DES MOINES - Led by Caleb Miller's third-place individual finish, the Xavier boys bowling team finished second behind champion Fort Dodge in the Class 2A bowling tournament on Tuesday at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines.

Fort Dodge scored 3,223 to take the championship. The Saints finished at 3,011, just ahead of Council Bluffs Lewis Central (3,000).

Miller, a senior, had a 204 in his first game and came back with a 255, the second-best single-game score of the tournament to finish at 459. Fort Dodge senior Alex Markov won the individual title with a 480. Oelwein's Jaguar Espe was second at 468.

In the girls tournament, Marion junior Bre Smith was part of the race for the individual title. She placed ninth with a score of 201+193=394. Keokuk won the team title with a 2,971 total. Fort Dodge (2,807) was second and Western Dubuque (2,796) took third.

CLASS 2A BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT
TEAM SCORING

1. Fort Dodge 2,229+994=3,223, 2. Xavier 2,021+990=3,011, 3. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 2,077+923=3,000, 4. Sioux City North 1,977+994=2,971, 5. Mount Pleasant 1,816+1,108=2,924; 6. Oelwein 1,945+946=2,891, 7. Des Moines Hoover 1,715+874=2,589

XAVIER: 3. Caleb Miller 204+255=459, 14. Brett Young 215+203=418, 19. Charlie Hart 198+202=400, 22. Jacob Fulton 221+164=385, 33. Cameron Zaugg 188+171=359, 43. Michael Buenzow 127+174=301.