NESHAMINY BOWLING:'Skins' split earns Neshaminy title win

Neshaminy captured the SOL National boys bowling championship after splitting yesterday's (Feb. 5) match at Levittown Lanes with Pennsbury at two games apiece. Pictured here along with head coach Al Moss (left) are Chris Walters, Rob Raddi, John Margicin, Brian Fantini and Brandon Cummings.

Redskins total pins win nets league championship

Narrow escapes.
Entering last Thursday’s match at Levittown Lanes, Neshaminy clung to a half-game lead over Pennsbury in the Suburban One League (SOL) National conference. The last match of the season for both teams, the league title was on the line.
Pennsbury delivered the first blow with a 70-pin victory in the first game. The ‘Skins rebounded however with 1,072-942 triumph of their own. The win by Neshaminy in game two gave the ‘Skins a 60-pin advantage heading into the deciding duel.
According to Neshaminy head coach Al Moss, the rubber match was a seesaw affair with Pennsbury lurching ahead in the last two frames.
The Falcons wound up winning by just 24 pins in that last game, giving the ‘Skins the win on total pins [3,044-3,018].
That and the 2-2 split earned Neshaminy the SOL National championship.
Rob Raddi led the way to the Redskins title-win with a 715 series, including a high score of 278 in game one. A junior for Neshaminy with a 192 average, Raddi seemed to save his best games for Pennsbury. Rob rolled a 280 when the two teams faced off earlier in the season at Penndel Lanes.
Playing with a bruised thumb, junior John Margicin did his part, rolling a 629 series, rolling better than 200 in each of his three games.
Margicin’s best game this season came earlier in the campaign when he rolled a 289 at Bristol Pike Lanes versus Harry S Truman.
Chris Walters, a sophomore possessing a team-high 209 average, contributed to last week’s championship triumph in a big way, rolling a 575 series.
Also for Neshaminy, Mike Tyler and Mike Malone bowled 399 and 365 respectively in the two games they bowled. Brandon Cummings and Larry Fantini posted game one scores of 177 and 184, respectively.
The Falcons’ effort was led by senior Dan Boches, who rolled a 623 series. Ryan Taylor contributed to the cause with a 606 series.
Also for Pennsbury, Mike Dreyfus, Tyler Nicol, and John Terroni posted two-game scores of 367, 402 and 430, respectively.
Darin Gordon (207), PJ Lewars (202) and Matt Callham (181) came through in single games for the orange and black.

--Sports Editor Steve Sherman