Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session February 26, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   52.50   10.50  B         2                            0.61(SB) Gary Neisler - David Branch
  3   60.00   12.00  C   1     1     1     1                1.90(OA) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  4   40.00    8.00  C                                               Mary Dale Headrick - Kay Jones
  5   42.50    8.50  C                                               Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  6   55.00   11.00  A   2                 2                1.43(OA) Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	6 5
♥	A J 4 2
♦	Q 8 7 2
♣	J 9 4

♠	K Q J 10
♥	7 6
♦	A J 10 4
♣	K 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 3
♥	K 3
♦	K 9 5 3
♣	A 10 6 5

♠	9 8 4 2
♥	Q 10 9 8 5
♦	6
♣	Q 7 3

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♦; EW 5♣;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	3		400	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Neisler-Branch
3 NT	E	6		490	0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 9 5 4 3
♥	K 10 6 4
♦	3 2
♣	7

♠	A J
♥	8 2
♦	Q 10 7 6 5
♣	K 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 7
♥	A J 5
♦	A K J
♣	A 9 4 3

♠	6 2
♥	Q 9 7 3
♦	9 8 4
♣	Q J 10 8

E 4N; W 3N; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; W 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par −430: E 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	4		430	0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NT	E	4		430	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Neisler-Branch

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	7 5 4 2
♥	K 10 9 8 7 2
♦	6
♣	A 4

♠	A Q 9 6
♥	A Q 6 5
♦	J 4
♣	8 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 8
♥	J 3
♦	A Q 9 5
♣	K Q 3 2

♠	J 3
♥	4
♦	K 10 8 7 3 2
♣	J 10 9 5

EW 4N; EW 4♠; EW 3♥; W 4♣; E 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	4		630	0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NT	E	4		630	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Neisler-Branch

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 4
♥	J 8
♦	K Q 10 8 4 2
♣	9 2

♠	A 2
♥	A 9 3 2
♦	7
♣	K 8 7 5 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 5 3
♥	K Q 7 6 4
♦	A 6 3
♣	J

♠	Q 8 7 6
♥	10 5
♦	J 9 5
♣	A Q 10 6

EW 5♥; EW 2N; EW 3♣; NS 2♦; EW 1♠;
Par −650: EW 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	6		680	0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♥	E	6		680	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Neisler-Branch

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 5
♥	9 7 5
♦	2
♣	Q J 9 8 7 6 4

♠	Q 10 7 2
♥	8 6 4
♦	J 10 4
♣	A 10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 6 3
♥	A 10 3
♦	A 9 8 7
♣	K 3

♠	A 9 4
♥	K Q J 2
♦	K Q 6 5 3
♣	2

NS 2♥; NS 3♣; NS 1N; EW 1♠; NS 1♦;
Par +110: NS 3♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	W	−3	500		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Neisler-Branch
4 ♣	N	−1		100	0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A J 8 7 4 3
♥	Q 9 2
♦	Q 10
♣	A 7

♠	K Q 10 9 6 5
♥	10 7 3
♦	A K
♣	8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	A J 6 5 4
♦	9 6 3 2
♣	K J 6

♠	—
♥	K 8
♦	J 8 7 5 4
♣	Q 10 9 4 3 2

EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 1N; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par −100: NS 3♣×−1; NS 3♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠×	E	−1	200		1.00	0.00	1-Neisler-Branch	5-Eads-Benton
2 ♠	W	−1	100		0.00	1.00	4-Headrick-Jones	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	J
♥	Q 10 9 7 3
♦	A J 6 5 3
♣	K 3

♠	10 7 5 2
♥	A K 8 5
♦	—
♣	J 9 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 6
♥	J 6
♦	K 10 9 4 2
♣	A 10 8

♠	K 9 8 4 3
♥	4 2
♦	Q 8 7
♣	Q 5 4

EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 3♣; EW 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	E	−3	300		0.50	0.50	1-Neisler-Branch	5-Eads-Benton
2 ♦	E	−3	300		0.50	0.50	4-Headrick-Jones	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 5 3
♥	A 7 4
♦	K 7 2
♣	Q J 7

♠	K 7 4 2
♥	J 8 6 2
♦	Q J 3
♣	10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 8
♥	10 5
♦	10 9 5 4
♣	A K 8 2

♠	Q 6
♥	K Q 9 3
♦	A 8 6
♣	9 6 4 3

EW 1♠; NS 1♥; EW 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par −80: EW 1♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.00	0.00	1-Neisler-Branch	5-Eads-Benton
1 ♠	W	1		80	0.00	1.00	4-Headrick-Jones	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 5 4
♥	K 6 2
♦	10 8 2
♣	A 6 5 4

♠	Q 10 8 7
♥	A 8 3
♦	Q 7 4
♣	Q J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	J 2
♥	J 4
♦	K J 9 6 3
♣	K 10 3 2

♠	A 9 6 3
♥	Q 10 9 7 5
♦	A 5
♣	8 7

NS 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; EW 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.00	0.00	1-Neisler-Branch	5-Eads-Benton
Pass			Pass		0.00	1.00	4-Headrick-Jones	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 6 4
♥	Q J 10 2
♦	10
♣	K 9 8 7 3

♠	8 5 3
♥	9 8 6
♦	Q J 8 2
♣	J 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 9 2
♥	—
♦	A K 9 4 3
♣	A 6 5 4

♠	Q 10 7
♥	A K 7 5 4 3
♦	7 6 5
♣	Q

NS 4♥; EW 4♦; NS 1N; EW 1♠;
Par +200: EW 5♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	4	620		1.00	0.00	4-Headrick-Jones	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♥	S	5	200		0.00	1.00	1-Neisler-Branch	5-Eads-Benton

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K 10 8 7 5
♥	4 3
♦	8 5 4
♣	9 8 7

♠	9 4
♥	A 10 8 7 6 2
♦	A J 2
♣	10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	J 2
♥	K Q 9 5
♦	6 3
♣	K Q 6 3 2

♠	A Q 6 3
♥	J
♦	K Q 10 9 7
♣	A J 4

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 3♦; EW 1N; EW 1♣;
Par +100: EW 4♥×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	4	170		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Headrick-Jones
4 ♠	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 9
♥	A 9 7 2
♦	Q 8 6
♣	J 3 2

♠	10 8 5
♥	Q J 8 3
♦	K 9 5 4
♣	A 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 7 6 3 2
♥	4
♦	A 10
♣	8 7 5 4

♠	4
♥	K 10 6 5
♦	J 7 3 2
♣	K Q 10 9

EW 3♠; NS 2♥; EW 1N; NS 2♦; NS 1♣;
Par −140: EW 2♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	−3		300	1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Headrick-Jones
4 ♥	N	−4		400	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 8 4
♥	9 7
♦	Q 6 5 2
♣	A 6 5 2

♠	10
♥	K Q 10 8 6 4
♦	K 10 3
♣	K 10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	9 6 5
♥	A 5
♦	J 7 4
♣	Q J 9 8 3

♠	A Q J 7 3 2
♥	J 3 2
♦	A 9 8
♣	7

NS 4♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; NS 1N; NS 2♦;
Par +500: EW 5♣×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	4	170		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♠	S	3	140		0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A 6 5
♥	A K 7 5 2
♦	Q 9
♣	K J 10

♠	K 10 4 2
♥	Q 6 3
♦	A J 2
♣	A 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 9
♥	9 8
♦	10 8 5 4 3
♣	8 7 2

♠	8 7 3
♥	J 10 4
♦	K 7 6
♣	Q 9 6 3

S 3♥; NS 2N; N 2♥; NS 2♣; NS 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par +140: S 2♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	4	180		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Headrick-Jones
3 ♥	N	3	140		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10 3
♥	9 3 2
♦	10 5 4
♣	A 6 5 2

♠	9 6 2
♥	K J 8 4
♦	J 2
♣	Q 10 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8
♥	Q 10 7 5
♦	K Q 6
♣	K 9 7 4

♠	K Q 7 5 4
♥	A 6
♦	A 9 8 7 3
♣	J

NS 3♠; EW 2♥; NS 3♦; EW 3♣; NS 1N;
Par +100: EW 4♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	S	3	140		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♥	W	−2	100		0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 7
♥	5 3 2
♦	A Q 9 5 4 3
♣	J 5

♠	A J 9 4
♥	A Q 10 7
♦	J 10 8
♣	8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6 2
♥	K J 9 8 4
♦	K 6 2
♣	3 2

♠	10 8 5 3
♥	6
♦	7
♣	A K Q 10 9 6 4

NS 4♣; EW 2♥; NS 1N; EW 1♠; NS 1♦;
Par +130: NS 3♣+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	−1	100		0.50	0.50	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Neisler-Branch
2 ♥	E	−1	100		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 9 7
♥	A 8 4
♦	Q 9 5 3
♣	10 8 7

♠	J 10 8 3 2
♥	K J 10 9 6 3
♦	J
♣	J

N
W		E
S

♠	K 5 4
♥	Q
♦	A 10 8 7 6
♣	K Q 5 3

♠	A 6
♥	7 5 2
♦	K 4 2
♣	A 9 6 4 2

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 1N; NS 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par −140: EW 3♥=; EW 3♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	W	3		140	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Headrick-Jones
3 ♥	W	4		170	0.00	1.00	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Neisler-Branch

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A
♥	K 8 7 5 4
♦	A K 10
♣	Q 9 7 6

♠	K 9 8 6 5 2
♥	10
♦	4
♣	A K 8 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7
♥	A Q J
♦	Q 7 6 3 2
♣	J 10 4

♠	Q 10 4 3
♥	9 6 3 2
♦	J 9 8 5
♣	3

EW 3♠; EW 2N; NS 2♥; EW 3♣; NS 1♦;
Par −140: EW 2♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−2	100		0.50	0.50	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Neisler-Branch
4 ♠	W	−2	100		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 3
♥	Q 10 2
♦	A 3 2
♣	J 7 3 2

♠	8 6 2
♥	K 3
♦	Q J 10 8 6 4
♣	K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10
♥	A 9 8 6 5
♦	K 7 5
♣	A 8 4

♠	K 9 7 5 4
♥	J 7 4
♦	9
♣	Q 9 6 5

EW 4♦; EW 1N; NS 2♣; NS 1♠; EW 1♥;
Par −130: EW 3♦+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Headrick-Jones
3 ♦	W	4		130	0.00	1.00	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Neisler-Branch

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q J 7 5
♥	K J 10 9 7 3
♦	K J
♣	Q

♠	9 4
♥	8 4
♦	9 4 3
♣	A J 9 8 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 6
♥	A
♦	A Q 10 8 7 6 2
♣	5 2

♠	A 10 3 2
♥	Q 6 5 2
♦	5
♣	K 10 7 4

NS 4♥; EW 3N; NS 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 2♣;
Par +200: EW 4N×−1; EW 5♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	620		1.00	0.00	3-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Neisler-Branch
5 ♥	N	−1		100	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 4 3
♥	Q 6 2
♦	A 3 2
♣	A Q 5 3

♠	8 6 5
♥	A K 10 4
♦	K 8 7 6 5
♣	6

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 9 7
♥	8 5
♦	Q 9
♣	K 10 9 4 2

♠	K 10 2
♥	J 9 7 3
♦	J 10 4
♣	J 8 7

EW 2♠; EW 2♦; EW 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par −110: EW 1♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	−1		100	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Eads-Benton
1 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	1-Neisler-Branch	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 2
♥	5 4 3
♦	A Q 10 8 5 4
♣	10 4

♠	10 7
♥	Q J 8 2
♦	7 3
♣	K J 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 4 3
♥	7 6
♦	K J 9 2
♣	A 7 3

♠	K J 9 6 5
♥	A K 10 9
♦	6
♣	Q 9 8

NS 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 2♦;
Par +110: NS 1♥+1; NS 1♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Eads-Benton
3 ♦	N	−2		100	0.00	1.00	1-Neisler-Branch	4-Headrick-Jones

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A J
♥	A 10 6 4 3
♦	3
♣	A Q J 10 9

♠	8
♥	Q 5 2
♦	A K 5 4
♣	8 7 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 6 4 2
♥	K 8
♦	Q J 10 9 7 2
♣	—

♠	Q 10 7 5 3
♥	J 9 7
♦	8 6
♣	K 4 3

EW 5♦; NS 3♥; NS 3♣; NS 1N; EW 1♠;
Par −500: NS 5♥×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	E	−2	500		1.00	0.00	1-Neisler-Branch	4-Headrick-Jones
3 ♥	N	4	170		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Eads-Benton

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	9
♥	5 3 2
♦	A 7 5 2
♣	9 7 4 3 2

♠	A Q J 6 5
♥	J 8 6
♦	8 6 4 3
♣	8

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 4 2
♥	A Q 4
♦	10 9
♣	J 10 6 5

♠	8 7 3
♥	K 10 9 7
♦	K Q J
♣	A K Q

EW 3♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♣; NS 1N; NS 2♦;
Par −100: NS 4♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	S	3	110		1.00	0.00	1-Neisler-Branch	4-Headrick-Jones
4 ♣	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Eads-Benton

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K J 7 6
♥	4 3
♦	8 3
♣	A Q J 3

♠	9
♥	A Q 9 7
♦	J 10 9 6
♣	K 9 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 4
♥	K J 10 6 2
♦	A 7 2
♣	7 4

♠	10 5 3 2
♥	8 5
♦	K Q 5 4
♣	10 8 2

NS 3♠; EW 2♥; EW 1N; NS 2♣;
Par +140: NS 2♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	3	140		0.50	0.50	1-Neisler-Branch	4-Headrick-Jones
3 ♠	N	3	140		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Eads-Benton