Warrenton Head Coach Matt Griffin said it could have been better, but he fully understood the level of competition at this year’s Warrenton Invitational.

The Warriors shot a 356 to finish seventh in the red division Thursday at Warrenton Golf Course.

Hermann won the red division with a 315 total.

“I would have liked to have been higher with it being our home course,” Griffin said. “We talked about what we wanted to shoot and we aimed for 350 or below, and we were right there.”

Dillon Keeven and Conrad Schaumberg led the Warriors with final scores of 86, 16-over par.

Tanner Burns shot a 90, Ryan Adams finished at 94 and Rob Hill posted a 97.

“Conrad was a nice surprise at 86,” Griffin said. “That was a good score for him, but there were a few shots that they all left out there that would have helped our team score.”

Gateway Athletic Conference North rival St. Charles finished second in the red division, two shots behind Hermann.

Liberty came in third with a score of 326, and Wright City finished ninth with a 396.

For Griffin, the tournament was another chance to see where his team stacks up in a tough GAC North.

“Even though they’re our conference rivals, it’s good to see them do well,” Griffin said. “More than anything, it speaks to the strength of our conference.”

St. Charles’ Hunter Bornhop had the best individual finish of the division, finishing with a 69, 1-under par.

In the white division, Sullivan posted a 291 to win the field of larger schools.

Sullivan’s Bennett Tiefenbrunn (69), Garrett Juergens (72) and Gavin Yociss (72) swept the top-three in the division.

“To break 300 in any tournament is really good playing,” Griffin said. “And then to take the top three individual scores made it a great performance all around.”

Griffin said he didn’t believe the pressure of hosting a tournament on their home course got to his players, but he hopes watching Thursday’s competition will help his team as the regular season draws to an end.

“Having our conference represented well is good,” he said. “And it’s motivating at the same time to see where we are compared to those other teams.”

The Warriors return to the course Tuesday in the GAC tournament at Bear Creek Golf Club in Wentzville, and end the regular season April 29 at Washington.

The Class 3, District 3 Tournament will be held May 3.

“We’re getting better, and I think we’re all looking for consistency,” Griffin said. “Its’ tough to continue to shoot those low numbers that we want, but we’re getting there.”

Warrenton's Rob Hill sinks a putt during Thursday's Warrenton Invitational. Kory Carpenter photo.