Photo from left to right: Athletic Director Don Holston, Eric Rogers, Tommy Andrews, Dylan Malinowski, Anthony Winn, Marino Winn, Phillip Tokarczyk, Head Coach Jim Carl. Front Row: Trent Heimler, Joe Kindt

BOYS DIVISION 3

JAX 60 in Jackson

CHAMPION: ARMADA

All Armada needed was a chance. The Tigers were 16 pins away from missing the cut and heading home after the qualifying round. But getting into the bracket field as the No. 8 seed was just fine. Catching fire at the right time, Armada knocked off top-seeded Cheboygan and never looked back. The Tigers went over 1300 pins in the quarterfinal, then did it again in the semifinal to turn back Birch Run. The final would be a nail-biter, as Armada scored a slim 15-point victory over No. 2-seeded Boyne City. It joins the 2015 squad among the boys bowling state champions in Armada history. The Tigers reached the state semifinals before falling to Ogemaw Heights a year ago, then came back strong this season, winning the regional and rolling into the finals. Earning the final spot for bracket play, the Tigers made their chance count in a big, big way.

CHAMPIONSHIP

No. 8 Armada 1230, No. 2 Boyne City 1215

SEMIFINALS

No. 8 Armada 1386, No. 5 Birch Run 1213

No. 2 Boyne City 1310, No. 3 Sanford Meridian 1200

QUARTERFINALS

No. 8 Armada 1355, No. 1 Cheboygan 1304

No. 5 Birch Run 1271, No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian 1130

No. 3 Sanford Meridian 1250, No. 6 Frankenmuth 1111

No. 2 Boyne City 1207, No. 7 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 1187

QUALIFYING

1. Cheboygan 3350

2. Boyne City 3292

3. Sanford Meridian 3206

4. Hudsonville Unity Christian 3178

5. Birch Run 3154

6. Frankenmuth 3128

7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central 3096

8. Armada 3088

Jonesville 3073

Hillsdale 3059

Almont 3044

Belding 3043

Canton Prep 3041

Flint Powers 3036

Olivet 2985

Muskegon Oakridge 2967

Paw Paw 2940

Richmond 2924

https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2020/03/state-champions-crowned-at-2020-michigan-high-school-bowling-team-finals.html