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Milan boys upset Chelsea, 16-14
PUBLISHED: January 17, 2008
It came down to the final frame.
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Boys' varsity bowler Dave McPherson needed to deliver two strikes in the 10th to secure a stunning upset of the Chelsea Bulldogs, a state-ranked team last year and one that that had handedly defeated Milan twice in the Big Reds inaugural season.
McPherson came through and became a hero.
"It was a very exciting game," said second-year coach Melanie Wilson. "The guys were very excited, especially at Chelsea's house. They all did well that match."
Rocky Garcia bowled a 190 for a high game.
The varsity girls' and the junior varsity boys' teams didn't fair as well. The girls lost 30-0 and the JV team fell 25-5.
Brittanie Divert had a high game with a 127 and Joel Michalak bowled a high of 131 for the JV squad.
The varsity boys followed up their dramatic upset over Chelsea with a 28-2 win over Morenci Monday. Jacob Varney bowled a 182, edging out McPherson for a high game by two points.
The win over Chelsea was a shot of confidence for the fledgling Big Reds bowling team, Wilson said.
The two wins for the varsity boys raise their overall record to 3-3.
Milan won one match all of last year, its first year competing.
"We've already done a lot better than last year and we're not even half way done yet," Wilson said.
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