ARIZONA INVITATIONAL

champs Eric Hatchett, Jarred Starr-Moncayo, and Correen Lieber

 

Hatchett, Starr-Moncayo, Lieber win JBT AZ Invitational Titles;

$5,000+ In Scholarships Awarded!

        Eric Hatchett, Jarred Starr-Moncayo, and Correen Lieber earned JBT major titles, winning the championships at the 18th annual JBT Arizona Invitational tournament, hosted by Let It Roll.

        Jakob Butturff tamed the tricky, slick lanes in the qualifying round to grab the top seed for the triple-elimination matchplay finals, but dug an early hole he couldn't escape from, eventually bowing out in round 6.  Nobody was able to dominate the extremely talented field, as by round eight five bowlers remained, all with two losses.  In that round, #5 Cortez Schenck enjoyed a bye, while Kyle Duster eliminated Main Event champion Oscar Chan, and Eric Hatchett eliminated Ben Canfield, who still locked up Bowler of the Year with his strong finish here, as well as seven previous Arizona Conference wins on the season.  With three players now remaining, Hatchett earned the valuable bye, and Duster ousted Schenck, setting up a one game title match between Kyle and Eric.

        Hatchett and Duster had done their biggest previous Invitational damage in California, as Kyle won the 2013 So Cal Invite, and Eric the 2014 edition just six days earlier.  The title match was a total grind, with neither bowler able to stay clean or double early on.  However, it was Eric who made the adjustments first, striking out from the 8th to defeat Duster 208-183 and earn the title, $1,000 payday, second major in six days, and 12th career JBT title.

        Moncayo began the day unspectacularly, but had the benefit of being exempt for the finals by being in the top five in season-long points.  When matchplay started, though, he became spectacular very quickly, storming out to a 8-0 record before Aaron Coleman finally handed him his first loss.  Two games later, after Aaron defeated Max Polhill (who locked up Bowler of the Year with a tenacious performance), they were the only two left standing, and Coleman had two win two straight against Jarred to take away the title.

        The first game was a total struggle for both bowlers.  Needing marks in the final frames to lock it up, Starr-Moncayo got two consecutive nose-high hits to carry, and the double gave him plenty of room for a 197-173 win.  Jarred's win is his third in his very impressive rookie season, while 10 year-old Coleman wrapped up a fine season of his own with his second runner-up finish.

        Correen Lieber grabbed the top seed for the simultaneous Girls Invitational, while hard-charging Heather Penatzer nabbed the second seed.  They both made the cut in the main tournament as well, with Correen eliminating Heather in round six, thus their girls' title match was a bit of a rematch.  A tenth frame washout from Penatzer spelled doom for her though, as Lieber came through with the 204-185 win, second Girls Invite title, and another $200 bonus, courtesy of Women's Series title sponsor Impact Bowling!

        Thanks to the great crew at Let It Roll for a great job hosting another major JBT event.  Over $5,000 in scholarships were earned by bowlers of all ages and averages!  The top 20 in AZ points now advance to the 2014 Touring Players Championship this July for our biggest event of the season.

AZ Invitational- final results and scholarship winners
6/7/2014    
     
  Scratch Division  
rank bowler

prize

1 Eric Hatchett $1,000
2 Kyle Duster $500
3 Cortez Schenck $293
4 Ben Canfield $150
5 Oscar Chan $114
6 Darren Stanley  
7 Jakob Butturff $50
8 Matthew Redmon  
9 Russ Oviatt $50
10 Correen Lieber $200
11 Derek Acuff $50
12 Shane Valleau  
13 Aaron Yamamoto  
14 Heather Penatzer $28
15 Curtis Lindeman  
16 Ben Subeck   
17 Tim Jacob  
18 Keith Fung  
19 Bryan Van Sickle  
20 Matt Zweig  
21 Aaron Munyon  
22 Adel Wahner $50
23 Riley Dempsey  
24 Harley Sweigart  
25 Nick Pollak  
26 Josh Franz  
     
  Handicap Division  
1 Jarred Starr-Moncayo $1,014
2 Aaron Coleman $529
3 Max Polhill $250
4 Abby Franklin $165
5 Paul Colyer $125
6 Sebastian Polhill $100
7 Ryanna Patterson $100
8 Alexis Atkin $100
9 Jeremy Cardines  
10 Bella Flowers  
11 Kendra Edgett  
12 Bex Boyko $15
13 Rachael Berg $103
14 Shauna Schultz  
15 Cameron Peck  
16 Samantha Sellers $55
17 Chad Alexander  
18 Connor Lawrence  
19 Destiny Johnson  
20 Kyle Ponzo  
21 Devyn Patalina  
22 Kristen Lee  
23 Kyle Lawrence $15
24 Jozef Corwin  
25 Jessica Weygint  
26 Tony Edgett  
27 Amanda Atkin  
28 Chris Huglin  
29 Jerod Walker  
30 Justin Lawrence $5
31 Chris Rouse  
32 Daryus Alo  
33 Mathew Adragna  
34 Stefanhy Toala  
35 Steven Acuff  
36 Zach Huglin  
37 Andrew Dorsey  
38 Zach Rapp  
39 Katelyn Corwin  
40 Dante Rohe  
41 Rashaad Jordan  
42 Celeste Valdez  
43 Jake Tucker  
     
  High Games  
  Scratch Handicap
1 Acuff 275 Moncayo 297
2 Valleau 256 Franklin 297
3 Butturff 256 K Edgett 265
4 Duster 247 Coleman 253
5 Oviatt 245 J Cardines 251
     
  Girls' Invitational  
1 C Lieber -20*  
2 Penatzer -59  
3 Al. Atkin -124  
4 Lee -132  
5 Wahner -136  
     
  Round Leaders  
  Scratch Handicap
1 Redmon Walker
2 Redmon S Polhill
3 Valleau Boyko
4 Valleau S Polhill
5 Butturff S Polhill
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $5,072