ELIZABETH JANANGELO'S 6-UNDER-PAR 66 GIVES HER SECOND-ROUND LEAD
Blaine Peffley's 68 pulls him into a first-place tie in the Boys Division

SWAINTON, N.J. - Elizabeth Janangelo of West Hartford, Conn., fired a 6-under-par 66 to open up a three shot lead in the Girls Division of the AJGA Sand Barrens Junior Championship. In the Boys Division, Blaine Peffley of Lebanon, Pa., carded a 68 to draw even with Jason Louth of Victoria, Texas, atop the leaderboard.

The third annual 54-hole boys and girls event, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, features 90 of the top junior golfers in the country. Twenty-three states and Canada are represented in this year's field.

Janangelo recorded seven birdies and ten pars on her way to taking over the Girls Division lead after the second round. Janangelo hit 16 greens in regulation during her round after missing the green on the opening hole.

"The key to this golf course for me is to keep it in the fairways," said Janangelo. "My wedges were really sharp today and I didn't have too many putts outside of 10 feet. Having birdie putts every once-in-a-while makes it fun."

Janangelo's two-day total of 75-66--141 leads Anna Grzebien of Saunderstown, R.I., by three strokes and Sukjin Lee of Toms River, N.J. by five shots going into the final round.

In the Boys Division, Peffley's bogey-free round placed him in a tie with first-round leader Louth. A chip-in for par on seven seemed to exemplify Peffley's round.

"I played real consistent today," said Peffley. "When I got into problems I was able to get out of trouble and find a way to make par."

A double-bogey on No. 9 and bogeys on Nos. 1 and 10 led Louth to believe that he may have missed out on an opportunity to extend his opening-round-margin.

"I feel like I sort of blew a chance to go out and get a big lead today," said Louth. "My only bad holes were because of my driver."

Joining Peffley and Louth in the top five of the Boys Division are Sean Seese of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., at 142 and Jarred Texter of Washington Boro, Pa., and Tarik Can of New York, N.Y., at 143. Can and Devin Drobbin of Holmdel, N.J., equaled Peffley for the low boys' round of the day at 68.

With eight players within five shots of the lead in the Boys Division, a closely contested final round is expected by the leaders.

"I'm going to have to figure out how to hit the ball in the fairway for tomorrow," said Louth. "As long as I can keep the ball in play off the tee tomorrow, I'll be all right."

"I'm just going to try and play my own game, play the course and try and beat par tomorrow," said Peffley.

Final-round action begins Thursday, June 14, at 7 a.m. at Sand Barrens Golf Club. For more information, contact AJGA headquarters at (609) 465-3929.

Swainton, New Jersey -- Second-round results from the AJGA SAND BARRENS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Sand Barrens Golf Club, West-North Courses. Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,842 Girls: 5,800

BOYS DIVISION

Blaine Peffley (2002) Lebanon, Pa.* 72-68--140
Jason Louth (2002) Victoria, Texas* 69-71--140
Sean Seese (2002) Huntingdon Valley, Pa.* 71-71--142
Jarred Texter (2004) Washington Boro, Pa.* 73-70--143
Tarik Can (2004) New York, N.Y.* 75-68--143
Tully Coyle (2003) Charlotte, N.C.* 72-72--144
Robby Walizer (2003) State College, Pa.* 72-73--145
Devin Drobbin (2002) Holmdel, N.J.* 77-68--145
Benjamin Spitz (2002) Norwell, Mass.* 74-72--146
David Dankmyer (2002) Gibsonia, Pa.* 72-74--146
Stefan Wistorf (2002) Niceville, Fla.* 75-71--146
Gary Barton Jr. (2001) Staten Island, N.Y.* 76-71--147
Dan Walters (2002) Landisville, Pa.* 76-71--147
Billy Stewart (2002) Devon, Pa.* 72-75--147
Tyler Witman (2003) Rehoboth, Del.* 73-74--147
Peter Riddell (2001) Pointe Claire, Quebec* 75-73--148
Raman Luthra (2002) East Amherst, N.Y.* 79-69--148
Jeff Osberg (2002) Chester Springs, Pa.* 77-72--149
Michael Ciccarelli (2001) Commack, N.Y.* 73-76--149
Steve Burke (2003) Keswick, Va.* 78-71--149
Alex Knoll (2003) Bethlehem, Pa.* 72-78--150
Zack Amole (2002) Denver, Pa.* 76-74--150
David Lane (2001) Fairfield, Conn.* 73-77--150
Brian Belden (2006) Emmaus, Pa.* 77-74--151
Ryan McCarty (2003) Voorhees, N.J.* 81-70--151
Del Thebaud (2002) Severna Park, Md.* 75-76--151
David Grossman (2002) Linwood, N.J.* 78-73--151
John Raser (2001) Lake Mary, Fla.* 76-76--152
John-Tyler Griffin (2006) Wilson, N.C.* 75-77--152
Jonathan Killion (2001) Long Valley, N.J.* 77-75--152
Aaron Anderson (2001) Fargo, N.D.* 75-77--152
Greg Pieczynski (2001) Kingston, Pa.* 80-72--152
Mark Zbrzeznj (2002) Lafayette Hill, Pa.* 76-76--152
Kyle McGrady (2002) Manasquan, N.J.* 80-72--152
Brian Ricketts (2003) Highland Village, Texas* 76-76--152
Greg Rodgers (2004) Phoenix, Md.* 76-76--152
John Browndorf (2002) Rumson, N.J.* 77-76--153
John Jaravata (2001) Brick, N.J.* 82-71--153
David Nardy (2001) Southampton, N.Y.* 75-78--153
John Sawin (2003) Haverford, Pa.* 77-77--154
Logan Riester (2002) Pittsburgh, Pa.* 78-76--154
Devin Milowe (2002) Voorhees, N.J.* 76-78--154
Steve Grise (2002) Simsbury, Conn.* 78-77--155
Matt Heath (2003) Troy, N.H.* 79-76--155
Tim Hamm (2001) Schenectady, N.Y.* 77-78--155
William Sirignano (2002) Waccabuc, N.Y.* 81-74--155
Derek Oakey (2002) La Grange, Ga.* 83-73--156
Billy Suh (2002) Fairfax, Va.* 78-78--156
Kyle Hartlaub (2004) Summit, N.J.* 82-74--156
Kyle Romig (2002) Uniontown, Ohio* 80-76--156
Drew Anders (2002) Mt. Laurel, N.J.* 82-74--156
Matt Rounds (2002) Tuscon, Ariz.* 77-79--156
Zachary Snyder (2003) Pittsburgh, Pa.* 82-75--157
Ryan Owens (2004) Ocean City, N.J.* 78-79--157
Ryan Fraser (2003) Egg Harbor Township, N.J.* 76-81--157
Joe April (2003) Sewell, N.J.* 76-82--158
Chris Baloga (2001) Baltimore, Md.* 86-73--159
Charles Deluca (2001) Loudonville, N.Y.* 82-77--159
Alex Brueggemann (2003) Bel Air, Md.* 81-78--159
Adam DeSilva (2002) Victor, N.Y.* 80-79--159
Joe Parker III (2004) Hockessin, Del.* 82-78--160
Tom Carter IV (2002) Sicklerville, N.J.* 83-78--161
Ryan Jordan (2003) Medford, N.J.* 79-82--161
Seth Hirschhorn (2003) Willingboro, N.J.* 82-79--161
Mike Lebow (2002) Royersford, Pa.* 84-79--163
Todd Brown (2003) Fogelsville, Pa.* 82-81--163
Scott Chisholm (2003) Essex Fells, N.J.* 87-77--164
Justin Sharaf (2001) Danvers, Mass.* 82-83--165
Michael Lombardi (2002) Atlantic Highlands, N.J.* 80-87--167
Andrew Turker (2002) Dunedin, Fla.* 87-80--167
Scott Peper (2003) Grandview, N.Y.* 87-81--168
Joseph Noah (2002) Closter, N.J.* 84-85--169
Jimmy Crandell (2003) Chatham, N.J.* 96-93--189
Blake McKie (2002) Severna Park, Md.* 97-96--193
John Fizer, Trenton, N.J.* DQ (Rule 15-3)

GIRLS DIVISION

Elizabeth Janangelo (2002) West Hartford, Conn.* 75-66--141
Anna Grzebien (2003) Saunderstown, R.I.* 73-71--144
Sukjin Lee (2005) Toms River, N.J.* 73-73--146
Mary Ellen Grzebien (2001) Saunderstown, R.I.* 72-75--147
Dayna Burleigh (2002) Horsham, Pa.* 80-71--151
Kristen White (2001) Doylestown, Pa.* 76-76--152
Jenny Suh (2003) Fairfax, Va.* 79-73--152
Jeehae Lee (2002) Andover, Mass.* 78-75--153
Christy Larrimore (2002) Severna Park, Md.* 80-76--156
Katie Miller (2003) Jeannette, Pa.* 77-80--157
Ashley Grier (2002) Hagerstown, Md.* 79-78--157
Mayule Tomimbang (2005) Clifton, N.J.* 84-78--162
Sasha Suzuki (2002) Fort Lee, N.J.* 83-84--167
Tarah Schloss (2002) Bloomsburg, Pa.* 89-78--167
Kaitlyn Johnston (2002) Bel Air, Md.* 87-92--179