Best teams in your state?
ben!! i remember you!! im kelli wood, blonde hair, blue eyes, freckles.. we had mrs dale or mrs pratt or some one together in elementary school...and we were in gifted togetehr for the beginnign of 6th grade? i was on academic games with you and i got in big trouble for doing stupid stuff... you moved because your dad worked wiht pratt and whittney..? i think? jeremy regan is on our team... hed be the only one youd know from quizbowl... well good to hear from you and that your doing QB...
yup, sure do. i figured it might be you because i couldnt think of any other kellis from sms that i knew in elementary school. me, you, and a few other kids always did the best at academic games and we were always intensely competitive...but then, academic games was pretty intense stuff. the name jeremy regan sounds familiar...thats all i can say. basically, our qb team started like a month ago with me and a few friends screwing around, but we went to a CT tournament at yale on saturday and won, so i guess we'll be more serious now. we're gonna try to get some cash to go to the NAQT championships or more likely the PACE NSC in june, i dont know if you guys go to either of those...
if brookwood is the one in GA, then no, thats way too far for us. i go to avon hs in ct. maybe youve heard of simsbury? i dont know, but theyre supposed to have a decent team and we're right near them. whether we go to the NAQT will depend on where it is probably, since most likely it will be far away. anyway, ill definitely drop you a line...what a coincidence...
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Here's my updated top five (or so) for Arkansas this year:
1. Benton. Although they have lost to us twice, both losses were either due to weird format twists or difficult questions slowing the pace of the game. DJ and Adam are both very knowledgable and insanely fast.
2. Cutter Morning Star. We haven't lost yet, but I fear that day is coming.
3. Watson Chapel. They've gotten a little smarter and a LOT faster. They regularly make it to the semis.
4. Little Rock Central. If Lawrence, Laura, and Sunny ever came on the same day, they would be close to unstoppable. They have incredible depth by Arkansas standards. Case in point: 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishes at Watson Chapel.
5t. Centerpoint, Fort Smith Northside, Conway, etc. I couldn't really make up my mind on this one.
1. Benton. Although they have lost to us twice, both losses were either due to weird format twists or difficult questions slowing the pace of the game. DJ and Adam are both very knowledgable and insanely fast.
2. Cutter Morning Star. We haven't lost yet, but I fear that day is coming.
3. Watson Chapel. They've gotten a little smarter and a LOT faster. They regularly make it to the semis.
4. Little Rock Central. If Lawrence, Laura, and Sunny ever came on the same day, they would be close to unstoppable. They have incredible depth by Arkansas standards. Case in point: 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishes at Watson Chapel.
5t. Centerpoint, Fort Smith Northside, Conway, etc. I couldn't really make up my mind on this one.
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Just warning you that I'm going to lobby for it to be disqualfied as a credible source come state tournament time. It kinda pissed me off.buzzermaster wrote:Omigosh, the Cambridge Factfinder is wrong! So much for the notion of a universal credible source of information. We still beat you by 60. :)
And yeah, you still beat us by 60 because we had to choose between two categories--one we didn't know and one we might know. Unfortunately, we didn't know it.
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I know that the pulitzers for drama was wrong but does that make the whole book wrong? It mad me mad too but the factfinder is still a good source.
Anyway Jason don't get cocky. You're going down. There is no play called shakes, shanks, whatever it was. Oh Jason get some new shoes.
Anyway Jason don't get cocky. You're going down. There is no play called shakes, shanks, whatever it was. Oh Jason get some new shoes.
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tops in KY: Governor's Cup format
1) Dunbar
2) Russell
3) Pikeville
4) Johnson Central
5) Dupont Manual
6) Apollo
Out-of-State format
1) Dunbar
2) Dupont Manual
3) Russell
4) Pikeville
5) Apollo
6) Johnson Central
1) Dunbar
2) Russell
3) Pikeville
4) Johnson Central
5) Dupont Manual
6) Apollo
Out-of-State format
1) Dunbar
2) Dupont Manual
3) Russell
4) Pikeville
5) Apollo
6) Johnson Central
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Pikeville '04
Georgetown College '08
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Pikeville '04
Georgetown College '08
Currently vagabonding in other countries
Florida's top ten
Florida as of December 9th:
1. Martin County
2. Ransom
3. Leon
4. Vero Beach
5. Rickards
6. Pensacola
7. Vanguard
8. Walchulla
9. Lincoln
10-t. Eastside
10-t. Hardee
1. Martin County
2. Ransom
3. Leon
4. Vero Beach
5. Rickards
6. Pensacola
7. Vanguard
8. Walchulla
9. Lincoln
10-t. Eastside
10-t. Hardee
I have to comment, if i may. Whatever our opinion of the round with Ransom, they did beat us. I would place Ransom 1st, or at least them tied with us for first, since we have won a greater volume of tournies and had a higher point differentials in the rounds we played. Congrats to them for rallying after a first day loss to beat us. Also, though less important, i would put Wachula higher, and Vanguard lower. Though we beat Wachula by a healthy margin, the top scorer did get kind of flustered, and i think he swould have played better under normal circumstances.
Missouri
1. Savannah - always good, lost 2 key starters, can't tell the difference
2. Westminster Christian- lost 1 starter, have chance to take top spot
3. Parkway Central- have the infamous Jimmy Li (not really infamous but top scorer in the state in any class)
4. Liberty- retained senior Michael Richards who is very good and has good supporting cast
5. Richland- should be good again this year
6. Notre Dame (cape girardeau)- biased here for some reason
7. SLU High- don't know much about, they don't play many tournies but are usually good
8. Thomas Jefferson Independent- continual powerhouse of division 1
9. Mound City- ? no comment
10. Bell City- Retain a guy that is a machine but has no supporting cast
1. Savannah - always good, lost 2 key starters, can't tell the difference
2. Westminster Christian- lost 1 starter, have chance to take top spot
3. Parkway Central- have the infamous Jimmy Li (not really infamous but top scorer in the state in any class)
4. Liberty- retained senior Michael Richards who is very good and has good supporting cast
5. Richland- should be good again this year
6. Notre Dame (cape girardeau)- biased here for some reason
7. SLU High- don't know much about, they don't play many tournies but are usually good
8. Thomas Jefferson Independent- continual powerhouse of division 1
9. Mound City- ? no comment
10. Bell City- Retain a guy that is a machine but has no supporting cast
Best Teams: Missouri
1. Savannah
2. Westminster Christian
3. Parkway Central
4. Richland
6. Liberty
7. Cameron
8. Truman
9. North Kansas City
After these it doesn't really matter. Savannah has a bright future. I marked no 5th place, because someone must be better than Liberty that I forgot to mention. (I hate Liberty!)
2. Westminster Christian
3. Parkway Central
4. Richland
6. Liberty
7. Cameron
8. Truman
9. North Kansas City
After these it doesn't really matter. Savannah has a bright future. I marked no 5th place, because someone must be better than Liberty that I forgot to mention. (I hate Liberty!)
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I would probably put Benton and FS Southside as #1 and 2, not necessarily in that order. Conway will be competitive, but there might be an adjustment period since they lost their entire A team. Central has great depth but lacks consistency. I would expect Watson Chapel to have something of an off year. Walnut Ridge might pull a few upsets at the state tournament.
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Conway won't be nearly as competitive this year as we have in the last three years. We have one senior who's decent, and very little in the way of supporting juniors (my little brother is taking a year off, and he's probably the best of the juniors). Our sophomore class will be impressive given a year or two of development, hopefully then we'll get back to where we were this year. I know very little about the rest of the teams apart from Benton and Southside probably being 1-2 (and primarily one-man teams, Adam and Nick respectively, with assorted random supporting crew)...Central has a lot of potential, and if Lawrence could keep a level head, they'd have a great chance at challenging both of those teams simply because there's more than just Lawrence on that team. Northside I also forsee being primarily Caleb as they graduated their other three A-teamers I believe, and I'm not sure how much of a threat they'll be, though Caleb is pretty good. This year I think is a statewide rebuilding year with most A-teams just having one big gun and less competition than we had last year (with Conway, Southside, Northside, Cutter, Benton...even Dardanelle, PA, and Vilonia all being crazily competitive).
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Chapel is going to definately have an off year. The team will basically consist of DJ and Sam, and while DJ definately improved over the past year, he isn't going to be enough to keep the team up to par with previous years. Watch out next year though, as he will more than likely be as good as I was, and maybe as good as Bob. Chapel will, of course, host it's usual tournaments, though I have no clue as to when. I'll be involved in reading, and possibly in some of the writing. Still, it should be an interesting year for Arkansas QB. I'm looking forward to seeing who will step up with some of the noticable vacancies in the roster. As for a list of top teams, I don't have a clue, but I'll try...
1. Benton, they still have Adam, and he will probably have gotten better
2. FS Southside, don't know who they kept, but they killed us last year
3. LR Central, I agree with Matt(?), if Lawrence can keep focused, he will be dang good, and he isn't the only one
4. umm...I don't really know. Northside might have some problems with their coach gone, Chapel DEFINATELY has some rebuilding to do, as does Conway. So really, it's anybody's game from 4th on down, and maybe on up as well.
As you can see, I'm clueless. Oh well, just shows how interesting it will be. Oh, and Jason, try and contact me sometime soon. I'll find someway to give you my email.
1. Benton, they still have Adam, and he will probably have gotten better
2. FS Southside, don't know who they kept, but they killed us last year
3. LR Central, I agree with Matt(?), if Lawrence can keep focused, he will be dang good, and he isn't the only one
4. umm...I don't really know. Northside might have some problems with their coach gone, Chapel DEFINATELY has some rebuilding to do, as does Conway. So really, it's anybody's game from 4th on down, and maybe on up as well.
As you can see, I'm clueless. Oh well, just shows how interesting it will be. Oh, and Jason, try and contact me sometime soon. I'll find someway to give you my email.
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Bryan, drop me a line at [email protected].
For Wisconsin this year, the word is "rebuilding." Rufus King's team has all graduated, leaving behind one very talented junior and some other scattered talents. If King can organize, they might be heard again this year.
From what I've heard, Conserve's coaches and about 80% of its team are gone. I don't expect much out of them this year (unless what I've heard is wrong.)
Wausau West is quite strong and should win Wisconsin easily this year. They return 3 players from a strong 2003-2004 team. All 3 have experience at nationals against TJA, so they know who they have to beat to be at the top.
From what I've heard, Conserve's coaches and about 80% of its team are gone. I don't expect much out of them this year (unless what I've heard is wrong.)
Wausau West is quite strong and should win Wisconsin easily this year. They return 3 players from a strong 2003-2004 team. All 3 have experience at nationals against TJA, so they know who they have to beat to be at the top.