By Cort Reynolds

ROSSFORD - The Bluffton High School boys bowling team finished 13th in the 16-team Div. II district tournament at Rossford Interstate Lanes on February 20.

Only the top three teams advance to the state tournament.

Coldwater won the district crown with 4,416 total pins. St. Henry came in second (4,022), followed closely by Van Wert (4,011).

Bluffton finished with 3,476 total pins, which left them 535 pins and nine spots away from state qualification.

The Pirates rolled a 2,548 first round total, then bowled a 928 Baker Series to finish their inaugural season as a varsity program.  

Bluffton rolled an 863-908-777=2,548 three-game series to finish 11th in the first round. 

Coldwater won the first round with 3,195 pins.

In the second round Baker Series, the Pirates rolled 123-158-165-172-137-173=928. The Cavaliers also won the Baker Series with 1,221 pins, while  Bluffton was 13th.  

Junior Joziah Salazar was the top Pirate bowler with a first round series of 216-187-196=599.

Sophomore Coby Dailey bowled a 187-204-149=540 series to come in  second for the Pirates.

Freshman Weston Johnstone rolled 194-162=356 over the last two games.

Pirate senior Matt Piehl bowled a two-game set of 179-149=328. Sophomore Xavier Navarro rolled a series of 155-174=329 in the first two games.

Coldwater senior Austin Burden bowled a 267-235-223=725 three-game series to win the district individual title.