Midweek Roundup

Lots of action on Wednesday & Thursday.  Starting with the boys...

#1 Woodbridge kept its excellent season going with a pair of shutouts over #14 Sayreville & New Brunswick.  NJ's top team totaled 3177 & 3117. Several of their GMC rivals registered high scores as well: #16 St. Joseph (Metuchen) swept a pair of matches while posting series of 3154 & 3067.  #18 Monroe came back from break with a 3009.  South Plainfield (2880), Carteret (2487) and Perth Amboy (2649) managed season highs.  But the biggest number in the state came from #10 South Brunswick, who blew out Piscataway with a 3271 that featured Tyler Kohutanycz's 704 along with 4 more 600s and a 595.

In the Shore Conference, #4 Brick Memorial continues to lead their division after a 2-1, 3036-2981 win over Central. #6 Manasquan & #7 Ocean Township had yet another closely fought battle, with Manasquan taking the points 2-1, but Ocean Twp scoring the higher series 3117-3095. #9 Brick Township kept pace with Memorial by firing 3121. Ocean also shot 3105 on Wednesday behind Logan Smith's 710. #19 St. Rose scored a 2-1 over Neptune and a 3016 set with help from Joe Ocello's 718.

Warren Hills is just outside the top 20 and already has the Skyland Conference roped & tied, but they found another level on Thursday by shooting 3210 behind Eric Lawson's 752 and a trio of other 600s.

#13 Indian Hills continues to be a dominant 4-man team, shooting (another) 2516 in a win over Teaneck. Elsewhere in the Big North, Wayne Hills put up a season-best 2463 in a win over Passaic Tech.  Pompton Lakes is another strong 4-man team, which showed in the 2472 they carded on Thursday. They'll certainly be a threat in Group I in 2017, along with North Arlington, who shot a solid 4-man 2391.

I don't have a lot of data points with Caldwell, just 3 recorded matches, so I'm not sure if the impressive 3053 they put up against Seton Hall Prep was just a really good day, or a signal that they're a team that could do some damage.  If anyone has any links to their conference, let me know.

update: ok, I found the SEC Colonial, which includes Caldwell.  The other SEC divisions remain a mystery and any help would be appreciated.

Finally, Roselle Park dropped a 5-2 decision to Scotch Plains-Fanwood, but RP bowler Aaron Heimall stole the show with a 300/708.

More 700s:

Christopher Swindell, Toms River South  701
Anthony Liloia, Nutley  713
Joseph Chrobak, St. Joseph-Metuchen  723
Andrew Brown, Burlington Twp  708
Evan Weinberg, Dayton  703
Joseph Banwer, Edison  704
Dan Kenny, Maple Shade  709
Mike Eak, Central  721


Sarah Pitcher (617) and Amanda Shelters (601) led the #1 Brick Memorial girls to their 10th 3-0 victory of the year, firing a 2880 set that was tops in the state for these two days, but just barely. #5 Warren Hills countered with a 2874 in their 7-0 win, featuring 600s by Jenna Henderson (622), Katie Winch (631) and Kelcie Mannon (627). Cailyn Ryan's 616 helped #2 Brick Township stay right behind, posting 2778, Don't count on states being a one- or two-team show just yet.

#10 Edison continues to look like the top team in the GMC, totaling 2526 in a win over Perth Amboy.  But #19 Carteret continues to impress as well, with a 2427 series in a win over JFK.

#12 Lacey is making a top-ten case with scores of 2576 & 2628 in a pair of South-B wins, each of which featured a big score from Autumn Laird (617-643) . Lacey is set to meet #3 Manchester Township today in Shore-South-B in what's shaping up to be an exciting rivalry.

Washington Township is making a push to re-enter the rankings with a very strong 2495 set, while Monroe's 2470 (powered by Bridget Bolan's 626) was a season-high that has them looking like a GMC contender.

No shock that #9 Teaneck had the top Big North score (2046), but Hackensack is a mild surprise with the second-best, an 1879 in a win over Ramapo.

More 600s:

Theresa Bedaro, Manchester Twp  616
Rhianna Smith, Hopatcong (boys team)  694
Lanasia Neal, South Plainfield  612
Michelle Dekowski, Linden (boys team)  619

Okay, a few good matches on tap for Friday, and then a big tournament Saturday, highlighted by the Brick Tournament at Ocean Lanes, which has added what should be a very exciting Baker component to the scoring.