MOJAVE DOUBLES
scratch champs Harley Sweigart & Eric Hatchett; handicap champs Jopfel Gafate & Joshua Alcaraz
Three veterans picked up JBT titles, while another won for the first time, in exciting action at the JBT Mojave Doubles, hosted by Texas Station's Texas Star Lanes.
Sergio Torres and Nick Devlin began a star-studded scratch division stepladder finals with a 233-168 win over Skyler McGowan and Brandon Owen. Sergio and Nick then escaped from TJ Rock and Jake Peters when Jake had an unlikely tenth frame open. The Houdini shoe was on the other foot in the next match though, as Kyle Duster (who earlier shot the event's only 300, good for a $100 scholarship bonus from Priority Girl Magazine) and Zack Hattori stopped Torres and Devlin 198-193 to reach the finals.
Top seed Harley Sweigart and Eric Hatchett joined Zack and Kyle for a total of 74 JBT titles on the lanes together in a terrific display of talent. The pair had been stewing over a tenth frame open that cost them a doubles title last year. Vengeance was theirs, as this time Sweigart smashed another strike for a 247-218 win. It's the 29th title for Harley, and Eric ties JD Nance for 14th on the all-time list with his 19th career JBT title.
Clifford Robbins and Kyle Perry were the escape artists in the handicap division finals, as Perry's tenth frame was just enough to edge Cameron and Brandon Criss 204-203. Kyle then doubled in the tenth frame of match two, and it was the difference in a 202-194 win over Crystalene Pineda and Emi Leong. It was happy deja-vu all over again in the semifinals, as Clifford and Kyle squeaked by 10 year-old phenoms Avery Domaguin and Katelyn Abigania 202-198.
Top seeds Jopfel Gafate and Josh Alcaraz had to have figured they'd need a big lead to prevent Perry and Robbins' theatrics from occurring a fourth straight time. They did exactly that, stringing strikes all game long for a 257-213 win over Kyle and Clifford for the win. It was Jopfel's third JBT win, and the first for Alcaraz.
Big thanks to the team at Texas for their usual great job hosting our Tour, and to the adults who took the time to bowl with today's kids. Want in on all the fun? Just come on out to the next JBT event!
| Mojave Doubles- final results and scholarship winners | ||||||
| 12/2/2017 | ||||||
| Scratch Division | ||||||
| rank | bowler | prize | bowler | prize | total | |
| 1 | Harley Sweigart | $414 | Eric Hatchett | $414 | ||
| 2 | Kyle Duster | $300 | Zack Hattori | $300 | ||
| 3 | Sergio Torres | $150 | Nick Devlin | $150 | ||
| 4 | TJ Rock | $100 | Jake Peters | $100 | ||
| 5 | Skyler McGowan | $80 | Brandon Owen | $80 | ||
| 6 | Kyle Reed | Zack Long | ||||
| 7 | James Boyce | Talon Hendrickson | ||||
| 8 | Samantha Conti | $29 | Johnny Petraglia Jr | |||
| 9 | Cerell Cardines | Jeremy Cardines | ||||
| 10 | Devyn Patalina | David Galvan | ||||
| 11 | Sebastian Huffman | Rob Baer | ||||
| 12 | Jerod Walker | Cristian Roque | ||||
| 13 | Nolan Am-Khong | Raymond Johnson | ||||
| 14 | Joe Gerencser | George Palumbo | ||||
| 15 | Kaylee Am-Khong | Kyle Gilbert | $70 | $70 | ||
| 16 | April McDonnell | Wendy MacPherson | ||||
| 17 | Kyle Rendon | Rick Rendon | ||||
| 18 | Nolan Sepulveda | Jerry Johnson | ||||
| 19 | Josh Harris | Todd Adams | ||||
| 20 | Garrett Lee | Mike Lee | ||||
| Handicap Division | ||||||
| 1 | Jopfel Gafate | $200 | Josh Alcaraz | $200 | $400 | |
| 2 | Clifford Robbins | $100 | Kyle Perry | $100 | $200 | |
| 3 | Avery Domaguin | $80 | Katelyn Abigania | $89 | $169 | |
| 4 | Crystalene Pineda | $50 | Emi Leong | $50 | $100 | |
| 5 | Brandon Criss | $40 | Cameron Criss | $69 | $109 | |
| 6 | William Robbins III | William Robbins II | ||||
| 7 | Darren Fletcher | Destiny Johnson | $30 | $30 | ||
| 8 | Ryland Gregorich | Noel Gregorich | ||||
| 9 | Zachary Gonzalez | Silas Phillips | ||||
| 10 | Leanna Orlando | Jason Aguon | ||||
| 11 | Daryus Alo | Kylie Mogard | ||||
| 12 | Caleb Rothstein | Hillari Hampton | $5 | $5 | ||
| 13 | Jim Ferguson | Tanner Ferguson | $59 | $59 | ||
| 14 | Connor Steelmon-Hill | Brian Reed | ||||
| 15 | Sam Espiritu | Eri Leong | ||||
| 16 | Austin Sugarman | Zach Greim | ||||
| 17 | Derrick Bollea | Kendall Bollea | ||||
| 18 | Ariana Zandi | Vanessa Fuzie | ||||
| 19 | Dawson Reese | $29 | Alyssa Tucker | $29 | ||
| 20 | David Mendoza | Jairo DeAlba | ||||
| 21 | Sonny Geronimo | Casey Nagamine | ||||
| 22 | Faythe Reid | Hannah Davis | ||||
| High Games | ||||||
| Scratch | Handicap | |||||
| 1 | Duster 300 | W Robbins 294 | ||||
| 2 | McGowan 279 | C Robbins 288 | ||||
| 3 | Reed 279 | Emi Leong 282 | ||||
| 4 | Galvan 278 | K Perry 281 | ||||
| 5 | Sweigart 278 | Domaguin 280 | ||||
| Round Leaders | ||||||
| Scratch | Handicap | |||||
| 1 | Duster - Hattori | Domaguin - Abigania | ||||
| 2 | Duster - Hattori | Gafate - Alcaraz | ||||
| 3 | Duster - Hattori | Domaguin - Abigania | ||||
| 4 | Sweigart - Hatchett | Domaguin - Abigania | ||||
| 5 | Duster - Hattori | Domaguin - Abigania | ||||
| 6 | Duster - Hattori | Perry - C Robbins | ||||
| 7 | Sweigart - Hatchett | Gafate - Alcaraz | ||||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,141 | ||||||