Cicero, NY – Sophomore Raine Rumble sits in a tie for first place out of 48 golfers, while teammate Carter Johnson is tied for eighth after the fall portion of the Empire 8 Championship at Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club on Sunday and Monday.

The teams will complete the four-round, 72-hole championship with the third and fourth rounds set to take place on April 18 and 19, 2027 at Lebanon Country Club in Lebanon, PA.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rumble followed up his 73 (+1) on Sunday with a second round 72 (E) shooting 35 on the front nine and 37 on the back. He recorded three birdies and 12 pars on Monday and is tied for first place out of the field of 48 golfers with Nazareth's Lincoln Crosby.
• Carter Johnson improved by two strokes on Monday shooting a 76 (+4) on Sunday followed by a 74 (+2) on Monday. He went out in 37 and came home in 37 registering one birdie and 14 pars on Monday as he is tied for eighth place individually.  
• Kahontiio Lazore is tied for 22nd as he improved by seven strokes on Monday shooting a 75 (+3) and sits at a two-round total of 157 (+13).  Lazore went out in 37 and came home in 38 posting three birdies and 11 pars on Monday. Sam Eells rounded out the Canton scoring players on Monday shooting a 78 (+6). He shot a 38 on the front and 40 on the back tallying 13 pars on his round. Tyler Martin (171: 85-86) and Mason Dumas (172: 86-86) also competed for the Roos and are in a tie for 36th and 38th places, respectively.
• The Roos sit in sixth place out of the eight-team field with 615 strokes (316-299) strokes. Nazareth leads the team event with 602 strokes (304-298), while Oswego (603: 306-297), Russell Sage (608: 308-300), Utica (610: 313-297) and St. John Fisher (611: 315-296) round out the top five.

 
 

Place	Name	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total	To Par
T-1	Raine Rumble	73	72	145	+1
T-8	Carter Johnson	76	74	150	+6
T-22	Kahontiio Lazore	82	75	157	+13
34	Sam Eells	89	78	167	+23
T-36	Tyler Martin	85	86	171	+27
38	Mason Dumas	86	86	172	+28

   


WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos return to the course for the second day of the fall portion of the Empire 8 Championship on Monday at Lake Shore Yacht & Country Club with tee times beginning at 10 a.m. Canton's contingent of golfers are scheduled to tee off beginning at 11:30 a.m.
   


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