Very happy to see the Big North scores start to fill in, and that's where we'll start. After a disappointing tenth place finish in the Irwin tournament, Indian Hills has asserted itself as the top team in the conference. Their latest effort was a massive four-man 2631 fueled by Jared Duncan's 226-279-279=784. David Grant of Fort Lee is vying to be the top individual bowler up north, firing 751 & 703 this week.
Kyle Bilawsky's 728 helped the Woodbridge train keep rolling along with a 3141 set against Colonia. Cherry Hill East continues to land right around 3000 every day, with a 3007 in a 3-1 win over Lenape. Peter Mattson of Old Bridge posted 705, but his team fell to Iselin Kennedy (and Frank Hindy's 701) 3046-2991. The GMC is just crazy deep this year. Matthew Young of Eastern shot this week's other 700, finishing at 717.
Two teams made huge leaps forward with big scores. Manasquan pushed their season game-average over 200 with a 3169 featuring 4 600s including Austin Devereux's 696, as well as defeating Ocean Township, who landed at 3061. The other team with a surprisingly big number was Warren Hills, who moved up 25 slots in game-average on the strength of the 3140 they shot in a win over Hunterdon Central.
The Warren Hills girls made a strong statement as well. Led by Jenna Henderson (631) and Kelcie Mannon (607), last year's Group III runnerup shot past Manchester's 2849 from a few days ago with a huge 2908, taking over #2 in the state for a single series, and drawing into a virtual tie with Brick Township for #2 in the state by game-average.
Manchester didn't take the day off, either, as MacKenzie Weber's 670 helped propel them to another big total, this time 2774. Ocean Township improved to 12-0 in Shore Central-A with sets of 2612 & 2625 (led by Dana Henry at 610 & Jenn Ingulli at 617). Wayne Valley's making a case to be considered the top Big North team, with freshman Marissa Cosentini's 711 leading the way to a four-bowler 2263. Another squad to keep tabs on is Eastern, who flew 300 pins past their season best with an impressive 2678.
The biggest story on the girls' side this week, though, is the day Sarah Smith of Manasquan had on Thursday. Smith has had a solid start to her season, averaging 180 in conference play and placing third in a stacked field at the South Jersey Singles Classic. But Thursday was something else, as she carded 300-226-217=743. Very impressive showing for the senior.
Other 600s include:
Kiara Powell, Union 626
Aimee Sheman, Jackson Memorial 668
Katie Robb, Kingsway 657
Lanasia Neal, South Plainfield 600
Gabby Pangaro, Clifton 618
Friday's action will be highlighted by Shore Conference South-A, and Saturday will feature a pair of important tournaments, Roll with the Indians at Ocean Lanes, and the Charlie Simon Baker Challenge at Majestic.
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