STRIKE ZONE at SUNSET STATION

champs Theo Douthit & Albert Torres

Theo Douthit and Albert Torres captured important titles in exciting double points Mojave Conference JBT action at Sunset Station's Strike Zone.

Andy Reynoso had a fantastic qualifying round, but struggled in the semifinals and was ousted 191-176 by Miguel Lopez in round one of the scratch division stepladder finals.  Mike Cross and Lopez then engaged in a classic, with Cross getting three strikes in the tenth for a 202-201 victory over Miguel.  Kyle King then blasted a big 244 game on the tough conditions for a 244-156 win over Cross to advance to the title match.  

Top seed Douthit was trailing for most of the title match, but a 4-9 late in the game from King gave Theo new life, and he ran the back four strikes to force King to double for the win.  Kyle was unable to get the first strike, and Douthit claimed his 11th career JBT title with the resulting 224-202 win.

Newcomer Dericka Badilla opened the handicap division stepladder finals with a 213 game that squeaked by James Gabour (211) and Jon Gutierrez 9195).  Justin Claspell  then fired an even 200 game, and it was enough to beat Badilla (172) and Melissa Huether (196).  In the semifinals, Torres came up with a 228 effort, beating Jonathan Kozich (216) and Claspell (175), advancing to the title match. 

Top seed Douglas Csanyi grabbed the #1 position in his first-ever JBT event, and was able to deal with the stressful environment of the title match, bowling very well.  However, Torres managed to throw a late turkey through the tenth frame, giving him the edge he needed for a 257-224 win, good for his first career JBT title.

Big thanks to everyone at the spectacular Strike Zone center for their usual top notch hosting job- a big turnout for this crucial double points event was handled with ease by their great crew and facilities.