SECTION IV BOYS BOWLING: WAVERLY FINISHES FIFTH, TIOGA SEVENTH AT STATE QUALIFIER (2020-02-23)

Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY "” Junior Matt Mauersberg finished in the top 20 to lead Waverly's efforts at the Section IV State Qualifier here Friday. The Wolverines finishes fifth in the Division 2 team standings, while Tioga was seventh.

Hancock won the Division 2 title with a nine-game set of 3,355, topping runner-up Maine-Endwell by 105 pins. Waverly tallied 3,072 pins, and Tioga had 3,027.

Mauersberg, who had a 592 that carried over from last week's Class C Championship, rolled series of 652 series, and 660 for a nine-game set of 1,904 to finish 15th in the Division 2 individual standings. Mauersberg missed out on the final spot on the state team by 41 pins.

Freshman Zach Vanderpool, who had a 568 series last weekend, rolled series of 639 and 657 for a nine-game set of 1,874 to finish 22nd overall, and senior Derrick Canfield, who had a 530 at the Class C Championships, rolled series of 653 and 681 for a nine-game set of 1,864 to finish 24th overall.

Freshman Ashton Pritchard, who led the Wolverines with a 598 series last weekend, rolled a 651 series, and rolled two games of 327 for an eight-game set of 1,576.

Freshman Richard Stevens rolled four games for a 726, and freshman Ethan Roberts rolled a 149 in his only game.

Junior Kolton Pond, who qualified for States last year, finished 31st to lead Tioga. He rolled a nine-game set of 1,798, including a 668 series.

Sophomore Dylan Slater rolled a nine-game set of 1,688 for the Tigers, and sophomore Rocco Fariello had a 1,667. Sophomore Jarrett Myers shot a six-game set of 1,068, and freshman Frank Chapman shot four games and tallied 706 pins.

Binghamton's Tyler McNeill won the individual gold medal with a nine-game set of 2,224, while Hancock's Anton Leonard won the silver medal with a 2,152, and Maine-Endwell's Noah McNeill won the bronze with a 2,018.

The McNeills will be joined on the Section IV all-star team by Norwich's Cameron Birtch, Greene's Jakob Funnell, Maine-Endwell's Liam Hadfield, and Susquehanna Valley's James Pittsley. Binghamton's Austin Murray is the alternate.

The New York State Championships will be held at Strike 'N Spare Lanes in Syracuse March 13-15.

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IN PHOTO: From left: Waverly's Matt Mauersberg, Zach Vanderpool, and Derrick Canfield.