Free State senior Alex Jimenez bowled the highest score on the evening, leading the boys’ varsity bowling team to a first-place finish at the St. James Invitational. Meanwhile, the FSHS girls’ varsity team finished second, behind St. James, at Park Lanes on Tuesday.

Jimenez rolled a 669 three-game series, including a game in which he recorded a 241. He was one of three Firebirds to finish in the top-five, as Bayn Schrader and Alex Craig, finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

On the girls’ side, two Free State bowlers placed in the top five. Sapphie Knight finished second with a series score of 504, while freshman Nicole Miele ended up in fifth after posting a 471 mark.

St. James Invitational

Tuesday at Park Lanes

Boys team scores: Free State 2298, St. James 2255.

FSHS results: 1. Alex Jimenez 224-241-204 — 669; 4. Bayn Schrader 170-161-198 — 529; 5. Alex Craig 146-178-202 — 526; 6. Zach Lockwood 156-184-183 — 523; 10. Cameron Edens 138-134-215 — 487; 11. Dmitri Smith 145-180-151 — 476.

Girls team scores: St. James 1954, Free State 1886, BV West 1499, BV Southwest 1431.

FSHS results: 2. Sapphie Knight 212-139-153 — 504; 5. Nicole Miele 155-168-148 — 471; 6. Morgan Wright 137-143-184 — 464; 8. Sydney Jordan 146-156-124 — 426; 11. Lexie Lockwood 151-122-129 — 402; 16. Brooke Wright 109-141-103 — 353.