Category: High School

Cal Cup #2 Results and Analysis PART ONE – VARSITY

Varsity statistics from California Cup #2 can be found here.   This write-up is part one of two write-ups on California Cup #2 and contains only the top eight varsity teams.   Due to the incredible number of upsets and close games in this tournament, attached to the bottom of this article is a visual …

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Cal Cup #1 Results and Analysis

Statistics from California Cup #1 can be found here (varsity) and here (junior varsity). This write-up contains the top seven varsity teams and the junior varsity teams that placed within the top two brackets.   VARSITY: 1st place – Bellarmine A (PACE NSC qualification) Going undefeated in their first tournament of the season, all-senior Bellarmine …

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East Bay Novice 2014 Results and Analysis

Statistics from East Bay Novice can be found here. This write-up only focuses on teams that placed within the top two brackets.     1st place – College Preparatory School College Prep lost their only game of the day by just 25 points to Davis A to finish 9-1 in first place at East Bay …

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Palo Alto Novice 2014 Results and Analysis

Statistics from Palo Alto Novice can be found here.   This write-up only focuses on teams that placed within the top half of the brackets.   1st place – “Guilder” A Still in the first year of their existence, “Guilder” A doesn’t disappoint, led by senior Karthik Srivatsan (4th best overall with 78.3 PPG) to …

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Sacramento Fall 2014 Results and Analysis

Statistics from Sacramento Fall 2014 can be found here. This write-up only focuses on teams that placed 1st-9th out of the 14 that attended. 1st place – Davis A (HSNCT and NSC qualification) Junior Anthony DiCarlo (54.38 ppg) leads a team of ex-B players, following Davis’s graduation of their entire A team. He has strong support, …

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2014-2015 Season Preview and Cal Cup #1 Predictions

TEAMS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD: Saratoga – dark horse that finished 4th in the top bracket of their last quiz bowl tournament (BELLOCO) with Bruce Lou leading both his team and the tournament in scoring (78ppg). Bruce also led his team to a second-place finish at the National History Bowl tournament this year and has …

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