NASHVILLE Hendersonville High’s boys bowling team punched its ticket to the state tournament on Monday with a 20-7 victory over McGavock in a sectional match held at Hermitage Lanes.
Hendersonville High sophomore Brandon Paul rolled a 537 series in Monday’s sectional victory at McGavock. The Commandos qualified for the state team tournament with their 20-7 victory.
The Commandos (22-3) won at least four individual pairings in each game and had the higher pinfall total in the first two games, finishing with a 339-pin edge.
Senior Timothy Smith (225-213-197) finished with the Commandos’ top three-game total, a 635 series.
Freshman Chandler Griffin (208-201-203) rolled a 612 series and won all three of his individual games. Junior Braydon Satterfield (196-201-153) also went 3-0 while rolling a 550 series.
Senior Storm Sparks rolled the Commandos’ top game with a 233, and classmate Wyatt Patterson chipped in with games of 211 and 219. Sparks and Patterson had already qualified for the individual state tournament, which begins on Thursday at Smyrna Bowling Center.
The Commandos return to the state tournament for the first time since suffering an 18-9 loss to Walker Valley in the quarterfinals of the 2014 state tournament.
Hendersonville joins Dobyns-Bennett, Cherokee, Smyrna, Lebanon, Hardin County, Bartlett and three-time defending champion Columbia Central in the field. Baker-format games determine the bracket on Friday morning before the quarterfinals begin at 4 p.m. at Smyrna Bowling Center.
The semifinals and finals are slated for Saturday.
Hendersonville boys 20, McGavock 7
Game one
HENDERSONVILLE (1,248) – Brandon Paul 164, Chandler Griffin 208, Wyatt Patterson 211, Timothy Smith 225, Braydon Satterfield 196, Storm Sparks 214.
MCGAVOCK (1,118) – Cameron Huff 173, Kynaston Matheney 197, Andrew Maki 167, Kaike Martin 257, Justin Kern 192, Akash Nana 132.
Game two
HENDERSONVILLE (1,252) – Paul 185, Griffin 201, Patterson 219, Smith 213, Satterfield 201, Sparks 233.
MCGAVOCK (983) – Nana 118, Huff 104, Maki 223, Martin 177, Kern 191, Matheney 170.
Game three
HENDERSONVILLE (1,061) – Paul 188, Griffin 203, Joey Maxey 171, Smith 197, Satterfield 153, Sparks 149.
MCGAVOCK (1,091) – Addison Alvarez 167, Matheney 188, Cassius Hisel 154, Martin 226, Kern 145, Maki 211.
Total pinfall: 3,531-3,192, Hendersonville.