LET IT ROLL

Saturday finalists; Sunday finalists; Sunday subdivision champs; Cesar and Mackenzie (click to enlarge)

        Over $4,500 in scholarships were earned by bowlers of all skill levels and ages in exciting JBT Southwest Conference action at Let It Roll in Phoenix.

        Katelyn Abigania made JBT history as our youngest female scratch division champion, at just barely 14 years young, beating top seed Cesar Padilla in the finale.  She then doubled the fun with a Priority Girls Scratch win over Emily Cheesman. In handicap, Silas Phillips won a rolloff and then another close match to get to the final, but veteran Bailey Knight stopped him in the final to win his second career JBT title, both of which have come at Let It Roll!

        Sunday's tough lane pattern produced an interesting matchplay bracket.  In scratch, Keith Ylvisaker broke through to reach his first title match, but Padilla, who thought he had a better chance at the win Saturday, came up with the high game of the tournament, needing almost all of it in a 266-246 thriller over Keith's great effort to win his second career title.  Handicap featured four non-winners in the final four, and in the end Josh Fabianek beat Kaitlynn Pennington for his initial JBT win. 

        Sebastian Huffman won Sunday's U17 title, while Aileen Linares took Girls Scratch.  JBT title sponsor Ebonite gave out balls to Tyler Morgan and Kaili Purugganan, while Tim Hill almost won the $5,000 PowerBowl prize in our bonus 'have a heart' Valentine's bonus. 

        Thanks as always to the great team at Let It Roll for hosting our Tour, and to everyone for coming on down to bowl!  Want in on the fun for all ages and skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Date: Saturday & Sunday February 13 & 14 (These are TWO separate one-day singles tournaments.  You can bowl only Saturday, only Sunday, or both.)

Start Time: Saturday qualifying is one squad only, at Noon.   Sunday qualifying is one squad only, at 10 AM.

Re-entries?:  There's only one qualifying squad for each event, so there are no re-entries.

Reservations:  Please email director@bowljbt.com to reserve a spot.  You can prepay (not required) at the 'Prepaying' section of this website.  Reservations (paid or unpaid) must check in no later than 15 minutes before start time.  At that time, all bowlers will be taken on a first come, first serve basis until the field is full.

Format: These are two separate one day events.  Saturday: All bowlers roll 5 games in the qualifying round.  The top 40% of each division rolls three additional games.  The top 4 then do a stepladder finals.  Sunday: All bowlers roll 5 games in the qualifying round.  Semifinal format TBA.

Divisions:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/20 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event. 

Points:  This event counts for Southwest Conference and All-Conference points.  Points qualify you for the big money season-ending Invitationals and Touring Players Championship, so get all you can.  Visit the 'statistics' section of the website to check on your points.

Entry fee: $40 handicap; $50 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '25' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.  This will likely include but not be limited to wearing masks at all times, and maintaining 6 feet of social distancing from non-family members.  Please stay posted so you're not surprised about anything required of you.

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes in scratch are $250, $125, $75, $50.  In handicap, $200, $100, $60, $40.  Bowlers must finish in the top 4 once this season to qualify for that conference's Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race, or the top 100 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,000 for first.

Lane conditions: conditions vary from event to event, and are not posted prior to the event (unless otherwise announced).  Some events do not post the pattern until after qualifying.  Be ready for anything- it makes you a better bowler!  Check out previous patterns and corresponding cut scores at the 'lane conditions' section of this website.

Dress code:  Anything goes EXCEPT tank tops, hats, gym shorts, clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, or firearms, or excessively ripped or short clothing, subject solely to the director's discretion.  However, bowlers wearing slacks or dress shorts/skirts, and a 'name shirt' or PBA-style 'dye-sub' shirt, or college or high school team shirt, earn an extra 10 points on their season-long points total.  If you're not sure about dress code, check with us.  If you're new to us, about 95% of the bowlers do dress in the 'bonus' dress code, and those points become very important, so plan accordingly.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.