CRANSTON — Billy Fitzgerald led a trio of East Providence High School players who qualified for the 2024 Rhode Island Interscholastic League state championship tournament contested over two days, May 28 and 29, at Cranston Country Club.

Fitzgerald, a senior, carded rounds of 75 and 80 over the par 71 Cranston layout to finish in a four-way share of 15th place. Fitzgerald wound up 13-over par. He made four birdies while avoiding any double-bogeys in the opening round and was just three shots off the lead. However, he wasn't able to match that scoring on Day 2, making just two birdies while carding a double and nine bogeys.

The Townies' Nathan Carter finished T-24 with two others after the sophomore shot a combined 17-over, 159 off rounds of 80 and 79. Carter's opening round was hindered by a triple on the par 5 13th and two other doubles. He did made two more doubles in the second round, but avoided any other high numbers. He finished with four birdies total in the event.

Classmate Noah Araujo was the third EPHS competitor to make the cut, doing so on the number with an 82 at the end of first round then following up with an 84 to finish T36 at 24-over, 166. He finished with two birdies total, a triple and two doubles. Ten-over 152 was good enough to share 10th.

"The kids played very well. I'm proud of them," said EPHS head coach Bill McEnery.

A total of 41 players made the cut to play both rounds. Prout freshman Rocco Capalbo led after Round one with 1-over 72, then backed that up with a 1-under 70 to finish even par and as the 2024 RIIL state individual champion.

Capalbo beat fellow freshman Drew MacLeod from LaSalle and North Kingstown senior Will Owens by two shots. MacLeod was 1-over both days. Owens rebounded from a 75 to shoot 2-under 69 in the second round. Two-time state solo champ and LaSalle senior Max Jackson was fourth alone at 5-over, 147. He, like Owens, shot medallist of the event by carding a 69 in Round 2. Coventry senior Andrew Lavoie was alone in fifth at 6-over, 148, shooting matching 74s.

MacLeod and Jackson led LaSalle to its third consecutive state team championship as the Rams finished with an impressive 30-over, 598 total. Hendricken was second alone at 615.

Eastern Division champ Barrington, second after Day 1 with a 304, shot 317 on Day 2 to finish third with a 621 total. Senior Adam Gorman led the Eagles, finishing solo sixth at 7-over (74-75-149).

In the girls' portion of the event, LaSalle junior Olivia Williams shot 76-78-154 to edge Barrington junior Lily Dressel (78-77-155) by one shot to claim her second solo crown. She also won the title as a freshman in 2022.

Defending girls' individual champ and Moses Brown sophomore Adriana Eaton was third alone two shots back (72-84-156).

Katherine Waldorf was low for St. Mary-Bay View, finishing sixth alone with a 16-over, 171 total off rounds of 84 and 87.