The 2016-17 high school season is only 3 days old, but one boys team and one girls team have stepped forward to proclaim themselves the ones to beat.
On the boys' side, Woodbridge (#2 by nj.com) took on Sayreville (#3), and while Sayreville bowled well (3003), the Woodbridge bowlers dominated. Kyle Bilawsky led the way with a 300/708, but most impressive was the fact that FOUR Woodbridge bowlers shot at least 649. That kind of depth should serve them well all season.
Brick Memorial's boys were selected preseason #1 by nj.com, and they're certainly a contender. They defeated nj.com #6 Brick Township 3-0 Friday, behind Andrew Lazarchick's 728.
Elsewhere, Daniel Whelan of Iselin Kennedy made it two solid 7's to start the season, with a 736.
On the girls' side, the headliner Friday, as it so often is, was Brick Memorial vs. Brick Township. Victoria Bird (649), Sarah Pitcher (655) and Jillian Stuart (614) left no doubt as to this year's favorite, leading Memorial to a 3-0/2998-2627 win.
Another Shore matchup saw Toms River South (#6 nj.com) narrowly defeat Toms River North 2-1/2540-2467. TRS will certainly contend in Group 3 again this year, but just as significantly, this match saw the debut of TRN's Kamerin Peters. The accomplished Freshman began her high school career with a very solid 646.
Edison (#4 nj.com) and Woodbridge (#7 nj.com) girls' teams also opened with wins, but with lower totals than we might expect from top ten teams, so we may see a rankings shakeup very soon (my first rankings will come out December 12.)
Woodbridge boys and Brick Memorial girls proved the dual meet wins were no fluke on Saturday, as each team also won the Bob James Classic at Caroli... Bowlero. Will never get used to that. Anyway, hope to see full results of the Bob James soon.
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