Nick Cooper - Michigan High School Athletic Association

70 bowlers competed for the men's singles title and the top 16 bowlers based on total pinfall after six morning games qualified for the best two of three matches Port Huron Northern's Leo Anthony had the best qualifying blocks to advance to the round of 16 at 813 75 faced Warren de LaSalle's John Delora, who posted the 16th fastest score to make the cut with a 12:30. Delora faced the

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est scoring Anthony and won the first game 207 to 186 before Delora fought back with a 215 189 win in game two in game three Delora advanced to the quarterfinals with a 236 win. a 179 Clarkston's Nick Cooper and Flint's Tony Harper Carmen Ainsworth split the first two games of their natural round of 16 Cooper had the 14th best score in the qualifying block with 8 1254 while Harper had the third best with a 13 54 in the third game they dueled with what had to be one of their best games of the season after ten frames in 268 they were neck to neck in the Wawa with Cooper going on to win 57 to 50 Brighton's James Costs defeated Tyler Waterford's Kitchen five in three games to progress to the quarter-final at one ninety-one before Cooper responded with a 231 180 game two win in game three Cooper advanced with a 233-177 victory John Delora defeated Jack de Raadt Taylor Truman's second in three games in the quarterfinals jerrod won the second game by one point before laura1 the third game 212-154 Jamie's cos defeated Evan Smith in another quarterfinal matchup winning the last two games 218 to 202 23 to 203 Davison's Joey Hoover defeated Berkeley's Peter Wagner 225 to 205 and 265 to 187 in the quarterfinals and faced Nick Cooper in the semifinals Cooper and uber battled in the first game winning quickly by two points 187 to 185 they kept the pressure on each other in the second game and Cooper advanced to the championship with a 217 to 201 win John Delora had just made the cut in the qualifying block scores of the morning and continued his hot streak from the afternoon advancing to the final in two games against his semifinal opponent James because Delora won the first game 214 to 161 and advanced to the championship with a painful 263 to 179 victory pitted 16th best qualifying score against 14th best in Cooper for the championship Cooper won a competitive first game - 26 - 13 hardest thing is man focused on my stairs they went down those stairs and I stayed in the game you know like that that I was thinking that you had to make a good shot, hit the target with speed and you got it in the second game.

Delora threw a 193 and with a Nick of 215 Cooper captured the boys' division one singles state bowling championship. I can not believe it. I can't believe the number one in the state is feeling amazing in the division one girls' singles competition. pump tion 70