Burlington Central ’s Tyler Samaan and the Rockets played in new territory in 2025.

A year after making the Class 2A state tournament for the second season in a row and finishing third for the best finish in program history, the Rockets looked to do it all over again in 3A.

Samaan, who started playing golf the summer before his freshman season, carded a personal-best, 6-under-par 66 to capture the Class 3A Huntley Regional title at Pinecrest Golf Club in Huntley and lead Central to its second regional championship.

Samaan and the Rockets looked to make a third straight trip to state, but fell two shots short of Barrington, which took the third and last spot at the Buffalo Grove Sectional.

Despite missing out on state as a team, Samaan did make his return as an individual. And, for the

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