DESERT LANES
champs Jeff Mathews and Kristin Cathcart
A JBT veteran and a JBT rookie won their first titles in exciting Mojave Conference action at Desert Lanes.
The scratch division used the exciting PBA format, with a cut to the top 16 followed by best 2-of-3 matchplay. Christian Jensen led qualifying on a very tough pattern as the only bowler to average over 200, but fell in match one to #16 seed Shane Peck. Peck then made it all the way to the semifinals, where he stayed on a roll, defeating #3 DJ Sloan 198-180 to reach the title match. In the other semi, #8 Jeff Mathews, who had remained consistent all day, defeated #11 Kyle Bridgman 204-162 to reach his first title match.
The title match followed the same pattern, with the consistent Matthews, who had only 3 games under 190 all day, getting the Marks he needed to outlast Peck 198-153, good for a long-awaited first JBT victory.
The handicap stepladder finals opened up with red-hot Logan Kennedy continuing his big-time roll of late with a 248-198 win over Joseph Pherreigo. Kennedy rolled on in round two, with a 218-176 win over Darcie Staggs, before Josephs' brother Victor avenged the Pherreigo family witha 200-156 win over Kennedy to reach the title match.
Top qualifier Kristin Cathcart had an excellent day in her first JBT event, with all 8 games over her average. The song remained the same in the finale, with Cathcart cruising to a 223-143 win, good for the first title of her JBT career.
64 bowlers competed in the event, and we hope everyone who attended had a great time, and will spread the word about the great benefits of bowling JBT. Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT 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 2007 JBT Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division!
Big thanks to everyone at Desert Lanes for hosting our event. Over $1,500 in scholarships were awarded. Want in on the fun? Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!
| Desert Lanes (Ft Mohave)- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||
| 1/14/2007 | |||
| Mojave Conference | |||
| Scratch Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Jeff Mathews | Las Vegas, NV | $330 |
| 2 | Shane Peck | Riverside, CA | $115 |
| 3 | DJ Sloan | Las Vegas, NV | $90 |
| 4 | Kyle Bridgman | Kingman, AZ | $40 |
| 5 | Nate Panaligan | N. Las Vegas, NV | $120 |
| 6 | April Urban | Henderson, NV | |
| 7 | Alyssa Madrid | Las Vegas, NV | $5 |
| 8 | Brandon Allred | Las Vegas, NV | $10 |
| 9 | Christian Jensen | Anthem, AZ | $85 |
| 10 | Joe Claspell | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $10 |
| 11 | Adam Reynoso | Las Vegas, NV | $120 |
| 12 | Kary Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV | $15 |
| 13 | Sam Kurtze | Kingman, AZ | |
| 14 | Cameron Smith | Santee, CA | $10 |
| 15 | Emily Ornelas | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 16 | Forrest Holland | Escondido, CA | |
| 17 | Brandon Watts | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 18 | Chris Kagawa | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 19 | JR Monteith | Orange, CA | |
| 20 | Jordan Ferrer | Henderson, NV | |
| 21 | Mike Ellingson | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 22 | Andy Reynoso | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 23 | Kris George | Glendale, AZ | |
| 24 | Allie Ijams | Mission Viejo, CA | |
| 25 | Kalani Diliner | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Handicap Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Kristin Cathcart | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 2 | Victor Pherreigo | Las Vegas, NV | $215 |
| 3 | Logan Kennedy | Las Vegas, NV | $110 |
| 4 | Darcie Lee Staggs | Bullhead City, AZ | $135 |
| 5 | Joseph Pherreigo | Las Vegas, NV | $40 |
| 6 | Zach Hattori | Las Vegas, NV | $55 |
| 7 | Alicia Sullivan | Kingman, AZ | $75 |
| 8 | Chris Draper | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 9 | Paul Huether | Las Vegas, NV | $5 |
| 10 | Josh Chefalo | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 11 | Bethany Baker | Tempe,AZ | $30 |
| 12 | Joshua Shoup | Tolleson, AZ | |
| 13 | Eric Lopez | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 14 | Cassandra Canoy | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 15 | Michael Webber | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 16 | Doug Taylor | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 17 | Melissa Huether | Las Vegas, NV | $5 |
| 18 | Ricky Overton | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 19 | John Carter | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 20 | Jordan Davis | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 21 | Codi Manuel | Kingman, AZ | |
| 22 | Ryan Fisher | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 23 | Alesha Pannier | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $15 |
| 24 | Kyle Akers | Kingman, AZ | |
| 25 | Gino Salaverria | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 26 | Brandon Surko | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 27 | James Hawkins | Anaheim, CA | |
| 28 | Courtney Dutton | Chandler, AZ | |
| 29 | Sarah Ansteth | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 30 | Sasha Black | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 31 | Mike May | San Diego, CA | |
| 32 | Taylor McKenrick | Henderson, NV | |
| 33 | Breezy Sharma | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 34 | Taylor Aldridge | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| 35 | Tim Johnson | Ft Mohave, AZ | |
| Ball Winner: Darcie Staggs | |||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,575 | |||