Central Bowlers Win 1st Round of Playoffs

BATON ROUGE — Central High Bowling has quickly become one of the best teams in not only the Baton Rouge area, but in the state of Louisiana.  And with only one senior on this year’s roster, Central could be a contender for district and state titles for years to come.

After Monday’s action in the Baton Rouge Regionals of the LHSAA State Playoffs, the 2013 District 5A Champions showed they’re ready to make a run towards a Final Four appearance which would be a first in CHS’s history.

Round One was a quick match as the No. 1 seeded Wildcats blew out the No. 16 Baton Rouge High, 26-1.  Only needing 14 points to win a match, Central wrapped up the match after two games by sweeping all points possible.  Up 16-0, The Wildcats finished the match by winning Game Three 7-1.  Junior Sean Murphy led all scorers with a 224 game and 582 series, followed by sophomore Jacob Garretson  with a 218/573, junior Kevin Kennedy with a 191/533 and freshman Sarah Leduff with a 170/477.  After the scores were all added up, Central won by over a 1,000 pins, 3,060-1,944.

The Wildcats took on the No. 9 seed Catholic High Bears on Tuesday, March 26.  Central defeated Catholic 16-11.

The Central High Wildcats, with a 14-0 record, now advance to the Baton Rouge-New Orleans Bi-Regional on April 4.

Central’s coaches said they would like to thank all the parents, teachers, students, and friends for coming out to support the team.

Central had three students named to the 2013 District 5A Boys All-District Team and two named to the Girls All-District Team.

• 1st Team — Jacob Garretson, sophomore.  Average, 195.67, 36 games; high game, 268; high series, 707; winning percentage, 55.56.

• 2nd Team — Bryan Waites, senior/Captain.  Average, 181.28, 36 games; high game, 235, high series, 614; winning percentage, 63.89.

• 2nd Team — Sean Murphy, junior.  Average, 171.86, 35 games;  high game, 226; high series, 609; winning percentage, 70.00.

• 1st Team — Haley Young, sophomore.  Average, 158.23, 31 games; high game, 213; high series, 541; winning percentage, 75.81.

1st Team — Sarah Leduff, freshman.  Average, 156.14, 29 games, high game, 228; high series, 600; winning percentage, 72.41.

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