By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The Sacred Heart state golf title defense is off to a strong start as on Thursday, the Knights punched up to win the McPherson Invitational, a tournament that included several 4 and 5A schools.
Sacred Heart is in search of an unprecedented 10th-straight state golf championship, and is working with a mostly new squad after graduating four seniors last spring.
The Knights claimed victory at the McPherson Invite, carding a 318 as a team, good enough to keep Buhler at bay by two strokes.
Will Tuttle, Dom Matteucci and Luke Newell led the charge from the top ten, finishing third, fifth and ninth respectively, with Luke Newell hot on their heels in 11th.
Full results can be found below.
McPherson Invitational team results
1. Sacred Heart - 318
2. Buhler - 320
3. Winfield - 339
4. McPherson - 347
5. Hays - 351
6. Derby - 352
7. Hutch - 355
8. Salina South - 355
9. Great Bend - 358
10. Sterling - 375
11. Newton - 388
12. El Dorado - 390
13. Campus - 396
14. Ark City - 405
Sacred Heart Individual Results
3. Will Tuttle - 77, +7
5. Dominic Matteucci - 78, +8
9. Ethan Newell - 81, +11
11. Luke Newell - 82, +12
T17. Ben Marrs - 85, +15
T17. Cody Burr - 85, +15