CERBAT LANES

champs TJ Rock & Brandon Criss with Rachael Berg, Solomon Salama, Tyler Hedges, Kyle Reed

        TJ Rock and Brandon Criss claimed big JBT titles in exciting dual conference action at Cerbat Lanes in Kingman.

        Bowlers competed in the 'pick your survivor' format, where the low player was eliminated from each pair game by game, and with higher seeds choosing who bowled on each pair.  Twelve scratch survivors were carved down to three, and in the semifinal match, Rock and Solomon Salama outpaced Josh Mabry, leaving two of the best U15 bowlers in the country to play for the title.

        TJ has been close to a big breakthrough in JBT lately, and a huge win in an adult event earlier this month may have given him the confidence to do just that.  He defeated Salama in the finale, good for the second title of his JBT career.

         Eighteen handicap survivors were whittled down to the final three, and in that round New Mexico's Eric Gauna bowed out in third, while Criss and Tyler Hedges advanced to play for the title.  It was a clash of red-hot bowlers, as both had won JBT titles in April.  This time, Brandon came through for the win, earning JBT title #2 with the victory.

        Rachael Berg returned home from UAB and showed off what she learned back east in a 264-210 win over Samantha Conti for the Priority Girls subdivision title.  Hedges' fine day included his first trip to a U17 final, but Solomon Salama continued his dominance there, beating Tyler 243-202 for the win.

        Thanks as always to the team at Cerbat for a great job hosting our Tour.  Want in on all this fun for all ages?  Just check out our upcoming schedule and come on down!