submitted by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Lake George on Thursday, January 8, by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls now has a league record of 8-0 and an overall record of 9-0 with a league point total of 31-1. Lake George has a league point total of 17.5-14.5. Hoosick Falls had a match total of 3,568 pins, and Lake George had a match total of 2,466 pins. Top bowler for Lake George was Spencer Catlin with a 176-498.
Hoosick Falls top bowlers were A.J. Hurlburt 226-658, Josh McCart 225-639, Ken Marbot 246-637, Jon Bossoni 191-566, Jennifer Sargood 208-541, Kyla Day 193-506. Other good JV and Exhibition scores were Eric Bloomer 209-591, Matt Bulson 194-494, Dan Suite 196-494, James Hynd 189-492, William Charbonneau 181-469, Tyler Lindsey 173-468 and Chris Snyder 172-460.
“This was a good scoring day for most of the team members. A.J., Josh and Kenneth were very consistent and bowled some really good games to lead the team. It was one of our better home match totals of the season. We seem to be on a good scoring trend, and I hope it continues for our coming matches,” said Coach Lang.
On Friday, January 9, the Hoosick Falls bowling team participated in the Schenectady Invitational Bowling Tournament at Boulevard Lanes in Schenectady. Hoosick Falls finished in 10th place with a total pin score of 3,652. First place went to Ravena with a great score of 4,013.Second place went to Schalmont with another great score of 3,826, and third place went to Mohonasen, one pin behind, with a score of 3,825. Hoosick Falls bowled well but these schools bowled some great scores.
Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Kenneth Marbot 249-669, Josh McCart 245-659, Jon Bossoni 237-632, A.J. Hurlburt 225-622 and Kyla Day 192-496. Eric Bloomer bowled two games for a total of 337, and Jennifer Sargood bowled one game with a great score of 237. William Charbonneau was part of the team but did not bowl.
“I was very happy how our team bowled, but the top teams really bowled great! Most of the teams at this tournament are “A” and “B” schools so I feel that we competed very well against those bigger schools. We also got good practice for Sectionals which will be held on these lanes in February. We still need to work hard in the coming weeks and practice converting our spares. We scored very well with four out of six triples in the 600s. Any day we can get that kind of scoring, I’m very pleased. The team competed great and had a good time practicing for Sectionals,” Coach Lang said.
On Tuesday the Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Stillwater at Hometown Lanes in Mechanicville by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had total match pins of 3,555 to Stillwater’s total match pins of 2,930. Hoosick Falls has a league match record of 9-0, an overall record of 10-0 and a league point record of 35-1. Stillwater has a league point record of 21-15. Top bowler for Stillwater was Brittany Myers with a 215-602.
Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were A.J. Hurlburt 232-647, Ken Marbot 242-623, Josh McCart 214-610, Kyla Day 239-585, Jennifer Sargood 212-560, Jon Bossoni 194-542 and Eric Bloomer 202-543. Other good JV and Exhibition scores were Matt Bulson 201-517, Lilli Williams 193, Tyler Lindsey 179 and James Hynd 169.
“The team had another good day on away lanes that are different than our home lanes. They started out slow in the first few frames of the first game but made the necessary adjustments and started bowling well. It was another good team effort with Varsity, JV and Exhibition bowlers getting some good scores,” said Coach Lang.
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Hadley-Luzerne on Wednesday by the score of 4-0 at the Barbecue Lanes in Hoosick Falls. Hoosick Falls had another good day with a match pin total of 3,587. Hadley-Luzerne had a match pin total of 2,792. Hoosick Falls has a league match record of 10-0 and an overall record of 11-0 along with a league point total of 39-1. Hadley-Luzerne has a league point total of 18.5-21.5. Top bowler for Hadley-Luzerne was Drew Cirillo with a 201-589.
Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Josh McCart 269-719, A.J. Hurlburt 243-681, Jon Bossoni 277-599, Jennifer Sargood 233-588, Ken Marbot 192-552, Eric Bloomer 186-532 and Kyla Day 197-515. Other good JV and Exhibition scores were William Charbonneau 199-565, Tyler Lindsey 214-548, James Hynd 156, Owynn Arnold 135 and Meghan Backes 134.
“The team had another good day with some really great scores. They have been on a good roll for our last four matches. The entire team is elevating their scoring at the right time of the season. Their hard work throughout the season is starting to pay off, but they need to keep up the good work for the rest of the season – especially with the tournaments coming up in a couple of weeks,” Coach Lang said.