HOLIDAY BOWL

champs Jess Gagliardi and Brandon Gill

Jess Gagliardi and Brandon Gill were the ultimate survivors in capturing JBT titles in exciting New Mexico-Texas Conference action at Holiday Bowl.

In our survivor format, after five qualifying games, the field is cut in half and an equal number of people are put on each pair.  After each game, the low score on each pair is eliminated, and this continues until only one survivor remains, providing non-stop thrilling action throughout the center.

In the scratch division, the field was eventually carved down to six.  In that round of matches, Gagliardi eliminated Bill Grant 203-191, Nathan Shock beat Geoffrey Young 193-172, and William Entsminger defeated Mike Cross 206-158.  

In the three-way semifinal match, Gagliardi remained strong with 214, and Entsminger survived with 177, while Shock bowed out in third with 167.

In a rare battle of non-winners, it was Gagliardi who emerged with his first JBT title, conquering the tough conditions and Entsminger with a 211-177 win.

The handicap division was also eventually whittled down to six bowlers.  In the high scoring round that ensued, Gill beat Olivia Silva 243-218, William Yoder beat Reanne Quesada 231-22, and John Yoder eliminated Peter Cane 260-238.  

This set up a match where Gill faced two Yoders in a three way battle.  Gill's 209 was enough to survive, as was William's 216, but his cousin John's 184 was the low score, so he finished up in third.

Brandon remained in control in the title match, winning the game 224-202, good for his first career JBT title, while Yoder matched his career high finish with the runner-up performance.

Big thanks to Gary Skidmore, and everyone else at Holiday for a great job hosting our Tour for the first time in quite a while- the newly remodeled center looks great, check it out!   Wanna get in on the fun?  Come on down to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!  

Holiday Bowl- final results and optional scholarship winners
9/9/2007      
NM-TX Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Jess Gagliardi Alamosa, CO $245
2 William Entsminger El Paso, TX $110
3 Nathan Shock Thornton, CO $60
4 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM $123
5 Mike Cross Tucson, AZ $62
6 Geoffrey Young Denton, TX $125
7 Zach Barton Allen, TX $60
8 Matt Jones Canoga Park, CA  
9 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM  
10 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM $31
11 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM  
12 Diego Lucero Santa Fe, NM  
13 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ  
14 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX  
15 Carlos Mendez El Paso, TX $15
16 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM  
17 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM $10
18 Aaron Raymond Farmington, NM  
19 Zach Barnard Albuquerque, NM  
20 Josh Arceo Albuquerque, NM  
21 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM  
22 Scott Wiley Albuquerque, NM  
23 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM  
24 Jamison Spam Albuquerque, NM  
25 Jeremy Baca Albuquerque, NM  
26 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM  
27 Jarrad Espinoza Albuquerque, NM  
28 Travis Turner Amarillo, TX  
29 Josh Brown Albuquerque, NM  
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Brandon Gill Albuquerque, NM $200
2 William Yoder Albuquerque, NM $190
3 John Yoder Albuquerque, NM $75
4 Peter Cane Albuquerque, NM $90
5 Reanne Quesada El Paso, TX $50
6 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM $55
7 Jonah Seawright Albuquerque, NM $75
8 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM $50
9 Jaden Spam Rio Rancho, NM $29
10 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM $26
11 Heather Wilson Albuquerque, NM $15
12 Jessica Palma Albuquerque, NM  
13 Katie McNeil Albuquerque, NM  
14 Andrew Esparza El Paso, TX  
15 Cassie Bacoccini Albuquerque, NM  
16 Bailey McFarland El Paso, TX  
17 Alex Yoder Albuquerque, NM $30
18 Taylor Quintana El Paso, TX  
19 Jacob Gill Albuquerque, NM $5
20 Armando Ortega Albuquerque, NM  
21 John Stomp Albuquerque, NM  
22 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM  
23 Joey Grant Rio Rancho, NM  
24 Amanda Jarzemba Santa Fe, NM  
25 Lacey Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
26 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM $5
27 Samantha Ortega Albuquerque, NM  
28 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM $15
29 Greg Stottlemyer Albuquerque, NM  
30 Jerimiah Cruz Farmington, NM  
31 Dakota Corbell Roswell, NM  
32 Billy Read Albuquerque, NM $23
33 Amanda Johnson Rio Rancho, NM  
34 Michael Yoder Albuquerque, NM  
35 Weston Marton Corrales, NM  
36 Jordan Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
37 Sam Zermeno El Paso, TX $15
38 Kelly McNeil Albuquerque, NM  
39 Elizabeth Romero Santa Fe, NM  
40 Debbie Jarzemba Santa Fe, NM  
41 Jerry Carter Albuquerque, NM $5
42 Carlos Abeyta Alcalde, NM  
43 Mica Raymond Farmington, NM  
44 Blake Brown Albuquerque, NM  
     
Ball winner: Jerod Florez  
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,785
 

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