SANTA CRUZ LANES

champions Kevin Saunders & Philip Stephens

Kevin Saunders returned to the winners' circle, while Philip Stephens tasted victory for the first time, in JBT SW action at Santa Cruz Lanes.

The scratch division finals opened with Greg Garbera blasting a big 246 to overpower Philip Schwartz (188) and CJ Crooks (178).  In round two, Kevin Saunders turned the tables and shot an overpowering 249, taking out Garbera (180) and Derek Thurber (175).  

The semifinal match was a true clash of the titans, as Saunders faced David Sevier and Steven Black, who made his 100th scratch top-5 appearance (yes, that was one HUNDRED top 5's).  Sevier, throwing a plastic ball on the drying conditions, managed a 201, but took a back seat in the later frames as Kevin and Steven battled it out.  Steven missed a 4-pin in the 9th to let Kevin back in, but then doubled in his 10th to force Kevin to get the first strike and high count to win.  Kevin got the strike, but then left a washout on his next ball.  When he only got 3 on the spare, the match ended tied at 215, forcing a one-shot rolloff.  Steven, electing to go first, struck, but Kevin matched it to tie again.  Black left a ringing-10 on his next ball, and Kevin came up clutch again, striking to win the match.

Top seeded BJ Baker was looking for his 10th career title and a stranglehold on AZ Bowler of the Year, but opened surprisingly shaky with two missed spares early.  A ball change and a resulting late string by Baker got the match closer, but a 7-pin whiff in the 9th sealed his fate, and Saunders took advantage, striking out for a 225-184 win, good for the third title of his JBT SW career.

The handicap division finals opened with Kris George, continuing his annual spring fling, rolling a big 235 to defeat Alex Powell's 211 and Kyle Frederick's 157.  In an exciting round two, Michael Kremer came up with a 254 game that beat out fine efforts from Bobby Lopez (231) and George (205).  Kremer then took on two ladies in the semifinals, and showed no chivalry in shooting a 217 to defeat Holly Emery (187) and Kayln Washburn (183), advancing to the title match.

Top qualifier Philip Stephens was leading a JBT SW event for the first time, and fought off the nerves to stay clean through the first five frames, which built a lead that was big enough to last the rest of the match.  In the end, Philip defeated Michael 215-183, capturing the first title of his JBT SW career.

Thanks to Dale Schnell for another great day of action at the nicely remodeled Santa Cruz center!

    

Santa Cruz Lanes- final results and optional scholarship winners
4/2/2005
Arizona Conference
	Scratch Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Kevin Saunders	Goodyear, AZ	p 153	$230
2	BJ Baker	Tempe, AZ	p 212	$175
3	Steven Black	Phoenix, AZ	p 173	$150
4	David Sevier	Gilbert, AZ	p 160	$140
5	Greg Garbera	Glendale, AZ	p 113	$105
6	Derek Thurber	Phoenix, AZ	p 116	$55
7	Philip Schwartz	Oro Valley, AZ	p 115	$60
8	CJ Crooks	Oro Valley, AZ	p 86
9	Mike Hayes	Tucson, AZ	p 63	$20
10	Grant Sudbeck	Tucson, AZ	p 52	$40
11	Savahna Porter	Yuma, AZ	p 24	$20
12	Miguel Lopez	Peoria, AZ	p 1
13	Jimmy Kremer Jr.	Peoria, AZ	m 11
14	Spencer Firman	Casa Grande, AZ	m 38
15	Berman Sae-Aee	Glendale, AZ	m 55
16	Chris McHenry	Tucson, AZ	m 63
17	Christian Jensen	Anthem, AZ	m 85	$15
18	Adam Laskey	Fargo, ND	m 89	$30
19	Chris Davenport	Tucson, AZ	m 104
20	Robert Majeske	Tucson, AZ	m 121
21	Matt Seegel	Fort Sill, OK	m 146
22	Will McPherson	Chandler, AZ	m 157
23	Elias Ewert	Chandler, AZ	m 54
24	Michael Cross	Tucson, AZ	m 60
25	Jason Arnold	Phoenix, AZ	m 68
26	Randy Cote	Tucson, AZ	m 68
27	Tyler Addotta	Tucson, AZ	m 76
28	Gary Vose Jr.	Casa Grande, AZ	m 79
29	Amanda Falk	Tucson, AZ	m 82
30	Gary Pennington	Tucson, AZ	m 94
31	Mike Smith	Chandler, AZ	m 97
32	Sean Grant	Casa Grande, AZ	m 103
33	Tom Anderson	Chandler, AZ	m 114
34	Chris Ingram	Phoenix, AZ	m 115
35	Rachel Carr	Chandler, AZ	m 115
36	Mike Armstrong	Tucson, AZ	m 122
37	Labriel Leach	Tucson, AZ	m 126
38	Dan Bodinet	Phoenix, AZ	m 130
39	Carlos Jimenez	Peoria, AZ	m 144
40	Kurt Lehner	Tucson, AZ	m 186
41	Michael Noblesse	Tucson, AZ	m 200
42	Sarah Carity	Phoenix, AZ	m 213
43	Eric Thompson	Tucson, AZ	m 219
	Handicap Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Philip Stephens	Phoenix, AZ	p 157	$215
2	Michael Kremer	Peoria, AZ	p 102	$115
3	Kayln Washburn	Tucson, AZ	p 153	$100
4	Holly Emery	Queen Creez, AZ	p 125
5	Bobby Lopez	Tucson, AZ	p 112	$60
6	Kris George	Glendale, AZ	p 100	$110
7	Alex Powell	Phoenix, AZ	p 85	$55
8	Kyle Frederick	Chandler, AZ	p 94	$60
9	Delano Coveris	Tucson, AZ	p 81
10	Rebecca Bodinet	Phoenix, AZ	p 80	$20
11	Francisco Peralta	Tucson, AZ	p 58
12	Kyle King	Phoenix, AZ	p 58	$15
13	Selena Coveris	Tucson, AZ	p 56	$15
14	Luis Soto	Tucson, AZ	p 45
15	Rane Lacona	Phoenix, AZ	p 44	$30
16	Bo LaLonde	Phoenix, AZ	p 38
17	Shane Peck	Riverside, CA	p 34	$60
18	Justin Newkirk	Tucson, AZ	p 31
19	Taylor King	Phoenix, AZ	p 23
20	Jeff Millmier	Phoenix, AZ	p 13	$15
21	Aaron Quintana	Phoenix, AZ	p 11
22	Justin White	Phoenix, AZ	p 1
23	Kayla Frederick	Chandler, AZ	m 2	$15
24	Eric Warren	Phoenix, AZ	m 5	$15
25	Kevin Narciso	Phoenix, AZ	m 14
26	Dan Eagy	Phoenix, AZ	m 42
27	Eric Rubin	Phoenix, AZ	m 43
28	Cody Vanderweyst	Phoenix, AZ	m 54
29	Mark Mandell	Queen Creez, AZ	m 55	$30
30	Jesus Contreras	Tucson, AZ	m 30
31	Jake Tatum	Prescott, AZ	m 32
32	Corey Sandberg	Prescott, AZ	m 35
33	Kevin Millard	Tucson, AZ	m 35
34	Nicki Nunez	Peoria, AZ	m 39
35	Chris Wurm	Chandler, AZ	m 40
36	Tim Radney	Mesa, AZ	m 43	$15
37	Loren Lemcke	Mesa, AZ	m 47
38	David Price	Safford, AZ	m 55
39	Megan Withey	Phoenix, AZ	m 59	$15
40	Brandon Dauphinais	Henderson, NV	m 65	$30
41	Melissa Del Rio	Tucson, AZ	m 66
42	Nicholas Lee	Tucson, AZ	m 69
43	Brian Weyrauch	Tempe, AZ	m 70
44	Kyle Smith	Casa Grande, AZ	m 71
45	Matt Payne	Phoenix, AZ	m 76
46	Beth Houston	Tucson, AZ	m 78
47	Bryanna Dawson	Phoenix, AZ	m 85
48	Kylee Bonneville	Mesa, AZ	m 88
49	Courtney Dutton	Chandler, AZ	m 91
50	CJ Crowley	Mesa, AZ	m 93
51	Rachelle Davis	Tucson, AZ	m 100
52	Taylor Brennan	Prescott, AZ	m 126
53	Bryce Techmer	Phoenix, AZ	m 132
54	Kevin Schoenfeld	Phoenix, AZ	m 171
55	Jeff Weyrauch	Tempe, AZ	m 185
56	Ken Russell	Queen Creez, AZ	m 198
High Games: scratch: Black 268, Baker 254, Thurber 244, Garbera 244.  Handicap: Millmier 281, Warren 269, Stephens 250
High Female: Porter 1020
Cuts: scratch -50; handicap -27
Storm Ball Winner: David Price
Jr. Gold Qualifier: Kris George
	TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,045