EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., finished Saturday’s seven-game qualifying round with games of 269, 288 and 269 to take a 99-pin lead over the 50 players who advanced to Sunday’s cashers’ round in the 10th anniversary PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter’s Pro Shop Classic at Mid-County Bowling and Entertainment Center in Middletown, Delaware.

Tackett (right) and Andrew Anderson (left) of Holly, Mich., two of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour’s three two-time titlists, will continue their bids to become the season’s first three-time winner when the tournament continues Sunday morning. Anderson advanced in a tie for 30th place. The other two-time winner in 2018, reigning PBA Player of the Year Jason Belmonte of Australia, isn’t bowling in Delaware.

Tackett (featured photo), who led off his round with games of 248, 234, 257 and 204, kicked his game into high gear for the final three games to finish with a 1,769 pinfall total – a 252.71 average – to break open a close battle with Jason Sterner (right) of Atlanta, who finished with 1,670 pins.

Anthony Simonsen (left) of Austin, Texas, was third with a 1,623 total followed by Brett Spangler of Niles, Ohio, with 1,612 pins and PBA Tour rookie Kamron Doyle of Brentwood, Tenn., with 1,610 pins.

Defending champion Sean Rash (right) of Montgomery, Ill., advanced in 15th place with a 1,556 total.

After Sunday’s four-game cashers round at 9 a.m., the field will be cut to the top 16 players for match play beginning at 1 p.m. The top four players after 23 games, including match play bonus pins, will advance to the stepladder finals at 7 p.m. All times are Eastern.

PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling will cover all rounds using its new “FloZone” coverage system which gives viewers the opportunity to follow all of the action simultaneously on 10 pairs of lanes. For subscription and schedule information click here.

The 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour continues with the PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic from Pla-Mor Lanes in Coldwater, Ohio, Aug. 25-26.

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Players with position, hometown and 7-game total. Top 50 advance to Sunday’s cashers round. n-denotes non-member.

1, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,769
2, Jason Sterner, Atlanta, Ga., 1,670
3, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, 1,623
4, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,612
5, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,610
6, Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 1,601
7, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,590
8, Michael Markis, Scranton, Pa., 1,582
9, David Knight Jr., Glassboro, N.J., 1,578
10, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,577
11, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,562
12, Dick Allen, Lexington, S.C., 1,561
13, Sam Cooley, Australia, 1,560
14, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,558
15, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,556
16, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,550
17, Rick Graham, Lancaster, Pa., 1,544
18, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 1,542
19, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,540
20, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 1,539
21, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 1,531
22, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 1,529
23, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,526
24, David Stouffer, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 1,525
25, Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., 1,524
26, Brian Elder, Newark, Del., 1,518
27, Graham Fach, Canada, 1,507
28, Josh Schmehl, Millsboro, Del., 1,502
29, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 1,492
30 (tie), Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., and
Robert Mockenhaupt, Rutherford, N.J., 1,488
32, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,487
32, Richie Teece, England, 1,487
34, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,485
35, Daniel Mitchell, Elkton, Md., 1,484
36 (tie), Keith Laing, Oakdale, Conn., and
Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, 1,482
38, Todd Sigeti, Lititz, Pa., 1,481
39, Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., 1,475
40 (tie), Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., and
Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,474
42, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa., 1,469
43, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,468
44, Victor Florie Jr, Richmond, Va., 1,467
45, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,466
46, Jason Cornog, Cherry Hill, N.J., 1,464
47, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,463
48, Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 1,460
49, Stephen Pavlinko Jr., Sewell, N.J., 1,455
50, Tim Pfeifer, Oakdale, Pa., 1,454

Missed Cut:
51, Darren Andretta, Wantagh, NY, 1,447
52 (tie), Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., and
Jack Bogan, Kensington, Md., 1,446
54 (tie), David Harvey, Danville, Pa., and
Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 1,444
56, Todd Benner, Sinking Spring, Pa., 1,443
57 (tie), n-Bryan Lindecamp, North East, Md., and
Austin Chubb, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 1,441
59, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C., 1,439
60, Glenn Smith, New York, 1,436
61, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,428
62, James Scott, Manassas, Va., 1,427
63, Cody Shoemaker, Hanover, Pa., 1,426
64, Paul Bajorski, West Babylon, N.Y., 1,425
65 (tie), Tommy Dakouvanos, N. Middletown, N.J., and
Frank Gray Jr., North East, Md., 1,423
67, Adam Chase, North Babylon, N.Y., 1,417
68, John Furey, Howell, N.J., 1,416
69, Joseph Rzemieniewski, Middletown, Del., 1,414
70, Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,410
71, Rob Manley, Newark, Del., 1,409
72, Jeffrey Voght, Canojaharie, N.Y., 1,406
73, Tim Beaver, Kingston, N.Y., 1,405
74, n-Jason Stetina, Kingston, Pa., 1,403
75, Richard Martinez, Ballston Spa, N.Y., 1,400
76, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 1,396
77, Jacob Rivers Jr, Albany, N.Y., 1,395
78 (tie), Darryl Carreon, Woodbridge, Va., and
Michael Houtz, Myerstown, Pa., 1,390
80 (tie), n-Jason Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., and
Brian Kasperowski, Dickson City, Pa., 1,382
82, Francois Louw, South Africa, 1,381
83, Gary Haines, West Babylon, N.Y., 1,377
84, Jason Stadtler, Lafayette, N.J., 1,376
85, Adam Baer, York Springs, Pa., 1,368
86, Benjamin Rynes, Forest Hill, Md., 1,365
87, Doug Becker, Clermont, Fla., 1,364
88, Matt Wozney, Clayton, Del., 1,363
89, Pete DiChiara, Ardsley, N.Y., 1,360
90, Michael Vella, Bellport, N.Y., 1,358
91 (tie), David Kneas, Annapolis, Md., and
Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 1,357
93, Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 1,354
94, Sam Maccarone, Williamstown, N.J., 1,352
95, Tyler Morgan, Newark, Del., 1,349
96 (tie), Chris Blackmore, Aldie, Va., and
Stephen Hahn, Sterling, Va., 1,347
98, n-Stanley Waite, Dover, Del., 1,344
99 (tie), Justin D’Amico, Staten Island, N.Y., and
Leonardo Apollonia, Raleigh, N.C., 1,342
101, Dylan Reed, Waynesboro, Pa., 1,340
102 (tie), Isaac Rose, Colorado Springs, Colo., and
Maurice Frazier, Suffolk, Va., 1,335
104 (tie), Jeremy Domingo, Sewell, N.J., and
Jim Tomek Jr., New Cumberland, Pa., 1,334
106, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,333
107, Rocco Serpico, Hazlet, N.J., 1,331
108, Shane Yesovich, Boardman, Ohio, 1,329
109, Ken Yokobosky, Fredon, N.J., 1,325
110, Benjamin Thompson II, Townsend, Del., 1,324
111, Mike Lattuca, Harrisburg, Pa, 1,323
112 (tie), Troy Lehigh, York, Pa., and
Michael Huhn, Secane, Pa.,, 1,322
114, Ben Zakrocki, Philadelphia, 1,317
115, Ervin Raines, New Cummberland, Pa., 1,315
116, William Slack, Barton, N.Y., 1,313
117, Bradley Hoffman, Lemoyne, Pa, 1,312
118, John DiSantis, Wilmington, Del., 1,308
119, n-Jeremy Elder, Wilmington, Del, 1,305
120, George Tignor, Winchendon, Mass., 1,304
121 (tie), Tyler Tardona, Claymont, Del., and
Paul Brion, Mansfield, Pa., 1,301
123, Collin Raineri, Gilbertsville, Pa., 1,300
124 (tie), Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va.;
Nathan Lidke, Elkton, Md., and
Larry Woomer, State College, Pa., 1,299
127, Gregory Hess, Hamilton, N.J., 1,295
128, Geordin Krupski, Newtonville, N.J., 1,294
129, Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 1,286
130, Hector Medina II, Woodbridge, Va., 1,280
131, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 1,278
132, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,277
133, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,275
134, n-Arthur Nowlin, New Castle, Del., 1,272
135, Anthony Fusco, West Hempstead, N.Y., 1,269
136, Ronnie Horton, Christiansburg, Va., 1,268
137, Chad Zimmerman, Harrisburg, Pa., 1,265
138, Mike Gossman, Allentown, Pa., 1,249
139, Scott Canfield, Conestoga, Pa., 1,241
140, Kyle Walther, Miami Beach, Fla., 1,237
141, John Maslanik Jr., Mantua, N.J., 1,233
142, Nathan Johnson, Elmira, N.Y., 1,218
143, Scott Schnur, Jr., Chruchville, Md., 1,208
144, Naime Esteves, Clifton Park, N.Y., 1,206
145, Bob Andretta Jr., East Patchogue, N.Y., 1,194
146, Richard Walker, Owings Mills, Md., 1,192
147, Williard Isaacs, Jr, Kenton, Del., 1,176
148, Joseph Steuber, Lakehurst, N.J., 1,170
149, Adam Travis, Cockeysville, Md., 1,162
150, n-Jeffrey Roberts, Clermont, Fla., 1,132