 Stevenson High School (Team)
2012 Austin Smotherman, Del Oro (Individual) San Gabriel CC
2012 Granite Bay High School (Team)
2011 Alexander Schauffele, Scripps Ranch (Individual) Poppy Hills GC
2011 Torrey Pines High School (Team)
2010 Patrick Cantlay, Servite (Individual) Santa Maria CC
2010 Santa Barbara High School (Team)
2009 Kevin Dougherty, Vista Murrieta (Individual) Poppy Hills GC
2009 La Costa Canyon High School (Team)
2008 Jeff Kang, Sunny Hills (Individual) Santa Maria CC
2008 Sunny Hills High School (Team)
2007 Austen Dailey, HB Edison (Individual) Poppy Hills GC
2007 HB Edison High School (Team)
2006 Rickie Fowler, Murrieta Valley (Individual) Santa Maria CC
2006 De La Salle High School (Team)
2005 Daniel Lim, Bellarmine (Individual) Poppy Hills GC
2005 St. Augustine (Team)
2004 Eddie Olson, Aptos (Individual) Santa Maria CC
2004 Torrey Pines High School (Team)
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