STARLIGHT LANES at SANTA ANA STAR CASINO

champs Bill Grant and Charlie Elliott

Bill Grant did the talking with his bowling ball for another title, while Charlie Elliott claimed his first JBT victory in season opening NM-TX Conference action at Starlight Lanes.

The opening match of the scratch finals was an instant classic. CJ Brown's 18-fill in the tenth forced Justin DeDera to go spare-strike for the win.  Justin was up to the task, doing exactly that for a 215-214 win.  In round two, William Haverland, who set JBT SW 5 and 8 game scoring records in Lubbock last year, took advantage of late open frames by DeDera to advance by a 216-202 score.  In the semifinal, Jerod Florez lost the carry he had enjoyed all day, while a pumped-up Haverland strung the first eight, and the result was a 269-166 victory advancing him to the title match.

Grant had gained the top seed with a 257 in game eight, and he and Haverland engaged in a very well-bowled match.  Bill's strike in the tenth on the tougher right-hand lane forced Haverland to double in his tenth for the victory.  William's first shot came up high, though, and the steady Grant walked away with the win, 221-217, good for his third career JBT SW victory.

 The handicap finals opened with Andres Gallegos rolling a fine 220 game to defeat good efforts by Jeremy Baca (203) and Dan Romero (204). Andres remained hot in round two, and his 240 score defeated Juan Romero's 214 and Olivia Silva's 219.  Olivia, at 8 years old with a 72 entering average, continues the early-season trend of younger bowlers keeping up with the bigger guys!  In the semifinal,  Janine Rogers snagged victory from the jaws of defeat when she converted the 4-9 in the tenth for a 237 game that squeaked by Gallegos (232) and Bobby Fisher (222).

The title match between Janine and Elliott was a back-and-forth affair, with neither bowler at a clear advantage until Rogers unfortunately missed a single-pin spare in the late frames.  Elliott stayed clean the rest of the way, and thrilled his family and friends with a 209 game and his first JBT SW title.  Janine struck out for good measure for a 211-209 final score, making it the second time in as many visits to Starlight that Janine has been the runner-up by two pins!

  
Starlight Lanes- final results and optional scholarship winners
9/11/2004
Scratch Division
rank name city score prize
1 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM p 284 $200
2 William Haverland Canyon, TX p 229 $225
3 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM p 255 $60
4 Justin DeDera Las Cruces, NM p 181 $50
5 CJ Brown Lubbock, TX p 158 $85
6 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM p 114
7 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM p 72  
8 Justin Taylor Canyon, TX p 53 $15
9 Kurt Lehner Tucson, AZ p 1 $30
10 Hasan Kural Glendale, AZ m 29 $30
11 Sam Cuevas Abernathy, TX even
12 Robyn Ashley Farmington, NM even  
13 Ty Brown Phoenix, AZ m 6 $10
14 Sarah Carity Flagstaff, AZ m 32
15 Amanda Falk Tucson, AZ m 51
16 Patrick Porritt Vista, CA m 61  
17 Brandy Silva Albuquerque, NM m 71
18 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM m 97
19 Jarrad Espinoza Albuquerque, NM m 117
20 Jason Sears Lubbock, TX m 139  
Handicap Division
rank name city score prize
1 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM p 266 $315
2 Janine Rogers Las Cruces, NM p 225 $195
3 Bobby Fisher Glendale, AZ p 242 $70
4 Andres Gallegos Albuquerque, NM p 162 $105
5 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM p 179 $50
6 Juan Romero Albuquerque, NM p 178

 $10
7 Jeremy Baca Albuquerque, NM p 163 $30
8 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM p 137 $20
9 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM p 135 $45
10 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM p 132  
11 Stephanie Sheffer Albuquerque, NM p 128

 $30
12 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM p 103  
13 Danielle Rogers Las Cruces, NM p 81

 $15
14 Louis Gonzales Albuquerque, NM p 80  
15 Jonah Bell Albuquerque, NM p 65  
16 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM p 57  
17 Amanda Johnson Rio Rancho, NM p 16 $15
18 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM p 9  
19 Vincent Michel Albuquerque, NM p 4  
20 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM m 3
21 Josh Arceo Albuquerque, NM m 17 $30
22 Brianna Jaramillo Albuquerque, NM p 12
23 Heaven Pajala Albuquerque, NM p 9 $15
24 Zakary Strickland Albuquerque, NM p 4  
25 Ashley Dale Albuquerque, NM m 7
26 Sarah English Roswell, NM m 12  
27 Zachary Barnard Albuquerque, NM m 14
28 Taylor Cruz Albuquerque, NM m 24
29 Megan Withey Phoenix, AZ m 26  
30 Emily Milbank Albuquerque, NM m 27  
31 Anthony Herrera Albuquerque, NM m 45  
32 John Freeman Silver City, NM m 49
33 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM m 51
34 Melanie Shelton Albuquerque, NM m 63
35 Kyle Pearce Espanola, NM m 74
36 Spencer Brown Albuquerque, NM m 89  
37 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM m 118
38 Brandon Abeyta Alcalde, NM m 123
39 Cody Mansfield Albuquerque, NM m 125
40 Eric Kear Albuquerque, NM m 139  
41 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM m 145
42 Carlos Abeyta Alcalde, NM m 147
43 Roger Johnson Albuquerque, NM w/d  
300 Games: none
Cuts: scratch: plus 22, handicap: plus 14
High Games: scratch: CJ Brown 269, Haverland 269, Florez 266.  handicap: Elliott 265, J Rogers 259, J Romero 249
Jr. Gold Qualifiers: CJ Brown, Sarah Carity
Hi Female: Janine Rogers 1022
Storm Ball Winner: Andy Byer
Stepladder Results:
Scratch:
DeDera def. Brown 215-214
Haverland def. DeDera 216-202
Haverland def. Florez 269-166
Grant def. Haverland 221-217
Handicap:
Gallegos (220) def. D Romero (204) and Baca (203)
Gallegos (240) def. Silva (219) and J romero (214)
Rogers (237) def. Gallegos (232) and Fisher (222)
Elliott def. Rogers, 211-209
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,695
 

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