(Not the High School)
Front Row: Zach (Classic
Napoleon pose), Kelli (beautiful, as always), Ben (his head as big as
every), and Lil' A
Back Row: Doug (Looking good in his suit), Steve (Looking who knows where) and Jeremy (doesn't he look like a reptile?)
Back Row: Doug (Looking good in his suit), Steve (Looking who knows where) and Jeremy (doesn't he look like a reptile?)
The Big Three
Kelli (senior) - Kelli is our captain and our "fluff" person. Being our fluff person she is responsible for composers, artists, musicals, works of art, sculpture, architects, and everything else no one wants to learn. She's averaging close to 20 points per round (PPR) on NAQT style questions so far this year.
Zach (senior) - Zach is our history person and our go-to-guy when no one else knows. He's leading our team in scoring so far this year, averaging nearly 70 PPR on NAQT questions this year. He's picked up awards for scoring at Monteverde-3rd, UF High School Fall-4th, UF High School Spring-3rd and UF College-2nd.
Jeremy (senior) - Jeremy is our science guy. He is responsible for knowing all of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Astronomy, and Math. Jeremy's averaging 40+ PPR on NAQT style questions this year.
Team Stats (for NAQT style only)
Points Per Round: 345
Differential: +205
Bonus Conversion: 17.1
Tossups Per Round: 13
Other Players
Steve (junior) - Steve is Jeremy's apprentice and he's been voted the "Bible" person on the team whether he wants it or not. Steve always knows the answers, he just likes to see if everyone else knows them as well, so he gives everyone else a chance to ring in first. He's such a good sport.
Derek (senior) - Derek knows Norse Mythology like nobody I know. If only he'd show up every now and then, staying out of trouble with the law is also a plus.
Lil' A (junior) - Lil' A or, as I've once heard him been called. Andrew is our designated reader. He knows a little bit of everything, but like Steve, he isn't a huge fan of electricty so he stays away from the buzzer.
Ben (junior) - Ben has been designated our Lit person because no one else wants to learn Lit. Because of car issues he hasn't been able to make it to practice that much lately but is a very solid player and hopefully will lead the team along with Steven and Lil' A next year.
Kody (junior) - "The new kid" We haven't learned that much about him yet other than he's Steve's friend and he seems like he knows his Latin.
Brandon (sophomore) - He's what we call a legacy, the younger brother of Mike (alumnus) and Derek. I think he's our JV captain this year. (Not like that really matters because we haven't played in any JV events)
Tulci (freshman) - I haven't had the chance to see her play that much this year, but I hear she's improving steadily and will soon be a strong player. She has also been delegated as a Lit person whether she wants it or not.
The Coach
Mr. Doug - That's me. They've taken to calling me Mr. Doug because that's what my 2nd graders call me at extended day. I drive, I coach, I pay for food, and I don't get paid for it. I very much enjoy my volunteering work with the team, especially when they let me play on the buzzers.
Tournaments
Taylor Fall Brawl - October 14, 2003
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Steve
Record: 7-0
Place: 1st :-)
Highlights: Putting the smack down on Wakulla in the finals (285-150), at one point we got 7 tossups in a row. Doing the same to MacClay (265-150) and Chiles (380-140) in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Lowlights: Round 1, only beating MacClay III by 415.
Miles Traversed: 600
Monteverde Academic Tournament - November 15, 2003
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Ben
Record: 8-0 (Total 15-0)
Place: 1st :-)
Highlights: Doubling up Vanguard in the finals; getting 6 straight tossups to end the game. Zach finishing 3rd overall in individual scoring. Jeremy took 5th and Kelli took 6th in scoring as well.
Lowlights: Getting up at 4 am to drive up there.
Miles Traversed: 300 (Total 900)
Brookwood Invitational Scholars Bowl - November 22, 2003
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Derek
Record: 8-1 (Total 23-1)
Place: 9th :-(
Highlights: Going 4-0 in our bracket and beating Hardee (300-195) handily in the playoffs.
Lowlights: Getting taught a lesson by Central High School (Macon) 310-170.
Miles Traversed: 1100 (Total 2000)
University of Florida Fall High School Tournament - December 6, 2003
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Steve
Record: 11-1 (Total 34-2)
Place: 2nd :-(
Highlights: Beating Walton by a good deal in the semifinals, 280-205. Zach finishing 4th overall in individual scoring.
Lowlights: Losing in the finals on the last question to Ransom Everglades despite answering more toss-ups than they did in the round.
Miles Traversed: 500 (Total 2500)
Sunshine State Invitational (College Tournament, Division II) - January 17, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Steve
Record: 9-1 (Total 43-3)
Place: 3rd :-/
Highlights: Starting off the day with a 300-20 win, following it up with a 290-55 round, later in the day winning another by the score of 305-25. Most importantly we beat FSU's team which had one of our alums playing for them. Zach finishing 2nd in division II in individual scoring and winning a round entirely by himself.
Lowlights: Jeremy's eye. Losing in the semifinals to USF, who went on to win Division II.
Miles Traversed: 500 (Total 3000)
Dorman Cavalier Classic - January 31, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy
Record: 8-1 (Total 51-4)
Place: 3rd :-)
Highlights: Making it to the Semifinals in one of the premier tournaments in the South is always nice. Coming back to beat Daviess County getting the last two toss-ups to win. Beating Milton II twice was also pretty cool.
Lowlights: Driving for 10 hours on Friday and another 10 hours in Sunday. Snow... Ice... Cold.
Miles Traversed: 1400 (Total 4400)
Vanguard NAQT - February 28, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy
Record: 9-1 (Total 60-5)
Place: 2nd :-(
Highlights: Zach being the one man wrecking crew that he is. He scored over 90 points in 4 rounds and had a high of 115 in one round. Beating Hardee B 520- -5, beating Suwannee 500-30, and beating Eastside B 485-10. Bob Evans... it's good stuff.
Lowlights: Losing in the finals, badly. The lack of organization by Vanguard; the 'modified' playoff brackets, the way lunch was handled (Jeremy not getting to eat)
Miles Traversed: 500 (Total 4900)
University of Florida Spring High School Tournament - March 20, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Lil'A
Record: 9-1 (Total 69-6)
Place: 2nd (1st)
Hightlights: Jeremy finally getting his Chinese Buffet. The first 9 rounds, especially the first one against Hardee.
Lowlights: no comment... grr!
Miles Traversed: 500 (Total 5400)
Comissioner's Academic Challenge - April 15-17, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Ben; alternates: Steve, Lil' A
Record: NA
Place: 6th :(
Highlights: Game 2, getting 22 tossups. Zach challenging on the worksheet in the finals and winning. Leaving the banquet early to go to prom festivities.
Lowlights: The finals.
Miles Traversed: 600 (Total 6000)
Florida Beta States - Early May 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy, Mike, Dan, and Chris
Record: 2-0 (Total 71-6)
Place: 1st :)
Highlights: Ha, that was a joke. It's nice to play against teams that aren't real quizbowl teams. Staying on the beach in Daytona was fun as well. Kelli took 1st in English and scratch art, Zach took 1st in Social Studies, and Jeremy took 1st in Science and Senior Scholarship test.
Lowlights: The questions really sucked, but it didn't matter.
Miles Traversed: 300 (Total 6300)
PACE Nationals - June 12-13, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy
Record: 3-4 (Total 74-10)
Place: 24th
Highlights: Touring Washington after the tournament
Lowlights: Driving all night on the way up, 14 hours straight.
Miles Traversed: 1800 (Total 8,100)
Beta Nationals - June 16-20, 2004
Team: Kelli, Zach, Jeremy
Record: 1-1 (Total 75-11)
Place: N/A
Highlights: Finally getting rid of Mr. Doug for a tournament.
Lowlights: Last tournament of the year. Losing to Cutter after leading at the half.
Miles Traversed: 500 (Total 8,600)
And thus ends the illustrious run of the Martin County Quizbowl Team.