DESERT LANES

champs Jeff Mathews and Kristin Cathcart

A JBT veteran and a JBT rookie won their first titles in exciting Mojave Conference action at Desert Lanes.

The scratch division used the exciting PBA format, with a cut to the top 16 followed by best 2-of-3 matchplay.  Christian Jensen led qualifying on a very tough pattern as the only bowler to average over 200, but fell in match one to #16 seed Shane Peck.  Peck then made it all the way to the semifinals, where he stayed on a roll, defeating #3 DJ Sloan 198-180 to reach the title match.  In the other semi, #8 Jeff Mathews, who had remained consistent all day, defeated #11 Kyle Bridgman 204-162 to reach his first title match.

The title match followed the same pattern, with the consistent Matthews, who had only 3 games under 190 all day, getting the Marks he needed to outlast Peck 198-153, good for a long-awaited first JBT victory.

The handicap stepladder finals opened up with red-hot Logan Kennedy continuing his big-time roll of late with a 248-198 win over Joseph Pherreigo.  Kennedy rolled on in round two, with a 218-176 win over Darcie Staggs, before Josephs' brother Victor avenged the Pherreigo family witha  200-156 win over Kennedy to reach the title match.

Top qualifier Kristin Cathcart had an excellent day in her first JBT event, with all 8 games over her average.  The song remained the same in the finale, with Cathcart cruising to a 223-143 win, good for the first title of her JBT career.

64 bowlers competed in the event, and we hope everyone who attended had a great time, and will spread the word about the great benefits of bowling JBT.   Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT Mojave 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 2007 JBT Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Big thanks to everyone at Desert Lanes for hosting our event.  Over $1,500 in scholarships were awarded.  Want in on the fun?  Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!

Desert Lanes (Ft Mohave)- final results and optional scholarship winners
1/14/2007      
Mojave Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Jeff Mathews Las Vegas, NV $330
2 Shane Peck Riverside, CA $115
3 DJ Sloan Las Vegas, NV $90
4 Kyle Bridgman Kingman, AZ $40
5 Nate Panaligan N. Las Vegas, NV $120
6 April Urban Henderson, NV  
7 Alyssa Madrid Las Vegas, NV $5
8 Brandon Allred Las Vegas, NV $10
9 Christian Jensen Anthem, AZ $85
10 Joe Claspell Lake Havasu City, AZ $10
11 Adam Reynoso Las Vegas, NV $120
12 Kary Nguyen Las Vegas, NV $15
13 Sam Kurtze Kingman, AZ  
14 Cameron Smith Santee, CA $10
15 Emily Ornelas Phoenix, AZ  
16 Forrest Holland Escondido, CA  
17 Brandon Watts Lake Havasu City, AZ  
18 Chris Kagawa Las Vegas, NV  
19 JR Monteith Orange, CA  
20 Jordan Ferrer Henderson, NV  
21 Mike Ellingson Las Vegas, NV  
22 Andy Reynoso Las Vegas, NV  
23 Kris George Glendale, AZ  
24 Allie Ijams Mission Viejo, CA  
25 Kalani Diliner Las Vegas, NV  
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Kristin Cathcart Las Vegas, NV  
2 Victor Pherreigo Las Vegas, NV $215
3 Logan Kennedy Las Vegas, NV $110
4 Darcie Lee Staggs Bullhead City, AZ $135
5 Joseph Pherreigo Las Vegas, NV $40
6 Zach Hattori Las Vegas, NV $55
7 Alicia Sullivan Kingman, AZ $75
8 Chris Draper Las Vegas, NV  
9 Paul Huether Las Vegas, NV $5
10 Josh Chefalo Las Vegas, NV  
11 Bethany Baker Tempe,AZ $30
12 Joshua Shoup Tolleson, AZ  
13 Eric Lopez Ft Mohave, AZ  
14 Cassandra Canoy Ft Mohave, AZ  
15 Michael Webber Ft Mohave, AZ  
16 Doug Taylor Las Vegas, NV  
17 Melissa Huether Las Vegas, NV $5
18 Ricky Overton Las Vegas, NV  
19 John Carter Ft Mohave, AZ  
20 Jordan Davis Ft Mohave, AZ  
21 Codi Manuel Kingman, AZ  
22 Ryan Fisher Ft Mohave, AZ  
23 Alesha Pannier Lake Havasu City, AZ $15
24 Kyle Akers Kingman, AZ  
25 Gino Salaverria Phoenix, AZ  
26 Brandon Surko Las Vegas, NV  
27 James Hawkins Anaheim, CA  
28 Courtney Dutton Chandler, AZ  
29 Sarah Ansteth Las Vegas, NV  
30 Sasha Black Ft Mohave, AZ  
31 Mike May San Diego, CA  
32 Taylor McKenrick Henderson, NV  
33 Breezy Sharma Lake Havasu City, AZ  
34 Taylor Aldridge Ft Mohave, AZ  
35 Tim Johnson Ft Mohave, AZ  
     
 Ball Winner: Darcie Staggs    
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,575