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Commerce CLAUSE (JV/Novice tournament) - December 2021

For this tournament, We were able to send three teams. Our A team played in the JV division and the B and C teams played in the Novice division. Unlike other sports/competitions, the definition of JV in quiz bowl is pretty strict, and excludes anybody 11th grade or higher. So this is our first real test against kids with similar ages.

There were only 8 teams in the JV division, so there were no playoffs. Instead, it was a straight round robin.

Lakeside 325, Team A 215 (Matt with 60 pts in the losing effort)
Team A 290, Paideia 235 (Matt and Grady both get 2 powers)
Team A 350, Mary Person A 10 (All 5 players get a tossup for the first time)
Team A 450, Johns Creek B 145 (Grady with 60 pts)
Team A 385, Johns Creek A 280 (Grady and Matt combine for 100 pts)
Team A 325, Chattahoochee A 280 (A huge win as this is a nearby school with a strong reputation in quiz bowl. Matt carries the team with 80 pts).
Team A 370, Chattahoochee B 250 (Matt carries again with 70 pts to clinch a 2nd place finish.)

Matt finished with 7 powers and 30 tossups for 57.86 PPG, a massive performance.

Novice Division (11 Teams)

Prelims

Team B 320, Lakeside B 175 - Adhav and Suhit with 45 pts each.
Brookwood 250, Team B 210 - Adhav's 50 pts are not quite enough.
St. Pius X 270, Team B 255 - Adhav with a stunning performance, getting 3 powers and 5 tossups for a 95 point game! Still wasn't enough as we lose on the last question.
Chattahoochee C 295, Team B 270 - Another last second loss. Adhav only had 20 pts in this one, but Akash almost got us the victory with 60 pts.

Galloway 250, Team C 240 - Galloway gets last tossup and two bonuses to win by 10. Lucas had 40 pts.
Chattahoochee D 265, Team C 200
Southside Christian 305, Team C 135
Team C 320, Mary Persons 110 - Lucas and Jack combine for 110 pts
Team C 215, Commerce 120 - Lucas with 70 pts

Both teams narrowly qualified for the very generous 8 team playoff field, but they were the 7 and 8 seeds.

Playoffs:

Southside Christian 370, Team B 165 - A player on Southside Christian had 110pts.
Chattahoochee C 420, Team C 165


Overall, this was a very positive experience. We showed that our best players can perform very well against players of the same age. Our goal will be to make sure that stays true in two years when it's seniors vs. seniors.