Brasen Briones’ performance on Oct. 28 was crucial to Ironwood Ridge winning a consecutive state championship and third overall.
Briones, a senior, birdied the last two holes with clutch putts to score a 4-under par 68 at the Aguila Golf Course in Laveen Village.
The winner between Ironwood Ridge and Notre Dame Prep was determined in a scorecard playoff after both squads came in with identical scores of 580 (+4) after the two-day event.
Briones, who won the D-II individual title in 2021, finished fifth this year with a two-round score of 141.
He is bound for Pacific on a golf scholarship.
Based on his clutch performance in the state championship and success overall, Briones is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month for October.
2023 MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2023: Sabino basketball player Weston Haebig
February 2023: Sunnyside wrestler Sergio Vega
March 2023: Catalina Foothills baseball player Ethan Bell
April 2023: Tucson baseball player Gennaro Brito
May 2023: Rincon/University track & field athlete Nathaniel Curtiss
June 2023: Former CDO track athlete Turner Washington
July 2023: Canyon View Little League outfielder/pitcher Ethan Burnside
August 2023: Sabino quarterback Cam Hackworth
September 2023: Pusch Ridge cross country runner Myles Floyd
October 2023: Ironwood Ridge golfer Brasen Briones
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