Lagcao captures crown in BTA monthly bowl

JUNIOR bowler Sam Lagcao edged veteran and much older opponents to emerge champion in last Sunday’s Bowlingplex Tenpin Association (BTA) PRIMA Monthly tournament held at the Gaisano Bowlingplex in Banilad, this city.

Lagcao, one of the vaunted Cebuano junior bowlers, downed 1,278 pinfalls in six games, averaging a jaw-dropping 205 pinfalls including a sizzling 247 in the first game.

Lagcao nipped fellow junior bowler Aui Padawan who finished in second spot with 1,241 pinfalls after averaging 196.8 pinfalls. Padawan also scored 247 in the opening round but failed to match Lagcao’s torrid form the rest of the way.

Multi-titled kegler Clarence Tiu rounded off the top three with 1,229 pinfalls. His best performance was in the third round where he downed 236 pins off an average of 199.8 pinfalls.

Fourth and fifth placers were Bel Suelto and Wilbert Yu respectively. Suelto scored 1,215 pinfalls while Yu had 1,179.

Sixth to 10th placers were Gj Buyco (1,153), Xyrra Cabusas (1,140), Alex Lagcao (1,121), BTA President Bede Llano (1,120) and Inday de Gracia (1,106). /CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL