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Two dozen boys’ golf teams made the Suffolk County playoffs. By Monday morning, there were only four remaining. A semifinal matchup was slated to be played at Pine Hills Golf & Country Club in Manorville. No. 4 Riverhead had to face No. 1 Sayville. Tee time was\u00a0scheduled for 8 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the third time in six years<\/a> that Riverhead had made it to the final four.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI tell the kids now that we\u2019re no longer the hunter,\u201d Riverhead head golf coach Steve Failla said. \u201cWe are the hunted. It\u2019s something that we\u2019ve grown accustomed to over the years now. I guess it\u2019s a good problem to have and a sign of where we\u2019re at as a program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, Sayville won the match, 7.5-1.5 (204-213 by total strokes) and later went on to win their first team championship in seven years, defeating Sachem, 8-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverhead, led by senior Colby Baran,<\/a> had a terrific run this year. They hadn\u2019t lost a match until Monday morning. In the playoffs, they defeated a perennial powerhouse in Southampton, 6.5-2.5 in the opening match. Baran shot a 3-under par 33 at Cherry Creek Golf Links. Then, showing the depth and promise of the team, Riverhead defeated No. 5 Half Hollow Hills East, 8-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we played Hills East, it was the first time we won a match that Colby lost,\u201d Failla said. \u201cUsually, if he doesn\u2019t win, the team doesn\u2019t win. So to come out and dominate like we did, I was super proud of the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But against Sayville, Baran was the only individual winner, and one matchup ended in a tie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said it\u2019s the team that\u2019s playing the best golf that day that will win,\u201d Failla said. \u201cToday was Sayville\u2019s day. I thought we have been playing our best golf of the season in the playoffs, but today just wasn\u2019t our day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverhead was also without their No. 3 golfer Mason Sidik, who was recovering from a procedure and couldn\u2019t get back in time to play against Sayville. But with such a deep roster and constant competition during the season, it was the next man up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those golfers who got an opportunity was Wes Kujawski. After being on varsity as an eighth-grader last year, during a competition in tryouts this season, Kujawski finished 11th on the team and was placed on JV. Now a freshman, Kujawski was the No. 1 on JV all season long. And once the playoffs rolled around, he got his chance again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI keep the competition up all year round here,\u201d Failla said. \u201cThere\u2019s no free meals on the team. Any spot is constantly up for grabs. Those that work the hardest will get rewarded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, at the end of the season, Failla brings JV\u2019s No. 1 golfer up to compete against the team\u2019s No. 5 and No. 6 players in the lineup. A week into the competition, Kujawski had secured the No. 5 spot in the varsity lineup and started for the team in the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCompetition is what gets us where we\u2019re at every year,\u201d Failla said. \u201cThere\u2019s a reason we find success year in and year out. We\u2019re ready to compete against other teams because we\u2019re used to it every day in practice. The numbers speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baran is one of four seniors to play their final team match for Riverhead. His contributions over the five years on varsity will be greatly missed. He\u2019s the only Riverhead golfer in history to make it to the New York State individual championships three times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnthony Caputo was the first to make it to the states in 2019,\u201d Failla said. \u201cThen Colby pushed that bar forward. All the success we\u2019ve had just encourages the younger generation to golf. There’ll be another to push it even further. Riverhead golf is no longer in the shadows but beaming with pride. The local support we get is unmatched. We\u2019ve got kids working at all the major golf courses in the area, and when I show up there, I\u2019m not only congratulated on the accomplishments of the program but the type of young men we\u2019re producing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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