The names may change from year to year, but the lofty expectations do not for the Aberdeen Roncalli boys’ golf team.

And this year, the names didn’t change much, either.

The Cavaliers return the bulk of their team from a year ago and feature one of the deepest teams in the state in Class A.

“The biggest thing that we have this year is we have seven guys for five spots,” said Roncalli coach Jon Murdy. “We’ve got a lot of juggling around that we have to do throughout the year to make sure when it comes time for post season that we’re going to have the right kids for it.”

While that may be a good problem to have, Murdy said it’s still a problem.

He has the task of trying to piece together the best unit each week.

“It’s going to be hard. Someone’s going to be a little hurt, some people are going to be pretty excited, but the biggest thing is it’s week-to-week by tournament,” Murdy said. “You have a bad tournament, sorry I’m bringing the next guy to the next one; just kind of tournaments by committee.”

The Cavaliers will be led by Sawyer Henrich. Murdy said the senior is a solid leader for the Cavailiers.

“Sawyer is going to be our leader this year. He’s a senior. He’s kind of taking that senior leadership role very well,” Murdy said. “He’s very good mentoring the younger kids to bring them along, to make sure that they’re ready to go.”

Other team members include Jesse Hernandez, Harper Schnabel, Andrew Gerlach, Lucas Daggett, Finn Anderson and Gannon May.

Most of those individuals have varsity experience, so it’s only natural that expectations will remain high for the Cavaliers this season.

“Expections are always going to be high, especially with this group,” Murdy said. “Now the hardest part for me is putting the right team in place. I’ve had 5 to 6 guys for 5 spots, and sometimes it’s more that 4-5-6 guy there, and now it’s from our 2 to our 7, who’s it going to be?”

While those spots could be a bit fuzzy from week to week, the ultimate goal is completely clear: the State A tourney in October which will take place at Moccasin Creek Country Club. The site, which will also host the Region 1A tourney, is one that’s very familiar to the Roncalli golfers.

“They’re more excited about it just because they get to sleep in their own beds, but whenever you play a tournament on your home course, there’s always added pressure,” Murdy said. “It’s my job to make sure that they’re relaxed, that they are ready to play, and again that I have the right five guys that are ready to play.”

Murdy said that while hosting a state tournament can be an advantage, the players face a completely different scenario than they do during the regular season.

“They know the course and they know how it plays, but then from there it’s just making sure I have them ready to play,” Murdy said, “because the second the state tournament comes, jitters come, nerves come, grandparents come, everything comes. It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be exciting.”

The Cavaliers take the first step on that journey with their season opening action today at a tournament in Volga, followed by another tourney on Tuesday in Madison.

Murdy said the key will be making progress throughout the two-month season.

“The biggest thing that we always stress to them is every day, every tournament, every week we want to get better as an individual and as a team,” Murdy said. “Whether it’s making sure that one person’s putting is better, one person’s chipping is better, just making sure that they keep progressing.”