June 13, 2021 Regional Director

Mooresville, NC – The first ever PBA Jr. Regional tournament in the South was a success seeing three winners across three youth divisions at Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. Tyshaun Baxter, Jillian Martin, and Brandon Bohn captured the U15 Mixed, U18 Girls, and U18 Boys Divisions, respectively.

U15 Mixed: Tyshaun Baxter of Thomasville, N.C. who qualified as the fourth seed in the four-person stepladder finals, climbed the ladder, defeating number one seed Nathan Thesier by one pin, 166-165, to win the title in the U15 Mixed division. Baxter added $1100 to his SMART Fund account. In the first stepladder match, Baxter defeated Brandon McRoy of Greenville, N.C., 174-149, then defeated the second seed, Elijah McClain of Statesville, N.C., 209-191.

U18 Girls: Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, defeated Annalise Obryant of Ball Ground, Ga., 208-162 to win the U18 Girls division and added $1000 scholarship funds to her SMART account. Martin, who earned the third seed in the stepladder finals, won her first match 187-161, against Kayla Starr of Crofton, Md. and the semifinal match, 177-155, against Kaytlen Peck of Fort Lawn, S.C.

U18 Boys: Brandon Bohn of Jackson, N.J., defeated James Bennett of Huntingtown, Md., 266-219 to win the U18 Boys division and earned the $1300 SMART Fund Scholarship. Brandon who qualified for the stepladder finals in the second seed defeated Aaron Perry of Wake Forest, N.C. in the semifinal match 246-175. In the opening match Perry defeated Harrison Martin of Charlotte, N.C. 158-123.

The next PBA Jr. South Region event is the PBA Jr. Bowlero Williamsburg Regional in Williamsburg, Va. August 14 – Aug. 15, 2021.

PBA JR MOORESVILLE REGIONAL
Victory Lanes, Mooresville, N.C.

U15 Mixed Final Standings:

  1. Tyshaun Baxter, Thomasville, N.C., 171 average, 1100 SMART points.
  2. Nathan Thesier, Mooresville, N.C., 194 average, 550 SMART points.
  3. Elijah McClain, Statesville, N.C., 180 average, 250 SMART points.
  4. Brandon McRoy, Greenville, N.C., 176 average, 182 SMART points.

U15 Mixed Stepladder Results:
Match One – Baxter defeated McRoy, 174-149.
Semi-final Match – Baxter defeated McClain, 209-191.
Championship Match – Baxter defeated Thesier, 166-165.

U15 Mixed Final Match Play Standings (match play record and total pins after 14 games, including match play bonus pins)

  1. Thesier, 8-0-0, 2,966.
  2. McClain, 5-3-0, 2,670.
  3. McRoy, 5-3-0, 2,624.
  4. Baxter, 4-4-0, 2,527.
  5. n-Addison Rudibaugh, East Liverpool, Oh., 4-4-0, 2,522.
  6. Jared Burgio, Mocksville, N.C., 3-5-0, 2,408.
  7. Hannah Perry, Wake Forest, N.C., 1-7-0, 2,335.
  8. Joshua Hickmann, South Chesterfield, Va., 2-6-0, 2,171.

U18 Girls Final Standings:

  1. Jillian Martin, Stow, Ohio, 195 average, 1000 SMART points.
  2. Annalise Obryant, Ball Ground, Ga., 197 average, 500 SMART points.
  3. Kaytlen Peck, Fort Lawn, S.C., 194 average, 250 SMART points.
  4. Kayla Starr, Crofton, Md., 186 average, 182 SMART points.

U18 Girls Stepladder Results:
Match One – Martin defeated Starr, 187-161.
Semi-final Match – Martin defeated Peck, 177-155.
Championship Match – Martin defeated Obryant, 208-162.

U18 Girls Final Match Play Standings (match play record and total pins after 14 games, including match play bonus pins)

  1. Obryant, 8-0-0, 2,997.
  2. Peck, 8-2-0, 2,845.
  3. Starr, 4-4-0, 2,725.
  4. Erica Bone, Belmont, N.C., 3-5-0, 2,717.
  5. Kassidy Young, McDonough, Ga., 3-5-0, 2,630.
  6. Morgan Kline, Myerstown, Pa., 4-4-0, 2,560.
  7. Savannah Taillon, Concord, N.C., 3-5-0, 2,535.

U18 Boys Final Standings:

  1. Brandon Bohn, Jackson, N.J., 198 average, 1300 SMART points.
  2. James Bennett, Huntingtown, Md., 197 average, 650 SMART points.
  3. Aaron Perry, Wake Forest, N.C., 194 average, 425 SMART points.
  4. Harrison Martin, Charlotte, N.C., 192 average, 300 SMART points.

U18 Boys Stepladder Results:
Match One – Perry defeated Martin, 158-123.
Semi-final Match – Bohn defeated Perry, 246-175.
Championship Match – Bohn defeated Bennett, 266-219.

U18 Boys Final Match Play Standings (match play record and total pins after 14 games, including match play bonus pins)

  1. Bennett, 7-1-0, 2,972.
  2. Bohn, 3-5-0, 2,875.
  3. Perry, 4-4-0, 2,838.
  4. Martin, 4-4-0, 2,814.
  5. Ethan Collier, Greer, S.C., 5-3-0, 2,794, 250 SMART points.
  6. n-Ayden Reynolds, Dahlonega, Ala., 5-3-0, 2,782, 235 SMART points.
  7. Anthony Hornick, Davidson, N.C., 4-4-0, 2,747, 215 SMART points.
  8. Zach Beltz, Cincinatti, Ohio, 0-8-0, 2,521, 209 SMART points.

n- indicates non member