Upper Echelon for England o­n The Viking Cue Amateur 9-Ball Tour

Kevin England was among the 44 players who came out to play in The Viking Cue Amateur 9-Ball stop, but he was the o­nly o­ne who came out o­n top.  Northfield Billiards in Northfield, OH, was the second stop of the fledgling tour, which rolled in o­n September 4, 2004, for a o­ne-day, $500-added event.

After defeating Marty Lawson in the match for fourth place, Fred “Scooter” Goodman met Shayne Morrow in the semifinals.  Morrow arrived o­n the o­ne-loss side after a 5-2 defeat by England in the hot seat match.   For not showing much enthusiasm in the hot seat match, Morrow certainly came alive when a rematch was at stake.  “Scooter” had the chance to get a sole point o­n his side of the board before Morrow shot out to take the 5-1 win.

Embroiled in the final battle, England and Morrow kept things tied up until England got into the lead with 4-3.  From there, it appeared that Morrow lost his groove, and England went o­n to take the win undefeated with a final decision of 5-3.

Results:
1st Kevin England $580
2nd Shayne Morrow $400
3rd Fred Goodman $220
4th Marty Lawson $150
5th Curtis Buffington, Aaron Dukes $80
7th Jim Davis, Tony Love $55
9th Don Wells, Roger Stovers, John Mangano, Andy Fout $35

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