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A.J. Johnson jumps over Solomon Salama to grab second-round lead at 2019 USBC Masters

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:00 pm
A.J. Johnson jumps over Solomon Salama to grab second-round lead at 2019 USBC Masters
A.J. Johnson leads the 2019 USBC Masters after the second round. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
A.J. Johnson knows how to succeed at the United States Bowling Congress Masters: He proved that in 2015 when he earned the top seed before losing to Jason Belmonte’s three-peat win, as I detailed in this story. Now a young veteran of the PBA Tour still seeking his first title, Johnson jumped into the lead at the Masters with a strong second round of qualifying at the 2019 Masters at the Gold Coat in Las Vegas. The powerful right-hander was eighth after the first round with 1,113 for...