WCHS Bowling Teams

In what turned out to be an anti-climactic 4th match of the season vs. Mt Juliet, the LadyCats bowled well enough to secure a 25 - 2 win for their FOURTH CONSECUTIVE REGION 5 TITLE!!  While Coach Kenny & Mark prepared the girls for an anticipated strong rematch with Mt Juliet, it was obvious that ALL of the bowlers on both teams were tiring, and our girls had just enough left to win the Regional!  Dani Chaffin led the girls this match with a nice 205-563, and Laurel Everett had high game with a 206!  With a final pinfall total of 3057 - 2580, the match was won after 2 games, and our "bench" got even more playing time! 

Our LadyCats now get to host the SECTIONAL match this SATURDAY, 1-24-09 at 10:00am at HERMITAGE LANES!  We will face the runner-up from Region 6, the ladies from GALLATIN HS.  ALL CHEERLEADERS ARE NEEDED ON SATURDAY TO ROOT US ON TO A WIN AND A 3RD CONSECUTIVE TRIP TO STATE!!  CONGRATS to our LADY WILDCATS!!

The WC Wildcats ran into that team that Coach Mark said we would - "We are going to hit some really good teams in the post-season and some of them are going to bowl really well against us!"  And that is exactly what played out in today's Region 5 finals vs. Nashville Overton HS.  With 2 bowlers rolling UNBELIEVABLE scores of 757 (Jeffrey Fernandez) and 789 (Markus Betts), and the rest of the team rolling real well, the Overton boys simply out-played us by winning 3867 - 3722.  Yes, that is 3722 in a LOSING effort!  Our guys put up numbers that would win most matches, but it wasn't meant to be today!  Steady, good scores today by most all of our boys - JR Clemons led the way again with a 253-673; Seth Carey had high game with a super 267 & 651 series; Spencer Harp had a very nice 255-640; Geremy Roseti had SO many 9's today in his 232-626 score; and Chris Branner had a great 249-602.  As you can see, our guys bowled well.  They just got beat!

As Region 5 runners-up, our season is not done yet!  We still have an opportunity to reach the STATE TOURNAMENT with a win at Sectionals, which will be at STRIKE-N-SPARE GALLATIN lanes in Gallatin.  We will face Region 6 Champion STATION CAMP HS there on MONDAY, 1-26-09 at 4:00pm in the afternoon.  EVERYONE MAKE PLANS TO COME TO GALLATIN TO CHEER US ON TO STATE!! 

Sophomore Seth Carey took the team on his shoulders in game 1 Tuesday, rolling 12 perfect shots for his FIRST-EVER 300 GAME!!  With his lead, the boys soared to a near-record 1392 game and won 6 of 8 points in that first game, leading to a relatively easy 22 - 5 win over a pretty good McGavock squad.  Finishing with an 3875 series, the exact same score the 'Cats shot in last weeks' District Finals match, the boys out-distanced the Raiders by over 300 pins.  Seth also had high series for the day with a great 717, following his perfect game with 225-192.  Everyone contributed nicely to the great score today:  Geremy Roseti caught fire with a 259-685; Spencer Harp rolled super again today with a 677 on games of 227-229-221; JR Clemons improved his score with a 236-648; Krishna Patel rolled an awesome 247 in game 2; and Chris Branner had a 214 game.  This team is really coming into their own here at the right time of the season, and we look forward to a big day this Thursday, where they will face PAGE HS in the semi's.  GO WILDCATS!!

The LadyCats had no trouble today winning their first round match, defeating Whites Creek 25 - 2.  Dani Chaffin rolled her personal-best 676 series today, which included her season-high game of 267!  With subs able to come in for some play time today, the ladies finished with a 2928 series.  The LadyCats now face Martin Luther King HS in the semi-finals.  GOOD LUCK, LADYCATS!!

With a day full of UNBELIEVEABLE performances, the Wildcats & LadyCats both rolled big on their way to becoming District 10 Champions!!  Two new school record scores, lots of personal bests, and two BIG wins over our in-county rivals Mount Juliet lead us to the Wildcats' FIRST-EVER District Title, and the LadyCats to an awesome FIFTH-STRAIGHT District Win!!

Starting with the Wildcat Boys, it was the "Start" that set the tone for the rest of the match, as our boys steam-rolled out of the gate with a new school-best 1396 in game 1, doing just what they needed to beat a very strong MJ team with a super 1325 of their own!  Game 2 was more of the same for us, with a great 1295 as we took 6 of 8 points to take control of the match.  Final score was 19.5 - 7.5.  These Wildcats definitely bowled like Champions, and our youngest starters led the way for us today - Fr. Spencer Harp pounded his way to his first-ever 700 series with a 258-706!  So. Chris Branner had high game today with a season-high 267, and he finished with a nice 683 series.  And So. Seth Carey was steady-good today with 242-216-232 for a great 690 series!!  Other good scores were:  Geremy Roseti with a 226-627, Sr. Krishna Patel with a 221 in game 1, and JR Clemons with a 213.  AWESOME WIN, WILDCATS!!

Our LadyCats were not ready to give up the spotlight today, as they cruised to a 23 - 4 win over the MJ Lady Bears by way of an INCREDIBLE 3431 score!!  With every lady rolling over a 500 series today, this awesome performance is almost 200 pins better than their previous high of 3237 set earlier this season!  So. Kirstin Page was our leader today with a great 234-633 series; Fr. Laurel Everett had her first-ever 600 series with a super 235-620!; Jr. Brennan Page had high game today with a 247 (593 series); Dani Chaffin rolled a 233-566; Kaitlin Page had a nice 212-506; and Brittany Sisco bowled a 513.  These ladies have proven time and again this year that they are READY for the next step, which we hope is a trip back to state and a CHAMPIONSHIP!!  Way to go, WC LadyCats!!

Now it is on to the Regions, and hopefully, more titles!!  GOOD LUCK, 'CATS!!

Five WC bowlers have earned a berth in the 2009 TSSAA Individual State Tournament!  They are, for the girls - Brennan Page (Jr) with a 190.09 average, and Dani Chaffin (So) with a 184.48 avg.  For the Boys, it is - JR Clemons (Jr) with a 207.02 avg; Geremy Roseti (Jr) with a 201.18 avg; and Spencer Harp (Fr) with a 197.71 avg. 

Brennan has the sixth-highest average in the state for the girls, and Dani is 15th.  On the boys side, JR is ranked 17th in average, Geremy is 28th, and Spencer is one of only four(4) freshman to qualify for this years' tourney!  The top 4 boys and top 4 girls in average from each district qualify for the Individual State.  Congrats and way to go, WC bowlers!!