GLENFAIR LANES
champ Kris George
Kris George remained red hot in early season JBT action, capturing the scratch-only event at Glenfair Lanes.
George struggled to win matches early on on the tricky lane condition, but found his bearings in game 4, winning the last two qualifying matches to earn the #11 seed for the finals. In round one of the 16-person finals, he got past #6 Mike May 2-0 in a best of three match. Top seed Kyle King outlasted #16 Josh Shoup in three tough games, while #2 Greg Garbera swept #15 Justin Givler, #3 Courtney Dutton swept Shawn Peters, and #4 Kyle Karpovich swept Eduardo Perez.
In the round of 8, Dutton swept #10 Anthony Tripi, #12 Miguel Lopez upset Garbera 2-1, George beat Karpovich 2-1, and #9 Allie Ijams upset top seeded King with a 2-0 sweep.
In the semifinals, the guys beat up on the girls (a rarity this season), as George edged Ijams 236-232, while Lopez exploded for a 290-218 win over Dutton.
Unfortunately for Miguel, his hand was also exploding (see below), and Kris showed no mercy as he rolled to a 227-203 win in the title match against Lopez. The win was the 16th title of the talented vetran's career, and the second of the young season, after a winless 07-08 campaign.
$1,000 was awarded to the all scratch field. Want in on the fun? Come on down to the next JBT event, it's as easy as that!
| Glenfair (Sun.)- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||
| 10/5/2008 | |||
| Arizona Conference | |||
| Scratch Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Kris George | Las Vegas, NV | $215 |
| 2 | Miguel Lopez | Peoria, AZ | $100 |
| 3 | Courtney Dutton | Chandler, AZ | $60 |
| 4 | Allie Ijams | Flagstaff, AZ | $65 |
| 5 | Kyle King | Phoenix, AZ | $275 |
| 6 | Greg Garbera | Tempe, AZ | $60 |
| 7 | Kyle Karpovich | Chandler, AZ | $100 |
| 8 | Anthony Tripi | Avondale, AZ | $60 |
| 9 | Randy Cote | Tucson, AZ | $30 |
| 10 | DJ Sloan | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 11 | Matt Herbert | Prescott, AZ | $15 |
| 12 | Eduardo Perez | Peoria, AZ | |
| 13 | Shawn Peters | Glendale, AZ | |
| 14 | Justin Givler | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 15 | Josh Shoup | Tolleson, AZ | |
| 16 | Brian Ballard | San Diego, CA | |
| 17 | Mikey May | Vista, CA | |
| 18 | Rane Lacona | Phoenix, AZ | $15 |
| 19 | Martika Cabezas | Palm Springs, CA | |
| 20 | Rachelle Davis | Tucson, AZ | |
| 21 | Andy Holick | Tucson, AZ | |
| 22 | Chris Varholdt | Chandler, AZ | |
| 23 | Cody Taylor | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 24 | Jenni Cahn | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 25 | Rebeca Reguero | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 26 | Nicholas Lee | Tucson, AZ | |
| 27 | Emmanuel Durazo | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 28 | Tyson Lewis | Glendale, AZ | |
| 29 | Asley Collins | Tucson, AZ | |
| 30 | Jeff Williams | Surprise, AZ | $5 |
| 31 | Jared Billman | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 32 | James Hawkins | Quail Valley, CA | |
| 33 | Zach martinez | Chandler, AZ | |
| 34 | Marina Stever | Mesa, AZ | |
| 35 | Zach Simon | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 36 | Jacob Smith | Tucson, AZ | |
| 37 | Brandon Webster | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 38 | Eric Demo | San Diego, CA | |
| 39 | Justin Villa | Simi Valley, CA | |
| Impact Challenge Winners: Anthony Tripi | |||
| Scratch High Games: | |||
| Lopez 290 | |||
| Garbera 279 | |||
| Dutton 269 | |||
| Dutton 266 | |||
| King 266 | |||
| High Female: | |||
| Dutton 1053 | |||
| Ijams 995 | |||
| Cabezas 936 | |||
| Davis 932 | |||
| Cahn 900 | |||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,000 | |||
Early Halloween costume?....
Nope, it's Miguel's hand!!!!