Cocalico junior Samantha Santoro captured the Eastern Pennsylvania High School Bowling Championship girls' singles title Saturday night with a 245 score in her final match.

Santoro finished in second place in last year's state tourney.

Elizabethtown's Derek Boozer placed third and Manheim Township's DJ Thatcher was fourth in the boys' competition. Both earned both earning state medals.

In the finals, Santoro used nine straight strikes to down top-seeded finalist Nicole Drejerwski, of Conwell Egan, 245 to 180.

"Once I was able to get on the lane that was giving me some trouble, I felt good and thought I had a good chance to win," said Santoro.

She added that she dedicated her performance to the late Lisa Bowman, a friend and elite county bowler.

Both Boozer and Thatcher were pleased to finish as high as they did in the competition.

"With the sport lane conditions, I was really excited about my finish," Boozer said.

Team tournament: Only one L-L League team qualified for the finals today. Cedar Crest's boys' team qualified with a sixth-place finish in preliminary rounds with each team rolling six games. The Warwick girls just missed the finals by two pins.

Singles final results
Boys: 1. Dave Knight, 2. Tyler Herman, 3. Derek Boozer, 4. DJ Thatcher, 5. BJ Kohn. First game: fifth-seed, Tyler Herman, of Central Dauphin, defeated fourth-seed, BJ Kohn, of Neshaminy, 226-204; second game: Herman defeated third-seed, DJ Thatcher, of Manheim Township, 229-213; third game: Herman defeated second-seed, Derek Boozer, of Manheim Township, 212-189; Final game: first-seed, Dave Knight, of Cardinal O' Hara, defeated Herman, 219-170.
Girls: 1. Samantha Santoro; 2. Nicole Drejerwski; 3. Kayla Stamm; 4. Amber Oswald; 5. Chelsea Adam. First game: fifth-seed Amber Oswald, of Exeter, defeated fourth-seed Chelsea Adam, of Exeter, 151-144;     second game: third-seed, Samantha Santoro, of Cocalico, defeated Oswald, 196-180; third game: Santoro defeated second seed Kayla Stamm, 192-157; final game: Santoro defeated top seed Nicole Drejerwski, of Conwell Egan, 245-182.

Team qualifying
Boys' teams qualifying for today's finals: 1. Pennsbury (6,341); 2. Central Dauphin (6,243); 3. North Penn (6,175); 4. Mifflinburg (6,034); 5. Hazelton (6,015), 6. Cedar Crest (5,994). Top L-L finishers: 10. Penn Manor (5914), 18. Lebanon (5701), 20. Garden Spot (5638)
Girls' teams qualifying for today's finals: 1. Exeter (5,721); 2. Shikellemy (5,515); 3. Midd West (5,452), 4. Wilson (5359); 5. Mifflinburg (5304), 6. Pennsbury (5,335). Top L-L finishers: 7. Warwick (5,233); 17. Columbia (4,695); 20. Elizabethtown (4,409).