This weekend we held a JSS Challenge tournament at The Game CLoset in
Waco,TX.  We had a lower turnout than expected.  We only had 16 participants.
 Not a big deal though, several palyers have already committed to attending
our next JSS Challenge on April 7th.  Anyway I'll give you a quick overview
and then a listing of decks, since I know that is what you want anyway.

    First of all, I will say that the final four played well most of the
day, that is how they got their spots.  I saw several play mistakes, a little
bit of sloppy play, and a few strange judgement calls during the day.  I'm
not knocking the kids however, they still did a helluva job and put up the
solid effort.  There were a few card choices and decks that sprung up during
the event, but not many.  The winner, Ross Taylor was already invited to JSS
Nationals.  He had won his seat two weeks prior.  So, the slots went to
Andrew Parsons and Chris Coker.  Several of the decks were pretty standard,
but I am sure you will see a few surprise cards, and a pretty interesting
deck type among the group.  Enjoy.


Winner
Ross Taylor                 Blue Skies

4 Spiketail Hatchling
4 Rishidan Airship
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Washout
4 Thwart
4 Foil
4 Troublesome Spirit
4 Opt
3 Sky Diamond
4 Gush
21 Islands

Sideboard:
4 Boomerang
3 Tsabo's Web
4 Submerge
4 Prohibit


Runner-Up
Chris Coker            Rebels

4 Lin Sivvi
1 Thermal Glider
2 Defiant Falcon
4 Parallax Wave
2 Ramosian Sky Marshal
4 Crusade
1 Rebel Informer
4 Disenchant
3 Steadfast Guard
3 Longbow ARcher
4 Ramosian Sergeant
2 Defiant Vanguard
2 Dustbowl
2 Kor Haven
4 Brushland
16 Plains
2 Rishidan Port

Sideboard:
3 Exile
1 Crackdown
3 Seal of Clensing
1 Lawbringer
2 Mageta the Lion
1 Rout
2 Wrath of God
2 Armageddon


3rd Place
Andrew Parsons               Blue Skies

2 Daze
4 Spiktail Hatchling
4 Gush
3 Foil
4 Washout
4 Troublesome SPirit
3 Opt
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Rishidan Airship
4 Thwart
20 Island
4 Rishidan Port

SideboarD:
3 Rising Waters
4 Submerge
3 Prodigal Sorcerer
4 Disrupt
1 Misdirection


4th Place
Larry Cathey          Fires

4 Fires
3 Ancient Hydra
3 Ghitu Fire
2 Rith, The Awakener
4 Saproling Burst
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Blastoderm
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Llanowar Elves
3 Wax/Wane
4 Karplusan Forest
4 Brushland
7 Mountain
8 Forest

Sideboard:
1 Obliterate
2 Flashfire
2 Boil
4 Kavu Chameleon
3 Tangle
3 Simoon

5th Place
Silvia Vasquez        Ponza

4 Tangel Wire
4 Stone Rain
4 Pillage
1 Squee
1 Seismic Mage
1 Taskmage assembly
2 Two-Headed Dragon
1 Flowstone Overseer
3 Earthquake
3 Fire Diamond
2 Chimeric Idol
4 Seal of Fire
3 Cave-In
3 Hammer of Bogardan
2 Tectonic Break
17 Mountain
3 Rishidan Port
3 Dust Bowl
1 Rath's Edge

SideBoard:
4 Flashfire
2 Chimeric Idol
1 Boil
3 Cursed Totem
2 Brutal Supression
1 Keldon Firebombers

6th Place
Grant McGuffee      Counter Rebel

4 Ramosian Sergeant
2 Defiant Falcon
4 Brainstorm
2 Wrath of God
3 Disenchant
1 Jhovall Queen
1 Ramosian Sky Marshal
1 Rebel Informer
1 Dominate
2 Lin Sivvi
2 Defiant Vanguard
4 Absorb
4 Counterspell
1 Rout
2 Fact or Fiction
11 Island
4 Plains
4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Coastal Tower

SideboarD:
4 Prohibit
1 Disenchant
2 Fact or Fiction
1 Dominate
2 MAgeta the Lion
2 Circle of PRotection: Green
2 Wrath of God
1 Rout


7th Place
Mark Sheffield        BlastoGeddon

1 Aura mutation
3 Wax/Wane
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Birds of PAradise
3 Jade Leech
3 Blastoderm
4 Armageddon
4 Chimeric Idol
4 River Boa
2 Rith. The Awakener
4 Karplusan Forest
4 Brushland
3 City of Brass
4 Rishidan Port
9 Forest

Sideboard:
3 Armadillo Cloak
4 Kavu Chameleon
3 Hurricane
3 Tsabo's Decree
2 Simoon

8th Place
Truett Kueck      5c BlastoGeddon

4 Birds of PAradise
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Utopia Tree
4 River Boa
4 Blastoderm
3 Armageddon
4 Parallax Wave
3 Disenchant
4 Shock
3 Vampiric Tutor
3 Fact or Fiction
1 Rith, The awakener
1 Teva, The Renewer
2 Adarkar Waste
2 Brushland
2 Karplusan Forest
2 Sulphurous Spring
2 Undergound River
3 City of Brass
8 Forest

Sideboard:
3 Armadillo Cloak
3 Kavu Chameleon
2 Obliterate
2 Boil
2 Flashfire
3 Tsabo's Decree