Congratulations Eric Zocklein – The New King of Cornhole!
It must have been the fact that Eric was only given an honorable mention on the last Cornholeblogger 66 list that fired him up, lol.
Unfortunately the event was missing 5 of the top 10 players on my list, but it clearly was not short on talent. A great field of talent participated in the event.
Also congratulations to the ACO for doing a good job with the updates. Unfortunately for the fans at home the live stream was a let down, but overall sounds like everyone enjoyed themselves once again.
Clearly the ACO took a step in the right direction in 2011, hopefully it continues.
Final Results
1 Eric Zocklein
2 Isidro Herrera
3 Bret Guy
4 Matt Guy
5 Jimmy McGuffin
5 Derrick King
7 Dale Smith
7 Brandon Hill
9 Jay Dotson
9 Shane Andrews
9 Mark Allen
9 Brent Ellis
13 Jeremiah Wilson
13 Jeff Reynolds
13 Matt Young
13 Clinton Lucas
17 Daymon Dennis
17 Chase Lackey
17 Elvis Orr
17 Don Brill Jr
17 Danny Blanks
17 Adam Hissner
17 Phillip Hayden
17 Dale Shobe
25 Mike Bailey
25 Cody Henderson
25 Matt Strzala
25 Duke Bush
25 Dick Stone
25 Beau Horky
25 Ron Kugel
25 Ryan Hackworth
33 Ken Allen
33 Dustin Church
33 Eric Hinerman
33 Toby Smith
33 Scott Reilly
33 Chuck Coleman
33 Charles Becker
33 Rick Mayes
33 Dallas Parsley
33 George Davis Jr
33 Larry Spires
33 David Shoemaker
33 Randy Atha
33 Junior Breakfield
33 Keith Lowrance
33 Tam Ho
49 Mike Gootie
49 Mike Schaffer Sr
49 Terry Mathis
49 Kevin Lemons
49 Tim Hicks
49 Michael Elza
49 Phillip Harmon
49 Chris Brown
49 Darryl Ratcliff
49 Mark Cahalan
49 Tom Bobo
49 Kevin Henderson
49 Greg Vajda
49 Scott Laba
49 Kevin Pinkerton
49 Lincoln Morris
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Dave, Like I’ve said in the past, at least you have the nuggets to post a Top 66. I know I speak for several baggers in IL, that we eagerly await your next ranking. Sure, we all know that it’s not an exact science, and with all the “new” competitors, it’s even tougher to rank 66, but in my opinion, the rankings are good for the game. Keep up the great work Dave.
@ Rudy:Nice review Dave. Sorry you missed the match of the decade! Must have been 6 perfect pushes (8 bag frames) and another 6 regular pushes. Both Herrera and Zocklein were relentless, and it made for an amazing contest. Congrats to the other players that did so well and shook up the brackets!
Pitch ON!
I was on the Honorable Mention list once. Maybe I could make something of myself someday? However, I don’t see it ever being the King of Cornhole. I will just continue wearing the crown on my shoulder.
you can tell how tough the competition was by seeing Randy A, Rick Mayes, Dallas,Shoemaker, Schaffer Sr, Lemons, Phil Harmon, Pinkerton & Bobo ETC….. all finishing below 33rd place. DAM…….
Just glad I didnt waste my time or cash. Besides Im retired now and life is good… YOU GO RUDY………
PC love ya, brother….
I was there & I have never had as much fun playing as I did watching those two go at it. They defied physics w/ some of their shots. It was unbelievable. I think Isidro could have pulled a bag off the floor & drug it in w/ the shots he was making. Also, M. Guy hit back to back long distance airmails- I think from 60+ ft.
Ive got a few video clips up on my YouTube page. Go to YouTube then type in mountainst8cornhole. Go to my channel.
I was just looking at the picture you used for this article. I find it a bit odd that they posted the proud sponsors of the world championships the week before the tournament and reported earlier in the year that Early Times was going to be the title sponsor. I have examined this picture thoroughly and don’t see any of them. However, I do spot aco promotional media on 6 items in the picture not including the players or spectators. I want to make a point to MA that this is not bitching, just observation. An observation that any potential major title sponsor would investigate before they would participate. Please tell me if I am off the reservation here.
@ Al Score:
Early Times was there yes…but not in this picture. They were set up all week. I should have wore my Mountain State Cornhole shirt on this night. I was standing right behind the throwers (as you face the camera) all night. FREE advertising! Dang it! Maybe next time?