HOLIDAY BOWL

champs Jordan Plunkett & Taylor Quintana

     Jordan Plunkett made a very long trip very much worth it, while Taylor Quintana tasted victory for the first time, in exciting JBT action at Holiday Bowl.

    The nailbiting survivor format was used, creating do-or-die matches throughout the center for hours as the lowest-scoring bowler is eliminated, pair by pair, game by game.  In the scratch division, Bill Grant conquered the tricky 'shark' lane condition to lead after 5 games, and survived elimination rounds to the final four.  In the semifinal, he beat William Entsminger 179-177 when William left an unfortunate 4-9 in the tenth, and then compounded the error by missing both pins of the spare attempt.  In the other semifinal, Plunkett beat Paul Carper 224-187, setting up the finale.

   Plunkett, last season's Pac NW co-Bowler of the Year, impressed the NM-TX bowlers with his performance all day, and he finished it off with a hard-fought 195-185 win over Grant, good for the 2nd title of his JBT career.

   In handicap action, 25 semifinalists were whittled down to 6 in survivor rounds.  In that round, Heather Wilson eliminated Sabrina Vargas 209-204, Quintana eliminated Jaden Spam 224-206, and while Joey Grant slipped by Caleb Goehring 217-216, both bowlers advanced because Caleb had the highest losing score.

  In the semifinals, Goehring beat Wilson 193-183, and Quintana beat Grant 235-212 to set up the final match.  In that final, Taylor had more than enough left in the tank to beat Goehring 228-208 for her first career JBT title.  

     BowlingBlvd.com was our sponsor for this event.  Everyone should check out this great social networking site for bowlers worldwide.  If you're over 14, please create an account there today!  Huge thanks also to Mr. Gary Skidmore and the whole crew at Holiday for another wonderful job hosting our Tour.  76 bowlers shared in $1,725 in scholarships.  Want to get in on the fun?  Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that! 

Holiday Bowl (Sun.)- final results and optional scholarship winners
9/7/2008      
NM-TX Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Jordan Plunkett Everett, WA $230
2 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM $230
3 William Entsminger El Paso, TX $120
4 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM $40
5 Trevor Crombie Albuquerque, NM $30
6 Billy Read Albuquerque, NM $10
7 Jason Schindwolf Albuquerque, NM  
8 Nathan Shock Thornton, CO  
9 Tommy Crites Albuquerque, NM  
10 Matt Helmick Rio Rancho, NM  
11 Diego Lucero Santa Fe, NM  
12 Travis Turner Amarillo, TX  
13 Jess Gagliardi Alamosa, CO  
14 Zach Barnard Albuquerque, NM $15
15 Aaron Raymond Bloomfield, NM  
16 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM  
17 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM  
18 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
19 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM  
20 Thomas Gutierrez Albuquerque, NM  
21 Sam Zermeno El Paso, TX  
22 Tim Crites Albuquerque, NM  
23 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Taylor Quintana EL Paso, TX $200
2 Caleb Goehring Amarillo, TX $100
3 Heather Wilson Albuquerque, NM $70
4 Joey Grant Rio Rancho, NM $60
5 Jaden Spam Rio Rancho, NM $95
6 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM $40
7 Alex Clark Amarillo, TX $30
8 Bailey McFarland EL Paso, TX $20
9 Zach Prince Albuquerque, NM  
10 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM  
11 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM  
12 Josh Barress Albuquerque, NM $30
13 Aurora Popple EL Paso, TX  
14 Ryan Doan Las Cruces, NM  
15 Alyssa Williams Las Cruces, NM  
16 Vincent Michel Albuquerque, NM $30
17 Sophie Diaz Santa Fe, NM  
18 Jerimiah Cruz Bloomfield, NM $15
19 Tricia Barress Albuquerque, NM $15
20 Andrea Jaramillo Santa Fe, NM  
21 Jacob Gill Albuquerque, NM  
22 Elizabeth Romero Santa Fe, NM  
23 Tevynn Laws Albuquerque, NM $15
24 Stephanie Barela Santa Fe, NM  
25 Roger Johnson Albuquerque, NM $30
26 Eric Sanford Santa Fe, NM  
27 Andrew McKinsey Rio Rancho, NM  
28 Lacey Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
29 Samantha McFarland EL Paso, TX  
30 Tonia Barela Santa Fe, NM  
31 Angela Walls Albuquerque, NM $15
32 Anthony Patton Albuquerque, NM  
33 Ahkeen Williams Las Cruces, NM $15
34 Brandon Gill Albuquerque, NM  
35 Seth Jaramillo Rio Rancho, NM  
36 William Yoder Albuquerque, NM  
37 Jordan Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
38 Cassie Bacoccini Albuquerque, NM $15
39 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM  
40 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM  
41 Jeremy Larance Amarillo, TX  
42 Andrew Muro Albuquerque, NM  
43 Marcos Armijo Santa Fe, NM  
44 Josh Helmick Rio Rancho, NM  
45 Andrew Esparza EL Paso, TX  
46 Jonah Seawright Albuquerque, NM  
47 Anthony Patton Albuquerque, NM  
48 Michael Yoder Albuquerque, NM  
49 Louis Tkach Albuquerque, NM  
50 Angela Walls Albuquerque, NM  
51 Andrea Jaramillo Santa Fe, NM  
52 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM  
53 Debbie Read Albuquerque, NM  
     
Scratch High Games:    
  Barnard 234    
  Turner 223    
Tom Crites 222    
Lucero 220    
P Carper 219    
     
Handicap High Games:    
T Barress 271    
H Williams 269    
J Grant 255    
Kurzeka 252    
T Barress 251    
     
     
Round Leaders (5 pts. Each)    
Scratch Handicap  
1 Schindwolf O Silva  
2 B Grant J Carper  
3 B Grant J Carper  
4 B Grant T Quintana  
5 B Grant T Quintana  
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High Female:    
Carper 849    
Sara Vargas 846    
Sabrina Vargas 823    
B McFarland 823    
Popple 815    
     
     
  TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,465