ROCKINGHAM — Junior bowler Mitchell Massey has been named the Official Richmond County Male Athlete of the Week presented by Moss Brothers Tires & Service.
The Richmond Senior High School bowling program, which features a boys and a girls team, participated in its third meet of the season last Thursday in Fayetteville. Massey had one of his best career outings, helping the Raiders to one win and nearly upset an experienced Jack Britt team. This is Massey’s first career selection.
Athletic Profile
Age: 17
Birthday: Oct. 21, 2002
Year: Junior
Winter Sport: Bowling
Position: Anchor
Years on Varsity: 2 Years
Height & Weight: 5-10, 170 pounds
Experience: 2 Years
“BOWLING STRIKES” WITH MITCHELL MASSEY
One of just a couple of Raiders to return to this year’s bowling team, Massey has picked up where he left off as a sophomore. During his sophomore season, Massey represented the Raiders in the state championship, a team that finished 10th overall.
This season, Massey has proven to be an effective bowler in the “anchor” spot of the Baker format lineup, bowling in the fifth and 10th frames. In his outing last week, Massey closed 19 of his 24 total frames (79 percent) and knocked down an impressive 15 strikes (63 percent).
As one of the leaders this year, Massey helped the Raiders defeat Purnell Swett High School in last week’s match. Richmond would win the first three games 130-111, 125-115 amd 137-105 and the overall pin count 507-456. Against the Rams, Massey accounted for 200 total pins with seven strikes and three spares.
Before beating Purnell Swett, Richmond gave Jack Britt a run for its money, which head coach Ralph Butler said is “one of the best three programs in the conference.” The Raiders and Massey would split the four games with the Buccaneers, winning games two and four by scores of 159-148 and 191-136.
Richmond would come up just short in the pin total, 591-609, but Massey impressed with 243 total pins, eight strikes (five straight to start) and two more spares.
The Raiders and Massey will return to action on Thursday at Lafayette Lanes in Fayetteville to take on Hoke County and another Sandhills Athletic Conference opponent.
Raider Video Chats: Mitchell Massey, Official Richmond County Male Athlete of the Week
In his video, Massey talks about how he got involved with bowling, what worked well for him during his strong performance against Jack Britt and Purnell Swett, and concludes by explaining some of the team’s and his own personal goals this season.
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