PCHS Bowlers roll records

  • The PCHS boys bowling team are, from left, Ronnie Hutchison, Adam Straus, Chance Enzweiler, Leroy Bryan, Karson Enzweiler, Colton Webster (holding the trophy), Kyan Brewer, Braden Brann, Bradley Brann and Amber Brewer. Photos courtesy of Rhonda Hutchinson.
    The PCHS boys bowling team are, from left, Ronnie Hutchison, Adam Straus, Chance Enzweiler, Leroy Bryan, Karson Enzweiler, Colton Webster (holding the trophy), Kyan Brewer, Braden Brann, Bradley Brann and Amber Brewer. Photos courtesy of Rhonda Hutchinson.
  • Jordan Ewers, left, and Kyan Brewer pose with their medals. Photos courtesy of Rhonda Hutchinson.
    Jordan Ewers, left, and Kyan Brewer pose with their medals. Photos courtesy of Rhonda Hutchinson.
  • Kree Brewer and Maddie Crawford became the first Ladycats to represent the program at the state level. Photo by Rhonda Hutchison.
    Kree Brewer and Maddie Crawford became the first Ladycats to represent the program at the state level. Photo by Rhonda Hutchison.
  • Kree Brewer and Maddie Crawford became the first Ladycats to represenKyan Brewer and Bradley Brann represented the Wildcats in singles competition. Photo by Rhonda Hutchison.
    Kree Brewer and Maddie Crawford became the first Ladycats to represenKyan Brewer and Bradley Brann represented the Wildcats in singles competition. Photo by Rhonda Hutchison.

By Rhonda Hutchison

LOUISVILLE — Pendleton County High School bowlers rolled into the school record books last week with two final four finishes during state competition.

The boys teams advanced to the semi-finals. No PCHS team ever made it that far. 

The boys unified combo of Jordan Ewers and Kyan Brewer also clawed their way into the top four in the state, a feat no other Wildcats team had accomplished.

Ladycats Kree Brewer and Maddie Crawford fell short of the top eight but still are in the PCHS record books as the first two Pendleton girls to qualify for state.

The state bowling competition took place Feb. 5 to 7 in Louisville. 

FEB. 5

After three regulation games in girls singles competition, Kree Brewer and Maddie Crawford found themselves seeded 13th (Brewer, 151-185-182) and 32nd (Crawford, 128-129-143). 

Only the top eight competitors advanced.

FEB. 6

In boys team and singles events, the Wildcats showed up ready to bowl and to beat their previous state showing.

After two seeding games, the Wildcats found themselves seeded sixth out of 16 teams with a total pins count of 1,169. 

In the first round, Pendleton met 11 seed Harrison County. In the bracket portion of the competition, the first team to win three baker games out of five moves on to the next round. 

The Cats took the first two baker games 231-159, 238-189 only to have Harrison take the third game 171-173. The win was secured by Pendleton in the fourth baker game, 176-151 to move the Cats into the elite eight. 

In round two, the Cats met No. 3 seed Central Hardin.

The Cats wasted no time in taking the first baker game 214-171. The second baker game ended in a tie, 170-170, giving each team a half point. 

Determined not to go out in this round, the Cats stepped up, taking the next two baker games 215-203 and 253-223, securing the win. This win advanced the Cats to the semi-finals and into school history as no previous bowling team had made it this far.

In the semi-finals, the Cats took on No. 2 seed Owensboro. Owensboro came out strong and took the first two bakers 224-181, 231-180. The Cats fought back and took the third baker 185-200. Owensboro took game four, eliminating the Wildcats from the tournament. Pleasure Ridge Park went on to win the boys team event. 

In the afternoon, the boys singles championship included Pendleton bowlers Kyan Brewer and Bradley Brann. After three regulation seeding games, Brewer (211-234-258) was seeded first with a 703 pins, and Brann (224-152-180) was seeded 22nd with 556 pins. The top eight scoring bowlers moved on to bowl two more games in the semi-finals. Brewer’s two additional games were 199 and 195, giving him a total pin count of 1,097. Brewer missed the stepladder portion of the tournament by three pins, placing him fifth in the state competition. 

On Feb. 7, the last day of competition, region unified champs Jordan Ewers and Kyan Brewer of PCHS were pumped and ready to represent for the Wildcats. After two seeding games (143-179), the Cats found themselves seeded fifth out of 16 teams. In round one, the head-to-head part of the competition started with only the winner advancing. Pendleton met Ryle in the first round and took control quickly winning the game 183-140. With Ewers leading the team, the Cats wasted no time in eliminating North Bullitt 181-123, moving them into the top four.

In the semi-finals, the Cats met West Jessamine. The game was a nail-biter and the winner was not decided until the 10th frame. West Jessamine edged out the Cats 149-132. Ewers/Brewer made school history by having the highest unified finish at the state competition. Graves County went on to win the Unified Division.