Georgia 2013-14

[pajaro bobo]

Guess it's time to make this thread, seeing that there's only NSC and NASAT left to go.

Teams to watch:

Chattahoochee - Our T-50th place finish at HSNCT was, to put it simply, extremely disappointing. There are various things I could bring up to explain why we performed so poorly but there's no use doing so now. What matters is that this team will most certainly be the best team in Georgia next year. Only Jiaxiu and I leave, but what knowledge the team loses the returning players can easily cover up. Nirav and James return to beast at history, though Nirav needs to cut down his negs (and if there's any time to do it, it's next year). Julia was good enough to be on the A team and was as good as or arguably even better than me last year, so literature is covered. The only question is the science. Amith has the potential to be a great science player and already knows a good bit, and will probably be our go-to science player next year. He still has a ways to go, however, but if he can improve in that subject Hooch will graduate from being the upset specialists we were last year into a real threat. For now they'll probably be a sure pick to win the 6A state championship and will probably make up for this year with a better nationals run next year. (And maybe NSC too? Please?)

Westminster - They come off of a T-33rd finish at HSNCT, which included 6-4 prelim record and a surprise win over Hunter A in playoffs. Nilai returns but the graduation of Timothy and Tom (EDIT: Except Tom is a senior this year. Oops.) will hurt a ton. If Nilai gets that scoring replaced OR grows into a fearsome one-man team a la his MSNCT performance, then Westminster could be a part of Georgia's top tier next year. Nilai is already a very skilled player, and he'll only be a sophomore next year. Things mostly get better for them from here.

Centennial - Speaking of skilled young players, how about Centennial's own Justin Htay? I knew he was alright but I never knew that he was just a freshman this year and I definitely didn't expect him to do as well as he did at HSNCT. He led Centennial to a 6-4 prelim finish after Nikhil's apparent lack of sleep led him to be relatively ineffective throughout the day. Only Nikhil graduates, but that leaves a science/literature hole, but this team has the people to pick up the slack as well as a great future player in Justin.

Marist - You could still consider them to be a relatively new team but Mr. Mulally has done great work in making Marist a consistently strong team the past few years. They graduate their leading scorer in John but Brendan, Sebastian, and Amandha stay and, with the addition of a good fourth player to promote to A team, this team will very likely be in Georgia's top tier again. EDIT: Just learned that Maggie Schaffer, a player on Marist B who had 50+ PPG, is only a sophomore. Potential A team member? In any case, this makes Marist's future look even better.

Collins Hill and Alpharetta - Both teams went 5-5 and 4-6 respectively at HSNCT this year, but for two teams filled with underclassmen this is nothing to be disappointed about. Both return everyone, I think. Collins Hill has Zack, who becomes a junior next year, as well as a good coach in Mr. Kim. Alpharetta doesn't really have one standout player but they have diverse knowledge and plenty of dedicated members. Hopefully both teams will continue to grow and start making the top tier teams sweat.

Cedar Shoals - Evan Knox and the Heredias return next year, and if I remember correctly, it's their last year together next year. They and Mr. Richards will want to make that year count.

Brookwood - Ryan leaves, so a large bulk of their scoring is gone. But this is a young team and Ms. Payne is a new coach, so who knows? I heard that Vamsi Reddy had a good showing at ACE Camp, so that's something.

Norcross, Athens Academy, and Etowah - All three teams lose big: Norcross loses Mostafa and the rest of the A team, Athens loses Jason, and Etowah loses Duncan. All three teams were part of Georgia's top tier with Chattahoochee and Marist last year, and all three had great runs at HSNCT with Etowah beating Dorman B on their way to a T-21st finish, Norcross beating Maggie Walker in prelims and then fighting their way though the bracket to tie for 13th, and, most impressively, Athens Academy beating Northmont and TJ to end up tying for 8th. (And hopefully Norcross will make Georgia proud as the only team from this state to attend NSC.) Their futures are all uncertain, though. Mostafa says that Norcross will return Tommy and some good rising juniors next year, so we'll see about that. Athens and Etowah are bigger question marks, since I honestly don't know who comes back other than Timmy for Athens. But they've been able to generate some great talent so perhaps their futures are brighter than most might think.

South Forsyth - Sean leaves, so the one person on the team who was interested in doing anything is gone. But someone from South Forsyth posted in the GATA forums about how to study so I guess there's still some interest in quiz bowl there. Hopefully they will continue attending tournaments next year and play more often with maybe more than one or two dedicated players.

Chamblee - Kailyn graduates, I don't know who else. They pulled some nice upsets last year (Beat Hooch on an IS set and Norcross on HFT) but seldom attended tournaments (they literally played at four tournaments last year, if I remember correctly). They haven't made an appearance at a national championship tournament since the 2000 HSNCT, which was their only one, but I hope that will change because they've always been decent.

Georgia quiz bowl has tons of talent, both existing and developing, so come future HSNCTs/NSCs/NASATs this state should perform very well.

EDIT: Added some info about South Forsyth and Chamblee, seeing that they were fairly notable GA teams last year.

[CSQuizJags]

Aug 31 (Labor Day)
Sep 7 GATA Fall Conference , Sites TBD
Sep 14 Ezell-Harding (128)
Sep 21 GATA Fall (129A), Sites TBD ACT
Sep 28 Gwinnett County (128)
Oct 5 SAT
Oct 12 Walton (127A), Hoover, AL (128)
Oct 19 Emory HS event (tentative)
Oct 26 JV/Nov Jag Bowl (131A), Chamblee MS
Nov 2 NEGA Hist Bowl at Cedar Shoals, Alpharetta JV (mirror?) SAT ACF Fall at Tech
Nov 9 ANGST @ UNGa (128)
Nov 16 Brookwood (a Silverman, et.al. production)
Nov 23 GATA Winter @Cedar Shoals (130)
Nov 30 (Thanksgiving)
Dec 7 SAT ATL area NHBB Event?
Dec 14 CATT

Jan 4
Jan 11 PAGE Regionals, WIT II @ Marist, SCDS?
Jan 18 (MLK), MS Jag Bowl (MS 8), Dorman
Jan 25 SAT PAGE State
Feb 1 Bulldog Brawl @ Cedar Shoals (134)
Feb 7 Region 8-5A (133A)
Feb 8 ACT GA NHBB State?vRESA State
Feb 15 Brookwood JV
Feb 22 GATA JV at Collins Hill (135A)
Mar 1 Jag Bowl VIII (GSAC) NAQT CC SCT in Atlanta
Mar 8 SAT MS tournament at Collins Hill (MS 7)
Mar 15 GATA MS State at Collins Hill HS (MS 9)
Mar 22 GATA V (136) Site TBD
Mar 29
Apr 5 Collins Hill Season Ender (133A and LIST?)
Apr 12 Munson Hybrid (mirror of Ottawa Hybrid) ACT
Apr 19 (Easter)
Apr 26 NHBB in DC
May 3
May 10 MSNCT in Atlanta, Univ of Kentucky Pre-Nats Event (Div II SCT)
May 24 PACE in DC
May 31/Jun 1 HSNCT in Chicago

[pajaro bobo]

Just saw that Georgia has four Rising Stars, with two Sophomore and Freshman Rising Stars each. Very good news for GA teams. I've added a bit to the original post to reflect some new info I got from this.

EDIT: Also, Fred's postseason rankings has only Jason and Elyse graduating? I don't know how he got this info (I guess he just asked them) but Claudia, Edward, and Timmy were all pretty good contributors for Athens, and it will be interesting to see how they perform with their leading scorer gone.

[thomasgnd]

Dorman SC appreciates the inclusion of our 24th Cavalier Challenge on January 18, 2014, on this board. We have enjoyed visits from numerous Georgia teams in the past, and we look forward to the continuation of that trend from all corners of your state. We love to having you!

Additional information may be found at viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14609. Please direct any questions to me via private message on this site or email at [email protected]. If you would like to register, please contact me through one of those two means with the specifics or to request a transmission of formal registration forms. For the purposes of insuring all communications are received, please limit your contact to private messages or emails, not posts on this thread.

Also, and it has to be said, our peaches are better!

[CSQuizJags]

Calendar updated

And while SC may have us on the peaches, they don't have us on the peanuts!

[Joshua Rutsky]

Hoover High School would appreciate the addition to your calendar of the 9th Annual Hoover Invitational Tournament on October 12, 2013 using IS-128 (Varsity) and offering separate JV and Novice divisions (SCOP 2013 set). This tourney has continued to grow over the past five years, reaching upward of 60 teams from Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia, plus the threat of a rogue squad from Ohio this year. We would love to see more Georgia teams coming over to Birmingham for our event--the drive is about 2.5 hours, and in your case, the time change to Central is a help--you can leave at 6AM, not 5, and still make the event on time! We are located right off Interstate 20, and are pretty cool people, all things considered. See the post in the Regular Tournament Announcement section for more details, or e-mail me at jrutsky at hoover.k12.al.us for information or hotel help.

[CSQuizJags]

Hoover High School would appreciate the addition to your calendar of the 9th Annual Hoover Invitational Tournament on October 12, 2013 using IS-128.

Done. 128 is also being used at the Gwinnett County event and ANGST at UNGA, so those attendees won't be able to come (not that there would have been over lap to begin with). We'll let Woodland, East Paulding, etc. know of this through our email list serv. Good luck hosting!

[centralhs]

The 4th annual GATA Fall Tournament will be held next Saturday, September 21. There will be two locations: GATA Fall North at Collins Hill High School and GATA Fall South at Warner Robins High School. We will be using NAQT set 129A.

We can still use experienced readers at GATA Fall, especially for the Collins Hill location. If you are available to read next Saturday, please send me an e-mail to let me know: [email protected]. Quite a few Georgia Tech quiz bowl team members have already told me that they are coming to read.

GATA Fall North -- Novice Division:
Apalachee
Archer
Brookwood
Cedar Shoals (2)
Centennial
Collins Hill
Decatur (2)
Duluth
Dunwoody
Flowery Branch
GACS
Henderson Middle
Locust Grove (1-2)
Mount Pisgah Christian (2)
Newton
Ola (2)
Roswell
Walker School (2)

GATA Fall North -- JV Division
Alpharetta
Apalachee
Archer
Brookwood (2)
Centennial
Chattahoochee (2)
Collins Hill
Dunwoody
Flowery Branch
Henderson Middle
Johns Creek
Marist
Mountainview
Northview
Prince Avenue Christian
River Ridge
River Trail Middle
Tucker
Walton (2)
Wheeler
Woodward

GATA Fall South:
Bainbridge (2)
Berrien
Bleckley County
Howard
Lamar County (2)
Patuala Charter
Thomas County Central
Valdosta
Warner Robins

[pajaro bobo]

I guess I'll be posting tournament results in this thread, too.

Congrats to Chattahoochee for winning at Ezell-Harding, beating Dunbar (EDIT: Erm, Dunbar B) and Dorman on their way to first! A good, strong start to their season.

[pajaro bobo]

GATA Fall results:

JV division:
1st: Chattahoochee A
2nd: Walton A
3rd: Alpharetta
4th: Dunwoody

It's worth noting that Dunwoody upset top playoff seed Centennial. I read for that match, it was played well by both sides and very entertaining.

Novice division:
1st: Duluth
2nd: Cedar Shoals A
3rd: Decatur
4th: Newton

[timothyshu]

Tom is a senior for Westminster this year.

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[pajaro bobo]

Tom is a senior for Westminster this year.

Oh wow, here I was thinking he was a senior last year. Thanks for the heads up!

[pajaro bobo]

Chattahoochee was ranked 12th on the preseason poll. Athens Academy also received a vote.

[CSQuizJags]

An updated GA Calendar (as of Jan 30)

Note: GATA events are only for schools in the state of Georgia

Feb 8 Brookwood JV [ACT] RESA State
Feb 15 Oliver Springs (TN) Bobcat Challenge (GSAC)
Feb 22 GATA JV State Tournament at Collins Hill (135A); River Trail MS Tournament (NAQT)
Feb 28 Region 8-5A at Apalachee (133A)
Mar 1 NAQT CC SCT in Atlanta, ATTACK III at Centennial HS (BELLOCO)
Mar 8 [SAT] MS tournament at Collins Hill (MS 7) NHBB State at Prince Ave Christian School
Mar 12 US History Bee regional at Woodland HS
Mar 15 GATA MS State at North Gwinnett Middle (MS 9)
Mar 22 GATA Varsity State (136) @ Ola HS (All classes)
Mar 29 Jag Bowl VIII (GSAC)
Apr 5 Collins Hill Season Ender (2 divisions: 133A and LIST?)
Apr 12 Munson Hybrid at Cedar Shoals (mirror of Ottawa Hybrid) [ACT]
Apr 13 TBS X at Cedar Shoals (Open Trash)
Apr 19 (Easter)
Apr 26 NHBB in DC
May 3 GATA Board Meeting (one day meeting)
May 10 MSNCT in Atlanta, Pre-Nats event at Kentucky (SCT Div II)
May 24 PACE High School Nationals in DC
May 31 HSNCT in Chicago

[CSQuizJags]

Updated GA calendar.

[pajaro bobo]

Quick tournaments from GATA Winter:
North:
1. Alpharetta A
2. Marist A
3. Chattahoochee A
4. Norcross

Shoutouts to Marist A for upsetting a Nirav-less Chattahoochee.

South:
1. Bainbridge
2. Galloway
3. Flowery Branch
4. Baconton Charter

South JV:
1. Decatur
2. Mount De Sales
3. Galloway

[AKKOLADE]

Quick tournaments from GATA Winter:
North:
1. Alpharetta A
2. Marist A
3. Chattahoochee A
4. Norcross

The stats for this: do they reflect PPB from 3 part bonuses or 2 part bonuses? I always forget when Georgia uses what.

Edit: oh, did you include bouncebacks with base PPB again?

[pajaro bobo]

Edit: oh, did you include bouncebacks with base PPB again?

Unfortunately, yes.

[AKKOLADE]

c'mon guysssssssssss

[Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin]

Georgia teams!
Vanderbilt would love to host you at our 43rd Academic Bowl Competition on February 22nd on IS-134 set.(Whoever doesn't go to Cedar Shoals, this is your chance!) Come enjoy Music City on a likely beautiful spring day! Previous ABCs have seen some, not many, Georgia participants and we hope that this one will be an exception.
Edit: You will also face some of the best teams in Tennessee, such as Ezell-Harding, the yet-unranked University School of Nashville, and Farragut, as well as Dunbar from Kentucky(that should be some incentive).
All of the details, including how to register and how to pay, are in that post.
Feel free to contact me specifically (PM or email on my profile) or us in general (vandyquizbowl AT gmail DOT com) if you have any questions.

[pajaro bobo]

Quick results from the Norcross mirror of IMSANITY.

1. Chattahoochee A
2. "Invictus"
3. Chattahoochee B
4. North Gwinnett

[Great Bustard]

NHBB Georgia States is now set for Prince Ave. Christian School in Bogart on Saturday, March 8 on A Set. We're also running B Set at Cedar Shoals on January 20 (MLK Day), and C Set in Southern Georgia at Southside Christian School in Waycross on Saturday, February 8. I realize it's not ideal to have 3 tournaments in the Athens area and nothing closer to Atlanta or Central Georgia - we had some trouble getting the states date down until Prince Avenue Christian offered, so I was grateful for their interest in hosting. We'll look to remedy this for 2014-15.

[pajaro bobo]

Quick CATT IX results:
1. Dorman A
2. Marist A
3. Dorman B
4. Alpharetta A
5. Alpharetta B
5. Collins Hill A
5. Walton A
5. Oak Mountain Academy

[AKKOLADE]

Was PPB separated from bouncebacks for this one?

[CSQuizJags]

No

[CSQuizJags]

GATA is looking for comparable packets to use in our NASAT tryout in February. If you know of any that have NOT been used in Georgia,please email GATA at gataquizbowl at gmail. We only need three or four rounds. Thanks!

[AKKOLADE]

Hi everyone,

The University of Kentucky is hosting a Pre-Nationals weekend on May 10 and 11th on our campus in Lexington, Kentucky. On Saturday, we'll be using NAQT SCT DII with HSNCT rules, and on Sunday we'll be using the Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament with NSC rules.

I've heard that there is a GATA meeting this weekend. If you're not involved with that, we'd love you to be able to attend our tournament.

For more details on fees and such, check our announcement at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =1&t=15460.

[CSQuizJags]

Hi everyone,

The University of Kentucky is hosting a Pre-Nationals weekend on May 10 and 11th on our campus in Lexington, Kentucky. On Saturday, we'll be using NAQT SCT DII with HSNCT rules, and on Sunday we'll be using the Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament with NSC rules.

I've heard that there is a GATA meeting this weekend. If you're not involved with that, we'd love you to be able to attend our tournament.

For more details on fees and such, check our announcement at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =1&t=15460.

The date of the GATA Board meeting isn't set yet as it's also the same day as the MSNCT in Atlanta. Also, getting teams to go during AP week might be a little tough, but we will place your event on our calendar.

[AKKOLADE]

Thanks Robin! I understand on the AP issue, but that's also the only weekend we can hold it, so, whatcha gonna do?

[Rountree]

The University of Kentucky is hosting a Pre-Nationals weekend on May 10 and 11th on our campus in Lexington, Kentucky.

This is, indeed, the same weekend as the GATA Board Meeting.

[scottkim]

GATA JV State was held this past weekend at Collins Hill and here are the quick results. Stats should be uploaded on NAQT soon.

1A
1st Oak Mountain Academy
2nd Savannah Country

2A
1st Westminster
2nd Lamar County

3A
1st Decatur B
2nd Decatur A

4A
1st Marist A
2nd River Ridge

5A
1st Flowery Branch A 9-1 (beat Dunwoody A, lost to Cedar Shoals)
2nd Dunwoody A 9-1 (lost to Flowery Branch A)
3rd Northview 8-2 (beat Cedar Shoals, lost to Flowery Branch A and Dunwoody A)
4th Cedar Shoals 8-2 (beat Flowery Branch A, lost to Dunwoody A and Northview)

6A
1st Alpharetta
2nd Parkview A
3rd Chattahoochee A
4th Centennial