SILVA LANES (Sunday)

champs Geoffrey Young & Reanne Quesada

Geoffrey Young captured his 5th career title, while Reanne Quesada tasted JBT victory for the first time, in thrilling NM-TX Conference action at Silva Lanes.

Bowling on the medium-length pattern from the 2006 Junior Gold event, a premium was put on shotmaking, and Andy Byer made enough good shots in round one of the stepladder to beat William Entsminger 186-152.  Bill Grant then beat his good friend Andy 213-198, and followed with a 193-168 win over Stephen Gaucin to reach the title match.

Neither bowler looked comfortable on the tricky championship pair, but Young figured out the left lane ahead of Grant, and coasted to a 212-167 win, joining the short list of JBT bowlers with 5 or more career titles.

The handicap division, meanwhile, took most of the spotlight in the stepladders.  7 of the 8 finalists were girls, and Micayla Scheer won round one with a 213 game that beat Andrea Jaramillo (198) and California's Kaitlin Mayall (194).  In round two, William Yoder, the lone male, struggled to 195, and could only watch as Micayla and Sara Vargas ended up tying at 233, forcing a two-frame rolloff.  In the pressure-packed rolloff, both bowlers ended up with a 46 score, forcing what we think is the first double-rolloff in the handicap finals in JBT history.   In the second rolloff, Vargas could win with a 20-fill in the tenth, but when her last shot left a flat-10, they tied AGAIN at 34, the crowd erupted, and I missed my plane... forcing for sure the only triple-rolloff we've ever had in the handicap finals.  This time we finally had a winner, as Scheer won 46-32 to finally advance.

Everyone would have understood if Scheer simply collapsed after all that, but she rolled a fine 214 in the semifinals, beating Debbie Read's 208, but Reqnne Quesada came up with a bigger 221 to advance to her first final match.

 Thanks to the rolloffs, top seed Bailey McFarland had to wait extra long for her match, another of many all-El Paso affairs in JBT history.  Though she is very comfortable at this center, having won an Invitational here, she struggled in the title match, while Quesada rolled on, defeating Bailey 218-194 for her first career JBT title.

 88 bowlers competed in the event, all of whom got to participate in the annual JBT Easter Egg Hunt, which awarded over $100 in scholarships and thousands of jelly beans to everyone.  Over $2,100 was awarded overall- want in on the fun?  Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!

Silva (Sun.)- final results and optional scholarship winners  
3/23/2008      
NM-TX Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Geoffrey Young Denton, TX $215
2 Billy Grant Rio Rancho, NM $165
3 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX $206
4 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM $65
5 William Entsminger El Paso, TX $70
6 Matt Cormack Van Nuys, CA $15
7 Jess Gagliardi Alamosa, CO  
8 Caycee Landers Mission Hills, CA  
9 Cody Mansfield Albuquerque, NM $15
10 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM $10
11 Chris Pierson Waukesha, WI  
12 JR Monteith Orange, CA  
13 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM  
14 Kyle King Phoenix, AZ $220
15 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM  
16 Bradley Robinson Canyon, TX  
17 Stephen Hardy Nashua, NH  
18 Justin Silva Albuquerque, NM  
19 Greg Geering Phoenix, AZ  
20 BJ Baker Tempe, AZ  
21 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
22 Casey Fitzgerald Albuquerque, NM $5
23 Nathan Shock Thornton, CO  
24 Jordan Ono Pearl City, HI  
25 Diego Lucero Santa Fe, NM  
26 Thomas Gutierrez Albuquerque, NM $5
27 Zach Barnard Albuquerque, NM  
28 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM  
29 Carlos Mendez El Paso, TX  
30 Nick Muller Albuquerque, NM  
     
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Reanne Quesada El Paso, TX $225
2 Bailey McFarland El Paso, TX $185
3 Micayla Scheer Rio Rancho, NM $90
4 Debbie Read Albuquerque, NM $83
5 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM $50
6 William Yoder Albuquerque, NM $115
7 Kaitlin Mayall Chula Vista, CA $55
8 Andrea Jaramillo Santa Fe, NM $45
9 Angela Walls Albuquerque, NM $40
10 Josh Barress Albuquerque, NM $13
11 Cassie Bacoccini Albuquerque, NM  
12 Ahkeen Williams Las Cruces, NM $50
13 Cyera Quintana El Paso, TX  
14 Taylor Knight Phoenix, AZ  
15 Taylor Williams Amarillo, TX  
16 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM  
17 Ryan Scheer Rio Rancho, NM $14
18 Dominic Cuomo El Paso, TX  
19 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM $15
20 Jaden Spam Rio Rancho, NM $30
21 Elizabeth Romero Santa Fe, NM  
22 Peter Cane Albuquerque, NM  
23 Leo Guzman El Paso, TX  
24 Tyler Allen Amarillo, TX  
25 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM  
26 Braxton Williams Amarillo, TX $5
27 Joey Grant Rio Rancho, NM $15
28 Taylor Quintana El Paso, TX $15
29 Dillon Bridge El Paso, TX $41
30 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
31 Andrew Esparza El Paso, TX  
32 Patrick Michaels Amarillo, TX  
33 Tonia Barela Santa Fe, NM  
34 Tricia Barress Albuquerque, NM  
35 Bethany Baker Tempe, AZ $15
36 Samantha McFarland El Paso, TX  
37 Aurora Popple El Paso, TX $30
38 Billy Read Albuquerque, NM $10
39 Lindsey Ailport Phoenix, AZ  
40 Vincent Michel Albuquerque, NM  
41 Alyvia Quintana El Paso, TX  
42 Andrew McKinsey Rio Rancho, NM  
43 Sam Zermeno El Paso, TX  
44 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM  
45 Jonah Seawright Albuquerque, NM  
46 Josh Shoup Tolleson, AZ  
47 Alyssa Williams Las Cruces, NM  
48 Shannon Ryan Mesa, AZ  
49 Stephanie Barela Santa Fe, NM  
50 Lacey Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
51 Rachel Thompson Albuquerque, NM  
52 Josh Michaels Amarillo, TX  
53 Savannah Carr Goodyear, AZ  
54 D'Angelo Westbrook El Paso, TX  
55 Kirk Russell Amarillo, TX  
56 Jordan Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
57 Rebeca Reguero Phoenix, AZ  
     
     
Ball winner: Debbie Read  
Scratch High Games: Grant 262, Romero 247, Gaucin 235
Handicap High Games: Bridge 250, Scheer 240, Read 238
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,162

 

 

 

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