GRANGER - The Kennedy and Xavier boys golf teams found out how they matched up against some of the better squads in the state Wednesday at the Johnston Invitational at Jester Park.

Both teams have some work to do before October rolls around.

Kennedy finished fourth and Xavier seventh in the highly competitive meet. Dowling Catholic won by four strokes over Bettendorf. Kennedy was 12 shots back and Xavier 14.

Xavier's Matt Junge finished eighth in a card back, four shots behind winner John Stroud of Dowling. Kennedy's Davis Sutton and Xavier's Jordan Even were five shots back.

Kennedy had a trio of golfers shoot 77. 

JOHNSTON INVITATIONAL
At Granger
(Jester Park Blue course)
Team scores

1. Dowling Catholic 294, 2. Bettendorf 298, 3. SE Polk 302, 4. Kennedy 306, 5. Johnston 307, 6. WDM Valley 308, 7. Xavier 308, 8. Ames 325, 9. Waterloo West 333, 10. Urbandale 354

Individual leaders
(x-won playoff)

1. x-John Stroud (Dowling)     70
2. Alex Pohlman (Bettendorf)  70
3. Nick McMurray (Dowling)     72
4. Blake Hartung (SE Polk)      72
5. Jake Campbell (Johnston)    73
6. Mitch Elkin (Bettendorf)      74
7. Korbin Sesker (Johnston)    74
8. Matt Junge (CRX)              74
9. Sam Rice (SE Polk)            75
10. Sam DeBartolo (Dowling)  75
11. Davis Sutton (CRK)          75
12. Jordan Even (CRX)          75

KENNEDY (306): Davis Sutton 75, Conner Koberg 77, Cole Murdock 77, Ross Grekoff 77, Tanner Stewart 80, Seth Nutt 84

XAVIER (308): Matt Junge 74, Jordan Even 75, Ben Sagers 78, Kellen Gray 81, John Ingwersen 84, Jacob Wallvoord 90