Rhino Page leads Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions field into match play
02/12/15
Left-hander Rhino Page (pictured left) of Dade City, Fla., trying for his first Professional Bowlers Association title in five years, led a field of 24 finalists into the match play portion of the 50th anniversary Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions Thursday at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis.
Page, the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year, averaged 246.5 through 24 games of qualifying for a total of 5,916 pins and a 78-pin lead over 50-year-old Mike Scroggins (right) of Amarillo, Texas.
During Thursday's final eight-game qualifying round, Page rolled games of 243, 256, 232, 260, 246, 232, 235 and 228 in pursuit of his first title since the 2009 Viper Championship in Allen Park, Mich.
Scroggins, who will make his debut as a rookie on the PBA50 Tour later in the year after celebrating his 50th birthday on March 12 (2014), is an eight-time PBA Tour titlist including two majors (2005 USBC Masters and 2009 U.S. Open). He hasn't won since the 2010 Don Johnson Eliminator.
Scroggins finished with 5,838 pins. Rounding out the top five heading into the first round of match play Thursday evening were Scott Norton (right) of Mission Viejo, Calif., with 5,828 pins; Patrick Allen (left) of Wesley Chapel, Fla., at 5,778, and Canadian Dan MacLelland in fifth with a 5,772, five pins ahead of defending TOC winner Jason Belmonte of Australia.
Also advancing to match play in 13th place was Liz Johnson (left) of Cheektowaga, N.Y., the only woman who has ever qualified for two PBA television finals. Kelly Kulick (right) of Union, N.J., who won the 2010 Tournament of Champions, is the only woman ever to win a PBA Tour title. Kulick made a run at the top 24, but dropped back to finish 34th.
Three eight-match rounds of match play are scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m., and Friday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The top five players after 48 games will have a chance to win the $50,000 first prize and the second major title of the 2015 season Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, live on ESPN.
All match play rounds are covered live on PBA's Xtra Frame online video streaming channel.
Rhino Page retains second round lead in 50th Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions
Rhino Page takes first round lead in 50th Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions
50th Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions set to begin in Indianapolis
2015 PBA Tour Schedule & Champions
Players with position, hometown and 24-game total; top 24 advance to round robin match play
1, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 5,916
2, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5,838
3, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 5,828
4, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 5,778
5, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 5,772
6, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5,767
7, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,752
8, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 5,748
9, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 5,724
10, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5,710
11, Dom Barrett, England, 5,692
12, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 5,684
13, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, New York, 5,672
14, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 5,638
15, Mike Fagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 5,630
16, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,629
17, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 5,584
18, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 5,564
19, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 5,563
20, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 5,560
21, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 5,553
21, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 5,553
23, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 5,545
24, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 5,544
Missed Cut:
25 (tie), Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 5,537, $1,950
27, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 5,536, $1,800
28, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 5,512, $1,700
29, Paul Moor, England, 5,504
30, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,495
31, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 5,493
32, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 5,491
33, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 5,488
34, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5,483
35, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 5,478
36 (tie), Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 5,453
38, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5,451
39, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 5,450
40, Stuart Williams, England, 5,436
41, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 5,432
42, Dave Wodka, Columbus, Ohio, 5,430
43, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,426
44, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 5,423
45, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 5,417
46, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 5,404
47, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 5,403
48 (tie), T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., and Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 5,402
50, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 5,387
51, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 5,384
52, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 5,383
53, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 5,355
54, Bob Learn Jr, Erie, Pa., 5,344
55, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 5,338
56, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 5,332
57, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 5,327
58, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 5,326
59, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 5,321
60, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 5,317
61, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 5,305
62, Sean Swanson, Springfield, Mo., 5,303
63, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 5,287
64, Robert Smith, Ventura, Calif., 5,282
64 (tie), Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 5,282
66, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,279
67, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 5,260
68, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 5,247
69, Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 5,241
70, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 5,237
71, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif. , 5,233
72, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 5,225
73, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 5,224
74, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 5,217
75, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 5,216
76, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 5,209
77, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 5,208
78, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5,204
79 (tie), Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 5,189
79, Chris Hartung, Goshen, Ind., 5,189
81, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 5,164
82, Lennie Boresch Jr, Kenosha, Wis., 5,163
83, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 5,162
84, George Branham III, Indianapolis, 5,160
85, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 5,152
86, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 5,148
87, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 5,133
88, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 5,103
89, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 5,073
90, B.J. Moore II, Apex, N.C., 5,056
91, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 5,037
92, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 5,033
93, Dean Billings, Rootstown, Ohio, 5,026
94, J.T. "Action" Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 5,020
95, Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J., 5,015
96, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 4,979
97, Chris Spoo, Boyton Beach, Fla., 4,978
98, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 4,959
99, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 4,952
100, Lee Vanderhoef, Rising Sun, Md., 4,948
101, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 4,942
102, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 4,925
103, Larry Verble, Mason, Mich., 4,894
104, Stephen Nowicki, Rochester, N.Y., 4,848
105, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 4,847
106, Kevin Vostry, Bolingbrook, Ill., 4,765
107, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 4,672
108, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 4,611
109, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., withdrew
110, Tom Sorce, Richmond, Va., withdrew
111, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., withdrew
112, Carmen Salvino, Schaumburg, Ill., withdrew
113, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., withdrew
300 Games (13) - Third Round: Chris Barnes, Anthony LaCaze, Sean Rash, Stuart Williams, Dennis Horan Jr., Steven Arehart. Second Round: Kyle Troup, Chad Lusche. First Round: Brian Voss, Dom Barrett, Scott Norton, Travis Celmer, Lonnie Waliczek.
2015 PBA Tour #5
PBA50 Tour "rookie" Mike Scroggins moves into second place as field cut to top 24
Left-hander Rhino Page (pictured left) of Dade City, Fla., trying for his first Professional Bowlers Association title in five years, led a field of 24 finalists into the match play portion of the 50th anniversary Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions Thursday at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis. Page, the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year, averaged 246.5 through 24 games of qualifying for a total of 5,916 pins and a 78-pin lead over 50-year-old Mike Scroggins (right) of Amarillo, Texas.
During Thursday's final eight-game qualifying round, Page rolled games of 243, 256, 232, 260, 246, 232, 235 and 228 in pursuit of his first title since the 2009 Viper Championship in Allen Park, Mich.
Scroggins, who will make his debut as a rookie on the PBA50 Tour later in the year after celebrating his 50th birthday on March 12 (2014), is an eight-time PBA Tour titlist including two majors (2005 USBC Masters and 2009 U.S. Open). He hasn't won since the 2010 Don Johnson Eliminator. Scroggins finished with 5,838 pins. Rounding out the top five heading into the first round of match play Thursday evening were Scott Norton (right) of Mission Viejo, Calif., with 5,828 pins; Patrick Allen (left) of Wesley Chapel, Fla., at 5,778, and Canadian Dan MacLelland in fifth with a 5,772, five pins ahead of defending TOC winner Jason Belmonte of Australia.
Also advancing to match play in 13th place was Liz Johnson (left) of Cheektowaga, N.Y., the only woman who has ever qualified for two PBA television finals. Kelly Kulick (right) of Union, N.J., who won the 2010 Tournament of Champions, is the only woman ever to win a PBA Tour title. Kulick made a run at the top 24, but dropped back to finish 34th. Three eight-match rounds of match play are scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m., and Friday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The top five players after 48 games will have a chance to win the $50,000 first prize and the second major title of the 2015 season Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, live on ESPN.
All match play rounds are covered live on PBA's Xtra Frame online video streaming channel.
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50th PBA Tournament of Champions - Third Round Standings
Players with position, hometown and 24-game total; top 24 advance to round robin match play
1, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 5,9162, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5,838
3, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 5,828
4, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 5,778
5, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 5,772
6, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5,767
7, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,752
8, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 5,748
9, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 5,724
10, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5,710
11, Dom Barrett, England, 5,692
12, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 5,684
13, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, New York, 5,672
14, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 5,638
15, Mike Fagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 5,630
16, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,629
17, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 5,584
18, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 5,564
19, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 5,563
20, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 5,560
21, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 5,553
21, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 5,553
23, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 5,545
24, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 5,544
Missed Cut:
25 (tie), Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 5,537, $1,950
27, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 5,536, $1,800
28, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 5,512, $1,700
29, Paul Moor, England, 5,504
30, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,495
31, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 5,493
32, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 5,491
33, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 5,488
34, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5,483
35, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 5,478
36 (tie), Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 5,453
38, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5,451
39, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 5,450
40, Stuart Williams, England, 5,436
41, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 5,432
42, Dave Wodka, Columbus, Ohio, 5,430
43, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,426
44, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 5,423
45, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 5,417
46, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 5,404
47, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 5,403
48 (tie), T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., and Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 5,402
50, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 5,387
51, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 5,384
52, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 5,383
53, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 5,355
54, Bob Learn Jr, Erie, Pa., 5,344
55, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 5,338
56, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 5,332
57, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 5,327
58, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 5,326
59, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 5,321
60, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 5,317
61, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 5,305
62, Sean Swanson, Springfield, Mo., 5,303
63, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 5,287
64, Robert Smith, Ventura, Calif., 5,282
64 (tie), Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 5,282
66, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,279
67, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 5,260
68, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 5,247
69, Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 5,241
70, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 5,237
71, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif. , 5,233
72, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 5,225
73, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 5,224
74, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 5,217
75, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 5,216
76, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 5,209
77, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 5,208
78, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5,204
79 (tie), Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 5,189
79, Chris Hartung, Goshen, Ind., 5,189
81, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 5,164
82, Lennie Boresch Jr, Kenosha, Wis., 5,163
83, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 5,162
84, George Branham III, Indianapolis, 5,160
85, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 5,152
86, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 5,148
87, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 5,133
88, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 5,103
89, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 5,073
90, B.J. Moore II, Apex, N.C., 5,056
91, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 5,037
92, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 5,033
93, Dean Billings, Rootstown, Ohio, 5,026
94, J.T. "Action" Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 5,020
95, Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J., 5,015
96, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 4,979
97, Chris Spoo, Boyton Beach, Fla., 4,978
98, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 4,959
99, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 4,952
100, Lee Vanderhoef, Rising Sun, Md., 4,948
101, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 4,942
102, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 4,925
103, Larry Verble, Mason, Mich., 4,894
104, Stephen Nowicki, Rochester, N.Y., 4,848
105, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 4,847
106, Kevin Vostry, Bolingbrook, Ill., 4,765
107, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 4,672
108, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 4,611
109, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., withdrew
110, Tom Sorce, Richmond, Va., withdrew
111, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., withdrew
112, Carmen Salvino, Schaumburg, Ill., withdrew
113, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., withdrew
300 Games (13) - Third Round: Chris Barnes, Anthony LaCaze, Sean Rash, Stuart Williams, Dennis Horan Jr., Steven Arehart. Second Round: Kyle Troup, Chad Lusche. First Round: Brian Voss, Dom Barrett, Scott Norton, Travis Celmer, Lonnie Waliczek.
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