BIG ROCK CASINO
Big Rock's
Big Winners: Andy Byer & Andrew Quintana
The lucky name at Big Rock Casino was 'Andrew", as both Mr. Byer and Mr. Quintana came up with victories in JBT SW action.
In the scratch division, Justin Medina got the mark in the tenth he needed to defeat Jarrad Espinoza, who had led for much of the event, 179-173 in round one of the stepladder finals.
In round two, Medina caught fire and defeated Justin DeDera 243-204. In the semifinals, the tables were turned as Andy Byer just got by Medina 203-193, to advance to the title match against top qualifier William Haverland.
Haverland only makes guest appearances at JBT SW events, and that's much to the relief of the scratch division field, as he's never not finished in the top 5 at any JBT SW event. Big Rock was no different, as he took over in the semifinals to nab the top seed. The title match was a tense one as both bowlers could get to the pocket but couldn't find the carry they needed. A few brutal nine-counts late by William gave Byer the chance in the tenth to spare-strike for the win. After the spare, Byer threw a confident strike on the fill ball, good for a 193-181 victory and the title. The win makes Byer the 18th bowler in JBT SW history to reach 5 career titles, and it's also his second consecutive NM-TX win, currently known as a 'half-Baker' on Tour.
The handicap division needed more than eight games to determine our finalists, as three bowlers tied for the eighth and final stepladder spot, forcing a rare and exciting three way rolloff. Ten year-old Nattlee Chavez was up to the challenge, winning the rolloff over Wendy Shelton and Amanda Johnson to advance to the finals.
In the opening stepladder match, Chavez remained tough, rolling a big 241 to defeat Susan Kurzeka's 236 and Nattlee's friend Diamond Rapatz' 190. In round two, Christina Waldron used a 242 game to beat Michael Valdez' 201 and to finally derail; Chavez, who bowed out with her 203. Valdez had also thrilled the crowd with a 290 game earlier in the day. The 319 score with handicap was the 6th best in JBT SW history. In a tight semifinal match, Camille Martinez rolled a 216 to just get by Waldron (212) and Josh Arceo (208) to advance to the championship match.
Top qualifier Andrew Quintana had near the top of the leader board all day, and shook off the nervousness of his first finals appearance by converting 6-7-10 split in the second frame. He never looked back, and cruised to a 201-177 win over Martinez, good for his first JBT SW title.
Thanks to Jeff Pearce and everyone at Big Rock for an excellent first visit to Espanola!
| Big Rock Casino- final results and optional scholarship winners | ||||
| 2/26/2005 | ||||
| New Mexico-Texas Conference | ||||
| Scratch Division | ||||
| rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
| 1 | Andy Byer | Albuquerque, NM | p 110 | $200 |
| 2 | William Haverland | Round Rock, TX | p 201 | $170 |
| 3 | Justin Medina | Santa Fe, NM | p 57 | $60 |
| 4 | Justin DeDera | Las Cruces, NM | p 96 | $80 |
| 5 | Jarrad Espinoza | Albuquerque, NM | p 80 | $45 |
| 6 | Jeremy Medina | Santa Fe, NM | m 19 | $45 |
| 7 | Sam Cuevas | Lubbock, TX | m 31 | $45 |
| 8 | Bill Grant | Rio Rancho, NM | m 34 | |
| 9 | Brandon Abeyta | Alcalde, NM | m 38 | |
| 10 | Ashley Dale | Albuquerque, NM | m 87 | |
| 11 | Jerod Florez | Bosque Farms, NM | m 142 | |
| 12 | Brandy Silva | Albuquerque, NM | m 149 | |
| 13 | Mathew Gumbrecht | Clovis, NM | m 191 | |
| Handicap Division | ||||
| rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
| 1 | Andrew Quintana | Santa Fe, NM | p 137 | |
| 2 | Camille Martinez | Santa Fe, NM | p 122 | $200 |
| 3 | Josh Arceo | Albuquerque, NM | p 131 | $100 |
| 4 | Christina Waldron | Albuquerque, NM | p 108 | $70 |
| 5 | Michael Valdez | Santa Fe, NM | p 114 | $10 |
| 6 | Nattlee Chavez | Santa Cruz, NM | p 50 | |
| 7 | Susan Kurzeka | Albuquerque, NM | p 87 | $75 |
| 8 | Diamond Rapatz | Espanola, NM | p 66 | |
| 9 | Amanda Johnson | Rio Rancho, NM | p 50 | $115 |
| 10 | Wendy Shelton | Albuquerque, NM | p 50 | $35 |
| 11 | Antonio Garcia | Santa Fe, NM | p 41 | |
| 12 | Stephanie Sheffer | Albuquerque, NM | p 40 | $60 |
| 13 | Sara Vargas | Albuquerque, NM | p 38 | $15 |
| 14 | Mike Romero | Santa Fe, NM | p 31 | $60 |
| 15 | Angelo Espinoza | Albuquerque, NM | p 31 | |
| 16 | Justin Deubel | Santa Fe, NM | p 30 | |
| 17 | Travis Gudelj | Albuquerque, NM | p 28 | |
| 18 | Eric Sanford | Santa Fe, NM | p 24 | |
| 19 | Carlos Abeyta | Alcalde, NM | p 23 | |
| 20 | Zachary Barnard | Albuquerque, NM | p 11 | $58 |
| 21 | Mark Mandell | Queen Creek, AZ | p 7 | $10 |
| 22 | Cody Mansfield | Albuquerque, NM | p 3 | $30 |
| 23 | Thomas Gutierrez | Albuquerque, NM | m 4 | |
| 24 | Nick Muller | Santa Fe, NM | m 7 | $13 |
| 25 | Breanna Salazar | Velarde, NM | m 9 | |
| 26 | Emily Milbank | Albuquerque, NM | m 36 | |
| 27 | Paul Carper | Rio Rancho, NM | m 36 | $30 |
| 28 | Mark Mares | Los Lunas, NM | m 41 | |
| 29 | Heaven Pajala | Albuquerque, NM | m 48 | $15 |
| 30 | Adrian Maes | Espanola, NM | m 6 | |
| 31 | Justin Salazar | Espanola, NM | m 6 | |
| 32 | Lawrence Gutierrez | Espanola, NM | m 12 | |
| 33 | Charlie Elliott | Santa Fe, NM | m 13 | $30 |
| 34 | Andrea Salazar | Velarde, NM | m 15 | |
| 35 | Glenn Gumbrecht | Clovis, NM | m 17 | |
| 36 | Darryl Shadoan | Espanola, NM | m 19 | |
| 37 | Michelle Lucero | Santa Fe, NM | m 21 | |
| 38 | Sarah English | Roswell, NM | m 29 | $45 |
| 39 | John Perea | Santa Fe, NM | m 32 | |
| 40 | Sophie Diaz | Santa Fe, NM | m 46 | |
| 41 | Jeremy Baca | Albuquerque, NM | m 51 | |
| 42 | Greg Milbank | Albuquerque, NM | m 51 | |
| 43 | Rachel Thompson | Albuquerque, NM | m 54 | |
| 44 | Jouseth Vasquez | Santa Fe, NM | m 62 | |
| 45 | Adrian Martinez | Espanola, NM | m 63 | |
| 46 | Jamison Spam | Rio Rancho, NM | m 63 | |
| 47 | Jordan Spam | Rio Rancho, NM | m 70 | |
| 48 | Dan Romero | Santa Fe, NM | m 73 | $10 |
| 49 | Elizabeth Romero | Santa Fe, NM | m 73 | |
| 50 | Pablo Guss | Santa Fe, NM | m 76 | $15 |
| 51 | Kyle Pearce | Espanola, NM | m 77 | $15 |
| 52 | Dylan LeBow | Santa Fe, NM | m 78 | |
| 53 | Janeyl Carper | Rio Rancho, NM | m 78 | |
| 54 | Andrea Jaramillo | Santa Fe, NM | m 83 | |
| 55 | Sabrina Vargas | Albuquerque, NM | m 92 | |
| 56 | Jared Jaramillo | Albuquerque, NM | m 96 | |
| 57 | Juan Romero | Albuquerque, NM | m 117 | |
| 58 | Austin Mansfield | Albuquerque, NM | m 119 | |
| 59 | Jessica Palma | Albuquerque, NM | m 167 | |
| High Female: Johnson 915 | ||||
| Cuts: scratch -36, handicap -4 | ||||
| Storm Ball Winner: Andy Byer | ||||
| High Games: scratch: Espinoza 278, Haverland 258, DeDera 241; handicap: Johnson 249, Muller 248, Barnard 248 | ||||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,666 | ||||
Nattlee Chavez and mom
Diamond Rapatz and grandparents
Sophie & Sarah Diaz