Mike Vukovcan The Hopewell High School Girls Bowling team entered their next to last match of the season against Ambridge with a lot on the line.
Although they need some help, the Lady Vikings still had the possibility of qualifying for the WPIAL Playoffs but step one was needing to beat Ambridge, a team they lost to earlier this season.
Thanks to a total team effort, Hopewell was able to beat Ambridge, 5-2 and can achieve their goal of making the playoffs in 2025!
The win improves the Lady Vikings to 5-4 on the season. If they can win their final match next week, the Hopewell ladies will have their first winning season since 2018.
Here’s a look at the Box score for the 3 games:
Game One: Annabeth Sembower: 157 pins, Danica Jackson 140 pins, Marissa Platko 135 pins, Krysten Clary 123 pins, Jenna Willy 108 pins, Desiree Shepherd 84 pins.
Game Two: Marissa Platko 162 pins, Danica Jackson 154 pins, Annabeth Sembower 115 pins, Desiree Shepherd 114 pins, Jenna Willy 107 pins and Krysten Clary 107 pins.
**Congrats to Senior Captain Marissa Platko and sophomore Danica Jackson for rolling their career best in this game.
Game Three: Annabeth Sembower: 162 pins, Marissa Platko 118 pins, Jenna Willy 117 pins, Danica Jackson 89 pins, Krysten Clary 88 pins and Desiree Shepherd 83 pins.
WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS?
-The first thing that needed to happen was beat Ambridge, which they did.
-Now, the next two things that have to happen are- 1) beat Naz Prep next week 2) West Allegheny has to beat Ambridge.
HOPEWELL HS BOYS BOWLING RESULTS
In the other matches yesterday for Hopewell, the HS Boys kept their undefeated season intact with a 4-3 win over Ambridge. In Game 1, Max Butter led the way with 189 pins, followed by Colin Roessler with 185 and Reese Jacobs with 168. In Game 2, Aidan Heppner rolled an impressive 211, followed by Ayden Gault with 188 and Butter with 180. In Game 3, senior captain Daniel Earley led the way with a 205, followed by Ayden Gault (146) and Reese Jacobs (140). For the 3 games combined, Earley was the leader with 536 pins.
The Hopewell boys have already won the section and are looking to finish the season unbeaten before heading into the WPIAL Playoffs.
