Jesuit Bowlers Kick Off Season with Back-to-Back Victories
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The Varsity Bowling Team was on fire this week, figurately speaking. They set the lanes ablaze with back-to-back victories, beating Kenner Discovery, 27-0 on Monday and Rummel, 24-3 on Thursday .
Monday’s Game
Monday’s game against the Swamp Owls was a shut out with junior Colin Pearce leading the team rolling the highest game of the match with a 245. Senior Ben Hunn recorded an impressive three-game series with a 662 (218-206-238), and Luke Wood followed not far behind with a 616 series (206-206-204).
Score Highlights
- Match 1 – Jesuit 1142, Kenner Discovery 748 (8-0)
- Benjamin Hunn – 218, Gary Sims – 214, Luke Wood – 206,
- Match 2 – Jesuit 1103, Kenner Discovery 595 (8-0)
- Luke Wood – 206, Benjamin Hunn – 206, Gary Sims – 204
- Match 3 – Jesuit 1224, Kenner Discovery 685 (8-0)
- Collin Pearce – 245, Benjamin Hunn – 238, Gary Sims – 214, Luke Wood – 204
- Game Totals – Jesuit 3469, Kenner Discovery 2028 (27-0)
Thursday’s Game
On Thursday’s match the Blue Jays rolled over the Raiders, 24-3. Jesuit set the tone of the game in the very first match with 5 out of 6 bowlers posting well above 200 and winning all 6 match-ups. Notably, Gary Sims almost rolled a perfect game starting out his match-up with a “turkey” (3 strikes consecutively), a 9/0 in the 4th frame, and finishing out with a “Little Big Pete” (eight strikes consecutively) recording a match-high of 267. Also, with consecutive sting of strikes in their matches were William Carpenter opening his set with a “wild turkey” (6 strikes) posting a 257 and Michael McGovern closing his set with “Ham-Turkey Dinner” (7 strikes) posting a 238. By the second match Jesuit secured a victory winning 4 out of the 6 match-ups against Rummel, taking off the pressure for the third match. In the end the Blue Jay bowlers won 15 of 18 games, winning the overall pin total by more than 600.
Score Highlights
- Match 1 – Jesuit 1385, Rummel 1085 (8-0)
- Gary Sims – 267, William Carpenter – 257, Michael McGovern – 238, Benjamin Hunn – 224, Luke Wood – 201
- Match 2 – Jesuit 1079, Rummel 1024 (6-2)
- Brandon Griffin – 214
- Match 3 – Jesuit 1275, Rummel 1023 (8-0)
- Gary Sims – 236, Benjamin Hunn – 224, William Adams – 222, Collin Pearce – 212, Tyler Westfall – 205
- Game Totals – Jesuit 3739, Rummel 3132 (24-3)
Meet the Bowling Team
Team Roster:
- Brandon Griffin — Senior
- Benjamin Hunn — Senior
- Michael McGovern — Senior
- Tyler Westfall — Senior
- Jonah Anderson — Junior
- Joshua Barraza — Junior
- Collin Pearce — Junior
- Gary Sims — Junior
- Luke Wood— Junior
- Charles “Will” Adams — Sophomore
- William Carpenter — Sophomore
- Head Coach: Todd Bourgeois ’88
- Asst. Coach: Tom Bagwill
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