By Nicky Romero
For The Mountain Mail
In the past week, the Socorro boys golf team has been busy.
But it's been well worth it as the Warriors picked up all three legs toward state qualfiication.
On April 8, the Warriors placed first in the Hot Springs Invitational on Thursday, April 8, beating Class 4A Silver City by 10 strokes. The Warriors won their third tournament of the year in earning their first leg.
“This was a big, big hump for us to get over,” Socorro coach Russ Moore said. “Normally, we're a pretty slow starting team and there were a few physical ailments that didn't allow us to do as well earlier in the year. All of a sudden, they break through yesterday with a big win and a good leg.”
Moore was also pleased with the individual scores. Senior Ryan Romero shot a 79 and got his first individual leg. He has qualified for state ever since he was in ninth grade. Nathan Vega and Willie Schaffer both shot 81's. Both players had opportunities to pick up a leg, but just fell short. Rounding out the top four on the team was Joe Carilli who shot an 86. Randall Romero shot a 94.
“We had some difficulty putting down there,” Moore said.
“Or else, I would have seen all three boys getting their individual legs and the scores being much better for each of the boys.”
Socorro beat out seven other teams in the tournament, four of them being Class 4A teams. Socorro shot a tournament best of 327. Other team scores were as follows: Silver City (337), Mesilla Valley (347), Hot Springs (358), Onate (364), Las Cruces (370), and Las Cruces Mayfield (372).
Socorro traveled to Ruidoso on Monday and Tuesday to play in the Leroy Gooch Classic Tournament. Playing against 18 other teams, Socorro finished in third place in the two-day tourney. The team also picked up their second and third legs and gave them a qualifying spot for the state meet.
Moore said, “I'm proud of them and that they're continually improving over the season. It shows that we can compete against teams like Lovington and St. Michael's. ”
Ryan Romero picked up his second and third leg at the tourney. This gives Romero his fifth straight individual trip to state. Schaffer picked up his first and second state legs in the tourney and is hoping to pick up his final leg on Monday or Tuesday at Roswell.
On Monday, the Warriors played their first round at the Alto Lakes Country Club. The team posted a 317 and tied with Lovington. This put them ten strokes behind the first place team St. Michael's.
The first round individual scores were as follows: Ryan Romero (75), Willie Schaffer (76), Nathan Vega (79), Randall Romero (87), and Joe Carilli (88).
On Tuesday, Socorro team posted a 310 for a 610 overall score for the tourney. This was good enough for a third place finish.
St. Michaels won the tournament with a two day best of 606. Lovington finished second with a 610.
Individually, Socorro's scores were Willie Schaffer (73), Ryan Romero (75), Nathan Vega (81), Joe Carilli (81), and Randall Romero (86).
Pictured: The Socorro boys golf team celebrates its victory at the Hot Springs Invitational last week. Photo by Herman Romero
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