Mercury All-Area Golf Teams

FIRST TEAM

Kyle Vance, Methacton

Junior … Repeat Mercury All-Area Boys Golfer of the Year and PAC-10 individual champion … Turned in low-man honors seven times including a 3-under 32 in the PAC-10 Team Championship … Averaged 35.8 strokes per nine holes and never posted a round above 39 en route to leading his team to a third straight PAC-10 team title … Warriors are 34-3 since his arrival to the program … Took first place at the District 1 Tournament … Finished second at PIAA East Regionals after playoff hole (69) … Finished tied for 21st at the PIAA-AAA championships … PAC-10 First Team selection.

Dan Rieger, Methacton

Junior … Warriors’ No. 2 served as a perfect 1-2 punch alongside Vance en route to a third straight PAC-10 championship … Averaged 37 strokes per nine holes … Turned in low-man honors twice for the Warriors … Tied for 11th at the PAC-10 Individual Championship (78) … Tied for fifth at District 1 Tournament … Finished fifth at East Regionals (73) … Finished tied for 21st at PIAA-AAA Championships … PAC-10 First Team selection.

Ben Pochet, Spring-Ford

Sophomore … Two-time All-Area First Team selection … Spring-Ford No. 1 averaged 36 strokes per nine holes during the regular season and turned in team’s low man honors six times … Led Rams to PAC-10 Final Four, where they fell to Owen J. Roberts in the semifinal … Tied for second at the PAC-10 Individual Championship (74) … Tied for fifth at the District 1 Tournament … Tied for 22nd after a playoff hole at the East Regionals (78) … Finished tied for 21st at the PIAA-AAA Championships … PAC-10 First Team selection.

Ward McHenry, Owen J. Roberts

Sophomore … Wildcats’ No. 2 averaged 36.8 strokes per nine holes during regular season … Turned in low-man honors twice during the regular season … Carded a team-low 35 in the PAC-10 team final where Wildcats lost to Methacton … Tied for eighth at PAC-10 Individual Tournament (77) … PAC-10 First Team selection.

JT Spina, Pope John Paul II

Sophomore … Two-time Mercury-Area First Team selection … PJP No. 1 averaged 35.4 strokes per nine holes during the regular season as the Golden Panthers fell to eventual champion Methacton in the PAC-10 Final Four … Turned in low-man honors seven times for PJP … District 1 qualifier … Finished tied for second at the PAC-10 Individual Tournament (74) … PAC-10 First Team selection.

Nathan Guerrini, Perkiomen Valley

Senior … Mercury-Area First Team last season, Honorable Mention in 2013 … PV’s No. 1 boasted a 37.79 nine-hole average for the season … Turned in low-man honors eight times including a best 3-under 33 at Turtle Creek vs. Spring-Ford … District 1 qualifier … Tied for sixth at PAC-10 Individual Championships (76) … PAC-10 First Team selection.

Caleb Ryan, Methacton

Freshman … Overcame rough start and developed into a solid No. 3 in his first season with the Warriors … Averaged 38.5 strokes per nine holes …Carded a team-low 36 in the PAC-10 Final Four seeding match against OJR and Spring-Ford … Shot a team-low 35 in PAC-10 semifinal … Tied for second at the PAC-10 Championships (74) … Missed the cut by two strokes at East Regionals … PAC-10 First Team selection.

SECOND TEAM

Stuart Fuller, Hill School

Mike Limongelli, Pope John Paul II

Connor Boham, Spring-Ford

Jon Lumley, Spring-Ford

Colin Gabbett, Daniel Boone

Kyle Green, Boyertown

Chase Armor, Spring-Ford

HONORABLE MENTION

TJ Cinelli, Methacton

Drew Steinmetz, Hill School

Zachary Feaster, Methacton

Tom Opitz, Owen J. Roberts

Tom Schaffer, Pope John Paul II

Anthony Boyle, Upper Perkiomen

COACH OF THE YEAR

Kevin Flanagan, Methacton

Guided the Warriors to their third-straight PAC-10 Championship and fifth in the past sixth seasons … Steered Methacton back on track after suffering a loss to Spring-Ford early on in the season en route to a 7-1 PAC-10, 10-1 overall record.