Jordan Lopez is 1 of 2 Lyndhurst bowlers to roll a 300 this season… and 1 of 2 Lopezes pictured (dad Andres is doing his best Aaron Rodgers act)
In case you missed it, junior Jordan Lopez bowled the second 300 game of his varsity career on Monday, helping Lyndhurst sweep Becton, 5-0, to move one step closer to repeating as NJIC Meadowlands Division champion. He is the third North Jersey bowler to accomplish the feat this season and the second on his own team, after freshman Ryan Donohue shot a 300 on Dec. 16. Lopez finished with a two-game series 0f 565, or a 282.5 average, which makes me wonder what would have been if his league used three-game matches.
The 2013-14 bowling season is nearing the home stretch, and all three New Jersey Interscholastic Conference division titles are still to be decided… though, like the Golden Bears, the other league leaders are very, very close to wrapping things up.
Taglines is still working on crunching all the Big North numbers — oh, for the days when every match counted in the standings and made stat-keeping easy — but we should hopefully have those soon. In the meantime, here is an overview of the most recent NJIC standings, plus a brief refresher on North Jersey perfect-game history (for bowling, anyway)…
Rather than rerunning the entire “300 list”, let’s take a look at the company Lopez joined by tossing yet another ’12-strike special’:
NORTH JERSEY BOWLERS WITH MULTIPLE 300 GAMES (Since 1985):
BOYS
Jordan Lopez, Lyndhurst: 1/19/2013 @ Bowler City (1ST); 1/27/2014 @ Wallington Lanes (2ND)
Tim Frantin, Pascack Valley: 1/11/2011 @ Bowler City (1ST); 1/3/2012 @ Holiday Bowl (2ND)
Carlos Duarte, Passaic Tech: 12/16/2004 (1ST); 1/18/2005 (2ND), both @ T-Bowl II *and* in same season
Again, this list only takes into account perfect games in varsity competition, but that’s still a pretty select group. Bravo, Mr. Lopez, for joining the club.
As for the NJIC points standings, they have been updated through the completion of Tuesday’s action. FYI, in the closest race listed below, Colonial Division front-runners Pompton Lakes and Hawthorne go head-to-head one more time on Thursday…
| NJIC BOWLING STANDINGS | |||
| (Through Tuesday, Jan. 28) | |||
| Colonial Division | PF-PA | ||
| Pompton Lakes | 60-0 | (2 matches left) | |
| Hawthorne | 53-7 | (2 matches left) | |
| Glen Rock | 38-22 | ||
| Rutherford | 35-30 | ||
| Garfield | 25-35 | ||
| Manchester | 20-40 | ||
| Eastern Christian | 8-57 | ||
| Mary Help | 6-54 | ||
| Patriot Division | PF-PA | ||
| Leonia | 60-5 | (3 matches left) | |
| Park Ridge | 55-15 | (2 matches left) | |
| Harrison | 45-25 | ||
| New Milford | 43-17 | ||
| Palisades Park | 28-32 | ||
| Hawthorne Christian | 20-45 | ||
| Queen of Peace | 18-42 | ||
| Midland Park | 10-50 | ||
| Bogota | 6-54 | ||
| Meadowlands Division | PF-PA | ||
| Lyndhurst | 58-2 | (3 matches left) | |
| Wallington | 43-17 | (3 matches left) | |
| Secaucus | 38-17 | (4 matches left) | |
| North Arlington | 29-31 | ||
| St. Mary | 28-32 | ||
| Wood-Ridge | 24-36 | ||
| Becton | 10-45 | ||
| Hasbrouck Heights | 5-55 | ||
That’s all for this edition of Taglines. See you ’round the lanes…
—GT