Bowling beat: EM's Juarez knows about 300s

Perfect games seem to run in the Juarez family.

East Meadow freshman bowler Jeff Juarez rolled his first 300 game in high school competition in Game 2 of a 784 series Thursday to help East Meadow (10-2) clinch the Nassau Conference IV championship with an 849-806, 966-755, 773-743 win over Hicksville. Juarez also bowled a 279 in Game 1 and a 204 in Game 3, combining for his high-series of the season.

"Everyone in the bowling alley basically stopped and watched him," East Meadow coach Andrew Ghirardi said. "It was a good feeling for him and for all of us. It was a good show."

Jeff became the second member of the Juarez family to roll a 300 for East Meadow. His older brother Justin, who was the first to greet Jeff with a hug after he completed the perfect game Thursday, also rolled a 300 game before graduating in 2009.

Juarez entered Thursday's match with a 209 average.

"He has struggled and definitely needed this to boost his confidence," Ghirardi said. "He was caught in between a lot of shots this year. Today, he bowled phenomenal. It just all came together when we needed it the most."