South Brunswick Girls Roll out 7-0-1 Start

If 2012 goes as well as 2011, this is going to be one heck of a season for the South Brunswick High School girls bowling team.

South Brunswick finished the 2011 portion of its schedule with a record of 7-0-1. South Brunswick also won the Old Bridge/Carteret Baker Invitational.

Baker bowling is a measure of team strength. Each bowler only competes in two frames a game.

"Baker is so different, I wasn't sure how we would do," South Brunswick Coach Tara Burniston said. "If you start to struggle, you don't get that chance to find the groove. Fortunately, it was probably the best showing we have ever had in a Baker Tournament. It was nice to see that."

South Brunswick's most recent win was 4-0 against Sayreville on Dec. 21.

Burniston used the opportunity to allow a lot of girls to bowl in the match. Alanna Zetchus had a 586 series. Amy Caruso had a 443 series. Adrianna Anghelone had a 435 series. Brianne Font had games of 214 and 172. Maxine Deines had a game of 238. Lucy Deines had a 155. Kristin Krier had games of 179 and 148. Pratyusha Chamarti had a game of 159. Connie Thanapuasawan had games of 141 and 177.

In a 3-1 win over Carteret and a 4-0 victory over Edison, South Brunswick went with more of a set lineup.

Justine Bleacher had great matches against each team. She had games of 237, 225 and 174 for a 626 series againsy Carteret. She had games of 212, 208 and 200 for a 620 series against Edison.

"She is just a really good bowler," Burniston noted.

Against Carteret, Caruso had a 543 series, Chamarti a 524 series, Maxine Deines a 506, Font a 474 and Zetchus a 517.

Against Edison, Deines had a 520 series, Font a 515, Chamarti a 503, Caruso a 482 and Zetchus a 476.

"Everyone has really been bowling well as a team," Burniston said.

South Brunswick will start a busy week on Jan. 2. It bowls against Woodbridge, Old Bridge and Edison next week.