Jackson Liberty rallied to win the final three games 219-168, 201-180 and 256-160 in its comeback victory over Linden.ĭespite having plenty of star power in its lineup, including the Bohn brothers – anchor Brandon, a sophomore, and leadoff Justin, a junior, who are sons of PBA Hall of Fame inductee Parker Bohn III – Jackson Liberty needed a total team effort to win Saturday’s championship at Majestic Lanes. Watch Video: Long line of shoppers at Sole Culture in Freehold Raceway Mall on Black Friday Jackson Liberty rallied in the final game of qualifying to finish four pins ahead of Woodbridge to edge the host and two-time defending state titlists for the fourth and final spot in the championship round. “We kind of snuck in here as the fourth seed and then we finally started bowling the way we know we could bowl.”
“It was good to come out here and get this initial victory at a tournament,” Pagliaro said.
“We do feel some pressure,” Jackson Liberty head coach Chris Pagliaro said after his team overcame adversity to not only qualify for the championship round of the season-opening Marisa Tufaro Classic in dramatic fashion, but to bounce back from losing the first two games of the title match to win a best-of-five series for the tournament crown. View Gallery: All-Shore Girls Bowling Team 2019Īs the defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner, the Jackson Liberty High School boys bowling team, which returned its entire starting lineup, entered this year with a target on its back.