The Bowling Bombers entered sectionals at Rollhouse Lanes with the weight of history on their shoulders.  Since the program's inception in 2001, the Bombers have made the second round of the playoffs 21 time,s and 19 of those times were as a team.  In the 2014/15 season and in the 2018/19 season, the Bombers sent 2 individuals to the district round.  The Bombers did not make the second round in 2001, 2002, and 2010.  The format at Rollhouse Fairfield would see the Bombers roll 3 individual games and 6 baker games, with the top 7 teams advancing to Beaver-Vu Bowl for Districts.  

The Bombers struggled through game one.  Mason Carota was high man for the Bombers with a 190 followed by Jack Kaiser with a 169 and Joseph Geers with a 149.  With subscores of 134 and 124 the Bombers limped to a 766 game one, and a 13th place positioning.  Edgewood sat on the cut line at 868 with the Leaders being West Claremont, Fairfield, Mason, Oak HIlls, Kings, and Harrison.  

Mason Carota picked up right away in game two rolling a 191 for the Bombers with Jack Kaiser adding a 175.  Seniors Joseph Geers and Brogan James added a 166 and a 163 for the Bombers plus a 137 subscore put them at 832.  With a 1598, the Bombers deficit grew to 156 pins but they moved up to 11th.  Fairfield pulled away with a 1904 followed by West Clermont (1898), Harrison (1879), Mason (1847), Batavia (1763), Oak Hills (1759), and Kings sitting in the final spot at 1754.  

The Bombers continued to improve but they continued to slip farther away from the cut line in game 3.  Jack Kaiser finished his 541 with a 197, Mason Carota's 179 put him as the team high 560 series, and Joseph Geers' 176 finished his 491 series.  Brogan James rolled a 167 and Bradley Giuffre and Luke Stigall combined for a 148.  The Bombers 867 put them at 2465 for individuals.  The Bombers sat 172 pins from 7th with Ross, Anderson, and Kings in front of them.  At the top of the leaderboard, West Clermont sat with a 2907 with Harrison (2801), Mason (2779), Fairfield (2740), Oak Hills (2697), Batavia (2646), and Lakota East (2637).  

In the first three bakers, the Bombers shot games of 193, 228, and 149 for a running total of 3035, pushing the Bombers into 10th as they passed Ross but sat 185 pins away from the cut-line.  With Big games from Lakota East and Batavia  the top of the order read West Clermont, Harrison, Mason, Fairfield, Batavia, Lakota East, and then Oak Hills (3220).  

In game four, the Bombers rolled a 213 to go around Anderson who shot a 161 putting the Bombers in 9th.  With the Bombers at 3248, Kings rolled a big game of 243 to go out 3298, Fairfield rolled a 126 to fall to 7th at 3388, Oak Hills put up another big game of 196 to push them to 3416 and Lakota East Rolled a 198 for a 3434. Batavia threw their 185 for a 3442 and Mason popped a 164 for a 3484.  West Clermont and Harrison stayed away from the bunching middle with a 3708 and 3604.

In game five with a massive 256, the Bomber crossed into 3504 to take 8th with Kings rolling a 136.  Fairfield and Oak Hills put up games of 147 and 142, respectively, with Oak Hills leading 3558 to Fairfield's 3535.  The Bombers trailed the cut line by 31 pins and 54 pins to Oak Hills in 6th.     The top 5 did not change after game five.  

In game 6, the Bombers struggled early to find the strike line but closed frames in the first half before getting hot to finish with a 223 for a 3727.  With a chance to close out the Bombers, Oak Hills fouled then spared in the 7th, struck in the 8th, spared in the 9th, and spared with an 8 count in the 10th for a 160 and finished at 3718.  Fairfield rolled a 183 to finish tied with Oak Hills for 3718.  After a 9th and 10th frame roll-off Fairfield takes the final spot with the Bombers finishing 6th.

West Clermont (4106), Harrison (3941), Batavia (3870), Mason (3809), Lakota East (3768), St. Xavier (3727), and Fairfield (3718) move on to represent the Cincinnati Region out of Rollhouse Fairfield.  

In individuals, Mason Carota finished 24th, Jack Kaiser at 32nd, Joseph Geers at 40th, and Brogan James at 77th.

Bomber Strength:

The Bombers' 1262 was the highest baker series at Rollhouse and second highest in the Cincinnati Sectionals, with Elder rolling a 1281 at Crossgate.

Record Performances: 

The Bombers' 256 game 5 baker is 23rd best score in school history.  The Bombers have now made districts 7 years in a row as a team, and at least two Bowling Bombers have rolled at Districts every year since the 2010/2011 season.   

Upcoming Schedule:

The Bombers roll next at the District round held at Beaver-Vu Bowl on Friday the 27th.  

Around the GCL:

The Elder Panthers won the Crossgate Lanes Sectional with La Salle finishing 3rd.  Moeller finished 17th.  

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