Ransom Everglades Invitational (09/06/2014 - Miami, FL)

[bjorkchop]

Saturday, September 6
Ransom Everglades Upper School
3575 Main Highway
Miami, FL 33133
http://www.ransomeverglades.org
Check-in and bagels/coffee from 8:00-8:45am; awards done by 4:30pm

To register, please e-mail [email protected] by Friday, August 29:
- # of teams and # of competitors?
- # of additional spectators (to help with lunch count)?
- # of buzzer systems, if any?
- # of moderators (or scorekeepers), if any?

Costs & Format:
- $90 for the first team; $80 per additional team
- Lunch is included for all players/coaches/observers (likely wraps, chips, salads, dessert)
- Up to four players can compete at a time, maximum two substitutes per team (so, 6 students at most per team roster)
- Untimed rounds, with the standard 20-question format. Bonuses will have bouncebacks.
- The questions will be from NAQT packet IS-137A [Introductory Invitational Level], which will be similar to this set: http://www.naqt.com/samples/t2118packet_01.pdf
- Available discounts: -$10 per working buzzer system, -$10 for each experienced reader or scorekeeper (parent/coach), -$30 per school traveling further than Dade/Broward/Palm Beach counties, -$30 for teams with 1 or 2 players on the roster.
- Payment can be handled day-of-tournament, or afterwards.

Other information:
- At least 5 preliminary rounds are guaranteed per team.
- The top 15% of the field will qualify for NAQT 's High School Championship in Chicago (Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31, 2015)
- Plaques will be awarded for top teams; Quiz Bowl reference books will awarded to the Top 5 individual student scorers
- My veteran Senior players will “sit out” and help to run the tournament
- Will update this posting as registrations come in

[bjorkchop]

Scheduled Field & updates

We will make 3 brackets of 7 teams
All teams will 6 prelim rounds plus a bye round
Single-elimination playoffs (Quarterfinals, Semis, Finals/3rd Place match) will be Top 2 records from each bracket, plus the best two 3rd place teams
Plaques for top four teams (all of whom will earn bids to HSNCT in Chicago)

American Heritage School - Plantation (3)
John A. Ferguson (1)
Miami Palmetto (2)
Princeton Christian (2)
Ransom Everglades (9)
School for Advanced Studies - Kendall (2)
Westminster Christian School (2)
Total: 21

[bjorkchop]

What a great day!
Thanks to my veteran seniors, alums, and parents for staffing.
Full stats will be on the NAQT site within the week.

Three brackets of seven played a round robin: three teams 6-0, three teams 5-1, one team 4-2, five teams 3-3 ... with Ransom G placing 3rd in their bracket and earning seed 8.

Quarters:
(#1) American Heritage Plantation A (6-0) def. (#8) Ransom Everglades G (3-3), 525-140
(#2) American Heritage Plantation B (6-0) def. (#7) American Heritage Plantation C (4-2), 395-150
(#3) Ransom Everglades E (6-0) def. (#6) Ransom Everglades H (5-1), 295-255
(#4) Ransom Everglades D (5-1) def. (#5) Ransom Everglades F (5-1), 415-140

Semis:
(#1) American Heritage Plantation A def. (#4) Ransom Everglades D, 380-200
(#2) American Heritage Plantation B def. (#3) Ransom Everglades E, 370-315

3rd Place:
(#4) Ransom Everglades D def. (#3) Ransom Everglades E, 425-250

Final ... This was good!
(#2) American Heritage Plantation B def. (#1) American Heritage Plantation A, 305-275
Congrats to American Heritage for closing out the final and earning two bids to the HSNCT!
AHS goes 21-4 today

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I also want to use this space to recognize that yet another great Florida quiz bowl coach is no longer with us. I only recently learned that Mr. Roger Ross from Montverde Academy outside of Orlando succumbed to cancer in April. My students and I always loved competing at his tournament, and as a coach, Mr. Ross was such a passionate supporter of helping his students learn about the world through quiz bowl. We will miss him.