BIG ROCK CASINO

Big Rock's Big Winners: Andy Byer & Andrew Quintana

The lucky name at Big Rock Casino was 'Andrew", as both Mr. Byer and Mr. Quintana came up with victories in JBT SW action.

In the scratch division, Justin Medina got the mark in the tenth he needed to defeat Jarrad Espinoza, who had led for much of the event, 179-173 in round one of the stepladder finals.

In round two, Medina caught fire and defeated Justin DeDera 243-204.  In the semifinals, the tables were turned as Andy Byer just got by Medina 203-193, to advance to the title match against top qualifier William Haverland.

Haverland only makes guest appearances at JBT SW events, and that's much to the relief of the scratch division field, as he's never not finished in the top 5 at any JBT SW event.  Big Rock was no different, as he took over in the semifinals to nab the top seed.  The title match was a tense one as both bowlers could get to the pocket but couldn't find the carry they needed.  A few brutal nine-counts late by William gave Byer the chance in the tenth to spare-strike for the win.  After the spare, Byer threw a confident strike on the fill ball, good for a 193-181 victory and the title.  The win makes Byer the 18th bowler in JBT SW history to reach 5 career titles, and it's also his second consecutive NM-TX win, currently known as a 'half-Baker' on Tour.

The handicap division needed more than eight games to determine our finalists, as three bowlers tied for the eighth and final stepladder spot, forcing a rare and exciting three way rolloff.  Ten year-old Nattlee Chavez was up to the challenge, winning the rolloff over Wendy Shelton and Amanda Johnson to advance to the finals.

In the opening stepladder match, Chavez remained tough, rolling a big 241 to defeat Susan Kurzeka's 236 and Nattlee's friend Diamond Rapatz' 190.  In round two, Christina Waldron used a 242 game to beat Michael Valdez' 201 and to finally derail; Chavez, who bowed out with her 203.  Valdez had also thrilled the crowd with a 290 game earlier in the day.  The 319 score with handicap was the 6th best in JBT SW history.  In a tight semifinal match, Camille Martinez rolled a 216 to just get by Waldron (212) and Josh Arceo (208)  to advance to the championship match.

Top qualifier Andrew Quintana had near the top of the leader board all day, and shook off the nervousness of his first finals appearance by converting 6-7-10 split in the second frame.  He never looked back, and cruised to a 201-177 win over Martinez, good for his first JBT SW title.

Thanks to Jeff Pearce and everyone at Big Rock for an excellent first visit to Espanola!

 

Big Rock Casino- final results and optional scholarship winners
2/26/2005
New Mexico-Texas Conference
	Scratch Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Andy Byer	Albuquerque, NM	p 110	$200
2	William Haverland	Round Rock, TX	p 201	$170
3	Justin Medina	Santa Fe, NM	p 57	$60
4	Justin DeDera	Las Cruces, NM	p 96	$80
5	Jarrad Espinoza	Albuquerque, NM	p 80	$45
6	Jeremy Medina	Santa Fe, NM	m 19	$45
7	Sam Cuevas	Lubbock, TX	m 31	$45
8	Bill Grant	Rio Rancho, NM	m 34
9	Brandon Abeyta	Alcalde, NM	m 38
10	Ashley Dale	Albuquerque, NM	m 87
11	Jerod Florez	Bosque Farms, NM	m 142
12	Brandy Silva	Albuquerque, NM	m 149
13	Mathew Gumbrecht	Clovis, NM	m 191
	Handicap Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Andrew Quintana	Santa Fe, NM	p 137
2	Camille Martinez	Santa Fe, NM	p 122	$200
3	Josh Arceo	Albuquerque, NM	p 131	$100
4	Christina Waldron	Albuquerque, NM	p 108	$70
5	Michael Valdez	Santa Fe, NM	p 114	$10
6	Nattlee Chavez	Santa Cruz, NM	p 50
7	Susan Kurzeka	Albuquerque, NM	p 87	$75
8	Diamond Rapatz	Espanola, NM	p 66
9	Amanda Johnson	Rio Rancho, NM	p 50	$115
10	Wendy Shelton	Albuquerque, NM	p 50	$35
11	Antonio Garcia	Santa Fe, NM	p 41
12	Stephanie Sheffer	Albuquerque, NM	p 40	$60
13	Sara Vargas	Albuquerque, NM	p 38	$15
14	Mike Romero	Santa Fe, NM	p 31	$60
15	Angelo Espinoza	Albuquerque, NM	p 31
16	Justin Deubel	Santa Fe, NM	p 30
17	Travis Gudelj	Albuquerque, NM	p 28
18	Eric Sanford	Santa Fe, NM	p 24
19	Carlos Abeyta	Alcalde, NM	p 23
20	Zachary Barnard	Albuquerque, NM	p 11	$58
21	Mark Mandell	Queen Creek, AZ	p 7	$10
22	Cody Mansfield	Albuquerque, NM	p 3	$30
23	Thomas Gutierrez	Albuquerque, NM	m 4
24	Nick Muller	Santa Fe, NM	m 7	$13
25	Breanna Salazar	Velarde, NM	m 9
26	Emily Milbank	Albuquerque, NM	m 36
27	Paul Carper	Rio Rancho, NM	m 36	$30
28	Mark Mares	Los Lunas, NM	m 41
29	Heaven Pajala	Albuquerque, NM	m 48	$15
30	Adrian Maes	Espanola, NM	m 6
31	Justin Salazar	Espanola, NM	m 6
32	Lawrence Gutierrez	Espanola, NM	m 12
33	Charlie Elliott	Santa Fe, NM	m 13	$30
34	Andrea Salazar	Velarde, NM	m 15
35	Glenn Gumbrecht	Clovis, NM	m 17
36	Darryl Shadoan	Espanola, NM	m 19
37	Michelle Lucero	Santa Fe, NM	m 21
38	Sarah English	Roswell, NM	m 29	$45
39	John Perea	Santa Fe, NM	m 32
40	Sophie Diaz	Santa Fe, NM	m 46
41	Jeremy Baca	Albuquerque, NM	m 51
42	Greg Milbank	Albuquerque, NM	m 51
43	Rachel Thompson	Albuquerque, NM	m 54
44	Jouseth Vasquez	Santa Fe, NM	m 62
45	Adrian Martinez	Espanola, NM	m 63
46	Jamison Spam	Rio Rancho, NM	m 63
47	Jordan Spam	Rio Rancho, NM	m 70
48	Dan Romero	Santa Fe, NM	m 73	$10
49	Elizabeth Romero	Santa Fe, NM	m 73
50	Pablo Guss	Santa Fe, NM	m 76	$15
51	Kyle Pearce	Espanola, NM	m 77	$15
52	Dylan LeBow	Santa Fe, NM	m 78
53	Janeyl Carper	Rio Rancho, NM	m 78
54	Andrea Jaramillo	Santa Fe, NM	m 83
55	Sabrina Vargas	Albuquerque, NM	m 92
56	Jared Jaramillo	Albuquerque, NM	m 96
57	Juan Romero	Albuquerque, NM	m 117
58	Austin Mansfield	Albuquerque, NM	m 119
59	Jessica Palma	Albuquerque, NM	m 167
High Female: Johnson 915
Cuts: scratch -36, handicap -4
Storm Ball Winner: Andy Byer
High Games: scratch: Espinoza 278, Haverland 258, DeDera 241; handicap: Johnson 249, Muller 248, Barnard 248
	TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,666

Nattlee Chavez and mom

Diamond Rapatz and grandparents

Sophie & Sarah Diaz