Unbeaten Bowlers Fall to Brother Martin

Posted February 18, 2019 / Last updated February 19, 2019

Although the Jesuit Bowling team might have faced their first defeat out on the lanes this season, they were not defeated in spirit. The “Gizzard” showed up in full force Thursday night, Feb. 14, to cheer on the Blue Jays against the Brother Martin Crusaders, and they did not disappoint. Each strike and spare was met with a boisterious applause, while each missed pin was met with rallies of encouragement. By the end of the match it was hard to tell that the Jays had lost because the overwhelming support had everyone smiling.

The Blue Jays fought hard agaisnt the Crusaders with five out of the six bowlers scoring above 200 in the first game. Even with high marks, pre-freshman William Adams was the only Jesuit bowler to best his opponet’s score, 224 to 182, and nab a point for Jesuit. Not discourgaged Jesuit turned up the heat in game two, winning four of the six match-ups. Freshman Luke Wood and Adams led the team with a 223 game each. Seniors Adam Francis and Alex O’Neil followed closely hitting a 212 and 210, respectively. By the end of the second game the Jays only trailed the Crusaders by 167 pin with an over-all match score of 5-11.

Though the Jays saw two victorious bowlers in the final game, Francis with a 234 and sophomore Ben Hunn with a 219, and it wasn’t enough to clinch the win. Brother Martin edged out Jesuit for not only that game’s pin total bonus points, but also those for overall total. The Crusader topped Jesuit by 242 pins for a total score of 20 to Jesuit’s 7.

Through the Lens…

View the Jesuit vs. Brother Martin – Photo Gallery

Jesuit’s cheer squad the “Gizzard” in action.

By the Numbers…

Each bowling match consists of three games. Each game consists of six bowlers from the home team (H1–H6) and visiting team (V1–V6) competing head-to-head with one opponent of the opposing team—H1 vs. V1, H2 vs. V2, etc. The bowler with the highest score out of the head-to-head match-up earns 1 point for their team out of a possible 6 points. Total team scores (or total pins earned by the six bowlers) also contributes to the game score with the highest earning team claiming an extra 2 points for a possible 8-point maximum at the end of each game. The scores of all three games (24-point maximum) contribute to the over-all match score with the added factor of 3 bonus points awarded to the team with the highest pins earned, resulting in a possible 27 points for match total.

Match & Game Scores (* indicates game won)

FINAL MATCH SCORE	–	–	–	7	FINAL MATCH SCORE	–	–	–	20
JESUIT	SCORES				BROTHER MARTIN	SCORES
NAME	GAME 1	GAME 2	GAME 3	PTS EARNED	OPPONENT	GAME 1	GAME 2	GAME 3	PTS EARNED
V1 – William Adams	224*	223*	189	2	H1	182	183	198*	1
V2 – Luke Wood	200	223*	138	1	H2	223*	205	182*	2
V3 – Adam Francis	161	212*	234*	2	H3	215*	160	174	1
V4 – Alex O’Neil	211	210*	173	1	H4	225*	190	238*	2
V5 – Ben Hunn	206	159	219*	1	H5	258*	257*	204	2
V6 – Jake Stiegler	201	165	191	0	H6	248*	216*	223*	3
TEAM TOTALS	1203	1192	1144	7	TEAM TOTALS	1351	1211	1219	11

GAME BONUS PTS	0	0	0	0	GAME BONUS PTS	2	2	2	6
MATCH BONUS PTS	–	–	–	0	MATCH BONUS PTS	–	–	–	3

Player Match Stats

ROSTER	AVERAGE SCORE	TOTAL MATCH SERIES
William Adams	212	636
Adam Francis	202	607
Alex O’Neil	198	594
Ben Hunn	194	584
Luke Wood	187	561
Jake Stiegler	185	557

On the Horizon…

The Jays square off with Pearl River on Monday, Feb. 18 at 3:20 p.m. at AMF All Star Lanes in Kenner.

Galleries

Bowling vs. Brother Martin, Feb. 14, 2019

Coach Todd Bourgeois ’88 encourages the team before the meet.
Alex O'Neil, Jake Stiegler, and Adam Francis bring it in for the team huddle.
The "Gizzard" showed up in full force to cheer on the Jesuit Bowlers.
And even brought signs in support.
Gary Sims with teammate Jonah Anderson.
Jake Stielger gets ready to bowl a fast one.
Side by side Adam Francis and Alex O'Neil...
take it to the lanes.
Jonah Anderson lines up his shot and...
...launches one down the lane with laser focus.
Bradley Fugetta takes aim and...
...aptly guides the bowl to a strike.
William Adam gets ready to fire one down the lane.
Ben Hunn carefully lines up his shot and...
bowls his way to a strike.
Luke Wood and Alex O'Neil pick up speed during the second game.
The Blue Jays watch as teammate Adam Francis bowls his way to a strike.
The "Gizzard" holds up X's in celebration of Adam Francis landing a strike.
With Brother Martin on his heels, Alex O'Neil hurls one down the lane.
Ben Hunn congratulates Alex O'Neil on his strike.
Adam Francis leads the team huddle before the last game.
Ben Hunn wants the Gizzard to pick up the volume and...
...the Gizzard...
...delivers!
Gary Sims puts power behind his ball and...
...rolls one down the lane.
Luke Woods takes it to the lanes.
William Adams bowls his way to a spare.
Luke Wood aims for a strike.
Bradley Fugetta high-fives his teammate Luke Wood.
Coach Todd Bourgeois ’88 and assistant coach Chris McCabe cheer on the Jesuit bowlers.
Jake Stiegler and William Adams bowl in unison against the Crusaders.
Stiegler and Adams wind up and...
...fire one down the lane...
...and glance back to see the result.
The Gizzard cheers on the team for a great game.
Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J. congratulates the team on a hard-fought game.
William Adams is congratulated by his father Charles Adams for a job well done.

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