4×7 Cup; Dawsons at Ringers
With March Madness well-underway, Washington and Arizona were in the final match to determine the Pac 10 Champion. Where else would I be, but at Ringer’s Pub in Mountlake Terrace, where the 4×7 Cup was being hoisted in the air, up for challenge once again?
Dawson’s Bar & Grill, Tacoma, stepped up to the plate with four of their best players at the drop of a hat when we had to skip over a few teams on the list. Awesome!
Ringers’ Championship team consisted of Brett Brophy, Dustin Curtis, Rob Allemany, and Travis Stocking. These guys would not be laying down for Dawson’s team of Pat Farrell, Anthony “Adot” Dotson, Ron Clement, and Sean Christian.
After collecting the $200 sponsor fee, plus the customary $20 coordinator fee from each team, the match was a go!
Right off the bat, Dawson’s proved they had come to play by taking the first four games in a row.
Ringers finally won game five, and Brett yells, “Put us on the board!”
But Dawson’s would not let up. Maybe it was their awesome fans; Christina Krautler, Danette Burrell, and Brenda Webb.
Ringer’s was not without support of their support own. Dustin’s mom Joan, and brother Steven, both came in to cheer on their boys.
Though Ringer’s would not sit back on their heels and not put up a fight, despite their cheering section, Dawson’s was holding onto a 10-5 lead after 15 games.
The bar erupted repeatedly for Husky’s basketball as they went on to win by a single basket. More determined than ever, Dawson’s was putting the pressure on Ringers, taking a 12-7 lead over the defenders.
Dustin took out a 170 (High Ton) to win game twenty-three. “It’s on!” the Ringers team exclaimed hanging in there to see the 30th game, all knotted up at fifteen wins each.
Heading into it’s fifth hour, both teams were still very focused with so much at stake. But, finally, after thirty-two games, Dawson’s would play the spoiler today, peeling the cup from the tight grasp of some defeated Ringers players, and head on down the road, southbound.
Great match guys! Congrats to Dawsons, the newest 4×7 Cup holders.
