What to know about 2021 bowling championships
The TSSAA bowling state championships will be held Wednesday through Saturday at Smyrna Bowling Center.
Here is what you need to know going into the championship:
Schedule
Wednesday
11 a.m.: Division I boys singles semifinals
1:30 p.m.: Division I girls singles semifinals
4 p.m.: Division I boys and girls singles finals
Thursday
8:30 a.m.: Division I girls team quarterfinals
11 a.m.: Division I boys team quarterfinals
1:30 p.m.: Division I boys and girls team semifinals
4 p.m.: Division II boys and girls individual semifinals
Friday
8:30 a.m.: Division I boys and girls team championships
8:30 a.m.: Division II boys and girls individual championships
11 a.m.: Division II girls team quarterfinals
1:30 p.m.: Division II boys team quarterfinals
4 p.m.: Division II boys and girls team semifinals
Saturday
9 a.m.: Division II boys and girls team championships
What to know
Crowd control: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed at any of the TSSAA state bowling championships. Only players/coaches of participating teams and media will be permitted.
Individual tournament: The Division I and II girls and boys semifinals will consist of four games bowled by every competitor. The top six combined scores will advance to the finals. The finals will be a step-ladder format, with the No. 6 seed bowling the No. 5 seed and the winner then bowling the No. 4 seed, etc., until the championship match.
Individual championships
Top 10 Division I girls individual qualifiers (by average): 1. Kyleigh Husted (White House) 213.14; 2. Bricey Caudill (Stewarts Creek) 206.93; 3. Kailee Channell (Hardin Co) 204.75; 4. Elizabeth Coutta (Smyrna) 202.43; 5. Ava Alexander (Hardin Co.) 200.5; 6. Gracie Franks (Hardin Co.) 198.36; 7. Miranda Cain (White House) 197.58; 8. Macy Bromley (Hardin Co.) 194.68; 9. Hannah Winters (Bradley Central) 193.52; 10. Millie Bromley (Hardin Co.) 194.68.
Top 5 Division II girls individual qualifiers (by average): 1. Jenna Hedgepath (Lipscomb) 204.61; 2. Olivia Vanhooser (Friendship Christian) 184.83; 3. Leah Hayes (Clarksville Acad.) 180.67; 4. Tori Moore (St. Benedict) 178; 5. Sydney Gower (Goodpasture) 177.35.
Top 10 Division I boys individual qualifiers (by average): 1. Devean Littlejohn (Hardin Valley) 223.05; 2. Carter Rayborn (Bartlett) 219.21; 3. Paul Mcrae (Franklin Co.) 218.75; 4. Brian Keener (Franklin) 217.39; 5. Luke Pitman (Upperman) 216.80; 6. Frankie Negron (Centennial) 216.63; 7. Jeremy Gearlds (Spring Hill) 216.24; 8. John Smith (Hardin Co.) 216.04; 9. Carson Gary (Mcminn Co.) 216.0; 10. Nick Erdman (Spring Hill) 215.44.
Top 5 Division II boys individual qualifiers (by average): 1. Matthew Mesecher (Pope John Paul II) 222.5; 2. C.J. Petrin (Notre Dame) 221.9; 3. Zane Collins (Pope John Paul II) 216.66; 4. Carson Scott (Goodpasture) 215.84; 5. Cole Cottrell (Friendship Christian) 215.71.
Team championships
Division I girls quarterfinals: Sevier Co. (20-5) vs. Tullahoma (3-1); Bartlett (9-0) vs. Franklin (18-0); Hardin Co. (17-0) vs. White House (12-1); William Blount (6-2) vs. Stewarts Creek (7-2).
Division I boys quarterfinals: Lebanon (19-1) vs. Spring Hill (9-2); Hardin Co. (16-1) vs. Centennial (20-1); Smyrna (18-3) vs. Sevier Co. (26-2); Bartlett (10-1) vs. Dobyns-bennett (12-2).
Division II girls quarterfinals: Friendship Christian (9-2) vs. Ezellharding (4-4); GPS (12-0) vs. St. Agnes (5-3); Pope John Paul II vs. Boyd-buchanan (5-7); St. Benedict (8-0) vs. Lipscomb Academy (5-4).
Division II boys quarterfinals: Pope John Paul II (14-0) vs. Clarksville Academy (16-5); Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Briarcrest (6-2); Friendship Christian (14-2) vs. Boyd-buchanan (10-7); St. Benedict (9-0) vs. Goodpasture (11-2).