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The Southwest Conference Explorer Season continued with event #3 at Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach. And we are batting a thousand at this venue because everytime we come to town, Brookhurst lights up like a Christmas tree. But this was far from your normal HB contest even on its finest days. The notoriously sloping beachbreak shoulders turned into a classic barrel wonderland. Stiff Santa Ana offshore winds combined with a potent mix of building southern hemi and northwest ground swell supplying the perfect recipe for epic HB conditions. NSSA competitors were treated to flawless 4-8 foot tubes that looked more like Indo or Kirra or Hawaii’s north shore than the mainland west coast. The scoring criteria shifted from who got the most vertical turns or radical airs to who stood in the deepest shack. After catching one of the best barrels of the contest, Boys winner Luke Davis claimed, “that was the best wave I’ve ever surfed in Huntington!” 9’s and 10’s on the judges sheets were the norm rather than the exception. HB local Kyle Kennelly put on one of the most impressive and consistent tube riding displays in NSSA comp. His barrel riding skills earned him double finals placings in the Men’s and Juniors. This contest will go down in NSSA history as one of the all-time best waves for a west coast event.

QUOTES FROM THE FIELD
Dane Zaun (Men’s and Juniors division)-after his free surf session on the side of the contest area. “These are the best waves I have ever surfed!”
Hector Santa Maria (Juniors division)-after his fantastic five second frontside right barrel. “I can’t believe it is so good here. This is just like Puerto Rico.”
Dylan Goodale (Men’s and Juniors division)-after receiving a perfect 10 in his Juniors semifinal. “I barely got into the wave because my boards are so light. But I made the drop, pulled in and couldn’t see a thing. It was the best barrel I have ever had in a contest and the best I’ve ever seen California.”
Eli Viszolay (Juniors division)-after receiving a perfect 10 in the Juniors semifinals. “I made the late drop on a set left. It was a perfect wave. I came out and hit another section. It was amazing.”
Gabe Garcia (Juniors division)-after winning the Juniors final on one of the sickest backside tubes of the entire event. “I’m so stoked, I wanted to win this one so bad!”

BEST FREESURF AWARD ON THE SIDE OF THE CONTEST AREA
Brent Reilly was wowing the crowd pulling into one magnificent piping cylinder after another. He would have been unbeatable if he would have had a contest jersey on. Unfortunately, just after his stunning shack show, he was bumped in the Juniors semis but stoked that his equal 7th placing will move him to the top of the rankings.

SPECIAL THANKS
To the NSSA staff for braving the brutal desert storm conditions on the sand and getting the job done so our competitors could take advantage of the epic conditions.

DOUBLE DUTY
Kyle Kennelly: 4th Mens, 2nd Juniors
Kolohe Andino: 5th Juniors, 2nd Boys
Chad Logan: 3rd Masters, 4th Seniors
Randy Cutshall: 4th Masters, 3rd Seniors

COMING UP IN CALI: The NSSA Gold Coast will continue with event #4 at Morro Bay on October 27 piggybacked by Northwest Conference Open #3 on October 28. Southwest Open Season action will pick up with event #3 at Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach on November 3-4 followed by Open event #4 at Church on November 10-11. The Southwest Explorer will be back in Surf City with event #4 on the southside of Huntington Beach Pier.

THE SCOREBOARD
RESULTS
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER #3
BROOKHURST STREET, HUNTINGTON BEACH

EXPLORER MENS
1. Bryce Dehaan-Huntington Beach 11.5
2. Brent Bowen-Hermosa Beach 10.5
3. Tanner Long-Vista 9.0
4. Kyle Kennelly-Huntington Beach 7.0
5. Nick Suhadolnik-Solana Beach 6.5
6. Dane Zaun-Hollyglen 6.0

EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. Gabe Garcia-Carlsbad 15.5
2. Kyle Kennelly-Huntington Beach 11.5
3. Eli Viszolay-Laguna Beach 9.5
4. Dylan Goodale-Kilauea, Hi 8.5
5. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 8.0
6. Chase Wilson-Newport Beach 6.5

EXPLORER BOYS
1. Luke Davis-Capistrano Beach 12.0
2. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 10.0
3. Taylor Thorne-Newport Beach 9.0
4. Derek Peters-Huntington Beach 8.5
5. Jared Thorne-Newport Beach 7.0
6. Ian Crane-San Clemente 6.5

EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1. Colin Moran-Costa Mesa 12.0
2. Kanoa Igarashi-Huntington Beach 8.5
3. Jake Saenz-Huntington Beach 5.5
4. Will Borzi-Rolling Hills 5.0
5. Taylor Clark-Encinitas 4.5
6. Johnny Elles-Huntington Beach 3.5

EXPLORER WOMENS
1. Natalie Anzivino-Torrance 12.0
2. Cassidy Wehsener-Encinitas 10.0
3. Sophia Bartlow-Long Beach 6.5
4. Tara Franz-San Juan Capistrano 6.0
5. Winnie Riley-San Diego 6.0
6. Taylor Pitz-Laguna Beach 4.5

EXPLORER GIRLS
1. Kali Krebs-Haleiwa, Hi 13.5
2. Anise Guzman-Huntington Beach 11.0
3. Lauren Humann-Del Mar 7.0
4. Kirra Kehoe-Santa Monica 5.0
5. Torey Tschudin-Long Beach 3.0
6. Melina Smith-San Clemente 2.5

EXPLORER MASTERS
1. Rick Takahashi-San Diego 14.5
2. Dan Fennell-Huntington Beach 10.0
3. Chad Logan-Long Beach 9.5
4. Randy Cutshall-Torrance 7.5
5. Jon Warren-Costa Mesa 7.0
6. Taichi Maruyama-Huntington Beach 5.5

EXPLORER SENIORS
1. Dave Montalbano-Clairemont 12.5
2. Rusty Phillipy-Cardiff by the Sea 12.0
3. Randy Cutshall-Torrance 10.0
4. Chad Logan-Long Beach 6.5
5. Jean Pierre Pereat-Sherman Oaks 5.5
6. Chris Munsterman-San Diego 0.0

EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1. Rick Larsen-Huntington Beach 10.0
2. Patrick Schlick-La Mirada 8.5
3. Jeffrey O-Donnell-Canoga Park 8.0
4. Mike Bates-Malibu 6.5
5. Kyle Twitchell-San Clemente 6.0
6. David Winslow-Encinitas 5.0

EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1. Scott Brandenburg-San Clemente 10.0
2. Chris Koerner-San Diego 8.5
3. Andy DeLorme-Newport Bay 8.0 tiebreak
4. Cody Ulrich-San Clemente 8.0 tiebreak
5. Michael Lallande-Long Beach 6.5
6. Mike Maddox-Newport Beach 6.0