05/12/08
2008 PBA Senior Tour #3
Morton sets the pace after Day One in PBA Senior Jackson Open
Airport Lanes in Jackson, Mich. (May 10-13, 2008)
Rohn Morton averaged 236.50 over his eight games Sunday to take the lead after the first day of qualifying in the 2008 PBA Senior Jackson Open at Airport Lanes. Photo PBA.Morton was the No. 3 ranked player in the 2007 PBA Senior Point Rankings but came up empty in his search for his second career PBA Senior Tour title. His first and only title came in the 2001 National/Senior Doubles event.
On Sunday, Morton started off slowly with a 191 but bounced back in a big way with a 267 in game two. He stayed steady over the next three games with scores of 224, 215 and 225 before nearly reaching perfection in game six with a 290. After a 201 in game seven, Morton strung another big game together with a 279 to close out the block and take the overall lead.
"I got off to a really slow start but I made some good ball changes and got half my score over three games and just stayed steady the rest of the time," Morton (Vancouver, Wash.) said. "It's been a long time since I've won and it sure would be nice to get another one. I've always bowled well in Jackson so this would be a nice week to do it."
Morton finished second in the 2000 PBA Senior National Championship when the event was held at Airport Lanes. He also led qualifying throughout the 2002 PBA Senior Jackson Open before falling in match play.
PBA Senior Tour titlist Gary Hiday (left; Indianapolis) finished second with 1,889, just shy of Morton's 1,892. Like Morton, Hiday has been searching a while for his second title and his first came in the 2004 PBA Senior Clarksville Open.
PBA Hall of Famer Mark Roth (right; Fulton, N.Y.) finished third after firing the only 300 game of the day which came in his eighth and final game of the block. He finished with 1,883. Brian Brazeau (Ocala, Fla.) was fourth with 1,875 while Doug Spicer (Canton, Mich.) and Bob Brady (Santa Monica, Calif.) tied for fifth with 1,859.
Qualifying continues Monday with two squads bowling another eight-game block each with B squad getting underway at 9 a.m. ET and A squad rolling at 4 p.m. ET. The top 32 will advance to single elimination match play on Tuesday.
The final two bowlers will roll-off for the $8,000 top prize Tuesday evening at Airport Lanes.
Round One Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and eight-game pinfall.
1, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,892
2, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,889
3, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 1,883
4, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,875
5, (TIE) Doug Spicer, Canton, Mich., and Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., and Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,859
8, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,858
9, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 1,854
10, Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 1,836
11, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,825
12, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,823
13, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,820
14, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,805
15, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 1,803
16, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 1,801
17, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,797
18, Rick Vittone, Canada, 1,788
19, Jim Shuck, Huntingdon, Pa., 1,784
20, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,781
21, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 1,778
22, James Stanley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1,777
23, (TIE) John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J., and Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., 1,772
25, (TIE) Kenny Parks, East Chicago, Ind., and Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., and Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 1,762
28, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,760
29, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,759
30, Mickey Higham, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1,755
31, Scott Weston, Auburn, Mich., 1,752
32, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1,750
33, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,749
34, Patrick Cahalan, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,747
35, (TIE) Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, and Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,741
37, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,740
38, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,739
39, (TIE) Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, and Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,728
41, (TIE) Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., and John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, and Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 1,727
44, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,726
45, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,724
46, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 1,723
47, (TIE) Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., and Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,718
49, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, VA., 1,715
50, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,711
51, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,706
52, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1,702
53, (TIE) Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., and Jerry Owczarski, South Lyon, Mich., 1,701
55, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,699
56, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,698
57, Michael Longmire, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,697
58, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,696
59, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,690
60, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,686
61, Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., 1,684
62, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,681
63, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,680
64, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,679
65, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,677
66, (TIE) William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., and Tim Stancil, North Augusta, SC, 1,675
68, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,667
69, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,666
70, Steve Rosen, Toronto, Canada, 1,665
71, (TIE) Leo Plaia, New Orleans, and Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 1,664
73, John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., 1,661
74, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,659
75, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,658
76, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 1,657
77, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 1,656
78, George Miller III, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1,654
79, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 1,652
80, Mark Koehler, Saint Clair Shores, Mich., 1,650
81, (TIE) Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., and Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,649
83, (TIE) Edward Buco, Berlin, Md., and Mark Weller, Jonesville, Mich., 1,647
85, (TIE) John McClure, Maumee, Ohio, and Gregg Getzlow, St Peters, Mo., 1,641
87, Doug Arden, Havelock, N.C., 1,640
88, (TIE) Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., and Terry Hockstad, Shelby Twp, Mich., 1,639
90, (TIE) Mark Fahy, Chicago, Ill., and Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 1,638
92, Michael LaRocca, New Hudson, Mich., 1,637
93, (TIE) Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, and Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,631
95, Doug Evans, Southgate, Mich., 1,630
96, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,628
97, (TIE) Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, and Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill, and Aron Lipshy, Roseville, Mich., 1,626
100, (TIE) Thomas Kelley Sr., Omaha, Neb., and Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,625
102, Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 1,623
103, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 1,619
104, (TIE) Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, and Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 1,618
106, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 1,615
107, Vic Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., 1,613
108, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,612
109, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,611
110, D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 1,603
111, Jamie Lawrence, Camillus, N.Y., 1,601
112, Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 1,598
113, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 1,594
114, Bob Oakes, Akron, Ohio, 1,589
115, Oliver Mabry, West Bloomfield, Mich., 1,586
116, Charlie Juliano, Batavia, N.Y., 1,580
117, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 1,579
118, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,575
119, (TIE) Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., and Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,573
121, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,572
122, Joseph Venezio, Linden, N.J., 1,571
123, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,567
124, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,562
125, Mark Fordin, Oceanside, N.Y., 1,561
126, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,560
127, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 1,559
128, Don Boone, South Euclid, Ohio, 1,548
129, Terence Freeman, Union City, Mich., 1,542
130, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,540
131, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,537
132, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,536
133, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 1,528
134, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 1,523
135, Donald Greer, Bourbon, Ind., 1,522
136, Ron Sandusky, Visalia, Calif., 1,513
137, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,506
138, Charles Sitko, Jackson, Mich., 1,505
139, Bob Brissette, Toledo, Ohio, 1,504
140, Steve Tetil, Albion, Mich., 1,494
141, James Scott, Villa Park, Ill, 1,493
142, (TIE) Frank Ensweiler, Lowell, Ind., and Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,491
144, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,490
145, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,485
146, Brian Buczek, Brighton, Mich., 1,483
147, (TIE) Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, and Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla., 1,471
149, Jim Hunt, Albion, Mich., 1,462
150, Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., 1,457
151, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,453
152, Larry Grandt, Gurnee, Ill, 1,444
153, Dale Diamond, Springfield, Ill., 1,434
154, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,431
155, John Milletics, Sandusky, Mich., 1,423
156, Dave Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 1,377
157, Bob Powers, Port Charlotte, Fla., 1,341
158, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,248
300 games - Mark Roth
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