BEST IN THE WEST

champs Cortez Schenck & Phillip Sauve

        Two JBT veterans added another major to their collections, capturing titles at the Best In The West tournament, hosted by AMF Chandler Lanes.

        Three first-time finalists opened the handicap division stepladder finals, with Zackary Koterman's 205 edging Josh Brown's 202 and Marco Lerma's 175.   A tough second match saw Andrew Thomas defeat Koterman 219-215.   Phillip Sauve then turned the tables on Thomas with a 224-194 semifinal win to advance to the title match.

        Top seed Alex Seng, boosted by a 298 scratch game early in qualifying, dueled with Sauve for the lead all event long, with Alex nabbing the lead after matchplay.  However, Sauve had the edge in experience, with both of his previous JBT titles coming in majors (AZ invitational and NM Open).  He used that experience to his advantage, blasting one of his highest games of the tournament in a 260-223 win over Seng, good for his 3rd career JBT title, all majors!

        Schenck climbed the ladder for his unprecedented 84th title, beginning with a 234 game that defeated Jacob Merki's 222 and Keith Fung's 197 (earning Keith the rare and coveted 6th place plaque for the second straight year).  Schenck then beat John Newton, who earlier shot the only 300 of the tournament, 183-166, and followed with a 225-203 win over Kyle Duster to reach the title game.

        Top seed Nick Devlin had been brilliant over the two day grind on two different patterns (including one pattern on each lane Sunday), while Schenck seemed to be struggling a bit with his game, yet still had the ability to do just enough to get by.  Both bowlers  saved some of their best for last in the title game, where Cortez came up with an exciting 248-235 win, good for the title and another major on his gaudy resume.

        Big thanks to Chandler for another great job hosting our Tour.  Want in on the fun for all ages and averages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down, that's all you have to do!

Best In The West- final results and scholarship winners
11/19/2015    
     
  Scratch Division  
rank bowler prize
1 Cortez Schenck $514
2 Nick Devlin $307
3 Kyle Duster $200
4 John Newton $150
5 Jacob Merki $125
6 Keith Fung $173
7 Harley Sweigart  
8 Jerod Walker  
9 Christopher Mayes  
10 KJ Martinez  
11 Cristian Roque  
12 Trevor Thompson  
13 Christian Apolonio  
14 Stefanny Toala  
15 Chris Ortega  
16 Zach Rapp $64
17 Hunter Mayes  
18 Lucas Rabb  
19 Ryan Perry  
20 Austin Muldoon  
21 Matthew Garrett $30
22 Dante Rohe  
23 Kevin Lu  
24 Josh Demick $20
25 Amelia Mosley  
26 Nathan Nguyen  
27 Amanda Atkin  
28 Joshua Mabry  
29 Mathew Adragna  
30 Josh Fearing  
31 Rashaad Jordan  
32 Michael Metzler  
33 Payton Steele  
     
  Handicap Division  
1 Phillip Sauve $443
2 Alex Seng $255
3 Andrew Thomas $175
4 Marco Lerma $140
5 Josh Brown $115
6 Zackery Koterman $100
7 Ryan Zent $28
8 Kristy Mace $5
9 Kyle Lawrence  
10 Joshua Molloy  
11 Jadeyn Mabry  
12 Kyle Perry  
13 Baylee Snow  
14 Keith Ylvisaker  
15 Elijah Melchor  
16 Justin Lawrence  
17 William Robbins $30
18 Justin Worthington $8
19 Gavin Holter  
20 Dawson Reese $129
21 Kendall Bollea $38
22 Silas Phillips  
23 Katy Mace $5
24 Tyler Hedges  
25 Sebastian Polhill  
26 CJ Todeschi  
27 Abby Franklin  
28 Darren Fletcher  
29 Mark Sauve  
30 Clifford Robbins $10
31 Chaz Maltby  
32 Brooke Collins $50
33 Destiny Johnson  
34 Matt Wachter  
     
  Round Leaders  
  Scratch Handicap
1 Schenck A Thomas
2 Schenck Ylvisaker
3 Schenck A Seng
4 Schenck A Seng
5 Schenck A Seng
6 Schenck A Seng
7 Devlin A Seng
8 Devlin A Seng
9 Devlin P Sauve
10 Devlin P Sauve
11 Devlin P Sauve
12 Devlin P Sauve
13 Duster A Seng
14 Duster P Sauve
15 Devlin A Seng
     
  High Games  
  Scratch Handicap
1 Newton 300 Seng 320
2 Duster 280 Lerma 304
3 Schenck 279 Seng 279
4 Newton 279 P Sauve 274
5 Duster 279 (2) J Brown 272
     
  U-17 Girls Scratch
1 Roque -20 Toala -36
2 A Seng -21 Mosley -249
3 Walker -39 Atkin -283
4 T Thompson -44 Mace -315
5 Molloy -63 Franklin -391
  *Toala -36  
     
  Total Awarded This Event: $3,014

Handicap second chance winner Brooke Collins & Girls Scratch winner Stefanny Toala

 

 

 

 

The Junior Bowlers Tour presents:

 

BEST IN THE WEST MATCHPLAY SHOOTOUT

 

 

 

Saturday & Sunday November 19-20, 2016 at AMF Chandler

1900 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler AZ, (480) 963-0150         -           2 day event, DOUBLE+ Arizona points

 

ENTRY FEE: $80 handicap, $100 scratch    (1:6 earn scholarships) GUARANTEED 1st PLACE: $400 handicap, $500 scratch                       

 

 

 

FORMAT:

 

Saturday, 10 AM:    Five games, lane condition #1

Saturday, 2 PM:       Five games, lane condition #2


 

The top 15 players in each division advance to the semifinals Sunday morning.

 

The rest enter a second-chance event for important points.

 

 

Sunday, 10 AM:       Second chance, 5 games

Sunday, 10 AM:       Semifinalists bowl 5 match games against all others on their pair!

Sunday, 2 PM:         Top 6 finalists bowl a stepladder finals (6-5-4 in match one, then single matches)

 

Sunday’s bowling is on both lane conditions!

 


 

POINTS:

Double Arizona and All-Conference points to the top 15.   All the rest earn ONLY the 10 participation points (plus dress code if earned).  The second chance top finishers earn 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 points respectively (ties broken by high game).   So, making the cut is worth a little ‘more’ than just double points, because you’re distancing yourself from those who missed the cut more than usual. 

 

 

                                                                                               

 

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