SILVA LANES Albuquerque (Sunday)

champs Andy Byer & Kara Casaus

Survival was a matter of strikes and spares on the lanes in Albuquerque, and in the end Andy Byer and Kara Casaus remained standing as champions in thrilling JBT NM-TX Conference action at Silva Lanes.

The scratch field was whittled quickly from twelve survivors to six, on two pairs.  This round produced a very dramatic finish, as Justin DeDera and BJ Baker fought each other to avid elimination.  DeDera shocked himself and the crowd when he missed a 7-pin to tie Baker at 213 and force a one-shot rolloff for survival.  Both bowlers got nine on the first rolloff, forcing a second.  This time, DeDera got 9, while BJ (who won a title the same way just a week ago) struck to survive and advance.

In the semifinal matches, top seed Andy Byer ousted Baker, while Matt Snyder upset Bill Grant to advance to his first ever JBT title match.

Byer had the huge experience edge in the final, and it proved to be too much for Snyder this time.  The defending NM-TX Bowler of the Year defeated Matt 224-158 to capture the 11th title of his JBT career.

A 24-survivor handicap field dwindled to just six after five rounds.  In the round of six, Aurora Popple and Susan Kurzeka were eliminated, but Justin Silva had the highest losing score (234) to advance to the round of four.  In that semifinal round, Debbie Jarzemba defeated Silva 200-186, while her sister Amanda almost made it an all-Jarzemba finals (no siblings have EVER faced off in a JBT SW final), falling just short in a 235-190 loss to Kara Casaus.

In the finale, Casaus continued to improve, while Jarzemba held her own but could not keep up with Kara's torrid pace.  In the end, Kara joined her sister Kyla as JBT champions with a 250-213 victory.

Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2006 JBT SW NM-TX Invitational Tournament, the regular season's year end event, featuring a guaranteed minimum $1,000 first place scholarship in each division.  Top season-long point scorers also qualify for the 2006 JBT SW Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Thanks again to everyone at Silva Lanes for another great visit to their Albuquerque center.  A great field of 84 entrants shared in over $2,000 in scholarships awarded.  Please continue to help spread the word about the terrific benefits of bowling JBT SW events! 

Silva Albq. Sunday- final results and optional scholarship winners
2/12/2006
New Mexico-Texas Conference
Scratch Division
rank name city, state prize
1 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM $251
2 Matt Snyder Amarillo, TX $100
3 BJ Baker Tempe, AZ $146
4 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM $40
5 Sam Cuevas Lubbock, TX $90
6 Justin DeDera Albuquerque, NM $30
7 Greg Garbera Glendale, AZ $31
8 William Entsminger El Paso, TX $15
9 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM  
10 Robyn Ashley Farmington, NM $15
11 Jarrad Espinoza Albuquerque, NM $26
12 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM $15
13 Christopher Yoshimura Lakewood, CO $45
14 Carlos Mendez El Paso, TX  
15 DeShaun Jefferson Phoenix, AZ $11
16 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX
17 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ  
18 Eric Rubin Phoenix, AZ  
19 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM
20 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM $15
21 BJ Eichensehr El Paso, TX
22 Brian Collier Amarillo, TX
23 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM
24 Cody Mansfield Albuquerque, NM
Handicap Division
rank name city, state prize
1 Kara Casuas Roswell, NM $245
2 Debbie Jarzemba Santa Fe, NM $100
3 Amanda Jarzemba Albuquerque, NM $90
4 Justin Silva Santa Fe, NM $80
5 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM $135
6 Aurora Popple El Paso, TX $55
7 Angelo Espinoza Albuquerque, NM $50
8 Taylor Qunitana El Paso, TX $40
9 Ryan Scheer Rio Rancho, NM $35
10 Blake Brown Albuquerque, NM  
11 Elizabeth Romero Santa Fe, NM $18
12 Lacey Shelton Albuquerque, NM
13 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM  
14 Michael Hinojosa Las Cruces, NM  
15 John Stomp Albuquerque, NM  
16 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM $30
17 Tanner Palmer Amarillo, TX  
18 Bailey McFarland El Paso, TX  
19 Jeremy Baca Albuquerque, NM $115
20 Jordan Spam Rio Rancho, NM $70
21 Sydney Bowerman Amarillo, TX  
22 Thomas Gutierrez Albuquerque, NM  
23 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM  
24 Mariah Martinez Albuquerque, NM  
25 Justin White Phoenix, AZ $15
26 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM $15
27 Brianna Jaramillo Albuquerque, NM $30
28 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
29 Janeyl; Carper Rio Rancho, NM  
30 Rachel Thompson Albuquerque, NM $15
31 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM $15
32 Stephanie Sheffer Albuquerque, NM $15
33 Cyera Quintana El Paso, TX  
34 Joey Grant Rio Rancho, NM  
35 Jessica Palma Albuquerque, NM $15
36 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
37 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM $15
38 Sophie Diaz Santa Fe, NM  
39 Louis Gonzales Albuquerque, NM  
40 Kelley Smith Albuquerque, NM  
41 Carter Casper Amarillo, TX  
42 Andres Gallegos Albuquerque, NM
43 Kyla Collier Roswell, NM
44 Jesse Henson Hobbs, NM
45 John Freeman Silver City, NM
46 Travis Gudelj Albuquerque, NM
47 Allie Ijams Mission Viejo, CA
48 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM
49 Amanda Johnson Rio Rancho, NM
50 Kyla Casaus Roswell, NM  
51 Zachary Barnard Albuquerque, NM
52 Alex Cleland Albuquerque, NM
53 Ashley Belden Tijeras, NM
54 William Yoder Albuquerque, NM
55 Austin Mansfield Albuquerque, NM
56 Vincent Michel Albuquerque, NM  
57 Travis Turner Amarillo, TX
58 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM
59 Eric Kear Albuquerque, NM
Cuts: scratch -113; handicap -25
 Ball Winner: Sam
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,038