Samuel Anderson makes dramatic run to the James W. Gifford Sr. Memorial Tournament title

As reported in our updated original story on the tournament, these were the prize winners in the James W. Gifford Sr. Memorial Bowling Tournament at Royal Family Bowling Center in Front Royal:

The top five were:

1. Samuel Anderson – Winner $2500
2. Danny Wiseman – second $1250
3. Brian Cavey – 3rd $700
4. Brian Wilson – 4th $500
5. Marcus Bell – 5th $400

From left are qualifying positions one through five – Courtesy Photos / Tournament Organizers

And HERE is the rest of the story, with the top 5 scorers leading to the championship round:

1. Danny Wiseman, PBA Hall of Famer from Baltimore Mayland, averaging 234 for 18 games with a score of 4216.
2. Brian Cavey from Baltimore Maryland, averaged 221 with a score of 3991
3. Greg Wilson averaged 216 with a score of 3893. (Hometown unknown)
4. Marcus Bell from Glendale Maryland averaged 213 with a score of 3849
5. Samuel Anderson from Woodbridge Virginia averaged 210 with a score of 3785

Here is the link to the final qualifying: tournamentbowl.com

It is worth noting that Nick Buchanan and Lee Gant both made the top 20 to Sunday – both are regular bowlers in the local league.

• First match: Samuel Anderson vs. Marcus Bell – Anderson won and advanced;
• Second match: Samuel Anderson vs. Greg Wilson – Anderson defeated Wilson to advance;
• Third match: Samuel Anderson vs. Brian Cavey – Anderson defeated Cavey to advance to the championship match.

Since Danny Wiseman was the tournament leader, he was able to choose the pattern for the finals – Wiseman chose the Kegel Pattern of Boardwalk.

Samuel Anderson defeated Danny Wiseman to become the champion. Organizers noted that Anderson was the only left hander in the finals and had control of his own lane. The other four finalist were right-handed bowlers and had to deal with the transition of the oil pattern and lane play.

Samuel Anderson ran the step ladder to win the $2500.00 first place!

Samuel Anderson is 22 years old. Congratulations to him and all the competitors in the tournament, and organizers and sponsors for a job well done.

Here is the YouTube stream – towards the end you can see the interview with Samuel Anderson:

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See Royal Examiner’s original report on the tournament:

Updated: Enthusiasm high at Royal Family Bowling Center as 2nd Annual James W. Gifford Sr. Memorial Tournament gets underway