MESA EAST BOWL

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Saturday finalists; Sunday champs & finalists

        Almost $4,000 in scholarships were earned by bowlers of all ages and averages in exciting JBT Southwest Conference action at Mesa East Bowl.

           It was a matter of when, not if, the Mayes brothers would play each other in a title match, and it finally happened on Saturday here.  It's been Hunter piling up the stats but Chris has been just as hot of late, and he defeated his brother here to earn his second career JBT title.  In handicap, newcomer Nathan Ryan stopped top seed veteran Kaitlynn Hammer for his first career victory.  Rachael Berg won Priority Girls Scratch and Elias O'Hollaren beat Sebastian Huffman in a good U17 finale to complete the day's subdivisions.

           Sunday belonged to Huffman in the scratch division, as he led qualifying then got through the super-survivor rounds fairly unscathed. Leoj Chin emerged from a wild five-way match to oppose him for the title, but Sebastian remained confident in the title match win for his fourth JBT win already, and second scratch title this season at just thirteen years old!  Another youngster came through in handicap (not just because he brought the director doughnuts), as ten year-old Raeden Pimentel joined his big brother Ryland as JBT champs with a close win over Jadeyn Mabry.  Cesar Padilla beat Huffman for the U17 win, while Aileen Linares beat Emily Cheesman for the Girls Scratch win.

        Ryland and Kendall Bollea took home bowling balls from our title sponsor Ebonite, and the Josh Fearing Wheel Of Doom awarded over $200 in prizes to lucky winners.  Huge thanks to the team at Mesa East for a great hosting job.  Want in on all the fun?  Tell a friend and come on down, that's all you have to do!

Date: Saturday & Sunday October 31 & November 1, 2020 (These are TWO separate one-day tournaments.  You can bowl only Saturday, only Sunday, or both.)

Start Time: Saturday qualifying is one squad only, at 11 AM.   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.  The top 40% of each division advance to the 'super survivor' round.  In that round, the low game and lowest overall total are eliminated round by round until only the winner remains. 

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: Costumes on Saturday DO count for the dress code bonus.  Nothing on your costume should be worn that may fall off on the approach, etc.  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 your reservation.