2010 All-Long Island boys bowling

JOHN KNIERIEMEN
Bowler of the Year
East Islip

Senior
Knieriemen seemingly made perfection a practice ? to the tune of 31 games. His 229.95 average was the highest on Long Island and for most of the year he threatened the single-season record of 232.64, set by Bay Shore?s Jon Trzcinski in 2008. ?I?ve had some great ones,? East Islip coach Rick Papandrea said, ?but he?s far and away the best player I?ve ever coached . . . He came in with a tremendous amount of talent but was always willing to open himself to advice and polish his game.? Knieriemen ended his high school career with 34 straight league wins and led the Redmen to a state title in 2007-08. His 1,383 series helped them to a second-place finish in this year?s Suffolk championships. He earned his PBA card two weeks ago and turned pro.

JOSHUA ROCA
Sewanhaka

Senior
Roca had a 223 average and led Sewanhaka to a 12-0 regular season and the first championship in the program?s nine years. His 1,425 pinfall was second most in the Nassau Tournament and he rolled a 279 in Game 4 of his team?s comeback against East Meadow. Roca, who has been on the team since seventh grade, was a key part of its development and ascension. He won the Nassau individual tournament in 2008-2009 and was a member of the second-place sectional All-Star team that year.

ELLIOT JONES
Riverhead

Junior
Since joining the Blue Waves as a seventh-grader, Jones has made great strides. He?s led Riverhead in average each season since eighth grade (191) and this year his 227 was second best on Long Island. He toppled 1,352 pins in the county tournament, was a member of the Suffolk All-Star team and last month, in a PBA Pro-Am event at Babylon Lanes, shot an 822 in three games.

RICKY HOUGH
Bellmore-Merrick

Junior
He has twice earned All-County and sectional All-Star honors. With his two-handed throwing style, Hough had a 213 average in the regular season and totaled a 1,334 to win the Nassau individual tournament. In the state All-Star tournament in Poughkeepsie, he led team Nassau with a 1,214 series.

JEREMY MILITO
Sachem East

Junior
Milito led the Flaming Arrows to their first county title since 2000 and his 226.7 average was third best in Suffolk. He shot a 1,287 series in the county finals to help the Arrows top East Islip and his 1,279 (on wooden lanes) helped earn his team a fourth-place finish in the state tournament. As a junior, he led the county with a 230 average.

JAY HEGI
Coach of the Year
Sewanhaka

After eight seasons without a finish higher than third in the counties, Sewanhaka District broke through this year and won its first Nassau championship. To do it, Hegi's team rallied from down 171 pins after Game 3 to surpass high-powered East Meadow. The Indians placed sixth in the state tournament in Poughkeepsie.

The 2010 All-Long Island boys bowling team.

SECOND TEAM
(not pictured)
Corey Rogan, East Meadow, Sr.
Anthony Neste, Comsewogue, Sr.
Ed Tuskan, East Islip, Jr.
Luis Christie, Holy Trinity, Soph.
Michael Bukovsky, Baldwin, Sr.
Thomas Nelson, West Babylon, Sr.