Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti finishes 2nd at state junior championship

By: Paul Schofield
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 7:06 PM

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John Peters shot a 4-under par 67 during the second round Tuesday to capture the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Junior Boys Championship at the Hershey Country Club.

Peters, of Carlisle, shot a 2-over par 73 Monday.

First-round leaders Rocco Salvitti of Oakmont and Carson Bacha tied for second with a 1-under 141. Both shot a 1-over 72 in the second round.

Local golfers to finish in the Top 20 were Fox Chapel’s Adam Lauer, who finished eighth with a 146, South Fayette’s Luke Lestini, tied for ninth with a 147, and Riverside’s Justin Hand and Oakmont’s Carter Pitcairn, tied for 15th with a 150.

Morgan Meng took the Junior Girls Championship at Lebanon Country Club by finishing with a 2-under 138.

South Fayette’s Caroline MCconnell finished ninth with a 151 and Greensburg Central Catholic’s Meghan Zambruno tied for 14th with a 155.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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