BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The fourth-seeded Bloomfield High School girls bowling team defeated 13th-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan on Monday, Feb. 10, and defeated fifth-seeded Irvington on Thursday, Feb. 13, both at Bowlero in Belleville and both by 2-0 scores, to advance to the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Group 4 state tournament.
In the win over Bridgewater-Raritan, senior Isabella Bille had games of 178 and 236 and freshman Taylor Murray had a 168 game to lead BHS.
Bille rolled games of 213 and 224 and senior Leah Velasquez had a 178 game in the win over Irvington.
The Bengals, who improved to 8-6, were scheduled to face top-seeded Bergen County Tech in the semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The other semifinal pitted No. 3 seed Union City against No. 2 seed Passaic County Tech. The final is Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Bowlero.
Meanwhile, the sixth-seeded BHS boys bowling team defeated No. 11 seed Paterson Kennedy, 2-0, in the first round on Tuesday, Feb. 11, before losing to No. 3 seed Passaic County Tech, 2-0, at Bowler City in Hackenack in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 13, in the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament.
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