CHS Girls and Boys Bowling Both Bring Home Trophies

By Coach Godley
    CHS Girls Bowling (2-0) cruised this past week to start their season with wins over Woodlawn (0-2) and St. Thomas Aquinas (0-2).
    On Monday, January 25 at All Star Lanes the Wildcats won all three games by an 8-0 margin with games of 1008 (4th highest game in school history), 837 and 994.  The 2839 series is the 5th highest series ever for the Wildcats.  Overall the Wildcats defeated Woodlawn 27-0.  Junior Brianna McCurley led the Widcats with a 554 (205, 186), followed by Senior/Captain Sarah LeDuff with a 552 (191, 190) and Junior Sariah Short’s 476 (178).  Freshman Jessie Smith added a 222.  
    Central’s other match was at Tangi Lanes against St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday, January 27.  Once again the Wildcats won all three games by scores of 7-1 (944-719), 8-0 (989-604) and 6-2 (820-682).  Overall the Wildcats beat the Falcons 24-3 and 2753-2005.  This time leading the pack was Smith with a 553 (201, 187) and followed closely by McCurley’s 547 (206, 178).  Freshman Alanna Coward added a 177 and Short rolled a 172.
    Central is off to great start with a 977 team average which is over 40 pins better than last year’s team that was State Runner-Up.  The team is anchored by McCurley’s 184 average and Smith’s 174.  The Wildcats were back on the lanes for the Louisiana High School Invitational at All Star Lanes and on Monday, February 1, took on rival Denham Springs (2-1).
    CHS Boys Bowling (3-0) kept on winning on this past week with victories over The Runnels School (0-3) and St. Thomas Aquinas (1-1).
    The Wildcats won both matches in blowout fashion starting with The Runnels School on Monday, January 25.  The Wildcats defeated the Raiders 25-2 (3258-2299 total pins) at All Star Lanes.  All in all it was a solid day for the Wildcats as they won Game 1 7-1 (1122-807 total pins), Game 2 8-0 (1031-687) and Game 3 7-1 (1105-805).  Overall, Junior Parker Aucoin led the Wildcat attack with a very stellar 738 series (the 4th highest ever shot in school history) with games of 223, 258 and 257, followed by Junior Klaivon Woods’ 570 (199, 193), Junior Dylan Ringo’s 547 (218) and Senior/Captain Johnathan Ryder’s 538 (206).  The Raiders were led by Drake Fromenthal’s 607 (224, 214).
    On Wednesday, January 27 the Wildcats traveled to Tangi Lanes in Hammond and continued there unblemished start to the season by defeating St. Thomas Aquinas in similar fashion, 25-2 (3039-2281).  Even with bowling on lanes that were less than favorable conditions, the Wildcats won each game against the Falcons winning Game 1 8-0 (1062-795), Game 2 7-1 (994-732) and Game 3 7-1 (983-754).  The 3039 set was a season low for Central.  Ryder led the Wildcats with a 543 (191) with Freshman Michael Williston chipping in a 217 and Aucoin adding a 193.
    Even with the rough outing in Hammond, Central is averaging 1089 which is equal to last year’s team average that went to the state finals.  Aucoin leds the team with a 207 average and Ringo is second highest with a 185.  The Wildcats were back on the lanes for the Louisiana High School Invitational at All Star Lanes and on Monday, February 1 took on rival Denham Springs (2-1), a team  the Wildcats haven’t lost to in over 3 years.
    For the third year in a row, CHS Bowling did extremely well in the Louisiana High School Invitational (formally the Coca Cola Invitational).  The format is Baker style (the same as collegiate bowling) and teams bowled 7 games dropping their lowest 2 games.  Over the last two years the Boys won the Invitational in 2014 and finished 3rd in 2015.  The Girls were crowned champions in 2015 and came in 3rd in 2014.  The Boys ran away with the trophy with two tremendous final games.
    Boys bowled a 190, 254, 204, 235 and 246 (dropping a 181 and 171) for a very impressive 1129 series (225 average). Girls bowled a 177, 170, 184, 180 and 178 (dropping a 158 and 143) for an 889 series (177 average).  The Girls beat St. Michael’s by just 2 pins!
Here’s the final 5 for both:
Girls:
1) CENTRAL – 889 – 177 avg
2) St Michael’s – 887 – 177 avg
3) Ellender Memorial – 777 – 155 avg
4) Terrebone – 771 – 154 avg
5) Holden – 745 – 149 avg
Boys:
1) CENTRAL – 1125 – 225 avg
2) Catholic – 1074 – 214 avg
3) Brother Martin – 1053 – 210 avg
4) Dutchtown – 1049 – 209 avg
5) Vandebilt Catholic – 1018 – 203 avg
    Also for the third straight year, Central is the only high school to take home trophies in both the Boys and Girls divisions! Needless to say, both teams are off to a tremendous start to the season!