BIG SCORES HIGHLIGHT SVEC BOYS' SWEEP OF WAVERLY; LADY WOLVERINES FALL, 3-1

By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | February 9, 2022 | Photo courtesy Tim Birney

WAVERLY — Waverly junior Zach Vanderpool banged out a 700 series, but four SVEC bowlers rolled 600 series to lead the Eagles to a sweep here Wednesday afternoon in IAC Large School action at the Valley Bowling Center, while the Lady Wolverines dropped a 3-1 decision in the season finale for both teams.

BOYS
SVEC 4, Waverly 0
Waverly’s Vanderpool rolled a 717 series on games of 246, 238, and 233, but SVEC pulled out a 3,151 to 3,065 total-pinfall victory. The Eagles won the first game 1,032-1,028, then followed it up with wins of 1,020-962, and 1,099-1,075.

Freshman Dom Wood rolled a 640 series for the Wolverines on games of 208, 201, and 231, and junior Ashton Pritchard had a 605 on games of 221, 159, and 225.

Sophomore Trenton Sindoni shot a 566, including a 215, for Waverly, while sophomore Carter Hayes added a 537, including a 211, and senior Cody Blackwell takes on a 470.

Kody Floyd led SVEC with a 668 series, while Garrett Lyndhurst shot a 656, Matt Fitch had a 633, and Calvin Curkendall added a 628. Tyler Dunham chipped in with a 538, and Aiden Jackson tacked on a 471.

GIRLS
SVEC 3, Waverly 1
The Lady Wolverines won the first game, but the Lady Eagles answered with wins in the next two games and total-pinfall for a 3-1 win.

Waverly opened with an 801-687 win in the first game, but SVEC answered with wins of 87-786 and 837-802 for a total-pinfall victory of 2,394 to 2,389.

Junior Victoria Houseknecht led Waverly with a 596 series, including a 244 in the first game, and junior Shantilly Decker rolled a 582, including games of 226 and 200, and sophomore Rachel Houseknecht shot a 502, including a 202 in the third game.

Freshman Serenity Conklin added a 450 for the Lady Wolverines, and 7th-grader Emily Houseknecht tacked on a 259.

Olivia Bennett led SVEC with a 525 series, and Janelle Marsh added a 498.

Waverly and SVEC return to action Saturday afternoon at the IAC Championships at the Valley Bowling Center.