SHAKE, RATTLE & BOWL

champs Theo Douthit & Rachel Lynn

Theo Douthit and Rachel Lynn opened the 11th season of Arizona Conference JBT action with commanding victories at Cliff Castle Casino’s Shake, Rattle, and Bowl.

The scratch division stepladder finals opened with Bill Grant reversing last season’s awful matchplay luck with a 210 game that defeated Brandon Allred’s 169 and Kyle King’s 150. 

The tables were turned in round two, though, as Steven Black’s 248 was just enough to get by Grant (243) and Mojave Bowler of the Year Nathan Panaligan’s 186.  Douthit then took over in the semifinals, posting a big 267 to oust Black (a fine 235) and Jeremy Medina (151) to reach the title match. 

Top seed BJ Baker, the 2-time defending all-conference Bowler of the Year, was looking to begin 06-07 right where he left off last season, but ran into a buzzsaw in the confident Douthit.  Theo got out to an early lead and never looked back, cruising to a 227-195 win, and his 10th career JBT title.  He becomes only the 9th bowler with ten or more career JBT wins, and with his $310 scholarship payday, becomes the 8th player to top $10,000 in career JBT scholarship earnings—wow!

Steven Pizzi started up a new season in fine fashion as well, with a 227 game to win round one of the finals over Guy Prewitt (207) and Tiffany King (186).  The AZ Handicap Bowler of the Year runner-up then doubled in the tenth for a 243 to edge Jewels Giordano (233) and Michael Kenny (187) in round two.  David Price then took over in the semifinal, as the Safford resident blasted a 236 to beat Pizzi (185) and Jacob Fischer (149) to reach the title match.

Top qualifier Rachel Lynn was celebrating her birthday in style, by cruising to the top seed over a large field.  Even though Price rolled a fine game, Rachel came up even bigger, winning the match 260-230 for her 3rd career JBT title.  She also cashed in on bonus scholarship opportunities by wearing Etonic shoes and rolling Ebonite bowling balls, two of our major sponsors, resulting in a payday of over $500 for one day’s bowling.

129 bowlers competed in the event.   Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT Arizona 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 Cliff Castle for a terrific job hosting our event, which awarded over $3,200 in scholarships!

Cliff Castle (Saturday)- final results and optional scholarship winners
9/2/2006        
Arizona Conference      
       
Scratch Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Theo Douthit San Diego, CA p 287 $310
2 BJ Baker Tempe, AZ p 311 $260
3 Steven Black Phoenix, AZ p 223 $110
4 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM p 261 $155
5 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM p 168 $60
6 Nathan Panaligan N. Las Vegas, NV p 183 $105
7 Brandon Allred Las Vegas, NV p 175 $100
7 Kyle King Phoenix, AZ p 164 $65
9 Chris Varholdt Chandler, AZ p 156 $30
10 Kevin Schoenfeld Phoenix, AZ p 150 $40
11 April Urban Henderson, NV p 146 $20
12 Greg Garbera Phoenix, AZ p 137 $20
13 Chris Weyrauch Chandler, AZ p 128 $15
14 Shane Peck Riverside, CA p 113 $110
15 DeShaun Jefferson Phoenix, AZ p 108 $55
16 Adam Reynoso Las Vegas, NV p 105  
17 Kevin Saunders Goodyear, AZ p 94  
18 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM p 75 $40
19 Jeff Mathews Las Vegas, NV p 69 $45
20 Labriel Leach Tucson, AZ p 59  
21 Eric Rubin Phoenix, AZ p 55  
22 DJ Sloan Las Vegas, NV p 40  
23 Will McPherson Chandler, AZ p 37  
24 Bear Wiltfang Lake Havasu City, AZ p 35  
25 Marc Algeri Phoenix, AZ p 29  
26 Eddie Schaub Las Vegas, NV p 10  
27 Brian Makan Tempe, AZ even  
28 Christian Jensen Anthem, AZ m 87 $15
29 Eric Warren Phoenix, AZ m 114  
30 Jerod FLorez Bosque Farms, NM m 125  
31 Brandon Watts Lake Havasu City, AZ m 26 $15
32 Zach Simon Scottsdale, AZ m 36 $15
33 Foster Phandanouvong San Diego, CA m 40  
34 CJ Lee Gilbert, AZ m 43  
35 Dan Eagy Phoenix, AZ m 44  
36 Jonathan Pletcher Phoenix, AZ m 45  
37 Shane Lien San Diego, CA m 54  
38 Bryan Caldwell Glendale, AZ m 54  
39 Dan Bodinet Phoenix, AZ m 56  
40 Jordan Ferrer Henderson, NV m 58  
41 Melissa Del Rio Tucson, AZ m 58  
42 Emily Ornelas Phoenix, AZ m 64  
43 Cameron Smith Santee, CA m 82  
44 Kris George Glendale, AZ m 82  
45 Ricky Overton Las Vegas, NV m 84  
46 Brian Weyrauch Tempe, AZ m 84 $15
47 Matt Zang Tucson, AZ m 84 $30
48 Elias Ewert Chandler, AZ m 99  
49 Philip Stephens Phoenix, AZ m 100  
50 Megan Withey Glendale, AZ m 101  
51 Rachelle Davis Tucson, AZ m 107  
52 Kevin Narciso Phoenix, AZ m 131  
53 Jeff Millmier Phoenix, AZ m 132  
54 Mike Kremer Peoria, AZ m 138  
55 Bryanna Dawson Chandler, AZ m 141  
56 Nicholas Lee Tucson, AZ m 144  
57 Amanda Albani Phoenix, AZ m 153  
58 Rebecca Bodinet Phoenix, AZ m 154  
59 Andy Reynoso Las Vegas, NV m 172  
60 David Johnston Glendale, AZ m 183  
61 Matt Erb Phoenix, AZ m 207  
62 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM m 232  
63 Mike Aguilar Tucson, AZ m 256  
64 Steph Merrell Albuquerque, NM m 271  
65 Alyssa Madrid Las Vegas, NV dnf  
       
Handicap Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Rachel Lynn Peoria, AZ p 188 $510
2 David Price Safford, AZ p 159 $155
3 Steven Pizzi Avondale, AZ p 127 $100
4 Jacob Fischer Phoenix, AZ p 148 $75
5 Michael Kenny Prescott Valley, AZ p 144 $95
6 Jewels Giordano Phoenix, AZ p 143 $135
7 Guy Prewitt Chandler, AZ p 143 $75
8 Tiffany King Surprise, AZ p 143 $70
9 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM p 126 $35
10 Jeff Goad Phoenix, AZ p 94 $30
11 Jay Prewitt Chandler, AZ p 81 $40
12 Nicole Stanczak Phoenix, AZ p 80 $20
13 Chelsea Zemelka Phoenix, AZ p 80 $20
14 Taylor King Phoenix, AZ p 77 $30
15 Rane Lacona Phoenix, AZ p 75 $30
16 Joey Longo Phoenix, AZ p 69  
17 Susy Monteith Orange, CA p 67  
18 Justin Givler Phoenix, AZ p 66  
19 Kyle Frederick Chandler, AZ p 63 $5
20 Kayla Frederick Chandler, AZ p 61 $15
21 Jenny Phandanouvong San Diego, CA p 50 $15
22 Corbin Farris Phoenix, AZ p 44 $15
23 Dylan Taylor Scottsdale, AZ p 41  
24 Brian Webb Phoenix, AZ p 34  
25 Kayla Goad Phoenix, AZ p 33  
26 Eric Vitzthum Phoenix, AZ p 23  
27 Brent Larsen Phoenix, AZ p 18  
28 Holly Emery Queen Creek, AZ p 8  
29 Bo LaLonde Chandler, AZ p 5  
30 Lana Lycan San Diego, CA m 65  
31 Justus Trader Prescott Valley, AZ p 17  
32 Randy Blunck Phoenix, AZ p 5  
33 Randy Vallancourt Phoenix, AZ p 3  
34 Rebeca Reguero Phoenix, AZ even $40
35 Daniel Cotten Glendale, AZ m 3 $70
36 Kristen Lee Tucson, AZ m 5  
37 Jordan Bell Phoenix, AZ m 7  
38 Dennan Boscarino Phoenix, AZ m 10  
39 Alicia Sullivan Kingman, AZ m 10 $15
40 Brandon Longo Phoenix, AZ m 11  
41 Kyle Vitzthum Phoenix, AZ m 19  
42 Kyle Bridgman Kingman, AZ m 20  
43 Bryce Techmer Phoenix, AZ m 21  
44 Andrew Dorsey Prescott Valley, AZ m 24  
45 Joshua Shoup Tolleson, AZ m 25 $5
46 Kaitlin Mayall Chula Vista, CA m 27  
47 Dylan McKenna Phoenix, AZ m 29  
48 Amy Dorsey Prescott Valley, AZ m 31  
49 Courtney Dutton Chandler, AZ m 31  
50 James Hawkins Anaheim, CA m 38  
51 Alex Powell Phoenix, AZ m 43  
52 Ashley Olriksen Las Vegas, NV m 44  
53 Danny Varholdt Phoenix, AZ m 48  
54 Cameron Peck Riverside, CA m 54  
55 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM m 55 $15
56 Jeff Kilmer Phoenix, AZ m 83  
57 Taylor Knight Phoenix, AZ m 101  
58 Amanda Vadnais Prescott Valley, AZ m 106  
59 Bethany Baker Tempe, AZ m 116  
60 Justin Basom San Diego, CA m 130  
61 Taelor McKenrick Henderson, NV m 187  
62 Beau McKenna Phoenix, AZ m 208  
63 Marc Munguia Phoenix, AZ m 336  
64 Jared Boscarino Phoenix, AZ m 532  
       
cuts: scratch -23; handicap plus 21      
 Ball Winner: Eric Warren's family    
       
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $3,245