Mike Ketterman and Kevin West
Kevin West went undefeated through a field of 22 entrants, on hand for the fourth stop on the DelMarVa Bar Box Tour, held on Saturday, December 13 at the Riverside Grill in Millsboro, DE. As its name suggests, the tour is centered in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, and plays out on bar box pool tables.
West had to get by Mike Ketterman twice to claim the event title. They met first in the hot seat match, after West had defeated Charlie DeHaven and Ketterman had downed Rick Veller, both matches ending 7-2. West claimed the hot seat, giving up only a single rack to Ketterman, who'd return to meet him in the finals.
Veller and DeHaven moved to the loss side and met up with Jamie Dula and Tim Sample, respectively. Dula had gotten by Mike Vitak 5-2 and Bill Wilson 5-3 to reach Veller. Sample had defeated Matt Treadway, double hill, and Rodney McLamb 5-2 to draw DeHaven.
Veller and DeHaven advanced to the quarterfinals; Veller 5-3 over Dula and Dehaven in a shutout over Sample. Veller and DeHaven locked up in a double hill quarterfinal, eventually won by Veller. earning him a re-match against Ketterman. Ketterman defeated him a second time in the semifinals 5-3, and then was himself defeated a second time by West, who shut him out in the finals to claim the event title.
