Brown was a standout throughout the event's entirety. The young Hawaiian earned his Final berth in a wave-starved Semifinal heat by posting a 7.00 score out of a possible 10 in the closing minutes of competition, advancing him into the Final. "I've never made a final before, so I'm stoked," Brown said. "Even though this event is only a 2-Star it feels good. This event has been really good practice for me because I'm leaving for a contest tomorrow in Spain. It feels good to come over here and do well."



Casey Brown with 1st place trophy and nice hefty check

Collins, an ASP WQS veteran, made his first Final appearance in two years, but was unable to fend off the young standouts, finishing 3rd behind Brown and Perillo. "My board was working really well and I'm pretty happy," Collins said. "This is my first Final in a couple of years, so I'm happy to have made it."



Jason "Ratboy" Collins

Running in conjunction with the Vans El Ponto Loco was the inagural Billabong Pro Junior presented by Sun Diego. Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 17, won the ASP North America Pro Junior Series Grade-2 event over fellow finalists Blake Jones (Melbourne Beach, FL), 20, Brent Reilly (Carlsbad, CA), 18 and Andrew Doheny (Newport Beach, CA), 15.

Young posted two solid scores for a come from behind win over Jones, who jumped out to an early lead. With Jones unable to find a second score, the surfer from Santa Cruz was able to find two longer lefts that gave him the scores needed to claim the win. "I'm so stoked with the win," Young said. "I got kind of lucky because Blake (Jones) had the 9.00 and he would have won if he was able to find a second score, but I'm stoked with the win." The Billabong Pro Junior victory secures Young's No. 3 spot on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series, significantly improving his changes of qualification for the Billabong ASP World Tour.



Nat's backside ride

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Vans El Pono Loco presented by Sun Diego Results:
FINAL:
1- Casey Brown (HAW)
2- Dillon Perillo (USA)
3- Jason Collins (USA)
4- Brad Ettinger (USA)

Semifinals (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Dillon Perillo (USA) 16.00, Jason Collins (USA) 13.50, Kieran Horn (USA) 8.93, Jason Miller (USA) 7.60
Heat 2: Casey Brown (HAW) 11.90, Brad Ettinger (USA) 8.60, Dane Johnson (USA), 6.70, Travis Beckmann (USA) 1.67

Quarterfinals (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Dillon Perillo (USA) 11.70, Jason Collins (USA) 10.23, Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 9.06, Brent Reilly (USA) 6.90
Heat 2: Jason Miller (USA) 12.66, Kieran Horn (USA) 12.16, Micah Byrne (USA) 11.30, Ted Navarro (USA) 6.03
Heat 3: Travis Beckmann (USA) 14.00, Dane Johnson (USA) 12.83, Noi Kaulukukui (USA) 9.80, Kyle Knox (USA) 7.10
Heat 4: Casey Brown (HAW) 14.77, Brad Ettinger (USA) 11.17, Magnum Martinez (VEN) 8.77, Shey Yates (USA) 5.47

Billabong Pro Junior presented by Sun Diego Results:
FINAL:
1- Nat Young (USA) 13.83
*2- Blake Jones (USA) 12.30
3- Brent Reilly (USA) 9.33
*4- Andrew Doheny (USA) 8.67

Semifinals: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Blake Jones (USA) 14.50, Andrew Doheny (USA) 10.96, Cory Arrambide (USA) 8.17, Fisher Heverly (USA) 4.63
Heat 2: Brent Reilly (USA) 13.34, Nat Young (USA) 11.26, Travis Beckmann (USA) 8.66, Victor Done (USA)

Quarterfinals: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Cory Arrambide (USA) 14.37, Fisher Heverly (USA) 9.10, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 8.50, Phillip Goold (USA) 3.76
Heat 2: Blake Jones (USA) 11.17, Andrew Doheny (USA) 8.50, John John Florence (HAW) 7.93, Jeffrey Lukasik (USA) 4.17
Heat 3: Brent Reilly (USA) 17.83, Nat Young (USA) 13.04, Dane Zaun (USA) 9.10, Ford Archbold (USA) 4.90
Heat 4: Travis Beckmann (USA) 11.43, Victor Done (USA) 8.00, Nick Rupp (USA) 7.80, Evan Geiselman (USA) 7.50

Round of 32: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Fisher Heverly (USA) 11.17, Andrew Doheny (USA) 11.00, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 7.90, Matt Mohagen (USA) 7.40
Heat 2: Phillip Goold (USA) 16.00, Blake Jones (USA) 13.50, Luke Davis (USA) 7.83, Hunter Heverly (USA) 6.63
Heat 3: Jeffrey Lukasik (USA) 12.10, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 11.50, Evan Thompson (USA) 7.53, Cody Thompson (USA) 7.03
Heat 4: John John Florence (HAW) 10.90, Cory Arrambide (USA) 8.40, Kolohe Andino (USA) 6.70, Jensen Callaway (USA) 2.60
Heat 5: Ford Archbold (USA) 11.50, Travis Beckmann (USA) 8.54, Quinn McCrystal (USA) 7.74, David Suhadolnik (USA) 4.30
Heat 6: Brent Reilly (USA) 11.00, Victor Done (USA) 9.10, Connor Coffin (USA) 8.34
Heat 7: Nat Young (USA), Nick Rupp (USA), Marshall Alberga (USA), Jordan Gaudet (USA)
Heat 8: Evan Geiselman (USA) 14.50, Dane Zaun (USA) 14.17, Michael Dunphy (USA) 8.60