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MUSTANGS SURVIVE MEAT GRINDER TO FINISH 1-2, CORAL ACADEMY SECURES NATIONALS BID
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The Nevada Quiz Bowl postseason began with some very well-played matches through the entire field. In addition to several matches that came down to the final cycle, it was also a day for a few teams to jump up and score their best finishes of the season. And the day even brought another piece of great news--another new entrant for MSNCT from Nevada.
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QUARTERFINAL RECAP
The high-riser of the day, Rogich B faced off against Coral Academy for a top-3 spot and a berth in MSNCT. Dhruv Soundarapandian led off with 2 fast 10s that just missed power. The Falcons took 4 of 6 parts to lead 60-0. Rogich B fired back with a 10 from Zachary Ferguson, a power from Vincent Medina, and a power from Ferguson. After 4 of 9 parts were good, the Rough Riders led by 20. Over the final 5 tossups of the first half, Coral took 3 tossups with 40 bonus points while Rogich B took 2 tossups with the same conversion. At halftime, Rogich B held a slim lead at 140-130. The Rough Riders took the first 2 tossups with some slight controversy after a tossup answer line protest. Five bonus parts grew the lead to 40. Coral took the next 10 but a tough neg by Soundarapandian on T14 to remain down by 15. He rebounded as quickly as possible on the next one, though, to give Coral a 185-170 lead. Soundarapandian kept the momentum going with 2 more 10s to get the first real separation for either team in the match. Rogich B then called timeout with 3:53 remaining. For the Falcons, the stoppage didn't curb any momentum. Soundarapandian took 2 of the next 3 to help the Falcons go up by 110 before calling their timeout with only 1:45 left. They were instructed by their coach to stall all bonuses, which they did expertly to run out the clock and secure a top-3 finish. Final Score: Coral 340, Rogich B 165. SEMIFINALS RECAP With all Nationals bids spoken for, it now came down to bragging rights. An early neg by Georgia Lowry led to a rebound 10 from Joseph Doyle for the Falcons. Lowry made up for it immediately with a power on T2. A full-3o bonus put the Mustangs up 40-20. Nerves started to show a bit as Soundarapandian took 2 straight negs and the Mustangs failed a rebound on one of them. Clara Tsang powered on the other. After 5 cycles, Meadows B held a 75-10 lead. From there, Tsang and Lowry combined for 4 straight tossups on T5, T6, T7, and T8. 8 out of 12 bonus parts thanks to the teamwork of Lowry, Tsang, Evan Kuperstock, and Sahil Wadhwa made it 200-10. Doyle stopped the bleeding with a hyper-fast power on T9 with a full 30 to get Coral back in it. Tsang and Lowry then once again combined for a run of powers and 5 of 6 bonuses to go up 280-50. Soundarapandian and Kuperstock traded the last two tossups of the half to close out a robust 14-cycle period. The Mustangs led 315-90 at halftime. Meadows B subbed out Kuperstock and brought in Cadence Luh. |
MEADOWS MUSTANGS (A)
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The Mustangs came out firing to start the 2nd half by running the first 3 tossups with 100% bonus conversion. A Falcon neg led to a Mustang rebound and another full 30 to make it 475-85. Soundarapandian answered with a super-quick power on T20 to get Coral over the century mark. He followed with a 10 on T20 and another power on T21 as well. With 3 cycles left, the Falcons trailed 475-185.
Wadhwa stopped the mini-run with 10 on T22 and a full 30 bonus. Soundarapandian answered with his own on T23. Wadhwa had the final say on T24. Final Score: Meadows B 535, Coral Academy 225. The Falcons finished with their highest placement of the season.
FINALS RECAP
The all-Mustang final started with an Elliot Lefebvre neg followed by a Wadhwa rebound. Then, William Russman had an aggressive neg on T2 followed by a Lowry rebound. After 2 cycles, B held an 85-point lead. Russman got it back on T3 with a full 30 bonus from teammates Lefebvre, Sophia Gallardo, and Winston Luh.
Gallardo took a neg on T4 with the answer right on the tip of her tongue, and Tsang converted the rebound with a full 30. On T5, Wadhwa returned a neg and Russman converted the turnover with a full 30 from Meadows A. Russman subsequently took a fast 10 on T6 and a full 30 to bring his team within one cycle, trailing 110-105.
Lefebvre notched his name on the stat sheet with a power on T7 and 20 to take the lead. Enter Georgia Lowry. Lowry powered T8 with a 20-bonus to tilt the seesaw back to B, 145-140. She took 10 on T9 to widen the gap to 35. And then she powered T10 to add her third in a row.
The half closed with a hyper-power from Winston Luh on T11 and a buzzer race power from Clara Tsang on T12. At halftime, B led 245-185.
Lefebvre started the second half with a power and a 20 bonus. Lowry fired back with a power on T14. Russman took 10 of his own on T15. Lowry continued her huge game with a return power on T16. Tsang took a neg in the vicinity of the answer line on T17 and Russman converted the rebound. A 30 bonus brought Team A to within 30, 310-280.
Luh powered T18 and Gallardo full 30'd the bonus herself to put A back in the lead for the first time since tossup 7. A very tough neg from Lowry on T19 led to a converted turnover from Russman. The ensuing full 30 bonus pushed A's lead to 60, 365-305. Timeout, Meadows B. 2:57 remained.
Russman ended any doubts that the timeout would stop the momentum. He won a buzzer race power on T20 with a 10-bonus. That left the door slightly ajar, and Wadhwa began the charge with a power on T21. A full 30 brought the deficit to 40.
Gallardo got a badly needed power for A on T22 and the subsequent 30 bonus almost made it academic. Meadows A called timeout with an 85-point lead and only 47 seconds left. T23 resulted in a tough neg from Wadhwa and a failed rebound from Luh. At that point, though, A had it wrapped up. Russman placed the exclamation point with a T24 power and 30 bonus to win the championship. Both teams will be the top seeds in their preliminary pools at State on February 1st.
Wadhwa stopped the mini-run with 10 on T22 and a full 30 bonus. Soundarapandian answered with his own on T23. Wadhwa had the final say on T24. Final Score: Meadows B 535, Coral Academy 225. The Falcons finished with their highest placement of the season.
FINALS RECAP
The all-Mustang final started with an Elliot Lefebvre neg followed by a Wadhwa rebound. Then, William Russman had an aggressive neg on T2 followed by a Lowry rebound. After 2 cycles, B held an 85-point lead. Russman got it back on T3 with a full 30 bonus from teammates Lefebvre, Sophia Gallardo, and Winston Luh.
Gallardo took a neg on T4 with the answer right on the tip of her tongue, and Tsang converted the rebound with a full 30. On T5, Wadhwa returned a neg and Russman converted the turnover with a full 30 from Meadows A. Russman subsequently took a fast 10 on T6 and a full 30 to bring his team within one cycle, trailing 110-105.
Lefebvre notched his name on the stat sheet with a power on T7 and 20 to take the lead. Enter Georgia Lowry. Lowry powered T8 with a 20-bonus to tilt the seesaw back to B, 145-140. She took 10 on T9 to widen the gap to 35. And then she powered T10 to add her third in a row.
The half closed with a hyper-power from Winston Luh on T11 and a buzzer race power from Clara Tsang on T12. At halftime, B led 245-185.
Lefebvre started the second half with a power and a 20 bonus. Lowry fired back with a power on T14. Russman took 10 of his own on T15. Lowry continued her huge game with a return power on T16. Tsang took a neg in the vicinity of the answer line on T17 and Russman converted the rebound. A 30 bonus brought Team A to within 30, 310-280.
Luh powered T18 and Gallardo full 30'd the bonus herself to put A back in the lead for the first time since tossup 7. A very tough neg from Lowry on T19 led to a converted turnover from Russman. The ensuing full 30 bonus pushed A's lead to 60, 365-305. Timeout, Meadows B. 2:57 remained.
Russman ended any doubts that the timeout would stop the momentum. He won a buzzer race power on T20 with a 10-bonus. That left the door slightly ajar, and Wadhwa began the charge with a power on T21. A full 30 brought the deficit to 40.
Gallardo got a badly needed power for A on T22 and the subsequent 30 bonus almost made it academic. Meadows A called timeout with an 85-point lead and only 47 seconds left. T23 resulted in a tough neg from Wadhwa and a failed rebound from Luh. At that point, though, A had it wrapped up. Russman placed the exclamation point with a T24 power and 30 bonus to win the championship. Both teams will be the top seeds in their preliminary pools at State on February 1st.
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