SOUTH POINT PLAZA

champs and finalists from each day

    Big scores and breakout performances were the theme for the weekend, with over $6,600 in scholarships awarded in terrific JBT Southwest Conference action at the South Point Bowling Plaza.

    Saturday's breakout was from Tyler Morgan, who has been thriving in his first season in the scratch division but hadn't yet pulled off the big win.  That all changed here, as he blasted 776 to run the stepladder to beat top seed Cerell Cardines (who had fired 814 in the semifinals) to win his first title.  On Sunday, Chris Mayes opened the day with a 300 game- his second at the Plaza, and then held on against hard-charging Cesar Padilla for the title, the third of his career. 

    The handicap division saw two first-time winners.  On Sunday, top seed Bryce Nakunz looked dead in the water against red-hot Brandon Rother, but he recovered with the last seven strikes to take the win back and earn his first title.  Saturday featured two two-handed lefties going at it, with Julian Stenroos outscoring Jason Bardol for the victory.

    Aileen Linares and Emily Cheesman took the weekend's Priority Girls Scratch events, and Padlla and Daniel Hong earned U17 subdivision wins.  In addition to Mayes, Gael Egana and Gianni Silva fired 300 games on the strike-filled weekend.  Silva's perfecto finished off an 812 three-game set to open the day and wow the crowd.

    Four bowlers won balls from the JBT's title sponsor Ebonite: Aiden Ruiz-Jimenez, Sam Flaisig, Brockton Scotford, and Elias Luna, to his great surprise.  The 'wheel of fun' made another guest appearance, with another $100+ in awards given out for trick shots.  Koryn Marques hit the '25' jackpot for yet another $100, and SoCal Youth Bowling's sponsorship added extra prize money into the U17 subdivision- thanks to all!

    Big thanks as always to the team at South Point for a great job hosting our gathering.  Want in on all this fun for all ages and averages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Scroll below Saturday results for Sunday's results:

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

Start Time: Saturday qualifying is at 8:30 AM & 12:30 PM.   Sunday qualifying is at 8 AM and 11 AM.  Bowlers must choose one or the other for each day they would like to bowl.

Re-entries?:  Even though there are two qualifying squads for each event, there are no re-entries allowed at these events.  Choose your one squad each day and make it a good one!  Notes: We are limited to using every other pair at South Point.  Lanes will be oiled once in the morning, we will use one set of pairs for the first squad, and the opposite pairs for the second.  We are capped at 90 bowlers for each of the later squads, 60 on Saturday morning, and 45 on Sunday morning.

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.  Each day, 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.  Squads are NOT separate- it's the top 40% of both squads combined.

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.  Very generally, around a 185 average is when bowlers start to think about bowling scratch, but there are bowlers with higher averages that choose handicap, and bowlers of lower averages that bowl scratch.  You are not 'locked into' whatever division you choose; you may switch divisions at any event. 

Averages:  If this is your first JBT event this season, and you choose to bowl in the handicap division, we will be asking for average info.  You will be asked to initial this average sheet at the event.   In most cases, your highest average from any current form of organized competition of at least 15 games is what we need.. After your first JBT event, your average is re-rated before every JBT event according to JBT rules.  Please see JBT Rule 13 for complete details.

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.  Current rules allow a MAX of one parent-guardian per bowler.  Please stay up to date on any changes to this restriction.

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. 

DON'T FORGET THE TIME CHANGE SUNDAY MORNING!  'spring forward' or you'll be an hour late!