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
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:
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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