Boys Win; Girls Win at home
October 2019
Dayton, TN -- Rhea County High School Bowling team split with visiting McMinn County on Monday night at Crystal Springs Bowling Lanes in Crystal Springs. The girls won 17-10 and bosy lost by same 17-10 score. The boys' team was led by Phillip Rogers and Tanner Gaither, who both averaged over 180 on the night and ended up with 550 and 541 points for three games. Carson Gary of Mcminn bowled a 228.3 average to lead McMinn, finishing with 685 points on the night. McMinn finished with 2961 points vs 2778 for Rhea County boys.
For the girls, Becca Rogers had a high game of 208 on her way to three game total of 542. Rhea County had 2034 points against 1863 for McMinn.
Rhea County boys are returning an experienced squad and are lead by Phillip Rogers, Tanner Gaither, and C. T. Nance and others. Rhea County girls had to work hard to field a team this year and have some inexperienced players, who are improving game by game.
| Team | Player | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total | Average |
| Rha County Boys | Team | 792 | 1042 | 944 | 2778 | 926.0 |
| Rhea County Boys | Phillip Rogers | 154 | 201 | 195 | 550 | 183.3 |
| Rhea County Boys | Tanner Gaither | 182 | 209 | 150 | 541 | 180.3 |
| Rhea County Boys | C.T. Nance | 136 | 173 | 177 | 486 | 162.0 |
| Rhea County Boys | Josh Graham | 133 | 164 | 135 | 432 | 144.0 |
| Rhea County Boys | Chase Hoffman | 151 | 150 | 301 | 150.5 | |
| Rhea County Boys | Chance Wampler | 144 | 137 | 281 | 140.5 | |
| Rhea County Boys | J. Hernandaz | 86 | 86 | 86.0 | ||
| Rhea County Boys | Jackson McDaniel | 101 | 101 | 101.0 | ||
| McMinn Boys | Carson Gary | 235 | 240 | 210 | 685 | 228.3 |
| McMinn Boys | Team | 950 | 1083 | 928 | 2961 | 987.0 |
| McMinn Girls | Team | 663 | 619 | 581 | 1863 | 621 |
| Rhea County Girls | Team | 665 | 745 | 624 | 2034 | 678.0 |
| Rhea County Girls | Natalie | 86 | 107 | 88 | 281 | 93.7 |
| Rhea County Girls | Georgia Sutton | 105 | 84 | 67 | 256 | 85.3 |
| Rhea County Girls | Ally Gentry | 98 | 113 | 97 | 308 | 102.7 |
| Rhea County Girls | Kendall Hughes | 91 | 122 | 106 | 319 | 106.3 |
| Rhea County Girls | Becca Rogers | 184 | 208 | 150 | 542 | 180.7 |
| Rhea County Girls | Jennifer H. | 101 | 111 | 121 | 333 | 111.0 |
| McMinn Girls | Brooke Mizell | 156 | 135 | 124 | 415 | 138.3 |
Steve Williams spoke through social media, "Rough night for our boys team vs. a good McMinn Co. boys team. McMinn 17 Rhea 10. Tanner Gaither lead the boys with a 209 game and Phillip Rogers with a 201."
"Our girls team starts the season with a 17-10 win. Becca Rogers had a good night with a 208 game. Our girls program is rebuilding this year with 5 first year bowlers. We are very proud of our girls team. The excitement and fun brings back memories of our prior years programs. We are looking forward to seeing this years teams compete."
RCHS bowling is off this week and returns to action on October 14th at home vs Bradley Central and entertains Signal Mountain(boys only) on Thursday, October 19th.
Oct. 14th home vs. Bradley Central
Oct.17th home vs. Signal Mtn. Boys only