BEST IN THE WEST

champs & finalists

Juan Canez and Jakob Enright wrapped up the Arizona Conference regular season with big wins at the Best In The West tournament, hosted by the team at Cactus Bowl in Tucson.

Every game of the event was matchplay, and it took fourteen games to carve the sold out fields to the top 6 for a finals bracket. In the scratch finals, #3 Brendan Bobersky defeated #6 JR Barczyszyn, while #4 Canez eliminated #5 Amarr Bryant. The top two seeds then entered, and top seed Dylan Donahue stopped Bobersky, while Canez pulled off the upset over #2 Jason Gootzeit. The best of 3 finals was tied one game a piece, and in the final, Canez remained in control, winning the match for the first title of his JBT career.

In the handicap finals, #3 Enright beat #6 Cameron Peterson, while simultaneously #5 Paityn Gaines beat rookie #4 Brandon McIver Jr. Both Paityn and Jakob, having red-hot springs, pulled off upsets over the top two in the next round, with Enright beating #1 Christopher Charron, and Gaines beating #2 Miramontes, to setup the final. In the title match, Enright's magical 2025 continued, as he poured on the strikes for a two-game sweep over Gaines, good for the fifth title of his JBT career.

Kendall Bollea kept rolling with an earlier win over Gaines for the Girls Scratch title, while Payton De Merritt led the early rounds and beat Gootzeit for the U17 win. Huge thanks to the whole team at Cactus for their usual great hosting job, and nearly three decade partnership with JBT. The field is now set for the 2025 Arizona Invitational, with top players fighting for over $6,000 in scholarships.

Best In The West- final results and scholarship winners
5/4/2025

	Scratch Division
rank	bowler	prize
1	Juan Canez	$600
2	Dylan Donahue	$400
3	Jason Gootzeit	$375
4	Brendan Bobersky	$200
5	Amarr Bryant	$100
6	JR Barczyszyn	$100
7	Gyrus Alo
8	Gavin Fernandez
9	Daryus Alo
10	Nathan Harnit
11	Harper Schmidt	$30
12	Mike Jones
13	Gage Baker	$40
14	Aiden Ruiz-Jimenez	$40
15	Braxton Sexton
16	Payton DeMerritt	$160
17	Ian Silva	$100
18	Nicholas Harnit	$60
19	Christian Ortega	$40
20	Walter Eaddy
21	Nathan Bravo
22	Alex Thompson
23	Alex Rosenblum
24	Keith Ylvisaker
25	Nicco Bacoccini
26	Aliyas Sargento
27	Kendall Bollea
28	Jacob Vasquez
29	Cameron Sager
30	Garrett Kelsay
31	Luis Padilla
32	Rene Canez
33	Hayden Fernandez
34	Ethan Young

	Handicap Division
1	Jakob Enright	$714
2	Paityn Gaines	$489
3	Christopher Charron	$300
4	Jacob Miramontes	$250
5	Brandon McIver Jr	$225
6	Cameron Peterson	$200
7	Diego Padilla	$175
8	Glenn Long	$150
9	Andrew Thompson	$125
10	Elle Judd	$140
11	Olivia Gee	$100
12	Ayla Taylor	$100
13	Caden Henk
14	Andrew Lynnes
15	Abi Hunt
16	Braylon Whitley
17	Devin Fincham	$100
18	Cameron Coleman	$80
19	Robert West	$40
20	Jonathan McDougall
21	Zayden Padilla
22	Zachary Holzwarth
23	Abby London
24	Zackary Evans
25	Cole Martin
26	Harvey Howe	$29
27	Peyton Lee
28	Hannah McGough
29	Aiden Carabello
30	Ari Hunt
31	Garrett Huizar
32	Nova Lynn Nodalny
33	Evelynn Bollea
34	Alex London
35	Aiden Crabtree
36	Maurice Boston-Sand
37	Sam Winemiller
38	Connor Barker
39	Kasey O'Brien
40	Jai De La Cruz	$15
41	Lily Carraza
42	Drake Wilkins
43	Cameron Carlo
44	Xavier Provencher
45	Devon Gee
46	Noah Dang
47	Xaden Todacheenie
48	Jayden Dang
49	Kim Davis
50	Nekoda Tibbits
51	Brenner Schmidt	$15
52	Noah Ramos
53	Sammy Mehanovic
54	Skyley Chaney
55	Jordan Garcia
56	Jacob McGough
57	Mason Clark
58	Anthony Brown
59	Brock Scotford
60	Kaden Fleming
61	Jeff Crowley
62	Terrell Coates
63	Ethan Brancatelli	$20
64	Ali Piekarski
65	Aiden Cheney

	U-17	Girls Scratch
1	Gootzeit +142	Bollea -44*
2	DeMerritt +120*	Gaines -78
3	Baker +42	E Judd -129
4	G Fernandez +38	A Taylor -171
5	G Alo +24	Abi Hunt -277
6	Nathan Harnit +20	O Gee -322
7	C Peterson -32	K Davis -340
8	Nicholas Harnit -40	A London -355
9	Andrew Thompson -65	Ari Hunt -398
10	Gaines -78	De La Cruz -432

	Qualifying Leaders
	Scratch	Handicap
1	Donahue +448	Gaines +423
2	Gootzeit +352	Charron +380
3	DeMerritt +330	Judd +348

	Round Leaders
	Scratch	Handicap
1	Donahue	Andrew Thompson
2	De Merritt	Andrew Thompson
3	De Merritt	O'Brien
4	De Merritt	O'Brien
5	De Merritt	Gaines
6	Gootzeit	Charron
7	Donahue	Charron
8	Donahue	Gaines
9	Donahue	Gaines
10	Donahue	Charron
11	Gootzeit	Charron
12	Gootzeit	Charron
13	Donahue	Miramontes
14	Donahue	Charron

	Scratch High Game
1	G Fernandez 300
2	J Canez 299
3	Ruiz-Jimenez 287
4	Donahue, Bobersky 279
5	Barczyszyn 279

	Handicap High Game
1	Miramontes 286
2	Enright 284
3	Fleming 277
4	Gaines 276
5	Charron, Davis 275

	Total awarded: $5,622

This event is at or near sellout. Please tell your friends to email reservations ASAP, and double check that the list below is accurate.

The Junior Bowlers Tour & its sponsors present:

BEST IN THE WEST ALL-MATCHPLAY SHOOTOUT

Saturday & Sunday May 3-4, 2025 at Cactus Bowl, Tucson AZ

3665 S. 16^th Ave., (520) 327-6561 - Two day event, DOUBLE Arizona points

ENTRY FEE: $100, handicap or scratch

GUARANTEED 1^st PLACE: $500 (1:6 earn scholarships, minimum 5 spots paid)

Prepaying not necessary, but you can at our website, or scan this QR code to use Venmo: .

FORMAT:

Saturday, 10 AM: Five games of matchplay, lane condition #1

Saturday, 2 PM (approx.): Five games of matchplay, lane condition #2

The top 16 bowlers in each division advance to the semifinals

The rest enter a consolation event at no additional cost.

Sunday, 9 AM: Consolation event, 4 games, $100 first place + 17^th place AZ points

Sunday, 9 AM: Semifinalists bowl 5 matchplay games, lane condition #3

Sunday, 1:30 PM (approx!): Top 6 finalists bowl a bracket stepladder finals (2-of-3 matches, byes to the top 2)

POINTS:

Double Arizona and All-Conference points to the top 25.

GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIZE FUNDS:

Scratch and Handicap: Girls Scratch and U17 bonus:

1^st- $500 1^st- $100

2^nd- $300 2^nd- $60

3^rd- $250 3^rd- $40

4^th- $200

5^th- $100

1:6 scratch and handicap earn scholarships

Top 5 half-qualify for the 2025 AZ JBT Invitational, with $1,000 for first place!

All JBT events are PBA Jr. affiliate events!

Limited to 105 total entries. Email director@bowljbt.com to reserve spots.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

This reservation is an expectation that you will be bowling. PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation. Repeated 'no-shows' may result in you not being able to reserve a spot. This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.

This event is at or near sellout. Please tell your friends to email reservations ASAP, and double check that the list below is accurate.

no.	bowler	Sat 10 AM
1	Alo, Daryus	x
2	Alo, Gyrus	x
3	Bacoccini, Ncco	x
4	Baker, Gage	x
5	Barczyszyn, JR	x
6	Barker, Conner	x
7	Bobersky, Brendan	x
8	Bollea, Evelynn	x
9	Bollea, Kendall	x
10	Boston-Sand, Maurice	z
11	Brancatelli, Ethan	x
12	Bravo, Nate	x
13	Brown, Anthony	x
14	Bryant, Amarr	x
15	Canez, Juan	x
16	Canez, Rene	x
17	Cao, Hunter	x
18	Carlo, Cameron	x
19	Carranza, Lilly	x
20	Chaney, Skyler	x
21	Charron, Christopher	x
22	Cheney, Aiden	x
23	Clark, Mason	x
24	Coates, Terrell	x
25	Coleman, Cameron	x
26	Crabtree, Aiden	x
27	Crowley, Jeff	x
28	Dang, Jayden	x
29	Dang, Noah	x
30	Davis, Kim	x
31	De La Cruz, Jai	x
32	DeMerritt, Payton	x
33	Donahue, Dylan	x
34	Eaddy, Walter	x
35	Enright, Jakob	x
36	Espinoza, Miguel	x
37	Evans, Zackary	x
38	Fernandez, Gavin	x
39	Fernandez, Hayden	x
40	Fincham, Devin	x
41	Fleming, Kaden	x
42	Gaines, Paityn	x
43	Gallegos, Donald	x
44	Garcia, Jordan	x
45	Gee, Devon	x
46	Gee, Olivia	x
47	Gootzeit, Jason	x
48	Harnit, Nathan	x
49	Harnit, Nicholas	x
50	Henk, Caden	x
51	Holzwarth, Zachary	x
52	Howe, Harvey	x
53	Huizar, Garrett	x
54	Hunt, Abi	x
55	Hunt, Ari	x
56	Jones, Mike	x
57	Judd, Ellie	x
58	Kelsay, Garrett	x
59	Lee, Peyton	x
60	London, Abby	x
61	London, Alex	x
62	Long, Glenn	x
63	Lynnes, Andrew	x
64	Martin, Cole	x
65	Martinez, Ezeekial	x
66	McDougall, Jonathan	x
67	McGough, Hannah	x
68	McGough, Jacob	x
69	McIver, Brandon Jr	x
70	Mehanovic, Sammy	x
71	Miles, Jace	x
72	Miramontes, Jacob	x
73	Nadolny, Nova-Lynn	x
74	O'Brien, Kasey	x
75	Ortega, Christian	x
76	Padilla, Diego	x
77	Padilla, Luis	x
78	Padilla, Zayden	x
79	Peterson, Cameron	x
80	Piekarski, Ali	x
81	Provencher, Xavier	x
82	Ramos, Noah	x
83	Raymond, Shaiden	x
84	Rosenblum, Alex	x
85	Ruiz-Jimenez, Aiden	x
86	Sager, Cameron	x
87	Sargento, Aliyas	x
88	Schmidt, Brenner	x
89	Schmidt, Harper	x
90	Scotford, Brock	x
91	Sexton, Braxton	x
92	Silva, Ian	x
93	Stephens, Gracie	x
94	Taylor, Ayla	x
95	Thompson, Alex	x
96	Thompson, Andrew	x
97	Tibbits, Nekoda	x
98	Todacheenie, Xaden	x
99	Vasquez, Jacob	x
100	Villalobos, Aiden Caraballo	x
101		x
102	West, Robert	x
103		x
104	Whitley, Braylon	x
105	Wilkins, Drake	x
106	Workman, Jaden	x
107	Workman, Payton	x
108	Workman, Savanah	x
109	Ylvisaker, Keith	x
110	Young, Ethan	x
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