The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance Presents… Midseason Attempt at a NorCal Statistical Analysis Made by Unofficial Student Association (aka MANSA MUSA) Article I: A Brief Overview of the Circuit, circa January 2016 One factor that makes a midseason analysis difficult is the lack of headtohead games between full A teams. Only twice this season …
Category: Results
Sep 27
Results: Bay Area Elementary School Tournament
Congratulations to Challenger-Ardenwood, who defeated the Pi-oneers 345-215 in the first game of an advantaged final to win the first Bay Area Elementary School Tournament! Complete team and individual statistics are now available. My thanks to: -our hosts from the Embassy Suites Santa Clara -Alex Dzurick of the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance for providing the questions …
Apr 22
Northern California State Championship Results and Analysis
Statistics from the Northern California State Championship can be found here. This write-up contains only the top eight teams. 1st place – Saratoga With the failure to appear of Bellarmine’s entire usual A-team, Saratoga easily went 13-0 to become the Northern California state champions. With a PPG among the highest ever seen in NAQT …
Apr 12
Results: NAQT Northern California state championship, April 11, 2015
Congratulations to Saratoga, who went 13-0 to win the 2015 NAQT Northern California State Championship! Haarlem A finished second with an 11-2 record (both losses to Saratoga). Davis A claimed third by defeating Escobar A 325-320 in the last round of the superplayoffs. Complete team and individual stats are available here. My thanks to all …
Apr 08
Cal Cup #4 Results and Analysis – JUNIOR VARSITY
Junior varsity statistics from California Cup #4 can be found here. This write up is the second of two and contains only the top six junior varsity teams. 1st place – Valley Christian A Bouncing back from their 4th-place finish at Cal Cup #3 and improving upon their 2nd-place spot at Bellarmine Novice, …
Apr 04
Results: Berkeley’s middle school tournament, April 4, 2015
Congratulations to Stratford-Santa Clara, who defeated Challenger-Ardenwood A 370-315 in a one-game final to win the 2015 Berkeley middle school tournament! Both teams qualify for MSNCT in Dallas. Challenger-Berryessa took third place. Complete team and individual stats are available here. Thanks to all of the staff who made this tournament possible: Ankit Aggarwal, Eric Guo, …
Mar 31
Cal Cup #4 Results and Analysis – VARSITY
Varsity statistics from California Cup #4 can be found here. This write up is the first of two and contains only the top five teams in the Varsity division. 1st place – Bellarmine A Bellarmine A goes undefeated for the first time since the first Cal Cup, securing their place as series champions …
Mar 21
Results: Stratford San Jose Invitational, March 21, 2015
Congratulations to Challenger-Ardenwood A, who defeated Holmes Junior High 355-275 in a one-game final to win the 2015 Stratford San Jose Invitational! Challenger-Berryessa A defeated Harker 320-300 to claim third place. All four teams qualify to attend MSNCT in Dallas. Complete team and individual stats are available here. Thanks to our hosts, Maggie Schwartz and Jeff …
Mar 06
Cal Cup #3 Results and Analysis PART TWO – JUNIOR VARSITY
Junior varsity statistics from California Cup #3 can be found here. This write-up is part two of two write-ups and contains only the top seven junior varsity teams. 1st place – California Crosspoint California Crosspoint leaps back to a first place finish after third in their last tournament, with sophomore Benson Yi taking 4th scorer and …
Mar 03
Cal Cup #3 Results and Analysis PART ONE — VARSITY
Varsity statistics from California Cup #3 can be found here. This write-up is part one of two write-ups and contains only the top six varsity teams. 1st place – Bellarmine A Led for the first time this season by senior Jonchee Kao (4th scorer at 50 PPG, Bellarmine for the most part retains …