MOOSIC, Pa. -- When it comes to listing golfers in order, Brad Adamonis is usually at the top, provided the names are in alphabetical order. His game, while getting better of late, still has him ranked No. 69 on the Nationwide Tour money list.

After two rounds of the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, the 33-year old Rhode Island native is first on every list, no matter what the criteria. Adamonis posted a bogey-free 6-under 65 to get to 11-under 131 and a three-stroke lead at the halfway point of the $475,000 event.

Adamonis’ closest pursuer is Johnson Wagner (70-134) who tops the best list of all this year, the money list. Wagner has won twice this year and a third victory would give him an immediate promotion to the PGA TOUR.

Jason Buha (66), Steve Wheatcroft (68), Richard Johnson (69), first-round co-leader Jess Daley (71) and last week’s Xerox Classic champion Kevin Stadler (70) share third place, three back of Adamonis.

“I think my confidence is building and I’m a little bit surprised,” said Adamonis, who has never led a tournament before Friday. “The last couple of weeks I’ve been playing pretty good and not getting anything out of it. I figured sooner or later something good was going to happen.”

Something good started happening for Adamonis in late May when he made a side trip after a U.S. Open qualifier in Altoona, Pa. Adamonis took a detour to New Jersey on his way home to work with his coach, Mark Wood, who had recently relocated from Florida. At the time, Adamonis had missed six consecutive cuts and was No. 172 on the money list.

“He just gave me one simple thing to work on and I’ve been working on it for two months,” he said. “I’ve been playing good every single week.”

The first week after his lesson, Adamonis finally cashed a paycheck with a tie for fifth at The Rex Hospital Open in Raleigh, N.C. Since then, he’s been steadily moving up the list despite missing a couple weeks with a rib injury.

His first two trips around the 6,990-yard Glenmaura National Golf Club course have been nearly perfect. Adamonis didn’t miss a green during his opening round and missed only one fairway during his second.

“Yesterday I hit 18 greens, holed out a shot and had an eagle putt so you really can’t do much better than that for ball-striking,” said the leader. “Today I just carried that over. Even the greens I missed I hit it pretty good.”

Wagner wasn’t as efficient Friday as he was in posting a 64 on Thursday, and countered five birdies with four bogeys. Three times he followed a birdie with a bogey.

“I got it going, I lost it. I got it going, I lost it. I got it going, I lost it,” said Wagner of his up-and-down day. “I’m a little frustrated with it, but it was still one-under par, so it’s not terrible by any means.”

A couple of missed short putts cost him a chance at closing the gap on the clubhouse leader, but Wagner was happy about his chances during the weekend.

“I putted really well on my opening nine. Every putt I hit had a good chance to go in, they just all seemed to lip out,” said Wagner. “I feel good about the way I’m hitting it. I’m only three back, I think, so I’m not too worried.”

A total of 62 players made the 36-hole cut, which came at 2-under-par 140. The cut is the lowest in the seven-year history of the tournament.

Second-Round News & Notes: Aaron Barber made the second hole-in-one in as many days on the par-3 ninth hole. Barber used a 5-iron on the 207-yard hole; duplicating the efforts of Cliff Kresge in Thursday’s round…Mike Perez and Bill Mullen were both disqualified following the first round. Both players signed incorrect scorecards Thursday but didn’t discover the mistake until Friday morning…Jon Turcott (70-76) was disqualified after the round for not signing his scorecard…John Elliott was disqualified for not turning in a scorecard…Gavin Coles withdrew during the round (hip injury)…Players who were bogey-free on Friday: Adamonis (65), Buha (66), Matt Weibring (66), Rich Barcelo (68), Erik Compton (66), Barber (67) and Jeff Freeman (68)…Friday’s scoring average was 71.987.