May 27, 2025
De La Salle High of Concord extended its record of dominance, while Will Chang of College Prep High in Oakland took home the individual title.
De La Salle shot a team score of 6-over 366 (best five-out-of six) to defeat runner-up Stevenson High of Pebble Beach by two shots at Berkeley Country Club. Third place in the Team Championship went to Palo Alto at 370. It marked a record eighth title for De La Salle. The Spartans also won titles in (2002, '06, '11, '13, 18, '22 and '23).
Leading the charge for De La Salle was Josh Kim with a 68. Drue Sanchez, Tavin McKinley and Noah Eisen all shot 74. Will Hardy shot 76 and Barron Beinke had a 78. Low scorers for Stevenson High were Luke Brandler (70) and Steven Lai (73).
Chang stopped De La Salle from a sweep, as he'd defeat Kim in a sudden-death playoff for the Individual crown after both players came in at 68. During regulation, Chang posted six birdies to go against just two bogeys.
De La Salle, Stevenson and Palo Alto all advanced to this year's State Championship, set for June 3 at Poppy Hills.
Individuals not on one of the three aforementioned teams who earned spots at State were Julien Cho (70, Carmel) Ben Friedman (71, Tamalpais), Kyler Heath 72, Juniper Serra), Anthony Stouder (72, Jesuit), Brayden Campbell (72, Oroville), Ben Thompson (74, Foothill), Nakul Shrivastava (73, Dougherty Valley), Hayden Thill (73, Tamalpais), and Jayden Jew (73, St. Iganitius).