Boys/Co-Ed Bowling: Brother Martin defeats Rummel, Jesuit tops Holy Cross

With the top four Division I boys/co-ed teams from the New Orleans region going head-to-head Thursday at Bowlero Kenner, Brother Martin and Jesuit picked up big wins in much different fashions.

The Crusaders used a dominant middle game to hold off Archbishop Rummel 15-12, while the Blue Jays started fast and closed with a flourish in a 22-5 victory over Holy Cross.

Brother Martin (5-1) trailed 6-2 after one game when the Raiders (6-1), who entered Thursday ranked No. 2 in the unofficial LHSAA Division I power rankings, opened with a 1,242 team game, led by Jacob Beatty’s 236, Blake Caire’s 234 and Devin Shirah’s 232.

The Crusaders rallied in game two for a 1,323 team game that produced a sweep, but turned an 82-pin deficit into a 179-pin lead in total pins. Jacob Vangilder’s 255 and Beau Bufkin’s 236 led the way.

The Raiders closed with a 1,228 and won six points in the final game, but could not overcome the total pins margin. Brother Martin had a 3,584 team series to Rummel’s 3,532.

Vangilder led the Crusaders with a 692 series and Peyton Avril had a 638 set. Beatty had a 693 and Blake Caire a 620 to lead Rummel.

Jesuit (7-0) jumped to a 6-2 lead and had a 164-pin edge after the opening game. The Blue Jays led 11-5 after two before providing the exclamation point – a season-high 1,280 final game that produced a sweep.

Jonathan Cho had his best day of the season, rolling a 691 series that included games of 247 and 248. Nicholas Womble had a 654 set that included a 244 middle game, and Grant Gehring had a 628 set for the Blue Jays, who turned in a 3,575 team series.

Alec Lanning led Holy Cross (5-2) with a 594 series that included a 221 final game.

Unofficially, Jesuit’s win moves the Blue Jays to No. 2 in the power rankings with Rummel fourth and Brother Martin ninth.

Patrick Taylor 27, Crescent City Christian 0: The Tigers blanked the Pioneers at Westside Lanes in Harvey to remain unbeaten.

Patrick Taylor (7-0) had a 3,089 team series, including a season-high 1,129 middle game.

Peyton Ho had a 691 series on games of 209-258-224 to lead the Tigers, who were second in the Division II boys/co-ed power rankings entering Thursday.

Chance Taylor and Ethan Schlesinger each had 133 games to lead Crescent City (1-6).

Destrehan 17½, Hahnville 9½: The Wildcats took bowling’s version of the “Battle on the River” over the Tigers at Colonial Lanes in Harahan.

Destrehan (3-4) broke a 4-4 tie by winning 5½ points in the second game and five points in the final game.

Beau Senior led the Wildcats with a 629 series, including a 226 final game.

Corbin Baird had a 418 set and won three points to lead Hahnville (3-5), which won seven of nine points on the low pair to stay in the match.

John Curtis Christian 23, John Ehret 4: The battle of Patriots went to John Curtis at Colonial.

Carter Santangelo had a 235 opening game as part of a 584 series to lead John Curtis (5-2).

Ean Johnson opened with a 229 and finished with a 531 set to pace John Ehret (1-5).

Kenner Discovery 23, St. Martin’s 4: The Swamp Owls defeated the Saints at Bowlero.

Gemarr Hodges’ 213 opening game and 526 series from the leadoff spot led Kenner Discovery (4-2), which had season highs with a 939 final game and 2,746 team series.

DJ McMyne had a 479 series to pace St. Martin’s (5-3).

St. Martin’s was 13th and Kenner Discovery 18th in the Division II power rankings entering Thursday.

St. Augustine 25, East Jefferson 2: The Purple Knights won for the first time this year, defeating the Warriors at Bowlero.

Albert Thibodeaux’s 141 middle game paced St. Aug (1-7), while Devin Navarre’s 139 was the day’s high game for EJ (0-7).

Fisher 23, St. Therese 4: The Gators defeated the Phoenix at Bowlero for their first win of 2024.

Toby Pizani had a 203 middle game and a 547 series to lead Fisher (1-6). Luke Tichenor’s 143 opening game was the best of the day for St. Therese (0-7).