Six weeks ago, Cicero-North Syracuse bowler Garrett Arnold had never posted a 300 game.
Monday night, he rolled his second in three days, and third in a little more than five weeks.
Arnold, a junior, put up a perfect score in his team's win over West Genesee at Strike 'N' Spare Lanes. That was a follow-up to a 300 he shot at the non-scholastic state USBC Pepsi Tournament on Saturday. His first 300 came on behalf of C-NS on Dec. 17 vs. East Syracuse Minoa.
Arnold had company Monday in the run of 300 games spreading across Section III this season. Central Valley Academy's Brady Herringshaw also rolled a 300, in a victory over Holland Patent.
Arnold said some of his recent success stems from a little tinkering he's done with his grip. And Monday he reverted to an old ball, one that felt good when he tried it out Sunday.
"I actually haven't thrown that in about like a year. So I just came back, threw it last night and I liked how it looked. So I brought it into the match today and, lo and behold, shot a 300," he said.
The effort was even sweeter because it came in a triumph that allowed the Northstars to clinch at least a tie for the SCAC Metro title. C-NS has concluded its regular season with a 9-1 league mark. Baldwinsville is 6-1 and can grab a share of the title if it wins its last three matches.
"I was excited because I knew that I could contribute a lot to clinching the league title," Arnold said. "I was very happy because it was my last game of the (regular) season and ending it off on a 300 was a really, really good note to leave it off on. So I'm absolutely more than happy with that."
Here's the full rundown of Section III bowlers who have shot 300 this season:
