Sharp Leads PBA Senior Miller High Life Classic

Keith Sharp of Orlando, Fla., averaged 247.7 to lead after the first round Monday in the Professional 

Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Miller High Life Classic at George Pappas Victory Lanes.

Sharp had games of 247, 239, 266, 255, 258, 258, 256 and 203 for a 1,982 pinfall total to hold a 57-pin

lead over Dave Flemming of Fairborn, Ohio in second.

“It was one of those rounds where I had the right ball for the right condition,” said the 55-year-old Sharp

who owns one Senior Tour title. “I drilled a new ball before the round and I guessed right. I was able to

play the same shot for most of the games and it’s always a good thing when you don’t have to make a

lot of adjustments.”

Reigning PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr., making his Senior Tour debut, finished the round

in 11th with a 1,861 pinfall (232.6 average).

“I bowled four good games and four not so good, but overall I bowled decent," said the 50-year-old PBA

Hall of Famer. “We’ll see what tomorrow brings and go from there.”

The 157-player field will bowl another eight-game qualifying round on Tuesday after which the field will be

cut to the top 32 players who will advance to best-of-five match play beginning Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Match play continues all day Wednesday with the Round of 8 and championship rounds scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

PBA.com’s Xtra Frame video service will provide final-day coverage of the Miller High Life Classic on

Wednesday.

PBA SENIOR MILLER HIGH LIFE CLASSIC
George Pappas Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C., Monday

FIRST ROUND (8 games)

1, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,982.
2, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,925.
3, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,923.
4, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,921.
5, John Chapman, Canada, 1,911.
6, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,909.
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,895.
8, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,885.
9, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,881.
10, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,868.
11, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,861.
12, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,853.
13, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,852.
14, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,845.
15, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 1,844.
16, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,841.
17, John Pepper Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., 1,839.
18, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,834.
19, Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill., 1,830.
20, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,828.
21, Tom Howard, Rushville, Ind., 1,824.
22, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 1,823.
23, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,811.
24, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,810.
25, (TIE) George Lord, Lakeland, Fla. and Chuck Gardner, Charlotte, N.C., 1,807.
27, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,798.
28, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,787.
29, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,786.
30, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,780.
31, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,777.
32, (TIE) Charles Fitzgerald, Statesville, NC, George Pappas, Charlotte, NC and Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, NC,1,775.
35, Mark McNutt, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,773.
36, (TIE) Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,769.
39, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,765.
40, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 1,761.
41, Nicholas Serino, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,760.
42, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,759.
43, (TIE) Kerry Painter, Henderson, NV, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, SC, and Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, SC,     1,755.
46, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,748.
47, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,745.
48, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,744.
49, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,742.
50, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,741.
51, (TIE) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska and Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 1,737.
53, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 1,732.
54, Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 1,726.
55, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1,723.
56, (TIE) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,721.
58, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,718.
59, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,714.
60, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,713.
61, (TIE) Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va. and Emilio Mora, Defiance, Ohio, 1,709.
63, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 1,708.
64, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,707.
65, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,706.
66, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,705.
67, Gregory Smith, Baltimore, 1,703.
68, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,701.
69, John Shreve, Elyria, Ohio, 1,699.
70, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,693.
71, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,690.
72, (TIE) Nick Panicaro, Ocala, Fla. and Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,689.
74, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,685.
75, Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 1,684.
76, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,680.
77, Mark Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,677.
78, (TIE) Dowell Milliken, Lake Grove, N.Y. and Robert Rogers, Brick, N.J., 1,676.
80, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,671.
81, (TIE) Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore. and Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,670.
83, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,667.
84, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,665.
85, (TIE) Jim McGee, Townville, S.C. and David Martin, Chesapeake, Va., 1,663.
87, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,661.
88, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,660.
89, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,658.
90, (TIE) Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C. and Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,656.
92, (TIE) Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., and Lee Burton Jr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,653.
94, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,650.
95, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,646.
96, Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 1,643.
97, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,642.
98, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,641.
99, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 1,635.
100, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,634.
101, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,633.
102, Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 1,625.
103, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,623.
104, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,622.
105, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,621.
106, William Tenan Jr, Hayes, Va., 1,619.
107, Bob Webb, Burnsville, N.C., 1,618.
108, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,617.
109, Chuck Fairchild Jr., New Canton, Va., 1,616.
110, (TIE) David Kneas, Annapolis, Md. And Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 1,614.
112, Lawrence Goosney, Calabash, N.C., 1,607.
113, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,603.
114, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,597.
115, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,595.
116, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,594.
117, Donna Tuttle, King, N.C., 1,590.
118, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,580.
119, Tino Polce III, Wall, N.J., 1,579.
120, Darryl Roberson, Oakton, Va., 1,569.
121, David Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,566.
122, Al Brooks, Bluefield, W.Va., 1,556.
123, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 1,555.
124, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,550.
125, Robert Moore, N. Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,547.
126, John Maloof, Park Hall, Md., 1,546.
127, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,545.
128, Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 1,541.
129, Richard Steinhoff, Asheville, N.C., 1,536.
130, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,535.
131, Brian Clarke, Columbia, S.C., 1,530.
132, Bruce Byrd, Nebo, N.C., 1,528.
133, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,525.
134, Kevin Murray, Concord, N.C., 1,523.
135, Phil Taylor, Tifton, Ga., 1,519.
136, Stan Wells, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,518.
137, (TIE) R. Barry Ingram, Danville, VA, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, FL, and Bob Oakes, Akron, OH 1,513.
140, Ron Evans, Atlanta, Ga., 1,511.
141, Hugh Bolton, Forrest, Va., 1,508.
142, Dale Diamond, Springfield, Ill., 1,494.
143, Oray Nicolai, Reston, Va., 1,477.
144, Frank Spada, Columbia, S.C., 1,468.
145, Dennis Neal, Thaxton, Va., 1,467.
146, (TIE) Rick Hood, Stafford, Va. and Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 1,464.
148, Hollis McMullen, Rockville, Md., 1,446.
149, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,435.
150, Rick White, Bristol, Va., 1,426.
151, Jim Burns Sr, Piney Flats, Tenn., 1,424.
152, Kevin Bogardus, Ararat, N.C., 1,422.
153, Tom Giffin, Martinsville, Va., 1,415.
154, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,391.
155, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,356.
156, Fernando Chea, East Brunswick, N.J., 1,335.
157, Daniel Jeffrey, Olin, N.C., 1,204.

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