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2018-2019 Year In Review: Big Steps Forward For Nevada Quiz Bowl
As preparations for the expansion of the LVQBA get underway, it's time to get one last look at the past season and celebrate the accomplishments of the students who represented Nevada on a national level this past spring and summer.
Clark High School
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The Chargers performed excellently at two different national-level tournaments this year. In their first appearance of the year, they finished tied for 49th at the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia. The team went 7-5, averaging nearly 20 points per bonus (19.06) for the entire weekend. The four-student team consisted of Eshaan Vakil, Blu Mehari, Alex Bean, and Shadman Kabir. Also of note was the individual performance of Eshaan Vakil. He finished 7th in the overall standings and was named a Tournament All-Star.
A few weeks later, the Chargers competed in the PACE National Scholastic Championship in Reston, Virginia, and finished in 35th with a 9-6 record. What made this outing especially impressive was that Clark's roster only had 2 players all weekend--Vakil and Mehari. Both players did exceptionally well against a powerful field. In a trend that began at HSNCT, Vakil finished near the top of the individual standings, placing third overall. Speaking of Vakil, he also participated in the NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament back in April in Rosemont, Illinois. He finished in a tie for 21st overall, powering nearly a third of his questions. Finally of note for Clark, the Chargers played an instrumental role in being community ambassadors for the game. Both Vakil and Mehari were camp counselors at the Alliance for Academic Quiz Bowl's annual Coding and Quiz Bowl Camp. Founded by Vakil's nonprofit organization, the camp works with high numbers of elementary female students to get them involved in both coding and quiz bowl--two areas around the country where girls tend to be underrepresented. Vakil and Mehari's efforts were highlighted in this feature from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Quiz Tourney Winner Fights Las Vegas Stereotypes" |
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Liberty High School
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The always-consistent Liberty High Patriots completed yet another successful season in 2019. They made their third consecutive appearance at the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament. With a somewhat shortened roster, the team still managed to win 3 games in Atlanta, tying their mark from the previous year. The weekend also marked the end for Liberty's exceptionally strong senior class of Roy Margallo, Janavi Sathappan, Ryan Chappell, Jennalyn Tamio, and Conner Thornhill. All of us at the LVQBA send our sincerest congratulations to them on their graduations. We also thank every single one of them for helping build the league since Day 1 in 2016.
Margallo also competed for the second-straight year in the NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament, placing in a tie for 71st overall. As the Patriots now look forward to 2020, they will rely on the leadership of Ryan Johns and Caleb Fears to help grow the next generation of Liberty Quiz Bowl. |
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Sierra Vista High School
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One of the feel-good stories of this year no doubt was the growth of the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions. When they began the year, their biggest concern was whether or not they'd be able to field a consistent roster. Enter sophomore Moses Damena, the breakout star of the 2019 season. With Damena adding to the strong performances from sisters Emma and Julianna Jurvelin, the Mountain Lions continued the growth of their program all season long.
Damena finished the year in style, representing Sierra Vista for the first time at the Individual National Player Championship Tournament. Damena's efforts this season were later chronicled by the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Sophomore Represents Sierra Vista at Chicago-Area Quiz Bowl" |
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Red Rock High School
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Struggling to find their rhythm for most of the season, the Dragons finally put the pieces together at the end of the year as they played their best quiz bowl to finish the season. Motivated by their disappointment of not earning a wild card berth for HSNCT, Red Rock competed for the second time in three years at the NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament in Rosemont, Illinois. The team chose to make a full weekend out of it--traveling to the Art Institute of Chicago, checking out the Adler Planetarium, visiting DePaul University, and getting for some of them their first experience with deep dish pizza. After a full day's worth of sightseeing, the team came through with 4 wins on competition day, easily eclipsing their best mark in school history. Representing the Dragons were Josh Cruzado, Annie Vong, David Jelinsky, Alex Hewitt, Soleil Perez, and Sebastian Lopez.
The Dragons return everyone in 2020 and will have a senior class for the first time in school history. |
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Las Vegas Quiz Bowl Alliance
The year in review would not be complete without the LVQBA offering its most humble and grateful thanks to the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence as we received the Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award at the NSC in June. We feel that this award gives significant validation to everything we're trying to do in providing high-quality quiz bowl experiences for students in the state of Nevada. All of us at the LVQBA wish to recognize the Vakil family for nominating us and Greg Bossick (informal guru of Ohio Quiz Bowl) for his tireless support and guidance to our league.
We also wish to thank our highly-devoted volunteer staff of community members who make our tournaments a success each week: Tim Woodward, Eric Bell, Lynda Burns, Rei Vital, Rush Wickes, Edgar Urena, and Ron Barth.
Also deserving of high praise are the coaches in our league who work with their students each week to help them improve not just as quiz bowl players but also become better scholars in the classroom: David Fisher, Chuck Bean, Dave Jurvelin, Charlcie Holguin, Vaughnika Briggs, Jason Crowder, Mason Kitchens, and Matt Albert.
Last but not least, the LVQBA thanks everyone around the country who have been so supportive since our inception in 2016. The national quiz bowl community is one of the finest in the nation, and it's a big reason why our coaches and players have fostered a collaborative atmosphere even during competition. Many of our coaches work together and share secrets to improve their teams, and a large number of the students in our league have formed many friendships across schools. All of this league-wide cooperation is a tribute to what the quiz bowl community prioritizes in deciding what they want the game to be and what they want it to do for students.
We also wish to thank our highly-devoted volunteer staff of community members who make our tournaments a success each week: Tim Woodward, Eric Bell, Lynda Burns, Rei Vital, Rush Wickes, Edgar Urena, and Ron Barth.
Also deserving of high praise are the coaches in our league who work with their students each week to help them improve not just as quiz bowl players but also become better scholars in the classroom: David Fisher, Chuck Bean, Dave Jurvelin, Charlcie Holguin, Vaughnika Briggs, Jason Crowder, Mason Kitchens, and Matt Albert.
Last but not least, the LVQBA thanks everyone around the country who have been so supportive since our inception in 2016. The national quiz bowl community is one of the finest in the nation, and it's a big reason why our coaches and players have fostered a collaborative atmosphere even during competition. Many of our coaches work together and share secrets to improve their teams, and a large number of the students in our league have formed many friendships across schools. All of this league-wide cooperation is a tribute to what the quiz bowl community prioritizes in deciding what they want the game to be and what they want it to do for students.
NAQT Nevada State Recap: Chargers Ride 8-0 Record To 3rd Straight State Title
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The consistency of the Clark High School Quiz Bowl program was on display yet again on Saturday as the Chargers won their third consecutive Nevada State Championship. Eshaan Vakil led all scorers with 43 powers, 57 tens, and 12 negs to finish with 1155 points and an average of 144.38 points per game. Vakil was so dominant that the next closest scorer, Sierra Vista’s Moses Damena, sat 680 points back. Vakil’s teammates Blu Mehari (4-8-0, 140), Shadman Kabir (5-5-3, 110), and Jay Parikh (1-2-1, 30) were consistently reliable in their specialty areas as well. All of their combined efforts made the Chargers untouchable throughout the entire day. Head Coach Chuck Bean also notched his third state title in as many years to add to an impressive postseason resume.
The only thing truly different about this year’s event was that the Chargers did not need to play an advantaged final as they had already sufficiently distanced themselves from the field by the time all matches were done. That’s not to say the rest of the field had an off-day, though. The tournament runner-up, the Liberty Patriots, turned in their best performance both by record and by final placement at the NST to finish with a 6-2 record and averages of 15.36 PPTH plus 15.71 PPB. Roy Margallo ended the day as the tournament’s 3rd-best individual with a line of 8-34-2 for 450 points. With Clark A and Liberty A claiming the top two spots, the only drama remaining is what NAQT will decide to do in awarding the third HSNCT bid that was up for grabs. Four teams finished with a 5-3 record: Clark B, Red Rock A, Liberty B, and Faith Lutheran A. For the purposes of placements at this event, the LVQBA rules state that PPTH is the statistical tiebreaker. That would give the official 3rd-place spot to Clark B; however, it is NAQT’s call on who will actually get that HSNCT bid. With the state tournament now completed, the LVQBA wishes to thank all of the players, coaches, parents, and fans from across the country who have been following the league. Even though the bulk of the official LVQBA events are done, the various member schools of the league are now going to take over and host additional events throughout the spring. For more information on dates, registration, and fees, please click here. 2019 NAQT Nevada State Full Team Standings
2019 NAQT Nevada State Individual Statistics
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Clark HS
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LVQBA Conference Tournament Recap: Clark High School Tops Liberty For 3rd Consecutive Championship
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The first half brought some drama to the proceedings, the second half was a clinic. The Clark Chargers won their 3rd consecutive LVQBA Conference Tournament championship on Saturday as they showcased the abilities of all 7 players on their roster in every single match. While junior Eshaan Vakil steals many of the headlines, head coach Chuck Bean helped show the rest of the league just how talented his roster is. Charles Birt (4 powers, 5 tens, 1 neg for 105 points), Alex Bean (6-3-1, 115), and Blu Mehari (3-5-0, 95) all finished in the Top-10 of the individual standings. Shadman Kabir, Jay Parikh, and Amanda Chang contributed at a high level on bonuses, too. Their efforts combined with Vakil's 20-13-1 for 425 to give a final tally of 4 wins, no losses, and a staggering 24.01 Points Per Tossup Heard.
The only shaky moments all day (if you can even call them that), occurred in the first half of the championship match as Liberty A jumped out to an early lead. The Patriots increased their lead to about 3 cycles after a couple of Vakil negs, but the Chargers made up the deficit quickly and held a modest lead at halftime. In the second half, the Charger domination familiar to many made its last appearance of the day en route to a 515-175 final score. Both Clark and Liberty have already earned automatic berths for HSNCT, so no new teams earned bids this time around. That may change, however, next Saturday as the 16-team State Tournament will have 3 bids up for grabs. Don't forget to come out to Red Rock High School this Saturday, January 26th, for one of Nevada Quiz Bowl's signature events of the season--the 2019 NAQT Nevada State Tournament. A map is displayed below the recap. Matches start at 8am and are schedule to end at about 4pm after the final awards are handed out. Admission is free as always. |
Clark HS
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Week 6 Recap: Thrice Is Nice as Chargers win LVQBA Championship
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The dominance continues. For the third straight year, the Clark Chargers are the champions of the Las Vegas Quiz Bowl Alliance.
Clark won the first two games in the best-of-3 series against the Liberty A Patriots by scores of 710-110 and 625-150. The Patriots were making their second finals appearance in three years. For Clark, it is their third LVQBA Championship, and they will attempt to complete similar runs in January's Conference Tournament and Nevada State Tournament. The Chargers were led to no one's surprise by Eshaan Vakil, who posted a line of 9-7-2 in Game 1 and 6-8-2 in Game 2. The undisputed statistical individual leader all year long, Vakil finished at the top of the leaderboard for the third straight year. Making significant contributions throughout the day were Alex Bean with a 1-3-0 line in Game 2, Blu Mehari and Shadman Kabir with a number of correct answers on bonus questions, and Amanda Chang, who made her LVQBA debut and scored her first tossup of the season in Round 22 against Red Rock C. The Patriots found themselves playing from behind for most of the series, but their usual high performers kept at it as best they could. Janavi Sathappan led Liberty's scoring and finished with a 0-3-0 line for the series. Ryan Chappell also chipped in with 3 tossups. For the Patriots, it is their second runner-up finish in three years, and they will look to try and take down the Chargers in the postseason. If anything, they can take solace in the fact that they scored the most points against the Chargers out of the rest of the league this season. The league will now take a short break for the holiday season. Mark your calendars to join us at Red Rock High School on January 19th for the LVQBA Conference Tournament and January 26th for the 2019 NAQT Nevada State Tournament. Both events start at 8am and admission is free as always. |
Clark HS
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Round 20
Liberty C 335 Faith Lutheran C 80 Red Rock A 360 Faith Lutheran A 190 Red Rock B 50 Sierra Vista 340 Liberty A 420 Red Rock C 70 Liberty B 275 SLAM 50 Clark 895 Faith Lutheran B 30 |
Round 21
Liberty A 325 Red Rock A 175 Red Rock C 80 Liberty C 300 Sierra Vista 75 Clark 805 Faith Lutheran A 355 Liberty B 60 Faith Lutheran C 155 Faith Lutheran B 210 SLAM 160 Red Rock B 90 |
Round 22
Faith Lutheran C 255 SLAM 40 Faith Lutheran B 120 Faith Lutheran A 285 Liberty B 205 Sierra Vista 210 Clark 740 Red Rock C 20 Liberty C 225 Liberty A 400 Red Rock A 420 Red Rock B 70 |
LVQBA Finals--Game 1
Clark 710
Liberty A 110
LVQBA Finals--Game 2
Clark 625
Liberty A 150
Clark wins series 2-0
Clark 710
Liberty A 110
LVQBA Finals--Game 2
Clark 625
Liberty A 150
Clark wins series 2-0
Week 6 Preview: Champions to be Crowned on Saturday
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The anticipation for the 2018 LVQBA Finals is growing as the most anticipated matchup of the season appears it will indeed take place. With Clark High School already in the Finals by way of their Apertura 1st-place finish, the second bid will likely go to Liberty High School A even if they win just one of their three matches on Saturday. Should they reach the Finals, it will mark their first appearance since 2016.
Widely-viewed as the two best teams all season long, the Chargers and the Patriots will look to become this year's champion. For Clark, it would be their third championship in three years. For Liberty, it would be their first in school history. Join us at Liberty High School for Championship Saturday on December 8th. Matches start at 10 AM and, as always, admission is free to anyone who attends. |
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Round 20--10:00 AM
Liberty C vs. Faith Lutheran C Red Rock A vs. Faith Lutheran A Red Rock B vs. Sierra Vista Liberty A vs. Red Rock C Liberty B vs. SLAM Clark vs. Faith Lutheran B |
Round 21--10:45 AM
Liberty A vs. Red Rock A Red Rock C vs. Liberty C Sierra Vista vs. Clark Faith Lutheran A vs. Liberty B Faith Lutheran C vs. Faith Lutheran B SLAM vs. Red Rock B |
Round 22--11:30 AM
Faith Lutheran C vs. SLAM Faith Lutheran B vs. Faith Lutheran A Liberty B vs. Sierra Vista Clark vs. Red Rock C Liberty C vs. Liberty A Red Rock A vs. Red Rock B |
LVQBA Finals--Game 1--12:15 PM
Clark vs. 2nd-place overall finisher
LVQBA Finals--Game 2--1:00 PM
Clark vs. 2nd-place overall finisher
Clark vs. 2nd-place overall finisher
LVQBA Finals--Game 2--1:00 PM
Clark vs. 2nd-place overall finisher
LVQBA Week 5 Recap: Clark Prevails In Potential League Final Preview
In the LVQBA Match of the Week, the Clark Chargers and Liberty A Patriots squared off in a prequel to what is almost mathematically certain to be next week's LVQBA Finals. On the backs of a 3-4-3 line from Eshaan Vakil and 2-3-0 line from Blu Mehari, the Chargers defeated the Patriots 490-245.
Clark jumped out to a very fast start with Vakil scoring 10 on tossup 1, Shadman Kabir scoring 10 on tossup 2, Mehari powering tossup 3 and scoring 10 on tossup 4, and Vakil powering tossup 5. By that point, it was already 200-0, and the Chargers rolled from there. Conner Thornhill and Roy Margallo did spark an excellent Patriot showing from tossup 10 to the end of the match. The Patriots managed to power 5 times in defeat.
With just a single Liberty A win next week, the two teams will both have clinched LVQBA Finals berths and HSNCT berths as well.
League Notes
In a very entertaining match, Sierra Vista held off a furious comeback attempt by the Faith Lutheran C Crusaders, 225-220. Vista led 225-120 after tossup 17, but the Crusaders closed the gap with 3 tossups in a row from Braden Erwin (0-9-0). In the end, it just wasn't enough to catch the Mountain Lions. Moses Damena continued his year-long tear for Vista with 2 powers and 4 tens. Emma Jurvelin also stepped up in the victory with 1 power and 2 tens.
The last match of the day also provided some craziness as Faith Lutheran A and Red Rock B traded the lead 8 times before the Crusaders finally won, 255-175. Eugene Kim (2-3-2) and Daniel Nicastro (1-4-1) led the Crusaders in the win while Soleil Perez (0-4-0) and Joe Steuber (0-3-0) kept the Dragons in the game all the way to the end.
Next week's matches will take place at Liberty High School in Henderson. Immediately following Round 22, the best-of-3 LVQBA Finals will begin. First buzz is at 10am, and admission is always free.
Clark jumped out to a very fast start with Vakil scoring 10 on tossup 1, Shadman Kabir scoring 10 on tossup 2, Mehari powering tossup 3 and scoring 10 on tossup 4, and Vakil powering tossup 5. By that point, it was already 200-0, and the Chargers rolled from there. Conner Thornhill and Roy Margallo did spark an excellent Patriot showing from tossup 10 to the end of the match. The Patriots managed to power 5 times in defeat.
With just a single Liberty A win next week, the two teams will both have clinched LVQBA Finals berths and HSNCT berths as well.
League Notes
In a very entertaining match, Sierra Vista held off a furious comeback attempt by the Faith Lutheran C Crusaders, 225-220. Vista led 225-120 after tossup 17, but the Crusaders closed the gap with 3 tossups in a row from Braden Erwin (0-9-0). In the end, it just wasn't enough to catch the Mountain Lions. Moses Damena continued his year-long tear for Vista with 2 powers and 4 tens. Emma Jurvelin also stepped up in the victory with 1 power and 2 tens.
The last match of the day also provided some craziness as Faith Lutheran A and Red Rock B traded the lead 8 times before the Crusaders finally won, 255-175. Eugene Kim (2-3-2) and Daniel Nicastro (1-4-1) led the Crusaders in the win while Soleil Perez (0-4-0) and Joe Steuber (0-3-0) kept the Dragons in the game all the way to the end.
Next week's matches will take place at Liberty High School in Henderson. Immediately following Round 22, the best-of-3 LVQBA Finals will begin. First buzz is at 10am, and admission is always free.
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Round 16
Sierra Vista 365 Faith Lutheran B 65 Liberty A 245 Clark 490 Red Rock C 50 Liberty B 90 Red Rock B 260 Liberty C 75 Red Rock A 345 SLAM 15 Faith Luth. A 400 Faith Luth. C 60 |
Round 17
Liberty B 20 Liberty A 630 Red Rock A 475 Liberty C 40 SLAM 10 Faith Lutheran A 430 Faith Lutheran B 195 Red Rock C 95 Faith Lutheran C 220 Sierra Vista 225 Clark 890 Red Rock B -5 |
Round 18
Red Rock A 195 Clark 570 Sierra Vista 335 Faith Lutheran A 140 Liberty A 455 Faith Lutheran B 80 Liberty C 135 SLAM 0 Red Rock C -15 Faith Lutheran C 230 Red Rock B 160 Liberty B 40 |
Round 19
Sierra Vista 80 Liberty A 550 Liberty B 20 Clark 835 Faith Lutheran C 100 Red Rock A 370 Faith Lutheran B 130 Liberty C 195 SLAM 30 Red Rock C 190 Faith Lutheran A 255 Red Rock B 175 |
LVQBA Week 5: Clark and Liberty A To Square Off in Potential Finals Preview
It's the Match of the Week, and it could very well be a sneak preview of this year's LVQBA Finals. Clark and Liberty A, the top 2 seeds as the field currently stands, will get one last look at each other in this year's regular season on Saturday at Red Rock High School. For the Chargers, it's a chance to keep their unblemished record. For the Patriots, it's an opportunity to show that they can challenge for the league championship. With both teams currently sitting a full game ahead of 3rd place in the Clausura and at least 2 full games ahead in the overall standings, it's unlikely that the outcome of the match will affect their seeding unless multiple upsets occur the rest of the way from teams like Red Rock A, Sierra Vista, and Faith Lutheran A.
Join us this weekend at Red Rock High School for all of the Week 5 action. First buzz is at 10am, and admission is free as always. Matches will take place in the 300s hallway.
Join us this weekend at Red Rock High School for all of the Week 5 action. First buzz is at 10am, and admission is free as always. Matches will take place in the 300s hallway.
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Round 16--10:00 AM
Sierra Vista vs. Faith Lutheran B Liberty A vs. Clark Red Rock C vs. Liberty B Red Rock B vs. Liberty C Red Rock A vs. SLAM Faith Luth. A vs. Faith Luth. C |
Round 17--10:45 AM
Liberty B vs. Liberty A Red Rock A vs. Liberty C SLAM vs. Faith Lutheran A Faith Lutheran B vs. Red Rock C Faith Lutheran C vs. Sierra Vista Clark vs. Red Rock B |
Round 18--11:30 AM
Red Rock A vs. Clark Sierra Vista vs. Faith Lutheran A Liberty A vs. Faith Lutheran B Liberty C vs. SLAM Red Rock C vs. Faith Lutheran C Red Rock B vs. Liberty B |
Round 19--12:15 PM
Sierra Vista vs. Liberty A Liberty B vs. Clark Faith Lutheran C vs. Red Rock A Faith Lutheran B vs. Liberty C SLAM vs. Red Rock C Faith Lutheran A vs. Red Rock B |
LVQBA Week 4 Recap: Sierra Vista and Red Rock A Battle to Dramatic Tie; Clark, Liberty A Atop Clausura Standings
In what turned out to be the match of the day, Sierra Vista and Red Rock A traded runs of tossups in each half before settling for a final score of 305-305. It is the league's first tie this season and second in LVQBA history. Moses Damena (5-34-0 line on the day) help the Lions get out to a fast start and an eventual 225-120 halftime lead. Emma Jurvelin complemented Damena's efforts nicely with one power and one ten in the first half. In the second half, the Dragons mounted their comeback largely thanks to Annie Vong (5-21-5), who correctly answered three of the final five tossups to bring the Dragons even.
The match had one of the better finishes of the season. With Sierra Vista leading 285-255 after 21 tossups, Vong scored a 10 on tossup 23 followed by a 10 on the bonus. Damena countered with 10 on tossup 24 followed by a 10 on the bonus. On tossup 24, Vong scored the final 10 and the Dragons eked out 2 parts on the bonus to finish the comeback and cement the draw.
In other action from the day that, both Clark and Liberty A kept pace with each other as expected in scoring the only perfect 4-0 records. If the season were to end today, the Chargers and Patriots would be the LVQBA Finalists. A potential preview of that series will take place in the first match of the day on December 1st at Red Rock High School. Admission is free as always, and first buzz is at 10am.
League Notes for Week 4
--The SLAM Bulls have a rising star in Jhanae George, who scored on 9 tossups today. George now sits in the Top-20 of the individual standings.
--Red Rock C, the only team made up completely of middle schoolers, scored their second win of the league in defeating Red Rock B 200-95. Anya Santamaria tallied 2 powers and 5 tossups in the win.
--Faith Lutheran B received a well-balanced effort in securing a win in their final match of the day. Chad Sherf, Alex A., and Bella Gorichar contributed 3 tossups apiece.
The match had one of the better finishes of the season. With Sierra Vista leading 285-255 after 21 tossups, Vong scored a 10 on tossup 23 followed by a 10 on the bonus. Damena countered with 10 on tossup 24 followed by a 10 on the bonus. On tossup 24, Vong scored the final 10 and the Dragons eked out 2 parts on the bonus to finish the comeback and cement the draw.
In other action from the day that, both Clark and Liberty A kept pace with each other as expected in scoring the only perfect 4-0 records. If the season were to end today, the Chargers and Patriots would be the LVQBA Finalists. A potential preview of that series will take place in the first match of the day on December 1st at Red Rock High School. Admission is free as always, and first buzz is at 10am.
League Notes for Week 4
--The SLAM Bulls have a rising star in Jhanae George, who scored on 9 tossups today. George now sits in the Top-20 of the individual standings.
--Red Rock C, the only team made up completely of middle schoolers, scored their second win of the league in defeating Red Rock B 200-95. Anya Santamaria tallied 2 powers and 5 tossups in the win.
--Faith Lutheran B received a well-balanced effort in securing a win in their final match of the day. Chad Sherf, Alex A., and Bella Gorichar contributed 3 tossups apiece.
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Round 12
Clark 690 Liberty C 70 Sierra Vista 320 SLAM 50 Faith Lutheran A 320 Red Rock C 35 Faith Lutheran C 10 Liberty A 525 Faith Lutheran B 50 Red Rock B 190 Liberty B 25 Red Rock A 320 |
Round 13
Liberty A 490 Faith Lutheran A 170 Red Rock C 140 Sierra Vista 305 SLAM 20 Clark 780 Liberty C 230 Liberty B 165 Red Rock A 445 Faith Lutheran B 90 Red Rock B 235 Faith Lutheran C 55 |
Round 14
Faith Lutheran A 315 Liberty C 135 Faith Lutheran C 40 Clark 840 Faith Lutheran B 65 Liberty B 280 Liberty A 610 SLAM 30 Red Rock C 200 Red Rock B 95 Sierra Vista 305 Red Rock A 305 |
Round 15
Clark 875 Faith Lutheran A 10 Liberty C 110 Sierra Vista 390 Red Rock A 505 Red Rock C 10 Red Rock B 95 Liberty A 540 SLAM 85 Faith Lutheran B 155 Liberty B 195 Faith Lutheran C 120 |
LVQBA Week 4 Preview: Clausura Round Robin Begins with 4 Matches
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Now that Clark High School has clinched the first spot in the LVQBA Finals, it's time to reset the standings and find our second finalist. The Clausura Round Robin kicks off this weekend at Liberty High School with four matches. The team who wins the Clausura Round Robin will take the second spot in the LVQBA Finals. If Clark finishes in first again, then the team with the next best overall record over the course of the ENTIRE regular season will get the other Finals bid.
Don't forget to join us this weekend! First Buzz is at 10am, and admission is free. |
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Round 12--10:00 AM
Clark vs. Liberty C Sierra Vista vs. SLAM Faith Lutheran A vs. Red Rock C Faith Lutheran C vs. Liberty A Faith Lutheran B vs. Red Rock B Liberty B vs. Red Rock A |
Round 13--10:45 AM
Liberty A vs. Faith Lutheran A Red Rock C vs. Sierra Vista SLAM vs. Clark Liberty C vs. Liberty B Red Rock A vs. Faith Lutheran B Red Rock B vs. Faith Lutheran C |
Round 14-11:30 AM
Faith Lutheran A vs. Liberty C Faith Lutheran C vs. Clark Faith Lutheran B vs. Liberty B Liberty A vs. SLAM Red Rock C vs. Red Rock B Sierra Vista vs. Red Rock A |
Round 15--12:15 PM
Clark vs. Faith Lutheran A Liberty C vs. Sierra Vista Red Rock A vs. Red Rock C Red Rock B vs. Liberty A SLAM vs. Faith Lutheran B Liberty B vs. Faith Lutheran C |
Clark Wins Apertura With Perfect Record, Clinches LVQBA Finals Berth
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With three resounding victories on Saturday, the Clark Chargers clinched the Apertura Round Robin of the 2018-19 LVQBA Regular Season with a perfect 11-0 record. The Chargers are also the first of two LVQBA finalists who will vie for the league championship next month.
In the other key matches of the day, Liberty A and Faith Lutheran A defeated Red Rock A in an ever-tightening middle of the field. Liberty A now sits solely in second place, a full 2 games ahead of the Dragons and Crusaders. Red Rock A remained in third place due to the statistical tiebreakers with Faith Lutheran A. Additionally, Sierra Vista improved to 7-4 and now sits in 4th place. With the first half of the season completed, the league schedule now resets for the Clausura round robin in 2 weeks. The next matches are scheduled for November 17th at Liberty HS in Henderson. First Buzz is at 10am, and admission is free. |
Clark HS
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Round 9
Liberty C 170 Faith Lutheran C 110 Red Rock A 105 Faith Lutheran A 305 Red Rock B 90 Sierra Vista 255 Liberty A 550 Red Rock C 30 Liberty B 140 SLAM 90 Clark 635 Faith Lutheran B 85 |
Round 10
Liberty A 495 Red Rock A 105 Red Rock C 30 Liberty C 360 Sierra Vista 40 Clark 785 Faith Lutheran A 380 Liberty B 60 Faith Lutheran C 120 Faith Lutheran B 105 SLAM 80 Red Rock B 270 |
Round 11
Faith Lutheran C 135 SLAM 110 Faith Lutheran B 15 Faith Lutheran A 395 Liberty B 45 Sierra Vista 300 Clark 770 Red Rock C 10 Liberty C 50 Liberty A 555 Red Rock A 310 Red Rock B 135 |
LVQBA Week 3 Preview: Clark Can Clinch Apertura With 2 Wins, Three Teams Vying for 2nd Place
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The LVQBA continues league play on Saturday at Red Rock High School as the first LVQBA finalist will be determined. The Clark Chargers can clinch the Apertura Round Robin with just 2 wins as their statistical tiebreakers will still keep them ahead of the field even if they should lose one match. The Chargers have yet to lose a single regular season match in the league's short history.
Meanwhile, Liberty A, Red Rock A, and Faith Lutheran A all have pivotal matches that will determine who finishes in 2nd place and gains the inside track to a potential Finals berth should Clark win the Clausura as well. Keep an eye out for our two Matches of the Day as Red Rock A faces off against Faith Lutheran A in Round 9 and Red Rock A takes on Liberty A in Round 10. Matches start at 10 AM and, as always, admission is free to anyone who attends. |
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Round 9-10:00 AM
Liberty C vs. Faith Lutheran C Red Rock A vs. Faith Lutheran A Red Rock B vs. Sierra Vista Liberty A vs. Red Rock C Liberty B vs. SLAM Clark vs. Faith Lutheran B |
Round 10--10:45 AM
Liberty A vs. Red Rock A Red Rock C vs. Liberty C Sierra Vista vs. Clark Faith Lutheran A vs.. Liberty B Faith Lutheran C vs. Faith Lutheran B SLAM vs. Red Rock B |
Round 11-11:30 AM
Faith Lutheran C vs. SLAM Faith Lutheran B vs. Faith Lutheran A Liberty B vs. Sierra Vista Clark vs. Red Rock C Liberty C vs. Liberty A Red Rock A vs. Red Rock B |
Clark Takes Sole Possession of First Place, Remainder of Field Starts to Take Shape after Week 2
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The parity that began the season has slowly started to fade after Week 2 of the LVQBA Regular Season.
Clark (8-0) took over the outright lead in the standings with their reliable, experienced roster while Liberty A and Red Rock A are now tied for second place at 7-1. Clark received scoring from every single member of their roster this weekend as they piled up the points with victories against Liberty A, Red Rock B, Red Rock A, and Liberty B. If they win at least 2 of their 3 matches in Week 3, they will clinch the Apertura championship and be an automatic finalist in the LVQBA Finals. With Liberty A and Red Rock A still yet to play against each other, Clark will hold every statistical tiebreaker over the eventual second-place team even if Clark loses once. A shorthanded Liberty A put up impressive scores without the services of their leading scorer, Jennalyn Tamio. They systematically took care of Sierra Vista, Faith Lutheran B, and Liberty B thanks in part to Roy Margallo, who moved into fourth place in the individual standings. The Patriots will meet Red Rock A in two weeks with the winner to have the inside track to a potential LVQBA Finals berth. A similarly shorthanded Red Rock A also managed three wins without having their leading scorer, Josh Cruzado. The Dragons defeated SLAM, Liberty C, and Faith Lutheran C. Annie Vong led the way in Cruzado's absence. She now sits seventh overall in the individual standings. Red Rock's middle school team also notched their first win of the year in the final match of the day. Faith Lutheran A and Sierra Vista also took significant steps forward as they separated themselves from the rest of the pack. Both the Crusaders and the Mountain Lions now sit at 5-3 and are right on the edge of cracking the Top-3. Eugene Kim (Faith Lutheran) and Moses Damena (Sierra Vista) continued to show why they are some of the league's bright new talents this season. Kim is currently 8th overall while Damena is the league's second-highest scorer at 3.35 PPTUH and 80.62 PPG. The league continues play with some pivotal matches on November 3rd at Red Rock High School. First matches are at 10 AM, and, as always, admission is free. |
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Round 5 Results
Sierra Vista 315 Faith Lutheran B 105 Liberty A 205 Clark 660 Red Rock C 25 Liberty B 210 Red Rock B 200 Liberty C 120 Red Rock A 425 SLAM 0 Faith Lutheran A 425 Faith Lutheran C 25 |
Round 6 Results
Liberty B 40 Liberty A 460 Red Rock A 275 Liberty C 180 SLAM 10 Faith Lutheran A 365 Faith Lutheran B 135 Red Rock C 40 Faith Lutheran C 60 Sierra Vista 220 Clark 510 Red Rock B 60 |
Round 7 Results
Red Rock A 95 Clark 655 Sierra Vista 275 Faith Lutheran A 90 Liberty A 575 Faith Lutheran B -5 Liberty C 295 SLAM 10 Red Rock C 85 Faith Lutheran C 180 Red Rock B 170 Liberty B 255 |
Round 8 Results
Sierra Vista 140 Liberty A 425 Liberty B 35 Clark 660 Faith Lutheran C 60 Red Rock A 305 Faith Lutheran B 35 Liberty C 295 SLAM 90 Red Rock C 155 Faith Lutheran A 275 Red Rock B 95 |
LVQBA Week 2 Preview: Three Teams at 4-0
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The LVQBA is back in action on Saturday at Liberty High School with all 12 teams ready to show what they've learned since their first matches. Clark, Liberty A, and Red Rock A will try to preserve their unbeaten records while a host of 2-2 schools in the will try to create some separation from each other. Expect plenty of close matches this weekend as a number of the games pit B and C teams against each other in what appears to be a more balanced league this year in the middle of the pack.
Matches start at 10am and, as always, admission is free to anyone who attends. |
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Round 5--10:00 AM
Sierra Vista vs. Faith Lutheran B Liberty A vs. Clark Red Rock C vs. Liberty B Red Rock B vs. Liberty C Red Rock A vs. SLAM Faith Luth. A vs. Faith Luth. C |
Round 6--10:45 AM
Liberty B vs. Liberty A Red Rock A vs. Liberty C SLAM vs. Faith Lutheran A Faith Lutheran B vs. Red Rock C Faith Lutheran C vs. Sierra Vista Clark vs. Red Rock B |
Round 7--11:30 AM
Red Rock A vs. Clark Sierra Vista vs. Faith Lutheran A Liberty A vs. Faith Lutheran B Liberty C vs. SLAM Red Rock C vs. Faith Lutheran C SLAM vs. Red Rock C |
Round 8--12:15 PM
Sierra Vista vs. Liberty A Liberty B vs. Clark Faith Lutheran C vs. Red Rock A Faith Lutheran B vs. Liberty C SLAM vs. Red Rock C Faith Lutheran A vs. Red Rock B |
Clark, Liberty A, Red Rock A Kick Off Season with 4-0 Sweeps
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The 2018-19 season began much the way last season ended--with a clear set of teams in the top-tier and an absolute logjam of parity in the middle.
Clark, Liberty A, and Red Rock A continued to build off of last year's momentum as all three teams went a perfect 4-0 in Week 1 play. Clark was once again led by Eshaan Vakil who finished with a 38-22-4 line for the day. A strong performance for the Chargers also came from Alex Bean (8-5-2) who once again showed why he is a crucial complement to Vakil as Clark looks to return to the Day 2 HSNCT playoffs at the end of the school year. Liberty A also relied on some familiar faces in their opening games as well. Jennalyn Tamio led a very balanced Patriot attack as she finished with a 3-15-2 line. Right behind her were the always-reliable Roy Margallo (6-9-1), team captain Janavi Sathappan (3-13-2), and the veteran Conner Thornhill (6-5-4). All 4 players are currently in the top-10 of the league's Individual Standings. Red Rock A's self-proclaimed rolling rebuild got off to a good start this weekend, too. While their average points per game is slightly down from this time last year, they are actually scoring significantly higher in their bonus conversions. The Dragons ended up with the second-highest bonus conversion of the weekend, with only Clark coming in ahead of them. Leading scorers for Red Rock A were Annie Vong (1-19-3) and Josh Cruzado (3-14-1), and it was their balance that helped the Dragons get to their four wins. The league continues play on October 20th at Liberty High School. First matches are at 10 AM, and, as always, admission is free. |
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Round 1 Results
Clark 800 Liberty C 50 Sierra Vista 400 SLAM 0 Faith Lutheran A 325 Red Rock C 40 Faith Lutheran C 55 Liberty A 460 Faith Lutheran B 110 Red Rock B 200 Liberty B 170 Red Rock A 365 |
Round 2 Results
Liberty A 335 Faith Lutheran A 85 Red Rock C 40 Sierra Vista 275 SLAM 0 Clark 855 Liberty C 170 Liberty B 165 Red Rock A 450 Faith Lutheran B 45 Red Rock B 100 Faith Lutheran C 105 |
Round 3 Results
Faith Lutheran A 240 Liberty C 235 Faith Lutheran C 15 Clark 740 Faith Lutheran B 120 Liberty B 160 Liberty A 460 SLAM 0 Red Rock C 105 Red Rock B 135 Sierra Vista 140 Red Rock A 330 |
Round 4 Results
Clark 615 Faith Lutheran A 180 Liberty C 260 Sierra Vista 130 Red Rock A 370 Red Rock C 60 Red Rock B 65 Liberty A 565 SLAM 0 Faith Lutheran B 195 Liberty B 245 Faith Lutheran C 40 |
Note: SLAM was unable to attend. All matches involving SLAM were played as empty chairs matches. All statistics from empty chairs matches count towards team standings and individual statistics.
2018-19 League Information
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