Sean McAuliffe’s 796 series rolled in the opening weekend of qualifying went unsurpassed in the second and final weekend of qualifiers over the weekend in the 48th annual New Year Singles Classic held at Rab’s.

The 24-man scratch finals will be rolled Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rab’s in the long-running, successful event guided by Jim Elliott.

Robert Jew (794), Robert Butler (790), Vincent DeSimone (789), John Baranello Jr. (789), Cameron LaPlant (789), George Cretella (784), Mike Vignola (783), Jeff Martin (781) and Peter Gluzmonov (780) round out the top 10 of the star-studded finals field. Cretella is an unprecedented six-time winner of the NYSC.

Longtime kegler and one of the Island’s all-time greats Jeff Scire, who is seeking his initial NYSC title, qualified with a 770 as did defending champion Steve Soss (761) of New Jersey. Soss, a lefty, also won in 2020.

48th ANNUAL NEW YEAR SINGLES CLASSIC

Results after final weekend of qualifying

TOP 24 FINALISTS

Sean McAuliffe 796 *

Robert Jew 794 *

Robert Butler 790 *

Vincent DeSimone 789 *

John Baranello Jr. 789 *

Cameron LaPlant 789 *

George Cretella 784 *

Mike Vignola 783 *

Jeff Martin 781 *

Peter Gluzmonov 780 *

Calista Iavorone 779

Joe Scianna 779

Todd David 776 *

Shawn Barto 774 *

Jeff Scire 770

Rob D’Onofrio 769

Joseph Carrieri 767 *

Anthony Arias 766

Lou Parisi 765

Steve Soss 761

Ron Bell 758 *

Shawn Kender 757

Richard Acosta 749 *

James Trapanese 749 *