It was a good day to be a Gomez.

Chris Gomez led all bowlers with a 756 series and a 259 game in the Byrn's Junior Masters on Sunday, at Rainbow Lanes, and Briana Gomez was the high qualifier among girls with a 550 series.

The siblings, both of whom are past champions in the Byrn's Junior Masters, will headline the first round of match play, which begins Saturday for the boys and Sunday for the girls. Both tournaments will take place at Polish Falcon Lanes, with starting times of 1 p.m. Both the boys and girls will be in action Sunday.

Chris Gomez, who won the event in 2003, blew away the competition, with Dan Bibbens finishing as the next closest competitor - 129 pins behind him. Bibbens rolled a high game of 242 en route to a 627 series.

Meanwhile, the girls defending champion, Briana Gomez rolled a 200 game - the highest among the girls for the day - en route to being the top qualifier by 58 pins. Therese Welch rolled the second-highest series with a 492 with a high game of 191.