Professional Bowlers Association

The sun continued to shine for Florida pros at ABC West Lanes, as Jason Couch of Clermont became the fourth successive Floridian to triumph at host ABC West Lanes, defeating Dave D'Entremont, 202-190, for the Bowlers Journal Classic title in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Top seeded, Couch earned $18,500 for his third PBA title and first since 1993.

The 1992 PBA Rookie of the Year, Couch fell behind D'Entremont's opening double in the title game, but quickly recovered when third-seeded D'Entremont dumped his first ball of the fourth frame in the right-hand channel. After sparing, he then struck and opened in the sixth frame to trail Couch by 21 pins and never pulled closer until finishing with a four-bagger.

Couch said, "Dave opened the door for me and I got more aggressive. I moved in from where I'd played all week, but found an oil line which worked. I had a great shot in practice before air time, and now I'm 3-0 as top seed. The important thing to remember as leading qualifier is to watch the earlier matches and figure out a strategy. The best advice I ever got was from my roommate, Parker Bohn III, who told me, 'The telecast is for the viewing audienceyou've already won the tournament."'The ESPN championship round began with Steve Hoskins defeating Joe Firpo of Lake Worth, Fla., 227-193, and then D'Entremont came on and sidelined Hoskins, 227-190. Next up was 1991 PBA Player of the Year David Ozio of Victor, Texas, who fell, 210-167. D'Entremont earned $9,500 as runner-up, Ozio took home $8,000, Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla., collected $5,000 for fourth and Firpo $4,000.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-HOSkms defeated Firpo, 227-193; D'Entremont defeated Hoskins, 227-790; D'Entremont defeated Ozio, 210-167; and in the championship game, Couch defeated D'Entremont, 202-190.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		10050		239.5		16-7-1		505		10555
2		David Ozio, Vidor, TX		9877		235.2		11-13-0		330		10207
3		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9766		232.5		13-10-1		405		10171
4		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		9684		230.6		16-8-0		480		70164
5		Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL		9714		231.3		14-10-0		420		10134
6		Norm Duke, Edmond, OK		9682		230.5		14-9-1		435		10117		$3,100
#7		Brian LeClair, Hudson, NY		9667		230.2		13-11-0		390		10057		2,975
8		Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK		9730		231.7		10-14-0		300		10030		2,850
9		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9588		228.3		14-9-1		435		10023		2,700
10		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM		9597		228.5		12-11-1		375		9972		2,575
11		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA		9590		228.3		12-12-0		360		9950		2,450
12		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, MD		9539		227.1		13-10-1		405		9944		2,325
13		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ		9479		225.7		14-10-0		420		9899		2,200
14		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City		9456		225.1		13-10-1		405		9861		2,075
15		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		9499		226.2		11-13-0		330		9829		1,950
16		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		9451		225.0		12-12-0		360		9811		1,850
17		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX		9410		224.0		12-12-0		360		9770		1,750
18		John Gant, Winston-Salem, NC		9405		223.9		9-14-1		285		9690		1,650
19		Roger Bowker, Ocala, FL		9282		221.0		10-13-1		315		9597		1,550
20		Wayne Webb, Canandaigua, NY		9241		220.0		11-13-0		330		9571		1,450
27		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, TX		9272		220.8		9-15-0		270		9542		1,300
		Andrew Neuer, Milton, PA		9302		221.5		B-16-0		240		9542		1,300
23		Don Moser, San Jose, CA		9249		220.2		9-15-0		270		9519		1,150
24		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD		9268		220.7		7-16-1		225		9493		1,100

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Gary Schluchter, Fremont, OH	$905
26		Eugene McCune, Munster, IN	870
*27		Norman Titus, Flemington, NJ	970
28		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS	840
29		John Mazza, Shelby Township, MI	830
30		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL	820
31		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY	810
32		Kirk von Krueger, Pensacola, FL	805
33		Marc McDowell, Madison, WI	800
34		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, NC	795
35		Martin Letscher, Bel Air, MD	790
36		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati	785
37		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX	780
38		Chris Warren, Dallas	775
39		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS	770
40		Dennis Jacques, Brooklyn, NY	765
41		Scoff Alexander, Seattle	760
42		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ	755
43		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY	750
44		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	743
		Brian Berg, Oklahoma City	743
46		Richard Wolfe, Arlington, VA	735
47		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL	730
48		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ	725
49		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ	720
50		Bob Spaulding, Greenville, SC	715
51		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX	710
52		Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, MD	705
53		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS	700