In the Shore Conference South A division, winning consistently is difficult when three of the state’s best teams sit at the top of it. But with just a few more matches to go before the state sectionals in February, the Southern Regional boys bowling team can make one claim to fame this season.

“We beat Brick Memorial once,” said coach Tony Salvatore, whose Rams, by record, are tied for the fifth spot in the division, even though their pin total puts them in last. “That’s not an easy thing to do when they’re averaging 1,047 pins per game. But they have six losses and one of them is to us. So that’s a good thing. Plus, we’re a young team, and that’s good, too.”

Indeed, the Rams are a young group, with no seniors among their top five bowlers: Tom McCann, Jack Hudson, Patrick…