Southside girls bowling, Cara Clontz win state titles, the fifth team title in program history
Southside girls bowling and sophomore Cora Clontz took home state titles during the AHSAA state bowling championships in Mobile.
The state title was clinched as Southside (26-4) beat Scottsboro 4-2 in the finals on Friday. It is the Lady Panthers fifth state title in nine seasons, all coming under head coach Zachary Blume, who never thought he'd be in a spot to win one, let alone five.
"I would've never believed when I first started coaching bowling, almost ten years ago that I would win one state title and to win five is just, its indescribable," Blume said.
Clontz came out as the top girls bowler in the Class 1A-5A during the seeding round on Thursday, giving her the title as the individual state champion. Clontz came away with the top score of 589, while Brayleigh Peppers came in 10th with a score of 489. Southside beat Springville 4-0 in the first round and Marbury 4-2 in the second round.
On the boys side Etowah's EJ Teal came in third with a scored of 593 while Kaed Bradley scored a 538 for eighth in the Class 1A-5A. In Class 6A/7A, Gadsden City's Derik Henson scored a 598 for fourth and Max Howard was in eighth with a scored of 583. Gadsden City lost in the first round while Etowah lost in the semifinals.
Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports and Jacksonville State athletics for the Gadsden Times. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldson@gannett.com.
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