BRUNSWICK ZONE MESA
champs BJ Baker & Justin White
BJ Baker answered the call of a tightening Bowler of the Year race with his landmark tenth career JBT SW title, while Justin White capped off a personal hot streak with his second win, in exciting action at BRC Zone Mesa.
Baker had to climb the ladder to win his 7th title of the season, and began in fine style, with a 258-190 win over Elias Ewert, who was making his first scratch finals of the season. In round two, Baker took out Kevin Saunders in a match rife with B.O.Y. implications 230-190. He followed that with a dramatic 213-211 win over Philip Schwartz in the semis, when Schwartz failed to convert a disastrous 4-9 split in the tenth.
Top seed Cayson Coyle had thrilled the sellout crowd earlier in the day by opening the tournament with a 300 game, the 16th rolled in JBT SW competition this season. Unfortunately, he lost his look in the title match, while Baker's opening four-bagger added extra pressure to the situation. Baker kept on stringing while Coyle kept on struggling, and the end result was a blistering 268-157 win for Baker, giving him his 5th title in Arizona this season, and a better grip on the points lead heading into the Invitational.
The handicap division saw one of its highest scoring events ever, with a +59 cut, and an amazing 15 bowlers finishing at +200 or better. In the finals field of 8, four of the bowlers were in the top 5 in points, making for an intense set of matches. The ladder opened with Beth Houston rolling a fine 241, only to be outdone by Brian Weyrauch doubling in the tenth for a 243 game that also beat Gary Vose's 199. In round two, Philip Stephens rolled his highest game ever, adding up to a 288 that easily beat Weyrauch (183) and Kris George (215). In the semifinals, Kylee Bonneville's heartbreaking missed spare in the tenth gave Justin White a shocking win, as his 230 game beat Kylee's 228, and Stephens' 211.
White took advantage of the semifinal gift by pouring it on against top qualifier Kevin Schoenfeld. Kevin was enjoying a dominant performance from start to finish, but was unable to stop White's roll, and Justin cruised to a 234-197 win, good for his second JBT SW title. Kevin was very much consoled by the fact that his runner-up finish boosted him into the top 5 in points, earning the extremely valuable Invitational bye.
A sellout field of 96 bowlers shared in $2,075 in scholarships. Thanks to Tim Brenden and his staff for another great visit to BRC Mesa!
BRC Zone Mesa- final results and optional scholarship winners | ||||
6/12/2005 | ||||
Arizona Conference | ||||
Scratch Division | ||||
rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
1 | BJ Baker | Tempe, AZ | p 216 | $225 |
2 | Cayson Coyle | Las Vegas, NV | p 289 | $180 |
3 | Philip Schwartz | Oro Valley, AZ | p 280 | $85 |
4 | Kevin Saunders | Goodyear, AZ | p 262 | $135 |
5 | Elias Ewert | Chandler, AZ | p 223 | $40 |
6 | Brandon Donnelly | Lake Havasu City, AZ | p 208 | $15 |
7 | Christian Jensen | Anthem, AZ | p 196 | |
8 | Mike Smith | Chandler, AZ | p 190 | |
9 | Mike Donnelly | Chandler, AZ | p 179 | |
10 | Greg Shoaf | Mesa, AZ | p 177 | $30 |
11 | Jason Arnold | Phoenix, AZ | p 170 | $15 |
12 | Chris Weyrauch | Chandler, AZ | p 157 | $15 |
13 | David Sevier | Gilbert, AZ | p 125 | $30 |
14 | Greg Garbera | Glendale, AZ | p 99 | |
15 | Lanndyn Carnate | Glendale, AZ | p 77 | |
16 | Miguel Lopez | Peoria, AZ | p 63 | $15 |
17 | Chris Ingram | Phoenix, AZ | p 39 | |
18 | Theo Douthit | San Diego, CA | p 29 | |
19 | Andre Hernandez | Phoenix, AZ | p 22 | |
20 | Bear Wiltfang | Lake Havasu City, AZ | p 15 | $15 |
21 | Heather Brown | Las Vegas, NV | p 11 | $30 |
22 | Steven Black | Phoenix, AZ | p 4 | |
23 | Forrest Holand | Vista, CA | p 3 | |
24 | Sarah Carity | Phoenix, AZ | p 2 | |
25 | Will McPherson | Chandler, AZ | p 2 | |
26 | Erin Patterson | Tempe, AZ | m 5 | |
27 | DeShaun Jefferson | Phoenix, AZ | m 22 | |
28 | Emily Ornelas | Phoenix, AZ | m 23 | |
29 | Dan Bodinet | Phoenix, AZ | m 27 | |
30 | DJ Sloan | Las Vegas, NV | m 33 | |
31 | Rebekah Gottlieb | Tempe, AZ | m 49 | |
32 | Joseph Anderson | Avondale, AZ | m 72 | |
33 | Tiffany Chi | Prescott, AZ | m 74 | |
34 | Amanda Falk | Tucson, AZ | m 94 | |
35 | Rachel Carr | Chandler, AZ | m 96 | $15 |
36 | CJ Lee | Gilbert, AZ | m 181 | |
Handicap Division | ||||
rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
1 | Justin White | Phoenix, AZ | p 293 | $270 |
2 | Kevin Schoenfeld | Phoenix, AZ | p 314 | $200 |
3 | Kylee Bonneville | Mesa, AZ | p 268 | $80 |
4 | Philip Stephens | Phoenix, AZ | p 264 | $70 |
5 | Kris George | Glendale, AZ | p 256 | $150 |
6 | Brian Weyrauch | Tempe, AZ | p 251 | $50 |
7 | Gary Vose Jr. | Casa Grande, AZ | p 255 | $40 |
8 | Beth Houston | Tucson, AZ | p 252 | $105 |
9 | Brittany Riggers | Phoenix, AZ | p 237 | $30 |
10 | Bobby Lopez Jr. | Peoria, AZ | p 227 | $15 |
11 | Racehelle Davis | Tucson, AZ | p 224 | $15 |
12 | Michael Kremer | Peoria, AZ | p 218 | $15 |
13 | Shane Peck | Riverside, CA | p 217 | $40 |
14 | Kyle King | Phoenix, AZ | p 215 | $60 |
15 | Cody Vanderweyst | Phoenix, AZ | p 205 | $15 |
16 | Zach Huglin | Gilbert, AZ | p 189 | |
17 | Taylor Brennan | Prescott, AZ | p 172 | |
18 | Rebeca Reguero | Phoenix, AZ | p 142 | $30 |
19 | Max Van Kirk | Prescott Valley, AZ | p 139 | |
20 | Joshua Downs | Phoenix, AZ | p 139 | $15 |
21 | Casey Candiotti | Scottsdale, AZ | p 133 | |
22 | Michael Curry | Phoenix, AZ | p 133 | |
23 | Bryanna Dawson | Phoenix, AZ | p 128 | |
24 | Kyle Smith | Casa Grande, AZ | p 123 | |
25 | Tiffany King | Surpriseizzle, AZ | p 118 | |
26 | Courtney Dutton | Chandler, AZ | p 118 | |
27 | Chris Wurm | Chandler, AZ | p 89 | $30 |
28 | Eric Rubin | Chandler, AZ | p 84 | |
29 | Rane Lacona | Phoenix, AZ | p 80 | $16 |
30 | Alex Powell | Phoenix, AZ | p 45 | $30 |
31 | Alex Van Kirk | Prescott Valley, AZ | p 53 | |
32 | Mark Mandell | Queen Creek, AZ | p 52 | |
33 | CJ Crowley | Mesa, AZ | p 52 | |
34 | Robert Atherton | Phoenix, AZ | p 50 | |
35 | Jeff Millmier | Phoenix, AZ | p 44 | |
36 | Melissa Del Rio | Tucson, AZ | p 34 | |
37 | Michael Albertson | Phoenix, AZ | p 33 | |
38 | Chelsea Zemelka | Phoenix, AZ | p 33 | |
39 | Lindsay Salhoff | Glendale, AZ | p 26 | |
40 | Kyle Ruzylo | Oceanside, CA | p 26 | |
41 | David Macelle | Brandon, FL | p 25 | |
42 | Jenny Ortag | Phoenix, AZ | p 25 | |
43 | Bo LaLonde | Gilbert, AZ | p 24 | |
44 | Sean Balbos | Prescott, AZ | p 13 | |
45 | Matt Payne | Phoenix, AZ | p 1 | |
46 | Christina Waldron | Albuquerque, NM | even | |
47 | Dylan Taylor | Scottsdale, AZ | m 4 | |
48 | Kyle Frederick | Chandler, AZ | m 8 | |
49 | Megan Withey | Glendale, AZ | m 15 | |
50 | Kayla Frederick | Chandler, AZ | m 24 | |
51 | Rebecca Bodinet | Phoenix, AZ | m 26 | |
52 | Brandon Rangel | Phoenix, AZ | m 27 | |
53 | Brad Bandes | Phoenix, AZ | m 35 | |
54 | Luis Soto | Tucson, AZ | m 46 | |
55 | Rachel Lynn | Peoria, AZ | m 47 | |
56 | Larry Gilgur | Cave Creek, AZ | m 61 | |
57 | Chris Huglin | Gilbert, AZ | m 81 | |
58 | Eric Warren | Phoenix, AZ | m 88 | |
59 | Dan Eagy | Phoenix, AZ | m 110 | |
60 | Jordan Vanderweyst | Phoenix, AZ | m 141 | |
High Female: H Brown 1011, E Patterson 995 | ||||
Cuts: scratch plus 27; handicap plus 59 | ||||
Storm Ball Winner: Philip Stephens | ||||
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,076 |