Team of the Week Shawly BowlersPip R. PlanasJEDDAH – Shawly Bowlers posted the highest total pinfalls of 3,623 to be the Team of the Week, while Lance & 3rdy and Fed Extreme pursed 30 points each to be on top of the overall team standings during the opening day of the Filipino Expatriate Damayan Bowling Group Friday Morning Bowling League 12th Conference at the Bowling City here. Marginally losing Game 1 at 1,165-1,059, Shawly Bowlers bowled back profusely to overwrite their disadvantage by 1,337-1,151 Game-2 repulsion. This repugnance was caused by the all 200 and above scores of team captain Arnel Bautista, Edison Arena, Andy David, Joel Quiboy and Sally Sa?osa with Max Salang contributing 190 on the 1,201-1,007 scratch rocking of Ding dela Rosa-guided D' Mountaineers. Dela Rosa once again enlivened teammates with a 228 which Robert Stone, Manny Tibay, Edris Mangoda, Jun de Dios and Malou Nidoy greatly responded, but with Bautista counter-leading Shawly with 240 and Sa?osa pairing a 234, D'Mountaineers could only win last game at 1,238-1,227 to give away the overall to the earlier. Shawly Bowlers won the match and emerged as the first Team of the Week at 3,623-3,554 on 12-8 point settlement. Bautista and Sa?osa garnered the Bowlers of the week honors on respective handicapped series of 693 and 605. Bautista had games of 199, 254 and 240 while Sa?osa marked 168, 203 and 232. With team captain Ric Reformado backed in form and Edward Botardo and Med Ramos cushioning superbly, Lance & 3rdy figured to be one of the title contenders hinted by an 18-2 victory over the Royal Strikers signed at 3,600-3,345. Lance & 3rdy swept the handicap sets at 1,210-1,083, 1,127-1,105 and 1,263-1,157 with Reformado inspiring teammates with 676 on his simple bowling style that posted sterling games of 244, 190 and 240. The match could have been shutout but Royal Strikers skipper Jun Estefano (196) and Joey Calapatia (212) saved a 965-939 Game-2 scratch set. Nevetheless such deterrence inflicted less harm as team manager Evelyn Santoc, Shirley Sagmit and Rene Punzalan were all on above average performances that made Lance & 3rdy on top with 30 points on initial overall rankings. Fed Extreme scratched beyond 950 on all its outings to take the 20 points on its 3,479 aggregate with Jimmy Mandingiado and Robert de Guzman leading the board with identical 631. Mandingiado decorated his output with 257 in Game 2 while de Guzman registered well balanced games which enthused TC Carlos Bustinera, Jowet Carreon, Bobby Baraquel and Fedelyn Bustinera to leverage. Initial rankings with points: Lance & 3rdy – 30, Fed Extreme – 30, EKIS 3 – 25, Shawly Bowlers – 25, Micah's Pride – 25, Alley ‘R US – 19, D'Mountaineers – 19, Pin Rockers – 15, Petromin Express – 12, Fire Fox – 11, BCT Ball Care – 11, Royal strikers – 6, Pin Slasher -3.
