Bowling: Brick Memorial’s Salvatore, Wall’s Kline repeat at New Jersey Single Classic

The 16th annual New Jersey Singles Classic at Ocean Lanes in Lakewood saw both Brick Memorial’s Olivia Salvatore and Wall’s Donaven Kline defend their respective championships successfully on the lanes.

On the girls side, Salvatore, who leads the state with a 219 average in dual matches, was outstanding in all six of her matches throughout the tournament.

The senior recorded a 216 average, including racking up a 259 in the finals to defeat New Egypt’s Hailey Kraemer and retain her title.

To win his second straight boys individual crown at the tournament, Kline tallied his second game of 258 during the tournament to defeat Colts Neck’s Jason Bennett in the finals.

Kline was consistent throughout the tournament, collecting a 235 average in the six games he rolled on the lanes. The sophomore currently ranks second in the state behind St. Joseph (Met.) junior Will Cunnigham (244 average) with a 240 average in dual matches this season.

All 224 bowlers (147 boys and 77 girls) who participated in the tournament got to roll three traditional games with the 28 highest totals for each gender advancing to the playoff bracket.

The top four totals from each side got a first-round bye, while the other 24 participants rolled one game and the best eight tallies from that game joined the other four bowlers in the quarterfinals.

The six best scores from the quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals and then the top two totals from the semifinals advanced to face each other head-to-head in the finals.

Top Six Boys Finalists

1-Donaven Kline, Wall; 2-Jason Bennett, Colts Neck; 3-Collin Zens, Bergen Tech; 4-John James, Hackensack; 5-Trey Arico, Jackson Memorial; 6- Theo Zamora, Bergen Tech.

Top Six Girls Finalists

1-Olivia Salvatore, Brick Memorial; 2-Hailey Kraemer, New Egypt; 3-Jamie White, Barnegat; 4-Isabella Giovanniello, Colts Neck; 5-Christina Scibetta, Toms River South; Abby Montgomery, Manchester Township.

Steven Bassin can be reached at SBassin@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @SBassin_Sports

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