AMF UNION HILLS

Cesar Padilla, Harper Schmidt, Xaden Todacheenie, Madison Holman

        Cesar Padilla and Xaden Todacheenie were the day's ultimate survivors, capturing JBT titles in exciting Arizona Conference action at AMF Union Hills.

        After qualifying, bowlers competed in 'pick your survivor', with the low bowler out pair by pair until only one remained, and the matchups determined by the higher-seeded bowlers.  Scratch was whittled down from 15 qualifiers to just three survivors, and in that round Harper Schmidt bowed out with 191 as Padilla's 228 and Cerell Cardines' 199 were enough to advance.  In the final, Cerell, who had been masterfully adjusting all day long on the tricky Dragon pattern just enough to survive, could not find the right combination in time, and Padilla's clean 213 was plenty to claim the fourth title of the rising star's JBT career.

        Twenty handicap division survivors were eventually whittled down to the final four, and in those semifinals, Todacheenie ended Brockton Scotford's attempt at back to back wins 257-187, and Tucson's Nathan Bravo beat Paityn Gaines 211-186 to set up the title match.  In the final, Nathan (who made a great late comeback just to make the first cut) made another great comeback to get back in the match, to the delight of the large Cactus crowd cheering him on.  However, Xaden quietly did his thing, and it turned out to be just enough to hang on to the win and earn the New Mexican his first career JBT title.

        Padilla got revenge in the U17 final, blasting 276 to defeat Schmidt for that subdivision win.  Madison Holman and Koryn Marquez played again for the Girls Scratch title, and again Madison came out on top for the win.  But they each got stickers and thus left as happy campers.

        Big thanks to 5-time JBT champ Alexis Atkin and her teams at Union Hills and Glendale for a great Phoenix weekend.  Want in on all the fun?  Just check out our schedule and come on down, plenty of time left in the season to join in!

Date: Sunday March 6, 2022  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long. Sunday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Sunday, only Saturday, or both).     LIMITED SPOTS REMAIN FOR BOTH THIS EVENT AND SATURDAY 3/5 (see list below).

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

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

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: Qualifying round is 5 games.  The top 40% to a max of 16 then advance to the 'pick your survivor' format.

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/21 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event.   If this is your first JBT event this season, we will be asking for average info.  In most cases, your highest average from any current form of organized competition of at least 15 games is what we need.  If you bowl in multiple leagues / clubs, bring everything and we'll sort it out for you.  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 AZ 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.  As the end of the season, the top 32 in AZ points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a AZ event this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $50 handicap; $60 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '26' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.   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 $300, $150, $100, $60.  In handicap, $250, $125, $75, $50.  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, the vast majority 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.  This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.  However, walk-ins / late entries are still gladly accepted as space permits.  There is generally plenty of room for walk-ins / late entries, and we'll  post here clearly if an event is nearing sellout or sold out.