Pine Crest’s Ryan Hager finished at 1-under-par to lead a field of 66 golfers Tuesday at the Maverick Invitational hosted by Archbishop McCarthy.

Hager was the only golfer to finish under par at Jacaranda’s par-71 East Course.

Hager attributed his solid performance to a key three-hole stretch early in the back nine when he saved par on 10 and 12 and birdied 11.

“I hit a lot of greens, made it easy on myself, and it worked out,” Hager said. “I didn’t really take the driver out of the bag, so I made it as easy on myself as I could.”

Hager said he was struggling earlier this season but began regaining confidence during Pine Crest’s last match. He shot even par in a nine-hole match on the same course he breezed through on Tuesday.

Hager’s teammate, Steven Chervony, finished in a tie for second with a pair of Columbus Explorers — Eddie Martinez and Julio Betancourt — with a score of 72, but lost a tiebreaker to finish outside the top three.

The Panthers finished second to Columbus in team play, 298-299.

“It’s definitely a good confidence boost,” Hager said. “We were struggling early on in the season, but we beat some good rivals today and are definitely looking forward to bringing it for districts.”

University School (303) and Douglas (306) finished third and fourth. Eleven schools participated.

District tournaments begin Monday, Oct. 15.

•  Columbus 298, Pine Crest 299, University School 303, Douglas 306, Gulliver 309: Ryan Hager (PC) 70, Eddie Martinez (Col) 72, Julio Betancourt (Col) 72, Steven Chervony (PC) 72, Mike Anderson (Doug) 73, Matt Newman (Doug) 73, Jordan Gumberg (US) 74, Jonah Wasserstrom (US) 75, Guillermo Saade (BEL) 75, Brent Weiss (PC) 75, Tyler St. Philip (AM) 76, Juan Yumar (Col) 76, Joe Mizels (US) 76, Federico Daunert (GP) 76, Colin Walkup (SEB) 76.

MORE BOYS’ GOLF

•  Stranahan 193, Pembroke Pines 230 (at Pembroke Lakes Country Club, Par 36): King (Stran) 36, Simpson (Stran), Sacramento (PPC) 41, Rampersad (Stran) 44, Moses-Cossio (PPC) 49.

GIRLS’ GOLF

•  Oxbridge 204, North Broward Prep 205 (at Osprey Point Golf Course, Par 36): P. Restoy 39 (NBP), C. Kirk (Oxbridge) 45, M. Nadal (Oxbridge) 50, M. Anderson (Oxbridge), R. Arai (NBP) 51; S. Shi (NBP) 54.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

•  American Heritage d. Somerset Central 25-9, 25-23, 25-12: Jackie Castellanos 4 kills, 8 service aces, 12 service points, 9 digs. Katie Johnson 20 assists, 5 service aces, 8 service points. Sarah Angulo 8 kills, 7 digs, 3 service points, 2 aces. AH 8-9.

•  Pine Crest d. North Broward Prep 25-12, 25-9, 25-15: Evita Conway 18 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs. Sara Duque 19 digs, 3 assists. Nicole Rosenberg 24 assists, 3 aces, 3 kills, 3 blocks. PC 11-6.

•  Cardinal Gibbons d. Western 26-24, 30-28, 16-25, 9-25, 15-12: Shay Faber 11 assists, 3 digs, 15 service points, 5 aces. Hannah Hillis 7 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs, 10 service points, 3 aces. Savannah Stones 15 digs, 2 assists, 4 service points, 2 aces. CG 8-8.

•  Chaminade d. Somerset 25-6, 25-6, 25-12: Brianna Little 16 service points, 6 aces, 8 kills. Danielle Palmer - 22 assists, 10 service points, 8 aces. Jordan Palmer 7 kills, 3 service points, 3 aces. CM 16-1.

•  St. Thomas Aquinas d. Nova 25-6, 25-3, 25-8: Kimeko Bennett 4 kills. STA 15-3.