NM-TX DOUBLES CLASSIC

champs Josh Helmick & Bill Grant, and Kallista Fritts & Yarelis Alvarez

        Two outstanding teams captured titles in exciting action at the JBT NM-TX Doubles Classic, hosted by Tenpins & More @ Rio Rancho. 

        It was 'Harvey-palooza' in the event as three members of the Harvey family made the finals.  Two had to play each other in round one of the scratch division stepladder finals, as Zach Harvey and Paul Carper edged Brad Harvey and Chris Payne in a low scoring but exciting 134-128 win.  Cortez Schenck and Zach Taylor than stopped Harvey and Carper 228-152.  It looked like Zach and Cortez were going to run away with the event after Schenck started the event with the front nine twice, but they couldn't make the title match, as Joey Balistreri and Brian Hare stopped them 236-208 in the semifinal to reach the title game.

        Josh Helmick and Bill Grant earned the top seed with 13 out of 14 200 games and a 289 high from Helmick.  They remained unstoppable in the title match as well, defeating Balsitreri and Hare 224-183 for the win.  It's Helmick's 4th career JBT title, while 14-time winner Grant adds another JBT win to his collection as an adult.

        It was also 'Helmick-palooza' as three members of that family also made the finals: scratch champ Josh, and little brother Jake and dad Dennis, who teamed up against returning finalists Jonah Seawright and Sam Small in what turned out to be arguably the best baker-style match in JBT history.  Both teams were one frame away from perfection, and when both Jonah and Dennis struck out, they tied the match at 279, but Jake and Dennis' nine pins of handicap gave them a thrilling 288-279 win. 

        Jake and Dennis got worse in round two- one pin worse!- as they crushed Brandon Brown and Russ Harvey 278-138.   They did slow down for real in the semifinal though, and Kallista Fritts and Yarelis Alvarez took advantage for a 224-202 win, advancing them to the title game.   Top seeds Lindsey Sanchez and James Fine had made a great team to lead the event since game five, but couldn't get anything going in the title game.  Fine's tenth frame double wasn't enough, and Fritts and Alvarez claimed the 218-177 win and the title.  It's Kallista's second career title, and Alvarez' first in her first JBT event.

        Scores were high throughout the day, led by a perfect game from JBT alumni Mike Moyer, and another from Jacob Gill, who joined his brother Brandon as 300 shooters, one of a small group of siblings with JBT 300 games. 

        Thanks as always to Steve, Mike, and the whole crew at Tenpins for always being wonderful hosts of this annual tradition.  Thanks as well to the adults who took the time to bowl with today's JBT bowlers.  Want in on all this fun and action?  Just come on down to the next JBT event, that's all you have to do!

NM-TX Doubles- final results and scholarship winners    
12/7/2014            
             
  Scratch Division          
rank bowler

prize

  bowler prize total
1 Josh Helmick $300   Bill Grant   $300
2 Brian Hare     Joey Balistreri $200 $200
3 Zach Taylor     Cortez Schenck $195 $195
4 Paul Carper     Zach Harvey $100 $100
5 Brad Harvey $85   Chris Payne   $85
6 Jacob Gill     Shauna Shannon    
7 Bree Vargas     Sam Pinge    
8 Ben Stedman     JD Nance    
9 Eric Espinda     Nicole Pinge    
10 Armando Ortega     Ahkeen Williams    
11 Josh Demick $5   Ryan Gose   $5
12 Janeyl Carper     Jeremy Medina    
13 Dale Coffee     Christian Apolonio    
14 Brian Rico     Alec Rico    
15 Rebecca Finch     Bob Dillman    
16 Jamie Hughes     Ray Johnson    
17 Adel Wahner $50   Paul Wahner   $50
18 Chris Ortega     Mike Riley    
19 Angel Ortega     Carson Opela    
20 Christopher Ortega     Tyler Grier    
21 John Ellis     Ryan McGuire    
22 Diego Lucero     Matt Wemken    
23 Isziah Zuni     Josh Luna    
             
  Handicap Division          
1 Kallista Fritts $200   Yarelis Alvarez $200 $400
2 Lindsey Sanchez $100   James Fine $100 $200
3 Jake Helmick $150   Dennis Helmick   $150
4 Brandon Brown $125   Russ Harvey   $125
5 Jonah Seawright $100   Sam Small   $100
6 Gerilynn Delegarito $140   Geri Raymond   $140
7 Morgan Ellis     Montana Cdebaca    
8 Katie McNeil     Alyssa Williams    
9 Mike Moyer     Nick Sanchez    
10 Justin Hackney     Jackie Hackney    
11 Nathaniel Duran $28   Phil Duran    $28
12 Ronnie Romero     Angela Romero    
13 Padriag Callan     Bari Harvey    
14 Noah Martinez $14   Kelly McNeil   $14
15 Quirino Sanchez     Toby Cdebaca $34 $34
16 Robin Prioleau     Aileen Linares    
17 Joey MacPhee     Tylor MacPhee $19 $19
18 Jacob Lucero     Daniel Romero    
19 Preston Hughes     Jeff Jones    
20 Jacob Marquis     Richard Marquis    
21 Mariano Garcia     Patrick Griego    
22 Nathan Nguyen     Bo Bolon    
23 Robert Edwards     Ruby Edwards    
24 Blayne Hurst     Mikie Cates    
25 Solanja Rede     Xzavier Rede    
26 Paul Yoder     Michael Yoder $14 $14
27 Trystiana Trujillo     Anthony Bell    
28 Rodrigo De La O     Edward Rede    
29 3lizab3th Rom3ro     Adrienne Hare    
30 Vanessa Romero     Lacey Shelton    
31 Eddie Salazar     Brandyn MacPhee    
32 Christina Ward     Cheryle Costales    
33 Destiny Johnson     Andrea Griego    
34 Cerra Strickland     Zak Strickland    
35 Isaac Duran     Crystal Duran    
             
  High Games          
  Scratch Handicap        
1 J Gill 300 N Duran 310      
2 J Helmick 289 Fine 289        
3 Schenck 289 A Williams 263    
4 Z Harvey 289 N Duran 260      
5 J Hughes 268 J Lucero 259      
    A Williams 259    
             
  Round Leaders          
  Scratch Handicap        
1 Schenck-Taylor Fritts-Alvarez    
2 Schenck-Taylor Helmick-Helmick    
3 Balistreri-Hare L Sanchez-Fine    
4 Schenck-Taylor L Sanchez-Fine    
5 Helmick-Grant L Sanchez-Fine    
6 Helmick-Grant L Sanchez-Fine    
7 Helmick-Grant L Sanchez-Fine    
             
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,359