S.B. Pool League: Week 15

Individual Match Summaries 
Cliff Room 1 [10] at Old King’s Road 2 [5] 
Cliff Room 1 jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed in the match as they easily handled host Old King’s Road 2 by a score of 10-5. Pat Wieser, David Clark, and Gene Manriquez each had three wins for 6th place Cliff Room 1 (7-8). Bryan Lum led 10th place Old King’s Road 2 (4-11) with two wins. 

Creekside 1 [8] at Cliff Room 3 [7] 
High off last week’s upset win at Sportsman, Cliff Room 3 sprang into action against visiting Creekside 1 by taking a 4-1 lead, but behind Mark Weingartner’s three wins, Creekside came right back and charged to an 8-7 victory. The win keeps 7th place Creekside 1 (7-8) in step with 6th place Cliff Room 1 in the race for the final playoff position. Chris Smith had his second straight three-win night for 11th place Cliff Room 3 (4-11). 

Monty’s 1 [6] at Don Q’s 1 [9] 
1st place Don Q’s 1 never trailed in their week 15 match against 8th place Monty’s 1, but it took three straight Don Q’s wins at the top of the beer frame to finally put Monty’s away. Three-game winner Larry Smith got the ball rolling for Don Q’s with a win in the opening game. After two-game winner Jesse Oliver tied the score at 1-1, Don Q’s won 4 of the next 5 games to take a 5-2 lead. John Bushnell then handed Don Q’s Jeff Azevedo his only loss of the night, and in the captain vs. captain match, Don Q’s Jim Holloway table ran Ernesto Sanchez. Joe Mesa then got the first of his two game wins as Monty’s closed the gap to 6-4. Smith then closed out his perfect night, sparking Don Q’s to a three-game rally that put them over the top. Monty’s won the last two games but it was a little too late for a comeback. Don Q’s improved to 14-1 while Monty’s dropped to 5-10. 

Moose Lodge [7] at Monty’s 2 [8] 
The Moose Lodge stumbled out of the gate in their match at 2nd place Monty’s 2 and it cost them as Monty’s won by a nose, 8-7. Vicente Mosqueda got two of his three wins on the night to help Monty’s sprint out to 7-2 lead. Sub Todd Smith had three wins for the Moose Lodge, who won all but one of the remaining games to almost pull off the miracle comeback. With the win, Monty’s 2 improved to 13-2. 4th place Moose Lodge fell to 10-5. 

Tiburon Tavern [1] at Break Time 1 [14] 
3rd place Break Time 1 (11-4) had little difficulty handling last place Tiburon Tavern (0-15), winning 14-1. Andre Aparicio, Marc Alexander, George Guerrero, and Paul Williams all had three wins for Break Time. Ben Woolf got the lone Tiburon game win. 

Break Time 5 [10] at Endless Summer [5] 
4th place Break Time 5 (11-4) won the first four games of their match at Endless Summer and cruised to a 10-5 victory. Endless Summer was able to put together some wins in the middle of the match, but Break Time won the last three games to cement the match win. Bob Pastor led Break Time with three wins, running his winning streak to eight games. Shaun Snyder and Skyler Stamegna each had two wins for Endless Summer. 7th place Endless Summer fell to 6-9. 

Cliff Room 4 [11] at Creekside 2 [4] 
B Division leaders Cliff Room 4 won 6 of the first 7 games and cruised to an 11-4 victory at Creekside 2. Fahim Azizi led Cliff Room with three wins and a table run. Teammates Peter Tagles and Maurice Elias also had three wins. Four Creekside players had one win each. Cliff Room 4 upped their record to 14-1. 9th place Creekside 2 fell to 4-11. 

Don Q’s 2 [12] at Break Time 2 [3] 
Steve Myers, Ismael Huerta, and Peter Garcia each had three wins for 3rd place Don Q’s 2 (11-4) in their easy 12-3 win at Break Time 2. Dennis Nupdal, Paul Kouns, and Bob Freed got the lone wins for 8th place Break Time 2 (4-11). This was the fifth straight match win for Don Q’s. 

Monty’s 3 [14] at Carp Billiards [1] 
Monty’s 3 avenged their heart-breaking week 14 loss by crushing host Carp Billiards, 14-1. Todd Knudsen, Phil Beach, Kevin Farrell, and Kerry Randolph all had three wins for 5th place Monty’s 3 (11-4). H.A. Johnson rolled in the lone Carp Billiards game win. With the loss, Carp Billiards (3-11) fell one spot to 11th place. 

Old King’s Road 1 [6] at Cliff Room 2 [9] 
Despite a monster 45 point night by “Pistol Pete” Conover, 2nd place Old King’s Road 1 (12-3) lost to host Cliff Room 2 by a score of 9-6. Conover had a table run to start the match, and OKR jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Three-game winner and captain Jack Poet sparked a three-game Cliff Room streak, giving Jack’s team a 3-2 lead. OKR regained the lead 4-3 with the help of Rachel Johnson’s second win of the night, but Cliff Room won the next two games to nose ahead, 5-4. Conover ended the second frame with a bang, his second break-and-run of the season. That’s when Cliff Room took over the match, winning three straight games to snatch away the victory. 6th place Cliff Room 2 improved to 9-6. 

Sportsman 2 [8] at Bak Dor 2 [7] 
Sportsman 2 got their third win of the season and climbed out of the B Division cellar as they edged host Bak Dor 2 by a final of 8-7. Adriana Vega was one of four Sportsman players with two wins, but her’s were the most important as they were the first and last for Sportsman. Kate Williams, Anthony Saenz, and Derrick Craig also had two wins for 10th place Sportsman 2 (3-12). “Super Mario” Reyes and Terri Bentzinger each had two wins to help keep Bak Dor alive until the end of the match, but they fell one game short. With the loss, 9th place Bak Dor 2 fell to 5-10. 

Old Town Tavern [2] at Sportsman 1 [13] 
Sportsman 1 got out their frustrations from last week’s humiliating loss by smashing Old Town Tavern, 13-2. Sportsman captain Chris “The Ripper” Ackler had his best night of the season, winning three games including a break-and-run. Teammates Leana “Mississippi Hellcat” Finley and Chuke “Puppy Upper” Prajapati also had three wins each. Sportsman left nothing to chance in this match as they won the first eight games. Marty Schwind and Jay Younger got the lone game wins for Old Town Tavern (3-12), who dropped to last place with the loss. 

View Complete League Statistics 

A DIVISION TOP 24 PLAYERS (place, player, team, record, total points) 
1. Robert Rosa (Don Q’s 1)……….34 – 11……….370 
2. Jim Holloway (Don Q’s 1)……….35 – 10……….365 
3. Chris Ackler (Sportsman 1)……….35 – 10……….360 
4. Leana Finley (Sportsman 1)……….32 – 13……….355 
4. George Guerrero (Break Time 1)……….33 – 12……….355 
6. Andres Cortes (Monty’s 2)……….33 – 12……….340 
7. Edmundo Burques (Monty’s 2)……….31 – 14……….320 
7. Marc Alexander (Break Time 1)……….32 – 13……….320 
9. Jim Steele (Monty’s 2)……….27 – 18……….315 
10. Vicente Mosqueda (Monty’s 2)……….29 – 13……….305 
11. David Clark (Cliff Room 1)……….29 – 13……….295 
11. Eddie Velez (Cliff Room 1)……….28 – 17……….295 
13. Alfonso Lazaro (Monty’s 2)……….27 – 18……….290 
13. Jorge Guerrero (Moose Lodge)……….29 – 16……….290 
15. Brent Boone (Don Q’s 1)……….27 – 18……….285 
16. Mario Reyes (Bak Dor 2)……….27 – 18……….275 
17. Juan Manzo (Moose Lodge)……….26 – 19……….270 
17. Mark Weingartner (Creekside 1)……….27 – 18……….270 
19. Ray Arias (Break Time 1)……….26 – 19……….265 
20. Andre Aparicio (Break Time 1)……….25 – 14……….260 
20. Joseph Mesa (Monty’s 1)……….26 – 19……….260 
22. Jeff Azevedo (Don Q’s 1)……….24 – 21……….255 
23. Ernesto Sanchez (Monty’s 1)……….25 – 20……….250 
24. Pat Wieser (Cliff Room 1)……….22 – 20……….245 

B DIVISION TOP 24 PLAYERS (place, player, team, record, total points) 
1. Maurice Elias (Cliff Room 4)……….37 – 8……….435 
2. Pete Conover (Old King’s Road 1)……….38 – 7……….405 
3. Mike Rys (Break Time 5)……….36 – 9……….395 
3. Peter Tagles (Cliff Room 4)……….37 – 8……….395 
5. Ismael Huerta (Don Q’s 2)……….36 – 9……….375 
6. Steve Myers (Don Q’s 2)……….35 – 7……….370 
7. Brandon Teris (Cliff Room 2)……….31 – 11……….355 
8. Phil Beach (Monty’s 3)……….30 – 15……….330 
8. Kevin Farrell (Monty’s 3)……….33 – 12……….330 
10. Fahim Azizi (Cliff Room 4)……….31 – 11……….325 
11. Bob Pastor (Break Time 5)……….31 – 14……….320 
12. Peter Garcia (Don Q’s 2)……….30 – 15……….310 
13. Todd Knudsen (Monty’s 3)……….30 – 15……….300 
14. Brian Purrington (Break Time 5)……….29 – 16……….295 
15. Murray Peden (Cliff Room 4)……….28 – 17……….280 
16. Terry Howell (Cliff Room 4)……….26 – 19……….275 
17. Jack Poet (Cliff Room 2)……….25 – 17……….270 
17. Anthony Saenz (Sportsman 2)……….27 – 18……….270 
17. Ed Martin (Break Time 5)……….26 – 19……….270 
20. Brendan Mackey (Cliff Room 2)……….25 – 14……….260 
20. Colin Clayton (Carp Billiards)……….25 – 14……….260 
22. Shaun Snyder (Endless Summer)……….25 – 20……….250 
23. Adam Priddy (Endless Summer)……….24 – 18……….245 
23. Andy Reagan (Old King’s Road 1)……….24 – 21……….245 

A DIVISION TEAM STANDINGS (place, team, game wins, record) 
1. Don Q’s 1……….147……….14 – 1 
2. Monty’s 2……….148……….13 – 2 
3. Break Time 1……….143……….11 – 4 
4. Moose Lodge……….127……….10 – 5 
5. Sportsman 1……….129……….9 – 6 
6. Cliff Room 1……….119……….7 – 8 
7. Creekside 1……….104……….7 – 8 
8. Monty’s 1……….108……….5 – 10 
9. Bak Dor 2……….94……….5 – 10 
10. Old King’s Road 2……….96……….4 – 11 
11. Cliff Room 3……….91……….4 – 11 
12. Tiburon Tavern……….48……….0 – 15 

B DIVISION TEAM STANDINGS (place, team, game wins, record) 
1. Cliff Room 4……….159……….14 – 1 
2. Old King’s Road 1……….130……….12 – 3 
3. Don Q’s 2……….155……….11 – 4 
4. Break Time 5……….145……….11 – 4 
5. Monty’s 3……….142……….11 – 4 
6. Cliff Room 2……….126……….9 – 6 
7. Endless Summer……….91……….6 – 9 
8. Break Time 2……….93……….4 – 11 
9. Creekside 2……….67……….4 – 11 
10. Sportsman 2……….88……….3 – 12 
11. Carp Billiards……….86……….3 – 12 
12. Old Town Tavern……….64……….3 – 12