It certainly didn't take the South Brunswick High School boys bowling team long to turn around its season.
After going winless in its first three matches, South Brunswick recorded five straight victories. Even a 4-0 loss to Sayreville in the last match of 2011 left South Brunswick with a 5-2-2 record as it awaits the start of the 2012 portion of the schedule.
"We were hoping to get some momentum and consistency going, which we did," South Brunswick Coach Brian Burniston said. "We are doing well."
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The most recent wins for South Brunswick were against Carteret (4-0), St. Joe's (3-1) and Edison (3-1).
In all three of those wins, Steven Krier delivered a big performance. Krier had games of 246, 238 and 205 for a 689 series aainst Carteret. He had games of 205, 208 and 247 for a 660 series against Edison. And against St. Joes, Krier delivered games of 245, 268 and 226 for a 739 series.
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"Steven has been fantastic," Coach Burniston said. "He's the team leader in more ways than one. The guys on the team rally around him."
Kris Kimbelin has also been rolling out some very high series for South Brunswick. Kimberlin had a 615 series against Carteret, a 633 aganst Edison and a 677 against St. Joes.
Dominic Anghelone is another consistent bowler for South Brunswick. Anghelone had a 605 series against Carteret, a 650 against Edison and a 569 against St. Joes.
Kevin Klemas rolled a 598 series against Carteret, a 531 against Edison and a 514 against St. Joes.
Charles Zaabadick had a 514 series against St. Joes, which included a 207 game. Zaabadick also had a 183 game against Carteret.
Given a chance to bowl, Steven Thanapuasawan came through with a 183 game against Carteret. Peter Asciolla had a 181 game against Carteret. Marc Beaudry had a 174 game against Carteret.
"We're averaging about 1,000 pins a game as a team," Burniston said. "That's about 50 pins higher than last year.
"We continue to grow. We had a good first half of the season."
After being off for the holidays, South Brunswick will return to action on Jan. 3 with a match against Woodbridge. The busy week will also include matches against Old Bridge and Edison.
"Hopefully, we can do even better as the second half of the season kicks off," Burniston said.
