CACTUS BOWL

champs Zach Herbert, the cactus Pickle, and Theo Douthit.

Theo Douthit claimed a long-awaited first JBT SW title, while Zach Herbert climbed a very tough ladder to earn his second victory, in JBT SW action at Cactus Bowl.

The scratch division finals opened with Eric Dishong rolling a 216 to win his first stepladder match, defeating Mike Hayes (201) and Joseph Anderson (191).  In round two, Lanndyn Carnate, who opened the day with a perfect 300 game (the fifth already in JBT this season, and his own fifth 300 game- at 13 years old!), then rolled a 213 to win over David Sevier (206) and Dishong (200).  

In the semifinals, Douthit took over while the other bowlers struggled, as his 207 advanced over Carnate's 178 and Kurt Lehner's 168.  This advanced him to his third career championship match, against top-qualifier Steven Black.

Black had rolled a 290 in game 8 to capture the top seed, and was looking for his 28th career title.  Neither bowler was able to take control of the title match, however.  Black's 2-4-5 in the ninth gave Theo the lead in count, and he finished up with a 202 game.  Douthit, with a spare working, needed 9-spare-9 for the win.  However his first shot went light, leaving the 3-5, which he spared, leaving him to have to strike to win.  Douthit's last shot was pure, and the strike gave him the 202-201 victory and his first JBT SW title.

In the handicap division, Zach Herbert qualified 8th and last for the finals, then put on clutch performances the whole way through.  He began by throwing the last 5 strikes in match one for a 251 game that was just enough to edge Kris George (244) and Labriel Leach (172).  

In match two, Mark Mandell fired a huge 271, but Herbert was up to the task again, blasting a 274 to advance over Mark and a fine effort by Greg Geering (236).  Mandell did close the gap on season points leader Tyler Brown with the good showing, however.  In the semis, the tables were turned as Zach had to watch and see if Jeff Weyrauch could double to eliminate him.  Jeff got the first hit but not the second, and Zach's 229 advanced over Weyrauch (225) and Eric Rubin (204).

The title match against top qualifier Kevin Narciso was anticlimactic, unfortunately for Narciso.  On a day of unexpectedly high scoring, Kevin's +374 8-game romp (5th best in JBT SW history) led the way.  However, he had no answers for Herbert, who remained red-hot and gave Narciso no chance to catch up.  Zach's 241-180 win gave him his first title this season, and second in his JBT SW career.

Thanks to Dale Schnell and everyone at Cactus for being gracious hosts yet again. The $1,976 awarded at this event pushed us over $20,000 on the very young season! 

 
Cactus Bowl- final results and optional scholarship winners
10/9/2004
Scratch Division
rank name city score prize
1 Theo Douthit San Diego, CA p 241 $263
2 Steven Black Phoenix, AZ p 295 $125
3 Lanndyn Carnate Glendale, AZ p 233 $105
4 Kurt Lehner Tucson, AZ p 236 $135
5 David Sevier Gilbert, AZ p 214 $75
6 Eric Dishong Tucson, AZ p 143  
7 Joseph Anderson Avondale, AZ p 209 $60
8 Mike Hayes Tucson, AZ p 180 $40
9 Kevin Saunders Goodyear, AZ p 129 $30
10 Mike Smith Chandler, AZ p 129  
11 Jason Arnold Phoenix, AZ p 121  
12 Matt Herbert Prescott, AZ p 83  
13 Christopher McHenry Tucson, AZ p 77  
14 Chris Davenport Tucson, AZ p 58  
15 Emily Ornelas Phoenix, AZ p 43 $25
16 Elias Ewert Chandler, AZ p 40  
17 Sean Grant Eloy, AZ p 30 $33
18 Tiffany Chi Prescott, AZ p 29 $55
19 Justin Penwell Tucson, AZ p 15 $15
20 Justin Reinfried Glendale, AZ p 13  
21 Ryan Dugan Mesa, AZ p 3 $15
22 Scott Harnden Phoenix, AZ m 11
23 Philip Schwartz Oro Valley, AZ m 24  
24 Chris Ingram Phoenix, AZ m 29
25 Miguel Lopez Peoria, AZ m 30
26 Michale Noblesse Tucson, AZ m 53  
27 Ernest Cook Phoenix, AZ m 54
28 Savahna Porter Yuma, AZ m 55
29 Jeff Ellis Phoenix, AZ m 57
30 Scott Millard Tucson, AZ m 57 $30
31 Amanda Falk Tucson, AZ m 62
32 Robert Majeske Tucson, AZ m 63
33 Christian Jensen Chandler, AZ m 64
34 David Bruegger Tucson, AZ m 64  
35 Joseph Guthrie Scottsdale, AZ m 70  
36 Berman Sae-Aee San Diego, CA m 76  
37 Hasan Kural Glendale, AZ m 84
38 Frank Robredo Tucson, AZ m 87
39 Chris Weyrauch Tempe, AZ m 87  
40 Rachel Carr Chandler, AZ m 88
41 JR Butts Tucson, AZ m 144
42 Sarah Carity Flagstaff, AZ m 190
43 Randy Cote Tucson, AZ no card
Handicap Division
rank name city score prize
1 Zach Herbert Prescott, AZ p 188 $200
2 Kevin Narciso Phoenix, AZ p 374 $120
3 Eric Rubin Chandler, AZ p 330 $95
4 Jeff Weyrauch Tempe, AZ p 326 $100
5 Greg Geering Phoenix, AZ p 256 $110
6 Mark Mandell Queen Creek, AZ p 229 $175
7 Kris George Glendale, AZ p 209 $40
8 Labriel Leach Tucson, AZ p 198 $20
9 Brian Weyrauch Tempe, AZ p 182 $15
10 Loren Lemcke Tucson, AZ p 175  
11 Bobby Lopez Jr. Tucson, AZ p 173  
12 Brandon Rangel Phoenix, AZ p 172 $30
13 Delano Coveris Tucson, AZ p 171  
14 Preston Ryan Tucson, AZ p 169 $15
15 Jeff Millmier Phoenix, AZ p 158  
16 Nicole Stanczak Phoenix, AZ p 137  
17 Bobby FIsher Glendale, AZ p 120
18 CJ Crowley Tempe, AZ p 116  
19 Cameron Lewis Tucson, AZ p 109  
20 Rane Lacona Chandler, AZ p 91
21 Josh Wester Tucson, AZ p 48
22 Courtney Dutton Phoenix, AZ p 47
23 Michael Curry Phoenix, AZ p 44
24 Megan Withey Phoenix, AZ p 31  
25 Melissa Del Rio Tucson, AZ p 8
26 Nicholas Lee Tucson, AZ m 8  
27 Eric Warren Phoenix, AZ p 36 $15
28 Kevin Millard Tucson, AZ p 35  
29 Greg Garbera Phoenix, AZ p 34 $15
30 Kendra Smith Tucson, AZ p 32  
31 Kylee Bonneville Mesa, AZ p 32  
32 Sean Balbos Prescott, AZ p 29
33 Beth Houston Tucson, AZ p 27
34 Michale Majeske Tucson, AZ p 25
35 Ivan Fogt Tucson, AZ p 19
36 Rachelle Davis Tucson, AZ p 15  
37 Kyle King Phoenix, AZ p 15 $15
38 Tyler Johnson Sierra Vista, AZ p 7  
39 Tyler Brown Prescott Valley, AZ p 5
40 Jewels Giordano Phoenix, AZ even  
41 Taylor Brennan Prescott, AZ m 21
42 Francisco Peralta Tucson, AZ m 29
43 Philip Stephens Phoenix, AZ m 30  
44 Mike Armstrong Tucson, AZ m 34
45 Joe Shelton Tucson, AZ m 41  
46 Kjersti Wasiak Tucson, AZ m 47  
47 Jenny Ortag Phoenix, AZ m 76  
48 Holly Emery Queen Creek, AZ m 77  
49 Robert Atherton Glendale, AZ m 94
50 Alex Powell Phoenix, AZ m 100
51 Justin Newkirk Tucson, AZ m 102
52 Ken Russell Queen Creek, AZ m 114  
53 David Price Safford, AZ m 130
300 Game: Lanndyn Carnate
Cuts: scratch: minus 14, handicap: plus 39
High Games: scratch: Carnate 300, Grant 279, Douthit 279.  handicap: Rangel 285, Narciso 279, George 274.
Jr. Gold Qualifiers: none
Hi Female: Ornelas 1049, Chi 1000
Storm Ball Winner: Eric Rubin
Stepladder Results:
Scratch:
Dishong (216) def. Hayes (201) and Anderson (191)
Carnate (213) def. Sevier (206) and Dishong (200)
Douthit (207) def. Carnate (178) and Lehner (168)
Douthit def. Black, 202-201.
Handicap:
Herbert (251) def. George (244) and Leach (172)
Herbert (275) def. Mandell (271) and Geering (236)
Herbert (229) def. Weyrauch (225) and Rubin (204)
Herbert def. Narciso, 241-180.
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,976

 

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