Harrison High School Boys and Girls Bowling Teams are Having a Great Season

The Harrison Huskies have been having an outstanding season with the girls bowling team being undefeated and the boys team rising from number seven in the league to number three. 

 To add on to the victory- the boys team defeated Rye Neck High School , one of the best teams in the Southern Westchester Bowling League 5 to 2 on Thursday afternoon.

"That was big for us because we were not expected to win," Coach Michael Ciavarella said. "We are now number three in the league."

Saajan Patel, captain of the boys team, said the team improved over the season.

"We played really good," the 16-year-old said. "In the beginning we were not playing as good as we could have, but now we are playing to our full potential."

Player  Jordan Brandes agreed.

"It was really cool because we started off the season really rocky," he said. "It was great because they had two outstanding bowlers and we still had our day."

The girls team started their season solidly and it's been smooth sailing so far.

"They dominate!" said Ciavarella.

And that they do.

The team made up of all seniors hasn't lost any games this whole season.

Coach Heath Kaplan praised his team.

"We have the best record in the league," he said. "I think they are doing great and they know what to do." 

"It feels great," said Captain Aneri Dashi. "When we played Port Chester it was competitive, but it was fun."

The Harrsion Bowling teams started at Harrison High School in 2007. Kaplan was the head of the school's bowling club for many years.

"We discovered there was a bowling league and we found out a lot of schools had bowling teams, so we started teams. We started out rocky but we worked our way up," Kaplan said.

As the teams played Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, the coaches talked about the future of their teams. 

Looking into the rest of the season, Ciavarella said he's focused on his team to continue improving, while Kaplan will have to say goodbye to the team he has coached for four years. The girls are playing their last season because all of them will be graduating in June.

"We have to start a new team," he said.  "I've known them since they were little. I am sad to see them go."