Randy Pettit on Winning NABC Senior KO Team
The squad captained by Mike Levine was down 16 IMPs going into the final quarter of the Senior Knock-outs against the team led by Hamish Bennett, but won the last set 44–16 to win the event.
Levine, playing with teammates Zeke Jabbour, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert, P.O. Sundelin and Arnie Fisher, defeated the Bennett squad by a final score of 153–141. Playing with Bennett were Gene Simpson, Billy Eisenberg, Jim Robison, Chris Larsen and Joe Kivel.
The runners-up won the first quarter 51–32, but Levine was strong in the second set, pulling to within 2 IMPs. Bennett led 76–74 at the half. Bennett tacked on 14 more IMPs by the end of the third quarter to lead 125–109, but the Levine squad powered their way to victory in the last quarter, winning it by 28 IMPs to win the match by 12 IMPs.
Members of both the winning team and the run-ners- up have multiple NABC and world titles, espe-cially in Senior contests. The Levine squad has won all of the major NABC Senior events several times.
