Koff, Galante retain lead in Teen Masters National Finals

08/02/07

2007 Teen Masters

The Orleans Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (July 29 - August 3, 2007)

2007TMAndrewKoffAshlyGalante2.jpg Teen Masters bowlers rolled on a mixed pattern Wednesday morning and the field of 88 boys and 42 girls was cut to 32 and 16 at the Orleans in Las Vegas.

Florida's Andrew Koff and Ashly Galante held on to the lead they have had the past couple of rounds to capture the top seeds going into the match play.

Koff rolled a 1,243 in the third round to finish the 18 games of qualifying at 3,891, a 216.1 average. Galante leads the girls division with 3,666, an average of 203.6 for qualifying.

"I had a little trouble this morning adjusting speeds for the two different patterns, but I just focused on the lines I played on the long and short oil," said Koff. "I finally got it and shot 240 the last game."

Both leaders used two different balls on the mixed patterns. One of the keys to Galante's success was using a changeable thumb insert in both of the balls used this morning on the long and short patterns.

"I struggled a little on the long pattern this morning," said Galente. "It was different than the first day for me, so it took me a little while to find my line, but it was not too bad. I'm happy to be the leader."

The top 32 boys begin match play Wednesday afternoon, with girls starting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, when they will be joined by the top 16 boys. All matches will be best of five games.


Boys Division - Round Three Results (18 games)


1, Andrew Koff, Miami, Fla., 3,891
2, Jonathan Buckert, Rochester, N.Y., 3,879
3, Andy Soukup, Naperville, Ill., 3,859
4, Michael Conn, Crestwod, Ky., 3,696
5, Jake Peters, Decator, Ill., 3,680
6, Geoffrey Young, Denton, Texas, 3,678
7, Colby Warren, Danville, Va., 3,665
8, Scott Christensen, Evergreen, Colo., 3,649
9, Kevin Tatrow, Bel aire, Kan., 3,618
10, Jonathan Trzcinski, Bayshore, N.Y., 3,617
11, Cody Hoskinson, Wichita, Kan., 3,600
12, Kristopher Prather, Pace, Fla., 3,593
13, Brandon Allred, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,580
14, Tyler Kemp, Connersville, Ind., 3,570
15, Matthew Sabin, Woodbridge, N.J., 3,562
16, Joseph May, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,535
17, Chris Ray, Granite City, Ill., 3,534
18, Christopher Grube, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,533
19, Christopher Davidson, Modesto, Calif., 3,526
20, (tie) Shane Reid, Enfield, Conn., and Matthew Tuckfield, Miami, Fla., 3,523
22, A. J. Van Fleet, Haw River, N.C., 3,511
23, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 3,508
24, Austin Boulds, Creral Springs, Ill., 3,507
25, Tucker Clark, Sperry, Okla., 3,506
26, Devin Bidwell, Simi Valley, Calif., 3,503
27, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 3,501
28, Jake Klemsen, Milwaukie, Ore., 3,499
29, Israel Hernandez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, 3,496
30, Adam Jozwiak, Lockport, N.Y., 3,488
31, Abed Daher, Brownstown, Mich., 3,482
32, Tim Frye, Hackettstown, N.J., 3,481


Missed Cut:
33, Justin Troche, Pope Mills, N.C., 3,479
34, Zachary Hattori, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,472
35, Craig Wellbrook, Calverton, N.Y., 3,470
36, Joshua McBride, Wichita, Kan., 3,460
37, T. J. Baral, Palm City, Fla., 3,459
38, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 3,457
39, Jay Foote, Westerville, Ohio, 3,456
40, Tyler Barker, Magna, Utah, 3,455
41, (tie) Joe Novara, East Patchogue, N.Y., and Ryan Appel, Cinnaminson, N.J., and Alex Buss, IL, 3,445
44, Nick Atkinson, Frostburg, Md., 3,443
45, Matthew Gauroniak, Palm City, Fla., 3,439
46, (tie) Garret Stewart, Austin, Texas, and Richard Farrington, Rochester, N.Y., 3,435
48, (tie) Robert McBride, Mesquite, Texas, and Matt Dewey, Rochester, N.Y., 3,423.
50, Kyle Gorney, Naperville, Ill., 3,422
51, Nick Pahr, Eden Prairie, Minn., 3,412
52, Mathew Anastasia, Blue Island, Ill., 3,395
53, Jimmy Ewell, Austin, Texas, 3,392
54, Brian Wagner, Burr Ridge, Ill., 3,387
55, (tie) E. J. Smith, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Mike Dolan, Fond du Lac, Wis., 3,386.
57, Paul Walsh, Vero Beach, Fla., 3,385
58, Drew Hodnicki, Devon, Pa., 3,377
59, Dan Patty, Walnut Creek, Calif., 3,369
60, (tie) David Shaefer, Manteca, Calif., and Eugene Smithers, Lake Charles, La., 3,367
62, Ethan Hansen, Munster, Ind., 3,366
63, Billy Gerber, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,365
64, Ken Fischer, Lake Zurich, Ill., 3,359
65, Robert Ivers, Texarkana, AR, 3,355
66, Chris Lange, Lindenhurst, N.Y., 3,351
67, Nathan Foshee, Trussville, Ala., 3,342
68, Chris Dunlap, Lakeland, Fla., 3,337
69, Brandon Kraye, La Habra, Calif., 3,329
70, Nathan Johnson, Bellona, N.Y., 3,320
71, Brandon Peele, Chesapeake, Va., 3,304
72, Tyler Keys, Jackson, Mo., 3,298
73, Joshua Smith, Newark, N.Y., 3,287
74, Bryan Reilly, Cascade, Wis., 3,280
75, Anthony Scerati, Mt. Laurel, N.J., 3,271
76, Troy Busch, Sioux Falls, S.D., 3,270
77, Cameron Smith, Santee, Calif., 3,268
78, Kristopher George, Glendale, Ariz., 3,266
79, Carl Ballard, Shannon, Miss., 3,264
80, Rand Woodson, Nashville, Tenn., 3,251
81, Josh Burnham, Allen, Texas, 3,238
82, David Quinn, Chesapeake, Va., 3,235
83, Joe Merry, Cantonment, Fla., 3,205
84, Eddie Milliken, Webster, N.Y., 3,190
85, Jacob Wright, Terre Haute, Ind., 3,188
86, Josh Adams, Boise, Idaho, 3,167
87, Justin King, Fayetteville, N.C., 3,144
88, Frank Porter, Niagra Falls, N.Y., 3,063

Girls Division - Round Three Results (18 games)


1, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,666
2, Liz Seibel, Hellertown, Pa., 3,607
3, Jessica Earnest, Vandailia, Ill., 3,571
4, Kayla Johnson, Washington, Ill., 3,564
5, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 3,539
6, (tie) Stephanie Melton, Louisville, Ky., and Jenny Brown, Deland, Fla., 3,478
8, Amanda Halter, Georgetown, Texas, 3,446
9, Stephanie Scanlon, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,431
10, Samanatha Santoro, Reinholds, Pa., 3,424
11, Maggie Zakrzewski, Palatine, Ill., 3,419
12, Jessica Baker, Springfield, Ohio, 3,415
13, Megan Goeller, Rolling Meadows, Ill., 3,403
14, Samantha Jimenez, Rowland Heights, Calif., 3,389
15, Melanie DeCarlo, Peru, Ill., 3,388
16, Michelle Secours, Brockport, N.Y., 3,382

Missed Cut:
17, Dayna Galganski, N. Palm Beach, Fla., 3,380
18, Felicia Goll, St. Clair Shores, Mich., 3,377
19, Larissa Lantto, Eden Prairie, Minn., 3,373
20, Amanda Nordick, Fargo, N.D., 3,370
21, Elizabeth Hansen, Sioux Falls, S.D., 3,359
22, Kimberly Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., 3,351
23, Heather D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y., 3,342
24, Emily Lewis, Louisville, Ky., 3,325
25, Kaitlin Quinn, Livonia, N.Y., 3,318
26, Alyssa Harper, Miami, Fla., 3,291
27, Rose Brown, Modesto, Calif., 3,262
28, Natalie Jimenez, Rowland Heights, Calif., 3,249
29, Kristi Mickelson, Bellevue, Neb., 3,237
30, Kristina Terpo, Brooklyn, N.Y., 3,236
31, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 3,231
32, Joi Bell, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,226
33, Ellyse Shields, Porter, Ind., 3,222
34, Ellen Morrison, Winnebago, Ill., 3,202
35, Amanda Greene, Romney, W. Va., 3,190
36, Jessica McCusker, Allen, Texas, 3,189
37, April Urban, Henderson, Nev., 3,180
38, Alyssa Bonzek, Suwanee, Ga., 3,174
39, Alexis Paine, Mobile, Ala., 3,168
40, Astrid Valiente, Caguas, Puerto Rico, 3,164
41, Carolyn Eldridge, Mascoutah, Ill., 3,150
42, Nicole Caggiano, Woodbridge, N.J., 3,146,
43, Michelle Posadas, Orlando, Fla., 3,114