2019-20 North Jersey H.S. Bowling Report

PARK RIDGE’S JOE MAHONEY 717, BUTLER’S AIDEN MARLETTA 652, HAWTHORNE CHRISTIAN’S PHILIP DUNCAN 652, LEONIA’S ANDY HONG 613, LYNDHURST’S TROY VILLANI 603, POMPTON LAKES’ MACKENZIE RYAN 590

Elmwood Park, NJ 12/16/19 – In NJIC Patriot Division action at Parkway Lanes, a classic showdown between the remaining unbeaten squads resulted in neither Park Ridge nor Butler escaping unscathed. Butler struck first, snapping Park Ridge’s win skein at fifteen games, 741-661 as anchor Aiden Marletta smoked the lanes with a 246 single; then, all-state junior Joe Mahoney took center stage, firing a stunning 279 to snap Butler’s winning streak at thirteen games, 765-671. Park Ridge took game three to come away with a 5-2 triumph, 2130-2040. Mahoney raised his division-leader average to 214.22 with his sterling 717 [203-279-235] while Marletta finished with a strong 652 [246-210-196]; a nail-biting encounter, to say the least. In other division match-ups, Leonia crushed winless Palisades Park, 1942-1472 behind Andy Hong’s 613 [223-184-206]. High game for the Tigers was David Cho’s 178. Harrison snatched two of three games from Midland Park in a tight match, 1528-1497. In another spirited clash, New Milford edged past Hawthorne Christian, 1686-1644 despite anchor Philip Duncan’s striking 652 [223-221-208].

Patriot Division High Individual Avgs: Joe Mahoney 214.22, Andy Hong 203.92, Philip Duncan 191.87 and Aiden Marletta 187.60.

In Colonial play, Glen Rock [32-3] held onto its slim division lead by pounding Rutherford [7-35], 1911-1364; Leo Taras led the Panthers’ offense with 199-196. In a high-scoring match with both quartets rolling their best threesomes to date, Pompton Lakes [31-11] squeezed past Eastern Christian [30-12], 1986-1943; the Cardinals were sparked by Mackenzie Ryan’s 590 [221-167-202] while the Eagles were paced by Daniel Buckles 215: 567. Saddle River Day [14-21] shut out Manchester [9-33], 1350-1155.

Colonial Division High Individual Avgs: Leo Taras 177.13, Evans Yang [EC] 173.28, Daniel Buckles 167.06 and Ryan MacDougall [GR] 165.29.

In Meadowlands’ face-offs, Lyndhurst [33-2] swept Wood-Ridge [10-18] behind Troy Villani’s 235: 603. Buoyed by Mike Cortellino 247 and Trent Petito 216, North Arlington [30-5] cruised past Becton, 7-0. Wallington [26-2] kept pace with a shutout of Weehawken [7-28] and Secaucus [5-16] captured two of three games from Hasbrouck Heights [11-24], 5-2, despite a fine outing from the Aviators’ Jake Rozma [531].