SMYRNA – Columbia’s Cole Flatt and Friendship Christian’s Donny Turner captured bowling state titles on Friday at Smyrna Bowling Center.

Flatt, who advanced to the finals as the No. 6 seed, successfully defended his Division I crown by winning five straight matches on Friday. Included were victories over Summit’s Camden Gutshall (214-175) and Brentwood’s Kamron Doyle (236-224), who recently became the youngest bowler to win the Team USA Trials, a United States Bowling Congress tournament.

“It’s exciting,” said Flatt, who knocked off top-seeded Dustin Brakefield of Lebanon to claim the title, 226-213. “I don’t know what to say, I just kept grinding I guess … Consistency was key and I finished strong.”

Flatt also knocked off Chattanooga Central’s Reggie Long (193-172) and Middle College’s Terry Salvant (233-191) to reach the title match.

Friendship’s Donny Turner

Turner, on the other hand, had a much lighter morning.

The junior, who finished fourth in Division II a season ago, entered the finals as the top seed. As a result of the step-ladder format — adopted by the TSSAA in 2014 — he only needed one win on Friday to secure the championship.

“I was really nervous before,” said Turner, who claimed the title with a 243-147 win over St. Benedict’s Conner Nichols. “I had two really good shots, and I didn’t know if I wanted to play straight or hook it more. I talked to some of my coaches and they all said that it’d be better if I played straight. I did that and it just worked really, really well.”

Donelson Christian Academy senior Bryan Crigger took fourth in Division II after earning wins over No. 6 Andrew Reese of St. Benedict (229-130) and No. 3 Kyle Frasure of Christian Brothers (185-140).

In the girls Division I tournament, Hardin County sophomore Ashley Channell took the title for the second straight year. The top-seeded Channell defeated Upperman senior Kenzie Bowman in the title match, 183-171.

Bowman rolled a 289 against Brentwood sophomore Camy Barber to earn a spot in the final.

“It was a good senior year,” said the runner-up Bowman. “I happened to shoot a 289. Nothing was really going through my mind, either. It was like I wasn’t really there, but I was.”

Barber, who captured wins over Stewarts Creek freshman Ashlyn Barkdull (145-136) and Sevier County junior McKenna Shaffer (157-154), took fourth place, while Barkdull finished fifth.

Girls Preparatory School senior Taylor Battle captured the Division II girls championship with a 192-184 win over St. Agnes senior Megan Wilson.

Team competition: Four Midstate teams advanced to Saturday’s finals.

Friendship Christian (18-1) will defend its DII title at 10:45 a.m., while Columbia (25-2) will look to make it three in a row in DI boys. The Commanders will take on McCallie at 10:45 a.m., while the two-time defending champion Lions face Clarksville Academy (21-3) at 3:15.

White House’s girls will face Hardin County at 1 p.m. in the DI final. The defending champion Lady Tigers defeated Wilson Central 21-6 in the semifinals.

In the DII girls final, St. Benedict will play St. Anges at 8:30 a.m.

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