Franklin Park & Selmaville Heading To Jr High Bowling State

The Jr High bowling regionals were held in the SIJHSAA over the weekend.

Franklin Park and Selmaville girls advance to state after rolling well.  The Lady Bobcats won the event rolling 1539, 17 pins ahead of Anna with Selmaville 3^rd, Herrin, Carterville, Spring Garden and Central City also advanced as a team.

Herrin’s Sidnee Nelson was the individual champion.  Selmaville’s Ava Birch was 5^th, Shelby Johnson 10, Taylor Blackburn 12, Alexis Chitwood 32^nd, Rebecca Smith 41^st.

For Franklin Park, Brooklyn Bookhout, Willow Amburgey and Brooklyn Hamilton finished 6-7-8, Tatianna Maines-Sosa was 33^rd and Makynzi Hurd 42^nd.

Selmaville is advancing to the boys state tournament after finishing in the 6^th and final qualifying spot.  Carterville won the event and advances along with Spring Garden, Anna, Bluford and Woodalwn.  Franklin Park finished 11^th as a team and were 64 pins away from making the cut.  Also not advancing was Rome who was 7^th, Central City 13 and Kell 14.

Carterville’s Parker Schoonover won the event.  Killian Merrill led Franklin Park shooting a 421 total and finishing 20^th, Evan Gelsinger was 23, Gregory Gabbard 36, Kolby Hempen 52, Gavin Buchanan 63^rd.

Selmaville was led by Kyler Sapp shooting a 418 for 21^st, Alijah Carroll 28^th, Carter Shanafelt 31, Kai Graham 48 and Austin Woolridge 58.