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Florida teen has bowled 58 perfect games in three years

Screenshot from Orlando Sentinel.
Screenshot from Orlando Sentinel.

A high school bowling coach in Florida said he'd shave his beard if someone on the team rolled a perfect score. The team didn't make him wait long: in the next practice, Petey Vergos bowled a 300.

It seems like an amazing story, but the coach knew he was playing with fire as soon as he made the bet. You sort of have to wonder if he actually wanted to shave the beard, because Vergos had already acheived the feat more than 50 times, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

The Apopka High School sophomore started bowling when he was in 8th grade. Just three years later, he claims he's racked up 58 perfect scores in practice and matches.

There's no way of knowing if Vergos has broken the state record, as Florida doesn't keep those records, but the record for professionals on the PBA is 97 sanctioned 300s.

"I try not to think about the 300s so much as just going through frame by frame," Vergos said. "I don't want to get ahead of myself."

Even with all those strikes, Vergos has yet to bowl a perfect game in a high school match. He's hoping he'll get one this year as his school attempts to repeat as state champs.

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