Mount Vernon's Primm shines in Div. I district bowling tournament

Freshman shoots 639 to finish seventh overall

Bowling team member shakes hands with teammates.

Mount Vernon's Andrew Primm fist bumps with his teammates after rolling a strike in the Div. I Central District bowling tournament on Tuesday at HP Lanes in Columbus. Primm shot 639 to finish seventh as an individual.

Fred Main

Fred Main Fred Main Knox Weekly News Editor

Published February 25, 2026 - 12:15 p.m.

The jitters of bowling in a first big time high school tournament may have been there, but Mount Vernon freshman Andrew Primm just pushed them aside.

Primm just missed qualifying for state after firing a 639 series in the Div. I central district bowling tournament on Tuesday at HP Lanes in Columbus.

The series, with games of 218-227-194, put Primm in seventh place individually, and was just 30 pins from securing a spot at the state tournament. The top three teams and three individuals qualified for state competition.

Primm’s score helped his MV boys’ bowling team finish 13th as a team on the day. MV shot 3,645 in the three individual games and six Baker games to place 13th overall.

Senior Griffin Beach worked through some first-game struggles to finish 33rd individually. He had four splits in the first game, rolling a 158, but bounced back with games of 227 and 191.

Cooper Ferguson also had a solid day, finishing 58th overall with a 529 series (164-164-201). Bryce Hollenback had games of 134-163 and James Coburn had games of 144-150 for the Jackets.

Bowling team members interacting at a bowling alley. — Mount Vernon's Addyson Dusenberry, left, is congratulated by teammate Haylie Watts during the girls' Div. I Central District bowling tournament on Tuesday at HP Lanes.

Three Mount Vernon girls also participated in the district tournament as individuals. Junior Haylie Watts had the best day of the trio, firing games of 165-147-150 for a 462 series. That put her in 40th place overall individually.

“I could have done better,” Watts said. “I’m just happy with how I’ve done this season. I feel like I did a lot better than I had been.

“Finally making it to districts felt really nice. I was just happy that I got to spend the last day of bowling possible with Addy (Dusenberry).”

Junior Elena Culletto finished 57th with a 423 series (134-144-145), while senior Addyson Dusenberry finished out her high school career with a 415 series (123-138-154).

“I had a rough day, but I had a lot of fun with the girls. It was my last chance with them, and I had a lot of fun,” Dusenberry said. “I made it work. I was just hoping to get further and make it to state.”

The boys’ team and three girls advanced to district after doing well in sectionals on Feb. 18-21.

The Yellow Jackets finished 13th as a team in the Div. I sectional tournament at HP Lanes in Columbus on Feb. 18, placing high enough to advance to district competition. MV shot 3,644 as a team to advance.

Andrew Primm led the Jackets with a 575 series (176-235-164) and was 39th overall individually. Griffin Beach shot 565 (173-223-169) to place 43rd, while Cooper Ferguson was 62nd with a 538 series (216-152-170) and Bryce Hollenback shot 496 (176-150-170).

The girls’ team placed 19th overall as a team with a 2,781-pinfall count. They just missed moving on as a team, but three individuals were able to advance.

Addyson Dusenberry shot 478 (123-176-179) to finish 32nd individually and move on. Elena Culletto was 37th with a 467 series (139-174-154) and Haylie Watts shot 447 (148-182-117).