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MATTYDALE — All season long Homer Central boys’ bowling coach Robert Nasiatka said he had the best team of paper, and Sunday his Trojans proved they were the best Class B team in Section 3.
Led by a first place showing by Ryan Aylesworth, Homer won the Class B team title with a total pinfall of 5.460 with Camden the runner-up with 5,362 at Strike ’N Spare Lanes in Mattydale. The two teams were fourth and fifth overall as the Trojans’ rival Fulton was the top overall team and Class A champion with a 5,940 total. Only Class A Cicero-North Syracuse (5,473) and Class C champion Sherburne-Earlville (5,463) placed higher in the overall team standings. Cortland boys placed sixth in Class B and 18th overall with a 4,803 total.
Cortland High girls placed fifth in Class B, 11th overall, with a 3,533 total. OHSL rivals Fulton and Solvay were both ahead of the Purple Tigers. Fulton was fourth in Class A and overall with 3,909. Solvay was third in Class B and ninth overall with 3,667. Utica Proctor was the Class A and overall girls champion with 4,379 while Holland Patent won the Class C girls crown with 3,389.
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CLASS B BOYS
“We went back and forth all afternoon with Camden,” Nasiatka said. “There were no huge numbers, conditions were tough and guys were up and down. Ryan Aylesworth and Joey Esposito were the most consistent, but every shot was a grind.”
Aylesworth finished with a 1,250 six-game total for a 208.33 average. He posted games of 151-200-256 in the morning and 237-184-222 in the afternoon.
Esposito averaged 190.83 after his 1,145 total. He rolled scores of 179-203-233 in the morning and 174-156-200 in the afternoon.
Camden led after the morning session 2,845 to 2,792, but Homer posted a 962 to start the afternoon compared to 870 for Camden as the Trojans held a 3,754-3,715 advantage. Camden took the fifth game 834-812 but the Trojans still had a 4,566-4,549 edge. With the title on the line heading in to 10th frame of the sixth game, Homer trailed and needed a big finish. Aylesworth, Esposito, Storm Grant, Brandon Aylesworth and Brandon Grant all got strikes in the 10th. counting their remaining two throws in the 10th, the Trojans added six more strikes to seal the victory.
“We needed a huge 10th frame to post a number and hope Camden couldn’t catch us,” Nasiatka said. “What a time to have your best frame of the 60 on the day. I couldn’t be prouder.
“We are only a four-year old program,” he continued. “We have to thank the school board and the district for even considering a new program in this day and age. Right now Kory Platt, Larry Ray and Richard Gunn need to be thanked for getting this whole thing started and going to the school board with this idea. The commitment by the players and the parents is unbelievable. It was an exhausting day.”
Storm Grant (1,040) finished 14th, Brandon Aylesworth (1,021) 17th and Brandon Grant (1,004) 18th.
Cortland brothers, Andrew and Alex Babcock placed fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Class B individual standings. Andrew Babcock rolled 1,123 with high games of 236 and 203 while his brother posted a 1,114 with high games of 211 and a pair of 201s.
Troy Vallese (919), Ryan Root (882), Jake Woods (539) in four games and Zach Saltsman (226) over two games aided the Purple Tigers’ effort.
Andrew Kopec posted the high total with a 1,290 for Auburn in Class A. Cameron Christopher from Utica Notre Dame was the Class C/D top guy with his 1,208 total.
CLASS B GIRLS
Taylor Cullip posted a top-10 finish to lead the Cortland High girls Sunday. Cullip placed sixth in Class B and 23rd overall with her 955 total. Cullip rolled high games of 210 and 173.
Elizabeth Minnard was 14th over with her 899 total that included high games of 179 and 172.
OHSL girls took the top two overall spots. Chittenango Casey Smith averaged 204 on the day with her 1,228 total that included a high games of 235, 221 and 206. Five of her six games were 198 or higher.
Fulton’s Kendra Tryniski was second overall with her 1,192 series that featured high games of 215, 212 and 200.