THE ORLEANS

champions Jordan Ferrer (left) and Steven Black (right)

Black is back.  Look out, JBT SW.

Steven Black finally won another JBT SW title, while Jordan Ferrer claimed win #2, in JBT SW action at The Orleans.

Our popular PBA style format was used for this event, in which the field is cut to 16 after qualifying, followed by do or die, best 2-of-3 matchplay.  In the scratch division, excitement was everywhere, with Jeremy Medina winning a tiebreaker to get to matchplay, Kris George winning a three-shot rolloff to advance to round two, and Kris coming up big again in a game two tiebreaker against Bobby Majdanski.   However, Majdanski got his revenge in game three, winning the decider and sending Kris home in 8th place.

In semifinal matches, Brandon Allred ousted Majdanski 247-225, while Black got by Jerod Florez 248-227, to advance to the title match.

The finale was all Steven.  Despite a fine 215 effort from Allred, Black powered to an impressive 265 game and an easy win.  Incredibly, despite many top-5 performances, it was Black's first win since April, and the 36th of his amazing JBT SW career.

In the handicap division, top seeds Ricky Overton, Ray Grifftith, and Zach Hattori all escaped round one with victories.  Hattori bowed out in the round of 8 to finish fifth.

In the semifinal, Overton eliminated Alesha Pannier (who eliminated him at Gold Coast) 243-178, while Ferrer defeated Griffith 210-184, to advance to the title match.

In the final, Ferrer, the 2005 Mojave Invitational champ, showed veteran poise in defeating Overton 212-175, capturing the second title of his JBT SW career.

Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2006 JBT SW Mojave Invitational Tournament, the regular season's year end event, featuring a guaranteed minimum $1,000 first place scholarship in each division.  Top season-long point scorers also qualify for the 2006 JBT SW Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Thanks to everyone at The orleans, the site of the 2006 Las Vegas National Open, for hosting this great event. 70 entrants shared in over $2,000 in scholarships awarded.  Please continue to help spread the word about the terrific benefits of bowling JBT SW events! 

The Orleans- final results and optional scholarship winners
12/3/2005      
Mojave Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Steven Black Phoenix, AZ $255
2 Brandon Allred Las Vegas, NV $222
3 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM $104
4 Bobby Majdanski Las Vegas, NV $75
5 Nathan Panaligan N. Las Vegas, NV $145
6 DJ Sloan Las Vegas, NV $157
7 Eddie Schaub Las Vegas, NV $30
8 Kris George Glendale, AZ $20
9 Christian Jensen Anthem, AZ  
10 Justin Spurrier Las Vegas, NV $30
11 Daniel Hansak Las Vegas, NV  
12 Andy Reynoso Las Vegas, NV  
13 Shane Peck Riverside, CA  
14 Chris Hooks Las Vegas, NV  
15 Brandon Watts Lake Havasu City, AZ  
16 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM $12
17 Carl Winder Las Vegas, NV  
18 Chris Kagawa Las Vegas, NV  
19 Emily Ornelas Phoenix, AZ $30
20 Jessica Hetkowski Las Vegas, NV $20
21 Cameron Smith Santee, CA  
22 Jacklyn Sabater Las Vegas, NV $10
23 Tiffany Chi Prescott, AZ  
24 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ  
25 Devin DeGrief Las Vegas, NV  
26 Joe Claspell Lake Havasu City, AZ
27 Kevin Houck Lake Havasu City, AZ
28 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM  
29 Adam Reynoso Las Vegas, NV  
30 Bobby Sherman Las Vegas, NV  
31 Rebekah Gottlieb Las Vegas, NV  
32 Paolo Castro Las Vegas, NV  
     
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Jordan Ferrer Henderson, NV $200
2 Ricky Overton Las Vegas, NV $140
3 Ray Griffith Las Vegas, NV $150
4 Alesha Pannier Lake Havasu City, AZ $75
5 Zachary Hattori Las Vegas, NV $60
6 Allie Ijams Mission Viejo, CA $100
7 Ashley Olriksen Las Vegas, NV $30
8 Quinn Hill Las Vegas, NV $20
9 Jordan Katz Las Vegas, NV $20
10 Cameron Peck Riverside, CA $20
11 Taylor McKenrick Henderson, NV $45
12 Hannah Chipman Las Vegas, NV $30
13 Alyssa Madrid Las Vegas, NV  
14 Kelly White Las Vegas, NV $10
15 Tim Lee Las Vegas, NV  
16 Alex Katz Las Vegas, NV  
17 Melissa Huether Las Vegas, NV $15
18 Chase Nadeau Las Vegas, NV  
19 Nick Seghetti Las Vegas, NV  
20 Justin Claspell Lake Havasu City, AZ  
21 Amanda Voight Las Vegas, NV  
22 Brandon Peck Las Vegas, NV $15
23 Blaine Hellman Las Vegas, NV  
24 Brandon Davis Lake Havasu City, AZ
25 Alicia Sullivan Kingman, AZ  
26 Bryce Hackney Las Vegas, NV  
27 Andrew Gottlieb Las Vegas, NV  
28 Scott Schickling Lake Havasu City, AZ $15
29 Paul Huether Las Vegas, NV  
30 David Opdyke Las Vegas, NV  
31 Krysta Nadeau Las Vegas, NV  
32 Maddie Pellegrino Henderson, NV  
33 Merrill Hill Las Vegas, NV  
34 Ryan Yadao Las Vegas, NV  
35 Aubrey Calabrese Las Vegas, NV  
36 Jade Guevara Las Vegas, NV  
37 Darcie Lee Staggs Bullhead City, AZ  
38 Sean Huggins Las Vegas, NV  
     
PowerBowl games: 213-240-274 (no winners)  
Cuts: scratch plus 17; handicap plus 17  
Storm Ball Winner: Jessica Hetkowski  
Junior Gold Qualifiers: none    
300 Games: none    
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,055