STATE COLLEGE — Butler County and the state bowling tournament seem to agree with Jason Sincavage.

Sincavage, 37, of State College has bowled in the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association tourney annually since 1994, but has placed among the top 10 in all-events only once — in 2004 at Family Bowlaway and Sherwood Lanes.

Two weekends ago, he returned to the county and bowled consecutive 300-games in the team competition at Freeway Lanes in Zelienople — the first bowler to do so in the state tourney since John Delp of Reading-Pottstown turned the trick in 2002 in Altoona.

“That was my first time bowling at that house (Freeway),” Sincavage said. “It was a good shot ... a fair shot.”

It was a perfect shot for him. And Sincavage has grown accustomed to perfection.

He carries a 247 average this year and has rolled 30 perfect games since he began league bowling at age 17.

His career high series is 858.

“That was the only other time I bowled two 300s in a row,” Sincavage recalled. “I had a 258 in the first game, then rolled two perfect games. That was 10 years ago in State College.”

On this day at Freeway Lanes, Sincavage rolled a team set earlier and posted a 707 series with games of 257, 248 and 202.

“I got a little greedy and wasn’t happy with that 202 to close the set,” he said. “I decided to switch balls. My other ball has a big hook on the back end of the throw and I thought it’d be more effective.”

It wasn’t.

Sincavage’s group bowled a second team set and he opened with a 181, going back to his first choice of bowling ball after the eighth frame.

“I spared the ninth, struck the 10th, then got the perfect games,” he said. “I got the stupid award for the day for switching balls in the first place.”

Still, bowling a 707 and 781 series on the same day isn’t bad.

Sincavage has bowled in the national tournament for 10 years, but has never tried to turn pro. He works as an assistant manager in a sporting goods store.

“It costs a lot of money to go pro, pay for tournaments and travel. I thought about it, but I never wanted to go there,” he said. “I’ve won a bunch of local tournaments, but that’s it. I’m happy with that.”