ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Harrison Central’s boys found themselves in familiar territory Tuesday afternoon at St. Clair Lanes.

The Huskies sat in sixth place following thee individual rounds of Ohio Boys Division II sectional bowling.

In order to remain in the Top 6 and secure one of the team qualifying spots to the District Tournament, the Huskies needed a strong Bakers showing. They received just that.

Harrison rolled a 1,076 through six rounds of bakers, the second-best Bakers performance behind Indian Valley 1,081, as the Huskies climbed the leader board to finish in third.

Indian Valley, behind strong individual showings from Brentin Irwin (608), runner-up Daniel Grewell (654) and champion Colton Long, ran away with the team title. The Braves finished with 3,945 total pins, well ahead of runner-up Carrollton at 3,504.

2023 boys’ champion Conotton Valley (3,394), Barnesville (3,391) and Sandy Valley (3,383) rounded out the Top 6. The Cardinals also utilized the third-best Bakers performance at 1,067 to vault past Minerva for the sixth team qualifying spot.

Long, the defending individual champion, fired an impressive 704 series, the only bowler to hit above the 700-mark as his second-game 257 also proved to be a high mark for the afternoon.

Barnesville was led by freshman Bo Detling, whose 577 series was good enough for fifth place, backed by teammate Keegan Martin at 553.

The Shamrocks missed the cut in 2023, finishing in 10th place.

The Huskies’ top bowler was senior John Gray, who closed strong with a 203 in his third game to finish 14th at 519. Kobie Hennis was close by at 508 in 18th.

The top six individual bowlers not on a qualifying team also advance to Thursday, Feb. 22’s district tournament at Legacy Lanes in Coshocton.

East Liverpool’s Jayden McDole took that first spot, finishing with a 554 series to come in seventh.

McDole overcame a rough start, coming out of the gate with a disappointing 128 before posting back-to-back plus 200 games (206 and 220) to climb back into contention.

Martins Ferry’s Walker Romshak was 10th overall, advancing to the district tournament for the second year in a row. Romshak’s rolled a 236 in his final game to finish at 535.

St. John Central pushed through its own qualifier Kyle Baker was consistent throughout his three games and finished with a top-game score of 186 and a 512 series. He took the fifth qualifying spot. Other individual qualifiers advancing include Claymont’s Tyson Shetler (553), River View’s Cam Collopy (524) and Minerva’s Owen Frazier (511).

The Division II girls’ sectional tournament gets under way today at Boulevard Lanes in Dover, with the majority of the Ohio Valley teams set to bowl in the second session, which gets underway at approximately 2 p.m. The first session starts at 8 a.m.

Conotton Valley’s Bobby Brennan came in third at 642 with teammate Nathan Downing finishing sixth overall at 575.