ARIZONA DOUBLES at BOWLERO MESA

AZ Doubles champs and finalists

        JBT veterans and rookies shared in over $3,300 in scholarships awarded at the annual Arizona Doubles, hosted by Bowlero Mesa.

        Ethan Young and Kaitlynn Pennington began the baker-format handicap stepladder finals with a 170-132 win over newcomers Ryan Doyle and Bryn Widows.   Ethan and Kaitlynn then squeezed by Conner Pendergrass 183-173 when Young came up with a clutch tenth frame double.  Top seeded twins Reef and Ryder Hirokane had run away from the field in qualifying and matchplay, but found themselves in a battle in the title match.  Needing a mark to win, they got the strike they needed for the win and first career JBT titles each.

        The scratch division was studded with JBT stars both past and present, and nothing was decided after round one, with Ben Canfield and Mathew Adragna tying Cerell Cardines and Andrew Guba at 217.  Adragna's strike won the ensuing rolloff, and they rode the momentum of that to a 259-179 win over Hunter Mayes and Justin Song to reach the title match.

        2017 Main Event champ Brennan 'Bean' Haugh teamed with all-time JBT 'goat' Cortez Schenck to lead a tightly-packed field after matchplay, but a ringing-10 from Tez gave Ben and Matt a chance to take the tournament away.  23-time champ Canfield's first effort came up high though, and Haugh collected JBT title #3, while it was #97 (!) for Schecnk as a result.

        Huge thanks to the adult bowlers, many of them JBT alumni, who came out to bowl with today's JBT bowlers.  Bowlero Mesa is a great place to run an event, so huge thanks to them as well.  Want in on all this fun for all ages and averages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!       

DEC 12 BOWLERO MESA    MESA AZ AZ                       11 AM

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*Teams must have AT LEAST one JBT-eligible bowler.  Partner can be ANY bowler.

(JBT eligible means age 21 or under as of 8/1/20)

*Handicap AND Scratch divisions!

*$400 1^st place scholarship minimum per team guaranteed at each event !

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ENTRY FEE:  $80 per team             FORMAT:  (2 divisions, scratch & handicap)            

                                                                             --bowl 4 team games across 8 lanes

          Teams with ‘juniors’ who                          --top 40% bowl 3 team matchplay games                 

          have never bowled in a JBT                                                                                                                  

          enter for $5 off per junior!                        --top 4 teams in each division bowl a BAKER

                                                                                      style stepladder finals

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OPTIONAL EXTRAS FOR ADULTS AND JUNIORS !!  (all returned 100%)

Brackets – ‘adult’ and ‘junior’ scratch and handicap brackets will be run.

‘Junior’ prizes are awarded as scholarship and ‘adult’ prizes are awarded as cash.

Adults may also choose to declare any/all winnings to their partner as scholarship.

Position prizes awarded as scholarship to ‘juniors’ only

(in other words, brackets are the only part where ‘adults’ can receive cash)

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HANDICAP 90% OF 400 (i.e. -- team entering at 380 will get 18 pins)

Bowlers who have competed in JBT events in 19-20 will use their JBT average.  All others must use their highest

19-20 average, 15 games minimum.  All others will use 200. Teams over 400 MUST bowl scratch.

For more info or to sign up, visit us at www.bowlJBT.com

AZ DOUBLES

Date: Saturday December 12, 2020 (This is a ONE day doubles tournament.  There is a separate singles tournament Sunday morning.  You can do either or both.)

Start Time: Saturday qualifying is one squad only, at 11 AM.  

Re-entries?:  There's only one qualifying squad, so there are no re-entries.

Reservations:  Please email director@bowljbt.com to reserve a spot.  You can prepay (not required) at the 'Prepaying' section of this website.  Reservations (paid or unpaid) must check in no later than 15 minutes before start time.  At that time, all bowlers will be taken on a first come, first serve basis until the field is full.

Format: All bowlers roll 4 games in the qualifying round.  The top 40% of each division rolls three additional games.  The top 4 then do a stepladder finals.

Divisions:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/20 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event. 

Points:  This event counts for Southwest Conference and All-Conference points.  Points qualify you for the big money season-ending Invitationals and Touring Players Championship, so get all you can.  Visit the 'statistics' section of the website to check on your points.

Entry fee: $80 per team.  Teams with a new JBT-eligible 'junior' get $5 off per new bowler..  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '25' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.  This will likely include but not be limited to wearing masks at all times, and maintaining 6 feet of social distancing from non-family members.  Please stay posted so you're not surprised about anything required of you.

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes in scratch are $250, $125, $75, $50.  In handicap, $200, $100, $60, $40.  Bowlers must finish in the top 4 once this season to qualify for that conference's Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race, or the top 100 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,000 for first.

Lane conditions: conditions vary from event to event, and are not posted prior to the event (unless otherwise announced).  Some events do not post the pattern until after qualifying.  Be ready for anything- it makes you a better bowler!  Check out previous patterns and corresponding cut scores at the 'lane conditions' section of this website.

Dress code: Anything goes EXCEPT tank tops, hats, gym shorts, clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, or firearms, or excessively ripped or short clothing, subject solely to the director's discretion.  However, bowlers wearing slacks or dress shorts/skirts, and a 'name shirt' or PBA-style 'dye-sub' shirt, or college or high school team shirt, earn an extra 10 points on their season-long points total.  If you're not sure about dress code, check with us.  If you're new to us, the vast majority of the bowlers do dress in the 'bonus' dress code, and those points become very important, so plan accordingly.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

PLEASE do not forget to  contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.