TOP seed Class 1996 captured the bracket "A" title after beating C'85, 498-491, in the 2018 NOHSAAI Bowling Festival for Unity - 2nd Conference up-the-ladder finals hosted by NOHS '93 at Negros Super Lanes.
Top duckpinner Cyril Mayordomo toppled 109 pinfalls to lead Grace Mangubat of '85 who managed to hit 90 pfs.
Skipper James Toga and Gladys Leonardo have an off night and scored 94 each while rivals Edgar Vargas and Ernie de Miguel scored 113 and 103, respectively.
Mitz Villa rolled 113 against Nonito Tubongbanua's 99 to regain the lead for C'96 while Victor Gutierez edged Iran Pielago, 88-86.
"Win or lose, we make sure that we play our best on the lanes and remain united as one team," Toga said.
With Toga are Jorge Joniega Jr., Janice Gamboa, Joy Tayson, and Annabelle Taguiwalo.
Third seed '85 earned the right to challenge the number one team as it surprised second seed '94 with a 570-502 rout. It also downed fifth seed '90 with a 493-466 output.
Fourth seed '95 succumbed to 3rd runner-up '90 after the 540-486 domination.
In other groups, second seed '99 pulled an upset against the bracket “B: top seed 2000up twice in the championship round with a 478-503 and 452-472.
Bracket C number one seed '80 needed one game to secure the title against second seed '70 with a hard 478-472 win.
Rounding up the winners in “B” are '99 as champion; 2000up, first runner-up; '68, second runner-up; Golden, 3rd runner-up; '93, fourth runner-up.
In the “C,” champion is '80; first runner-up, '70; second runner-up, '65; third runner-up, 88; fourth runner-up, '98.
Consolation winners were '66 in “A,” '92 in “B,” and '91 in “C” while the Master Bowler titles went to Raymund Galvan of 2000up and Jennifer Jamora of '94.
Highest recorded scores are pinning by Joemarie Jopillo of '87 and Eveline Lingco of '73, in a single game by Pielago and Ronella Cordero of '89, in a triple by Essho Garcia of '95 and Cordero, and team - the highest single by '96, in triple by '97.
This five-man bowlfest is headed by duckpin director Alex Fantilanan of '93 with protocol officer Glori Reynaldo Libo-on of '89 under the leadership of Silver Jubilee alumni overall chairman Citoy Taño.