TUSCALOOSA – Southside-Gadsden posted a first-day 2,366 pin total to take the top seed at the AHSAA’s second annual North Regional bowling tournament at Tuscaloosa’s Leland Lanes. The Panthers head into Friday’s elimination bracket competition as top seed. Southside opens the championship round facing 16 seed East Limestone. Etowah, which totaled 2,202 pins, second seed, James Clemens (2,169) is third seed and defending AHSAA state champion Sparkman (2,041) is fourth seed after the completion of the first-day traditional round. Friday’s 16-team single-elimination bracket, which gets underway at 8 a.m., will consist of five Baker format rounds in each match. Etowah plays Randolph County, James Clemens opens with Ramsay and Sparkman meets Lincoln in round one. The championship match is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. First-day individual leader was Etowah sophomore Shy Gibbs, who rolled a 141-203-188—532 series in the three traditional rounds to finish 17 pins ahead of Southside-Gadsden eighth grader Jennifer Clontz. She rolled a 201 for the best score of the first round and finished with games of 162 and 152 for a 515 series. Freshman Grace Ann Clontz had a 198 in the first round, second only to her sister overall, and bowled a 193 for the best score overall in the third round Thursday. She did not bowl in the second round. Senior Lauren Keplinger of Pinson Valley rolled a first-day best 208 in the second round to post the best individual game of the day. Southside’s girls had the top team score in the first and second rounds (831 and 779) and James Clemens rolled bowled 802 for the top team score in the third round Thursday.
NORTH REGIONAL GIRLS Friday’s Championship Round Bracket Pairings Southside-Gadsden vs. East Limestone Lamar County vs. Hewitt-Trussville Hartselle vs. Huntsville Lincoln vs. Sparkman James Clemens vs. Ramsay Pleasant Grove vs. Capitol School Pinson Valley vs. Gardendale Randolph County vs. Etowah NORTH REGIONAL GIRLS STANDINGS (Day 1 – Traditional Series) Southside-Gadsden 2,366 Etowah 2,202 James Clemens 2,169 Sparkman 2,041 Hartselle 2,010 Capitol School 1,881 Pinson Valley 1,874 Lamar County 1,753 Hewitt-Trussville 1,685 Gardendale 1,666 Pleasant Grove 1,660 Huntsville 1,648 Lincoln 1,648 Ramsay 1,540 Randolph County 1,525 East Limestone 1,452 NORTH REGIONAL GIRLS Individual Leaders (Top 10) (Traditional Series) Shy Gibbs, Etowah 141-203-188—532 Jennifer Clontz, Southside 201-162-152—515 Nicole Gilbert, Sparkman 183-149-143—475 Macy Fields, Capitol School 155-153-165—473 Emily Cowart, Hartselle 190-137-143—470 Ashley Jordan, James Clemens 179-156-116—451 Jackie Beard, Sparkman 132-161-156—449 Demi Bishop, Capitol School 126-154-169—449 Emma Jones, Etowah 163-124-155—442 Kyndal Oden, James Clemens 119-129-191—439 Game 1 Leaders Jennifer Clontz, Southside 201 Grace Ann Clontz, Southside 198 Emily Cowart, Hartselle 190 Game 2 Leaders Lauren Keplinger, Pinson Va. 208 Shy Gibbs, Etowah 203 Cheyanne Bohannon, Etowah 174 Game 3 Leaders Grace Ann Clontz, Southside 193 Kyndal Oden, James Clemens 191 Shy Gibbs, Etowah 188
MONTGOMERY – The second annual AHSAA State Boys’ and Girls” Bowling Championships get underway Thursday, Jan. 19, with Regional Tourneys at Gulf Lanes in Foley (South) and Leland Lanes in Tuscaloosa (North). A total of 16 boys’ teams and 16 girls’ teams will be competing in each regional with the top eight advancing to the state tournament at Oak Mountain Lanes in Pelham next week, Jan. 26-27. Regional tourneys conclude Friday, Jan. 20. The first round gets underway at 9 a.m., for girls and 2 p.m., for boys on Thursday and will consist of 10-pin traditional play with the team totals seeding the schools for the final round on Friday. Teams will be placed in the 16-team elimination bracket on Friday with winners advancing to the finals. Girls’ play starts at 8 a.m., and boys’ play will begin at 10:30 a.m. Finals are set for 5:30 p.m. for both divisions. Teams will bowl five Baker rounds in each match on Friday. The top eight teams will advance to the state tournament at Pelham. Stanhope Elmore (South) and James Clemens (North) won the boys’ regional tournaments last year. Thompson (South) and James Clemens (North) won the girls’ regional titles. Spain Park downed Stanhope Elmore 1,836 to 1,576 in the boys’ state finals at Pelham, and Sparkman beat James Clemens 1,488 to 1,269 to win the girls’ state championship. Each are back this year to defend their titles. Also back is Gadsden City junior Jon Kilgo, who rolled the first and only 300 game in AHSAA history as a sophomore in the first round of the state tournament at Pelham last season. Schools competed in area play during the regular season with the winner and runner-up advancing to each respective regional tourney. Teams clinching berths in the 2017 regional tournaments: SOUTH REGIONAL GIRLS’ QUALIFIERS Area 1 winner: Baker; Area 1 RU: UMS-Wright Area 2 winner: Mary Montgomery; Area 2 RU: Satsuma. Area 3 winner: Spanish Fort; Area 3 RU: McGill-Toolen Catholic Area 4 winner: Gulf Shores; Area 4 RU: Foley Area 5 winner: Northview; Area 5 RU: Houston Academy Area 6 winner: Auburn; Area 6 RU: Beauregard Area 7 winner: Thompson; Area 7 RU: Pelham Area 8 winner: Spain Park; Area 2 RU: Vestavia Hills BOYS’ QUALIFIERS
Area 1 winner: Baker; Area 1 RU: UMS-Wright
Area 2 winner: Mary Montgomery; Area 2 RU: Satsuma
Area 3 winner: Spanish Fort; Area 3 RU: McGill-Toolen Catholic
Area 4 winner: Daphne; Area 4 RU: Fairhope
Area 5 winner: Northview; Area 5 RU: Houston Academy
Area 6 winner: Stanhope Elmore; Area 6 RU: Auburn
Area 7 winner: Thompson; Area 7 RU: Indian Springs Area 8 winner: Vestavia Hills; Area 8 RU: Spain Park
NORTH REGIONAL GIRLS’ QUALIFIERS Area 9 winner: Capitol School; Area 9 RU: Lamar County Area 10 winner: Pleasant Grove; Area 10 RU: Ramsay Area 11 winner: Gardendale; Area 11 RU: Pinson Valley Area 12 winner: Lincoln; Area 12 RU: Hewitt-Trussville
Area 13 winner: Southside-Gadsden; Area 13 RU: Etowah
Area 14 winner: Hartselle; Area 14 RU: East Limestone
Area 15 winner: James Clemens; Area 15 RU: Sparkman
Area 16 winner: Randolph; Area 16 RU: Huntsville
BOYS’ QUALIFIERS
Area 9 winner: American Christian; Area 9 RU: Northridge Area 10 winner: Ramsay; Area 10 RU: Capitol School
Area 11 winner: Huffman; Area 11 RU: Gardendale
Area 12 winner: Lincoln; Area 12 RU: Hewitt-Trussville
Area 13 winner: Etowah; Area 13 RU: Gadsden City
Area 14 winner: East Limestone; Area 14 RU: Hartselle
Area 15 winner: Grissom; Area 15 RU: James Clemens
Area 16 winner: Madison County; Area 16 RU: Huntsville
PELHAM -- The inaugural AHSAA State Bowling Championships at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes came down to the top two seeds in the boys’ division with No. 1 seed Stanhope Elmore facing No. 2 seed Spain Park in the finals Friday. The Jaguars built an early lead in the final match, however, capture the first boys’ state championship with a 1,836 score – 260 pins ahead of the Mustangs’ 1.576 total. Sparkman beat James Clemens in the girls’ finals to win the girls’ AHSAA state title with a winning 1,488 pin total. The Jets had 1,269 in the final match. Stanhope Elmore eighth grader Josh Wilson rolled as championship match high 254 in the traditional game to lead all bowlers. Coach Wes Dunseith’s Mustangs also got big game from Stormy Stephens, who rolled s 193 in the traditional game. Spain Park, coached by Stephen Hobbs, trailed by 15 pins after the traditional game but rebounded to outscore Stanhope 223-145 in the first Baker game and 203-148 in the second to take the lead for good. Jalen Johnson had a high game of 179 and Devin Dowdle had a 181 for the Jags in the traditional game round. Sparkman’s Nicole Gilbert rolled a 218 to help Coach Isabella Coffell’s Senators build a 744-596 lead in the traditional game. They closed out with a strong 191 total in the final Baker game to win by by 119 pins. The 191 game was the best of the final match. James Clemens was coached by Anthony Pickard. Stanhope beat Huntsville by 102 pins, 1,781 to 1,679, in the semifinals and Spain Park downed Mary Montgomery by a slimmer 67-pin margin. James Waller rolled a 228 for the Jaguars in his single traditional game, and Christian McNeeley of Mary Montgomery rolled a 255 for the top single game of the semis. In the girls’ semifinals, James Clemens beat top-seeded Etowah 1,471 – 1,127, and Sparkman downed second-seeded Scottsboro 76 pins, rolling 1,558 to the Wildcats’ 1,482 total. Sierra Lewis of Scottsboro had the high game (205) and Beth Fowler of Sparkman was next with a 201. She had three 200-plus traditional games on Friday including a 243 in a first-round win over Thompson for the highest individual girls' game of the day. All matches consisted of one traditional game and five Baker format games. Friday’s complete Championship Bracket match play results are listed below.
AHSAA STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday’s Championship Bracket Results (All matches consist of 1 traditional and 5 Baker format games)
Boys Final Results Spain Park 1,836, Stanhope Elmore 1,576 High Tradition Game 254 Josh Wilson, Stanhope Elmore 193 Stormy Stephens, Stanhope Elmore 181 Devin Dowdell, Spain Park 179 Jalen Johnson, Spain Park Boys Semifinal Results Stanhope Elmore 1,781, Huntsville 1,679 Spain Park 1,831, Mary Montgomery 1,754 High Traditional Games 255 Christian McNeeley, Mary Montgomery 228 James Waller, Spain Park Boys Quarterfinal Results Stanhope Elmore 1,843, Prattville 1,735 Huntsville 1,754, Etowah 1,614 Mary Montgomery 1,735, Vestavia Hills 1,699 Spain Park 1,872, Benjamin Russell 1,654 High Traditional Games 269 Josh Wilson, Stanhope Elmore 259 Myliq Davis, Huntsville
Boys First Round Results Stanhope Elmore 1,606, Sparkman 1,472
Prattville 1,613, Thompson 1,475
Etowah 1,829, Baker 1,663
Huntsville 1,628, Gadsden City 1,597
Mary Montgomery 1,724, East Limestone, 1.388
Vestavia Hills 1,852, James Clemens 1,543
Benjamin Russell 1,624, Hewitt-Trussville 1,513
Spain Park 1,714, Fairhope 1,507
High Traditional Game 267 Austin Gibbs, Etowah
Girls Finals Sparkman 1,488, James Clemens 1,269 High Traditional Game 218 Nicole Gilbert, Sparkman Girls Semifinal Pairings James Clemens 1,471, Etowah 1,127 Sparkman 1,558, Scottsboro 1,482 High Traditional Game 205 Sierra Lewis, Scottsboro 201 Beth Fowler, Sparkman Girls Quarterfinal Pairings Etowah 1,500, Southside-Gadsden 1,488 James Clemens 1,352, Mary Montgomery 1,332 Sparkman 1,511, Hewitt-Trussville 1,283 Scottsboro 1,423, Spain Park 1,390 High Traditional Game 234 Sierra Lewis, Scottsboro 211 Nicole Gilbert, Sparkman First Round Results Etowah 1,364, Satsuma 1,152
Southside-Gadsden 1,358, Gadsden City, 1,082
Mary Montgomery 1,349, Northview 1,199
James Clemens 1,377, Thompson 1,260
Hewitt-Trussville 1,342, Pelham 1,173
Sparkman 1,548, McGill-Toolen, 1,097
Spain Park 1,391, Pinson Valley 1,318
Scottsboro 1,430, Beauregard, 1,306 High Traditional Game 243 Beth Fowler, Sparkman
PELHAM – Gadsden City High School sophomore Jonathan Kilgo rolled the first perfect game in AHSAA State Bowling Championships history to highlight the first day’s action as the inaugural state tourney got underway Thursday at Oak Mountain Lanes. Kilgo, who came in with a 130 average, did not compete in the first two rounds of the traditional bowling first round Thursday. His perfect round, 12 strikes in a row, came in the final round and helped Gadsden City shoot an 868 third-round team total to finish the day at 2,406 – good for 13th seed heading into the final day’s competition Friday. Stanhope Elmore turned in a strong 2,713 score for the day to take top seed into Friday’s 16-team elimination bracket championship round as eighth grader Josh Wilson rolled a 658 series and senior Stormy Stephens recorded 610 series. Both finished in the top 10 of the individual scoring at 4th and tied for 10th, respectively. Mary Montgomery senior Christian McNeeley had the best boys’ series with a 706 total rolling three consistent games of 214, 224 and 268. Benjamin Russell junior Bryant Ray turned in a 676 series for second. He had a 246 in his final game. Spain Park rolled 2,685 to earn second seed, Mary Montgomery totaled 2,666 for third seed and Huntsville captured fourth seed with a 2,612 total. Stanhope Elmore squares off with Sparkman in the first round Friday at 8 a.m., a match that will feature one traditional game and five Baker format games. That format will be used for the rest of the competition. Spain Park takes on Fairhope in its first-round match, Mary Montgomery plays East Limestone and Huntsville meets Gadsden City. Etowah Earns Top Girls’ Seed with 2,244 Total In the girls’ competition Thursday, Coach Kevin Horton’s Etowah Blue Devils posted a strong 2,244 team total in the three traditional games to claim girls’ top seed for today’s competition with strong performances from the Gibbs’ girls. Freshman T.K. (T’kyrah) Gibbs turned in the fourth best individual series with a 497. Freshman Shy (Shy’Ere) Gibbs also rolled 460 and Lexi Gibbs, a sophomore, turned in a 483. Scottsboro senior Sierra Lewis ran away from the pack for the top girls’ series. She rolled 220, 234, 244 for a 698 series as the Lady Wildcats of Coach Desiree Clark totaled 2,167 to earn second seed. Lewis’ closest competition was 166 pins back. Mary Montgomery sophomore Catlyn Hileman had the second best girls’ series with a three-game total 532. Hewitt-Trussville (2,089) and James Clemens (2,008) are the third and fourth seeds. Etowah will meet Satsuma in the first round of the 16-team championship elimination bracket Friday morning, Scottsboro faces Beauregard, Hewitt faces Pelham and James Clemens takes on Thompson. Complete first-round pairings for Friday’s competition is listed below.
AHSAA State Bowling Championships at Oak Mountain Lanes, Pelham Friday’s 16-Team Bracket First round (8 a.m.) (1 Traditional, 5 Baker Games) (head-to-head matches) BOYS’ PAIRINGS Sparkman vs. Stanhope Elmore (top seed) Thompson vs. Prattville Baker vs. Etowah Gadsden City vs. Huntsville (4th seed) East Limestone vs. Mary Montgomery (3rd seed) Vestavia Hills vs. James Clemens Benjamin Russell vs. Hewitt-Trussville Fairhope vs. Spain Park (2nd seed) GIRLS ‘ PAIRINGS Satsuma vs. Etowah (top seed) Gadsden City vs. Southside-Gadsden Northview vs. Mary Montgomery Thompson vs. James Clemens (4th seed) Pelham vs. Hewitt-Trussville (3rd seed)
Sparkman vs. McGill-Toolen Pinson Valley vs. Spain Park Beauregard vs. Scottsboro (2nd seed)
Second round (Boys & Girls) 10:30 a.m. (approximate) Lunch break 1 p.m. Semifinals (Boys & Girls) 2 p.m. (approximate)* Finals (Boys & Girls) 5 p.m. (approximate)* *-When one round is completed, the second round will start ASAP Thursday’s Results (Traditional Games) Boys’ Results AFTER THIRD ROUND Stanhope Elmore 2,713
Spain Park 2,685
Mary Montgomery 2,666 Huntsville 2,612
Etowah 2,591 Vestavia Hills 2,550 Hewitt-Trussville 2,536 Prattville 2,451 Thompson 2,443 Benjamin Russell 2,433 James Clemens 2,426 Baker 2,425 Gadsden City 2,406 East Limestone 2,345 Fairhope 2,285 Sparkman 2,196 Top 10 (Series Leaders all games) 706 Christian McNeeley, Mary Montgomery 676 Bryant Ray, Benjamin Russell 669 Austin Gibbs, Etowah 658 Josh Wilson, Stanhope Elmore 626 Luca Connor, James Clemens 623 Myliq Davis, Huntsville 620 Jordan Oliver Faggard, Hewitt-Trussville 618 Austin Ramage, Prattville 610 Stormy Stephens, Stanhope Elmore 610 Travis Saunders, Vestavia Hills High Games (3rd round) 300 Jonathan Kilgo, Gadsden City 268 Christian McNeeley, Mary Montgomery 246 Bryant Ray, Benjamin Russell 234 Andrew Harris, Spain Park
AFTER SECOND ROUND Stanhope Elmore 1,804
Huntsville 1,795
Etowah 1,756
Hewitt-Trussville 1,746
Spain Park 1,717
Vestavia Hills 1,650
Thompson 1,659
Benjamin Russell 1,653
Mary Montgomery 1,642
Baker 1,625
James Clemens 1,625
Prattville 1,619
Gadsden City 1,538
Sparkman 1,528
Fairhope 1,499
East Limestone 1,447
High Games (2nd round) 243 Austin Ramage, Prattville 237 Tucker Contorno, Spain Park 235 Connor Hilbert, Huntsville
AFTER FIRST ROUND
Hewitt-Trussville 963
Stanhope Elmore 945
Etowah 905
Thompson 902
Huntsville 869
Baker 845
Benjamin Russell 831
Spain Park 823
James Clemens 820
Vestavia Hills 805
Prattville 794
Gadsden City 792
Mary Montgomery 779
Sparkman 777
East Limestone 758
Fairhope 728 High Games (1ST round) 262 Austin Gibbs, Etowah 244 Josh Wilson, Stanhope Elmore
240 Brandon Boner, Thompson
Girls’ Results AFTER THIRD ROUND Etowah 2,244
Scottsboro 2,167
Hewitt-Trussville 2,089
James Clemens 2,008
Mary Montgomery 1,999
Sparkman 1,998
Spain Park 1,980
Southside-Gadsden 1,978
Gadsden City 1,885
Pinson Valley 1,858
McGill-Toolen 1,840
Northview 1,833
Thompson 1,832
Pelham 1,815
Beauregard 1,762
Satsuma 1,729
Top 10 (Series Leaders all games) 698 Sierra Lewis, Scottsboro 532 Catlyn Hileman, Mary Montgomery 499 Nicole Gilbert, Sparkman 497 T.K. Gibbs, Etowah 483 Lexi Gibbs, Etowah 469 Mary Katherine Tedder, Spain Park 468 Daniela Connor, James Clemens 467 Kyndal Oden, James Clemens 460 Shy Gibbs, Etowah 459 Laura Keplinger, Pinson Valley
High Games (3rd round) 244 Sierra Lewis, Scottsboro 210 Lexi Gibbs, Etowah 210 Shy Gibbs, Etowah AFTER SECOND ROUND Scottsboro 1,440
Etowah 1,423
Hewitt-Trussville 1,413
Spain Park 1,393
James Clemens 1,350
Sparkman 1,344
Mary Montgomery 1,340
Southside-Gadsden 1,319
Northview 1,289
Gadsden City 1,256
Thompson 1,249
Pinson Valley 1,244
McGill-Toolen 1,196
Satsuma 1,136
Pelham 1,120
Beauregard 1,113
High Games (2nd round) 234 Sierra Lewis, Scottsboro 200 Catlyn Hileman, Mary Montgomery 197 Kyndal Oden, James Clemens
Scottsboro 725
Spain Park 716
Etowah 716
Sparkman 702
Thompson 669
Mary Montgomery 666
Gadsden City 659
Hewitt-Trussville 658
Pinson Valley 651
McGill-Toolen 620
Northview 613
James Clemens 613
Southside-Gadsden 612
Satsuma 603
Pelham 543
Beauregard 529
High Games (1ST round) 220 Sierra Lewis, Scottsboro 200 Mary Katherine Tedder, Spain Park 188 Camille Mask, Mary Montgomery
MONTGOMERY – The first AHSAA State Boys’ and Girls’ Bowling Championships get underway Thursday at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes.
Eight boys’ and eight girls’ teams advanced from regional tournament play to the state championships. James Clemens’ boys and girls captured the North Regional championships at Tuscaloosa last week. Stanhope Elmore (boys) and Thompson (girls) were crowned South Regional champs at Foley last week. All 16 teams will play three traditional rounds Thursday with round one set for 12:30 p.m., at Oak Mountain Lanes. Team scores from all three rounds will be totaled to determine Friday’s seeding for the four-round match-play championship bracket. The first round on Friday gets underway at 8 a.m., will pit the top seed determined by Thursday’s play versus the 16th seed, 2nd seed vs. 15th seed, 3rd seed vs. 14th seed, 4th seed vs. 13th seed, 5th seed vs. 12th seed, 6th seed vs. 11th seed, 7th seed vs. 10th seed and 8th seed vs. 9th seed. Each match will consist of one tradition game and five Baker format games. Winners will advance through the match play to the finals, which are set for approximately 5 p.m. Each round will start as soon as the previous round ends. The AHSAA held bowling championships for girls from 1972-1977 but discontinued the sport after the 1977 season. The sport emerged again last year as a non-championship sport and became a championship sport this school year with 140 teams – 80 boys’ squads and 60 girls’ squads. Some teams fielded co-ed teams in the boys’ division this season.
TUSCALOOSA – James Clemens High School of Madison won four straight girls’ and boys’ matches Friday to sweep the AHSAA North Regional Bowling Championships held at Tuscaloosa’s Leland Lanes. The Lady Jets, seeded third heading into the 16-team qualifying bracket Friday, beat top-seeded Sparkman 677-641 in the girls’ championship match. James Clemens also beat Southside-Gadsden 722-656 in the semifinals, Gadsden City 624-522 in the quarterfinals. The Jets won the boys’ championship beating Sparkman in the finals 850-727. James Clemens rolled a Friday-best 231 total in game four of the title match. The boys’ champs also downed Hewitt-Trussville 786-108 in the quarterfinals and advanced in the semis with a 1-0 forfeit win over Huntsville. Eight girls’ and eight boys’ teams qualified for the AHSAA’s first State Bowling Championships which will be played Jan. 28-29 at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes. All first-round winners Friday clinched berths. The South Regional concluded Thursday. The North Regional opened play Thursday. Teams were seeded into a 16-team qualifying bracket Friday based on Thursday’s total team scores. Due to the potential of inclement weather, the format Friday was changed from one traditional game and five Baker games to playing only the five Baker format games. Other qualifiers in the boys’ division are Vestavia Hills, Gadsden City, Etowah, Hewitt-Trussville, James Clemens, East Limestone and Huntsville. Vestavia’s team, seeded first, rolled a 204 in the second game of its first match to turn in the best first-round total (1,064). James Clemens had the best single game (245), rolled in game three of its 897-641 first-round win over Clay-Chalkville. Other first-round winners and state qualifiers were Pinson Valley, Hewitt-Trussville, Scottsboro, James Clemens, Gadsden City, Etowah and Southside-Gadsden. The best game of the first round was turned in by Etowah (233) in the fourth game of the Blue Devils’ 737-497 win over Ramsay. Etowah was seeded seventh. Friday’s complete results are listed below. North Regional Bowling Championships Leland Lanes, Tuscaloosa Friday’s schedule Girls 16-team qualifying bracket (All games are Baker format) Finals James Clemens 677, Sparkman 641 Semifinals James Clemens 722, Southside-Gadsden 656 Sparkman 734, Scottsboro 700 Quarterfinal Pairings Sparkman 672, Pinson Valley 611 Scottsboro 791, Hewitt-Trussville 655 James Clemens 624, Gadsden City 522 Southside-Gadsden 672, Etowah 666 First-round Results Sparkman 712, Clay-Chalkville 499 Pinson Valley 651, Vestavia Hills 616 Hewitt-Trussville 630, Bob Jones 536 Scottsboro 634, Mountain Brook 548 James Clemens 633, Huffman 518 Gadsden City 654, Randolph 622 Etowah 737, Ramsay 497 Southside-Gadsden 628, Gardendale 491 Boys 16-team qualifying bracket (All games are Baker format) Finals James Clemens 850, Sparkman 727 Semifinals Sparkman 758, Gadsden City 733 James Clemens 1, Huntsville 0 (forfeit) Quarterfinal Pairings Sparkman 810, Vestavia Hills 783 Gadsden City 761, Etowah 0 James Clemens 786, Hewitt-Trussville 108 Huntsville 844, East Limestone 781 First-round results Vestavia Hills 1,064, Northridge 669 Sparkman 807, Gardendale 771 Gadsden City 905, West Point 566 Etowah 511, Huffman 412 Hewitt-Trussville 818, Scottsboro 731 James Clemens 897, Clay-Chalkville 641 East Limestone 733, Pinson Valley 654 Huntsville 727, Central-Tuscaloosa 514
FOLEY – Stanhope High School sophomore Blake Kelley rolled a 203 in the championship match traditional game Thursday night to help the Mustangs beat Baker to win the AHSAA South Regional boys bowling championship at Foley’s Gulf Bowl. Kelley and his teammates posted a 1,821 score en route to the win for Stanhope, coached by Wes Dunsieth. Baker finished with a 1,533 total in the match that included one traditional game and five Baker games. The Mustangs started the final day as the top seed after scoring 2,578 points in the first round’s three traditional games format. Stanhope edged arch-rival Prattville in the semifinals by a slim three-pin margin, 1,772 to 1,769. The Mustangs also beat Satsuma and Benjamin Russell in Friday’s first two rounds. Thompson, coached by Michael Craycraft, beat Northview 1,371 to 1,328 in a close girls’ South Regional finals Thursday night. Senior Jalexia Griffin rolled a 150 in the traditional game of the finals to pace the Lady Warriors. Thompson came out of the first day’s action as fourth seed and reeled off four wins Friday, including a 13-pin victory over top seed Spain Park in the semifinals, 1,236 to 1,223. The Warriors then beat second seed Northview by 43 pins in the championship match. Thompson’s other wins were over Spanish Fort in the first round of the 16-team qualifying bracket and over Mary Montgomery in the quarterfinals. Eight girls’ and eight boys’ teams clinched berths from the South Regional for the AHSAA’s inaugural State Bowling Championships, which will be Jan. 28-29 at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes. Qualifying for the state tourney in the boys’ division were Stanhope, Baker, Prattville, Spain Park, Benjamin Russell, Fairhope, Mary Montgomery and Thompson. Qualifying in the girls’ division were Thompson, Northview, Spain Park, McGill-Toolen, Beauregard, Satsuma, Pelham and Mary Montgomery. The North Regional opened play Thursday and will conclude its final round Friday – sending eight boys’ and girls’ teams to the state tourney as well. South Regional Bowling Championships Gulf Bowl, Foley Thursday’s Results (All First-round winners advance to State Bowling Championships) Girls 16-team qualifying bracket Finals Thompson 1,371, Northview 1,328 Semifinals Thompson 1,236, Spain Park 1,223 Northview 1,298, Satsuma 1236 Quarterfinals Spain Park 1,375, McGill-Toolen 1,305 Northview 1,189, Beauregard 1,151 Satsuma 1,312, Pelham 1,272 Thompson 1,295, Mary Montgomery 1,244 First Round Spain Park had bye Northview had bye McGill-Toolen 1,188, Benjamin Russell 1,160 Mary Montgomery 1,187, Alma Bryant 1,061 Thompson 1,226, Spanish Fort 1,059 Satsuma 1,186, Indian Springs 988 Pelham 1,245, Foley 1,155 Beauregard 1,254, Valley 1,139
Boys 16-team qualifying bracket (All First-round winners advance to State Bowling Championships) Finals Stanhope Elmore 1,821, Baker 1,533 Semifinals Stanhope Elmore 1,772, Prattville 1,769 Baker 1,746, Spain Park 1,722 Quarterfinals Stanhope defeats 1,663, Benjamin Russell 1,407 Spain Park 1,671, Fairhope 1,358 Baker 1,608, Mary Montgomery 1,584 Prattville 1,567, Thompson 1,467 First Round Stanhope Elmore 1,708, Satsuma 1,251 Spain Park 1,673, Alma Bryant 1673 – 1289 Mary Montgomery 1,709, Baldwin County 1,297 Thompson 1,615, Valley 1,160 Prattville 1,542, Foley 1,535 Baker 1,478, Daphne 1,451 Fairhope 1,448, Oak Mountain 1,321 Benjamin Russell 1,501, Northview 1,409
TUSCALOOSA – Vestavia Hills High School’s boys posted a 2,649 to lead the boys’ division after the first day as the first AHSAA North Regional Bowling Championships got underway at Tuscaloosa’s Leland Lanes Thursday. Huntsville was just 54 pins behind at 2,595. Both teams head into Friday’s final round as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the boys competition. Sparkman High School led the girls’ competition after day one with a 2,177 pin total and is top seed heading into Friday’s girls’ final competition. Both divisions will conclude play Friday as teams compete head-to-head in a 16-team qualifying bracket round that will send the top eight finishers to the AHSAA’s inaugural State Bowling Championships at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes Jan. 28-29. Each of Friday’s matches will consist of one traditional game and five Baker games. The South Regional at Gulf Bowl in Foley, which got underway Wednesday, was still completing its final round Thursday night. Daniela Connor of James Clemens High School rolled a high series 577, and Nicole Gilbert of Sparkman was just eight pins behind at 569 to turn in the top girls’ performances Thursday at Leland Lanes. Grace Ann Clontz rolled a 538 series, good for third individually, to help Southside-Gadsden earn the second seed with a 2,133 team pin total. James Clemens was third at 2,105 and Scottsboro, paced by Sierra Lewis’ 535 series, is fourth. Lewis’ total ranked fourth best among the girls Thursday. Connor rolled 235 in her first game – the top individual game of the day. Clontz had a 233 game, Hewitt-Trussville’s Kelsie Brooke Ho rolled a 221 and Gilbert had a 220 game to round out the 200-plus efforts recorded. Rounding out the team finish for Thursday’s first round were, in order: Hewitt-Trussville (2,070), Gadsden City (1,946), Etowah (1,899), Vestavia Hills (1,869), Pinson Valley (1,860), Ramsay (1,825), Randolph (1,775), Bob Jones (1,740), Mountain Brook (1,637), Huffman (1,626), Gardendale (1,623) and Clay-Chalkville (1,527). Travis Saunders of Vestavia Hills and Luca Connor of James Clemens each had 200-plus efforts to emerge as the boys’ individual leaders. Connor rolled games of 212, 240 and 200 for a 652 series, and Saunders was right behind with 210, 213, 244, and 647 total. Vestavia Hills also got strong efforts from Beau Reed and Sam Lawhon, who bowled 573 and 540, respectively, to help stake the Rebels to the first-day lead. Reed had an individual high game of 224. Myliq Davis rolled 211, 161, 204 for a 573 series to pace Huntsville. Other boys’ team scores included: Hewitt-Trussville (2,414), Etowah (2,407), Gadsden City (2,357), James Clemens (2,333), East Limestone (2,278), Sparkman (2,226), Gardendale (2,039), Pinson Valley (2,038), Clay-Chalkville (2,010), West Point (1,941), Huffman (1,909), Scottsboro (1,822), Central-Tuscaloosa (1,810) and Northridge (1,597). The teams will be placed in a 16-team bracket based on Thursday’s team totals with the top eight finishers advancing to the start tournament next week. North Regional Bowling Championships Leland Lanes, Tuscaloosa Friday’s schedule Girls 16-team qualifying bracket First-round pairings Sparkman vs. Clay-Chalkville Vestavia Hills vs. Pinson Valley Hewitt-Trussville vs. Bob Jones Mountain Brook vs. Scottsboro James Clemens vs. Huffman Randolph vs. Gadsden City Etowah vs. Ramsay Gardendale vs. Southside-Gadsden Boys 16-team qualifying bracket First-round pairings Vestavia Hills vs. Northridge Sparkman vs. Gardendale Gadsden City vs. West Point Huffman vs. Etowah Hewitt-Trussville vs. Scottsboro Clay-Chalkville vs. James Clemens East Limestone vs. Pinson Valley Central-Tuscaloosa vs. Huntsville
South Regional Final round is down to the finals in boys and girls divisions and will be sent out as soon as results are in
South Regional Bowling Championships Gulf Bowl, Foley Thursday’s Results (All First-round winners advance to State Bowling Championships) Girls 16-team qualifying bracket Finals Thompson vs. Northview, Thursday afternoon Semifinals Thompson 1,236, Spain Park 1,223 Northview 1,298, Satsuma 1236 Quarterfinals Spain Park 1,375, McGill-Toolen 1,305 Northview 1,189, Beauregard 1,151 Satsuma 1,312, Pelham 1,272 Thompson 1,295, Mary Montgomery 1,244 First Round Spain Park had bye Northview had bye McGill-Toolen 1,188, Benjamin Russell 1,160 Mary Montgomery 1,187, Alma Bryant 1,061 Thompson 1,226, Spanish Fort 1,059 Satsuma 1,186, Indian Springs 988 Pelham 1,245, Foley 1,155 Beauregard 1,254, Valley 1,139
Boys 16-team qualifying bracket (All First-round winners advance to State Bowling Championships) Finals Stanhope Elmore vs. Baker, Thursday afternoon Semifinals Stanhope Elmore 1,772, Prattville 1,769 Baker 1,746, Spain Park 1,722 Quarterfinals Stanhope defeats 1,663, Benjamin Russell 1,407 Spain Park 1,671, Fairhope 1,358 Baker 1,608, Mary Montgomery 1,584 Prattville 1,567, Thompson 1,467 First Round Stanhope Elmore 1, Satsuma 1,251 Spain Park 1,673, Alma Bryant 1673 – 1289 Mary Montgomery 1,709, Baldwin County 1,297 Thompson 1,615, Valley 1,160 Prattville 1,542, Foley 1,535 Baker 1,478, Daphne 1,451 Fairhope 1,448, Oak Mountain 1,321 Benjamin Russell 1,501, Northview 1,409
TUSCALOOSA – Daniela Connor of James Clemens High School rolled a high series 577, and Nicole Gilbert of Sparkman was just eight pins behind at 569 as the round of the AHSAA North Regional Bowling Championships got underway at Tuscaloosa’s Leland Lanes Thursday. The boys’ teams were still underway Thursday afternoon. Gilbert and the Lady Senators led the team competition with 2,177 total to earn top seed heading into Friday’s 16-team qualifying bracket round that will send the top eight finishers to the AHSAA’s inaugural State Bowling Championships at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes Jan. 28-29. Grace Ann Clontz rolled a 538 series, good for third individually, to help Southside-Gadsden earn the second seed with a 2,133 team pin total. James Clemens was third at 2,105 and Scottsboro, paced by Sierra Lewis’ 535 series, is fourth. Lewis’ total ranked fourth best among the girls Thursday. Connor rolled 235 in her first game – the top individual game of the day. Clontz had a 233 game, Scottsboro’s Kelsie Brooke Ho rolled a 221 and Gilbert had a 220 game to round out the 200-plus efforts recorded. Rounding out the team finish for Thursday’s first round were, in order: Hewitt-Trussville (2,070), Gadsden City (1,946), Etowah (1,899), Vestavia Hills (1,869), Pinson Valley (1,860), Ramsay (1,825), Randolph (1,775), Bob Jones (1,740), Mountain Brook (1,637), Huffman (1,626), Gardendale (1,623) and Clay-Chalkville (1,527). The teams will be placed in a 16-team bracket based on Thursday’s team totals with the top eight finishers advancing to the start tournament next week. The teams will bowl one traditional and five Baker games Friday. North Regional Bowling Championships Leland Lanes, Tuscaloosa Friday’s schedule Girls 16-team qualifying bracket First-round pairings Sparkman vs. Clay-Chalkville Vestavia Hills vs. Pinson Valley Hewitt-Trussville vs. Bob Jones Mountain Brook vs. Scottsboro James Clemens vs. Huffman Randolph vs. Gadsden City Etowah vs. Ramsay Gardendale vs. Southside-Gadsden
SOUTH REGIONAL THURSDAY’S FINAL ROUND RESULTS – STORY TO FOLLOW WHEN PLAY CONCLUDES
South Regional Bowling Championships Gulf Bowl, Foley Thursday’s Results Girls 16-team Qualifying Bracket (all first round winners advance to the state championships) Finals Thompson vs. Northview, Thursday afternoon Semifinals Thompson 1,236, Spain Park 1,223 Northview 1,298, Satsuma 1236 Quarterfinals Spain Park 1,375, McGill-Toolen 1,305 Northview 1,189, Beauregard 1,151 Satsuma 1,312, Pelham 1,272 Thompson 1,295, Mary Montgomery 1,244 First Round Spain Park had bye Northview had bye McGill-Toolen 1,188, Benjamin Russell 1,160 Mary Montgomery 1,187, Alma Bryant 1,061 Thompson 1,226, Spanish Fort 1,059 Satsuma 1,186, Indian Springs 988 Pelham 1,245, Foley 1,155 Beauregard 1,254, Valley 1,139
Boys 16-team qualifying bracket (all first round winners advance to the state championships) Finals Thursday afternoon Semifinals Stanhope Elmore vs. Prattville, Thursday afternoon Spain Park vs. Baker, Thursday afternoon Quarterfinals Stanhope defeats 1,663, Benjamin Russell 1,407 Spain Park 1,671, Fairhope 1,358 Baker 1,608, Mary Montgomery 1,584 Prattville 1,567, Thompson 1,467 First Round Stanhope Elmore 1, Satsuma 1,251 Spain Park 1,673, Alma Bryant 1673 – 1289 Mary Montgomery 1,709, Baldwin County 1,297 Thompson 1,615, Valley 1,160 Prattville 1,542, Foley 1,535 Baker 1,478, Daphne 1,451 Fairhope 1,448, Oak Mountain 1,321 Benjamin Russell 1,501, Northview 1,409
FOLEY – Stanhope Elmore and Spain Park led the boys’ and girls’ first-day competition as the AHSAA South Regional Bowling Championships got underway Wednesday. Bowling continues Thursday at Foley’s Gulf Bowl as teams close out the regional in a 16-team bracket qualifier. The North Regional at Leland Lanes in Tuscaloosa gets underway Thursday and will conclude Friday. Each team bowls three games in the first round. The top eight teams from each regional will advance to the first AHSAA State Bowling Championships at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes Jan. 28-29. Pelham junior Morgan Mulinax rolled a 245 in her first game Wednesday and finished with a first-day leading 587 series to lead the South Regional first-day competition. Senior Megan Crews of Valley rolled a three-game 508 total for the second best series of the girls’ competition. Mary Montgomery’s Christian McNeeley bowled a high-game 258 and overall 675 to top the boys’ individual competition Wednesday. Zach Ward of Stanhope Elmore also bowled a 258 with a 628 total to rank second. Mustangs teammate Josh Wilson was third at 617 with a high game of 236. Stanhope Elmore rolled 2,578 to pace the boys’ action. Spain Park was second with 2,499 and Mary Montgomery was third (2,472). The rest of the field fell in place with Thompson (2,463), Prattville (2,387), Baker (2,380), Fairhope (2,191) and Benjamin Russell (2,170) rounding out the top eight teams with Northview (2,169), Oak Mountain (2,138), Daphne (2,127), Foley (2,083), Valley (1,943), Baldwin County (1,927), Alma Bryant (1,896) and Satsuma (1,731) closing out the field. Spain Park led the girls’ team competition with a 2,108 team total and will go into the second day’s 16-team bracket elimination round as the top seed. Northview of Dothan was second at 1,914 followed by Satsuma (1,897), Thompson (1,895), Mary Montgomery (1,841) and Pelham (1,828). Rounding out the team scoring were Beauregard (1,809), McGill-Toolen (1,782), Benjamin Russell (1,781), Valley (1,766), Foley (1,717), Alma Bryant (1,698), Spanish Fort (1,573) and Indian Springs (1,475). Girls’ teams will start at 8 a.m., Thursday and will bowl one traditional game and five Baker games using 16-team bracket. The boys’ teams will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will also compete in the same 16-team elimination bracket format. The top eight teams from each regional will advance to the AHSAA State Championships set for Jan. 28-29 at Pelham’s Oak Mountain Lanes. The boys’ teams had not completed their first day competition at the time of this release. The North Regional gets underway at Tuscaloosa’s Leland Lanes Thursday and will conclude Friday. The first-round schedule for the South Regional girls’ competition is as follows. South Regional Girls’ Qualifying Bracket First-round Pairings, Thursday, 8 a.m. Spain Park has bye Northview has bye
Satsuma vs. Indian Springs Thompson vs. Spanish Fort Mary Montgomery vs. Alma Bryant Pelham vs. Foley Beauregard vs. Valley McGill-Toolen vs. Benjamin Russell
Boys’ Qualifying Bracket First-round Pairings, Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Stanhope Elmore vs. Satsuma Spain Park vs. Alma Bryant Mary Montgomery vs. Baldwin County Thompson vs. Valley Prattville vs. Foley Baker vs. Daphne Fairhope vs. Oak Mountain Benjamin Russell vs. Northview
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