Pool Players of The Brooke versus Green Valley Recreation September 18, 2021

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   The PPB would like to thank Green Valley Recreation’s Billiard Club, Ken Watson, Harry Clark and GVR’s team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition and a congenial luncheon at the 19th Hole Grill after the 8-Ball Challenge.  Another big THANK YOU goes out to Dominic Borland PPB Travel Team Captain for organizing this event.  On Saturday September 18, 2021 the PPB’s Travel Team ventured down to GVR for an 8-Ball Team Challenge.  Lisa Wilding from GVR was the Tournament Director and as usual kept us all in line all the while keeping the event moving along flawlessly.  We were competing on four beautiful 9 foot Diamond pool tables for temporary ownership of a traveling bronze plaque that has been in GVR’s possession since December 10, 2016.  Our team was made up of 4, 2 player teams and Green Valley also had 4, 2 player teams.  Our teams consisted of Fred “The Baker” Dianda and Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland and Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo and Phil “The Fixer” Jelleff, Jack “Crash” Hoverter and Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg   Our opponents from GVR were Ken Watson and Jack Prescott, Harry Clark and Sam Yulish, Dick Foley and Bob Hamilton, and Dave Kroth and Richard Ohnstad.  The format was simple and interesting.  Each of our teams would play each of their teams 3 games of 8-ball with each game won being 1 point for the winning team.  There were a total of 48 points in the match.  GVR won the first round 8 to 4.  The second round gave the PPB some hope when they returned the favor and won the round 8 to 4.  After the second round we were tied at 12 to 12.  The third round was again won by GVR 7 to 5 to make the score 19 to 17 in GVRs favor.  The PPB went into the final round down 2 games which meant the PPB would have to win this round by an 8 to 4 margin to bring the Bronze Plaque back to SaddleBrooke.  Not this time, the PPB was only able to tie the round with a 6 to 6 score.   This was not enough to overcome the talented GVR cueists and the final score was 25 to 23.  Congrats Green Valley Recreation!  

   We again got a chance to visit the Bronze Plaque that has been on the GVR’s wall for close to 5 years while we have an empty nail on the PPB’s wall in SaddleBrooke.  We were soooo close!  This event was a continuation of a friendly but fierce rivalry.  SaddleBrooke is proud of their team and they thank GVR for hosting our team.  Relish your win and continue enjoying the Bronze Plaque on your wall, compliments of the PPB! 

 

Joe Giammarino
jgpool@outlook.com

Visit the Pool Players of The Brooke at https://poolplayersofthebrooke.blogspot.com/.

 

L to R: Lowell Hegg, Jack Hoverter, Joe Giammarino, Gary Barlow, Tony Cardillo, Dominic Borland, Fred Dianda, and Phil Jelleff.


Dominic “The Doctor” Borland again grudgingly handing over the Bronze Plaque to Ken Watson of GVR.


 

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