Darren Kinnard/River Radio Sports Central
O’FALLON — The Harrisburg Bulldogs will carry a slim, 48-pin lead into the final round of the Boys State Bowling Tournament at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon after knocking down 6491 pins on day one.
The Bulldogs know all too well the job is not done. Last year, Harrisburg held a 151-pin lead after day one, only to watch the Salem Wildcats come storming back to win their second straight state title.
The Wildcats made the cut and head into the final day this year in eighth place, 469 pins behind Harrisburg.
Machesney Park Harlem is currently in second place with 6443 pins. Dixon is third but is 300 pins back.
Individually, Carterville senior David Lutchka is in second place, just three pins off the pace set by Rolling Meadows sophomore Jayden Ramel, who knocked down 1402 pins. Harrisburg sophomore James Cranmore is sixth while Bulldog teammate Dalton Wheeler is 18th.
Lutchka’s Carterville teammate Evan Flath also made the cut. Flath enters the final day in 32nd place. The top 12 individual finishers will medal.
Team standings:
Harrisburg 6491, Machesney Park Harlem 6443, Dixon 6191, Lincoln-Way East 6175, Glenbrook North 6158, Berwyn-Cicero Morton 6115, Chicago Lane 6097, Salem 6022, Huntley 6014, Breese Central 5988, Oregon 5963, Mundelein 5955
Missed cut: Tinley Park Andrew 5954, O’Fallon 5907, Naperville Central 5890, Joliet West 5853, Lincoln-Way West 5808, Lincoln-Way Central 5725, Minooka 5698, Morton 5696, Alton 5673, Glenbard East 5635, Vernon Hills 5507, Alton Marquette 5500
Individual standings:
1 Jayden Ramel (Rolling Meadows) 1402, 2 David Lutchka (Carterville) 1399, 3 Wyatt Miller (Dixon) 1371, 4 Ayden Rodriguez (Glenbrook North) 1358, 5 Nick Sachs (Glenbrook North) 1357, 6 James Cranmore (Harrisburg) 1352, 11 Joey Kiel (Jerseyville) 1324, 14 Marcellus Goodknecht (Mascoutah) 1315, 18 Dalton Wheeler (Harrisburg) 1307, 25 Evan Gelsinger (Salem) 1293, 26 Miles Brombaugh (Harrisburg) 1289, 29 Cooper Martin (Breese Central) 1285, 32 Evan Flath (Carterville) 1281, 34 Caleb Gore (Harrisburg) 1278, 38 Jonathan Carlton (Harrisburg) 1265, 39 Landon Parmeley (O’Fallon) 1263
