AMF McRAY

champs Tim Hill & CJ Todeschi with Hunter Mayes, Brock Bivins, Noel Hernandez, Payton Workman, Cesar Padilla

        Tim Hill and CJ Todeschi captured JBT titles in exciting Arizona Conference action at AMF McRay Lanes in Chandler.

        Noel Hernandez began the handicap division stepladder finals with a 227-215 win over Cesar Padilla.  Todeschi then stopped Hernandez in a close one, 236-223.  Top seed Payton Workman had led most of the event in his best performance to date on Tour, but CJ was determined to avenge a couple of close finals losses recently.  With a 219-205 win over Workman, he did just that, earning the 3rd JBT title of his career.

        Hunter Mayes put on an absolute clinic in the scratch division stepladder finals, and we STILL didn't give him a title.  He outstruck fellow southpaw Harley Sweigart 257-227 in the first game, then fired the last eleven strikes in a 290-194 romp over Brock Bivins to reach the title match.  In his way for the title stood (on one skinny pink leg) Tim Hill, who earned the top seed in a scratch JBT finals for the first time.  Hunter fired off an excellent 244 game, but 'Bird' converted great shots and good carry into an even better 269 game, earning a very long awaited first scratch JBT title, while Mayes, blasting 791 for the stepladder, had to settle for the runner-up spot.

        Bivins got a measure of revenge with a 266-234 win over Workman for the day's U17 title, while Kaylee Am-Khong edged Abby Franklin 183-181 to take the Priority Girls subdivision event.

        Big thanks to the team at McRay for hosting us!  Want in on the fun? Check out our schedule and come on down!