Teams

The Apollo academic team began the 2003-2004 competition season, its 20th, by competing in Pennyrile Academic Association meet #1 at Henderson County High School Sept. 8.

The varsity quick recall team went 2-0, defeating Henderson County 34-10 and Madisonville-North Hopkins 23-20. Katrina Boone led the team in scoring with 6 tossups per match, followed by A.J. Estes, Michael Boone, Landon Basham, Emily Pearl, Bart Swift and Tyler Sagardoy.

The junior varsity quick recall team went 2-0, defeating Henderson County 26-4 and Madisonville-North Hopkins 20-17. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 8 tossups per match, followed by Ian Wilkey, Caroline Buchanan, Will Pierce and Andrea Stone.

Varsity written assessment results were: Arts and Humanities - tied for 2nd, Ashley McMichael and Taryn Rice; 4th, Caroline Buchanan; 6th, Rachel Gentry. Language Arts - 1st, A.J. Estes; 3rd, Emily Pearl; tied for 4th, Elaina Reid and Brittany Roberts. Social Studies - 1st, Bart Swift; tied for 3rd, Katrina Boone and Tyler Sagardoy; 6th, Ryan Hardesty. Science - 1st, Michael Boone; 3rd, John Clark; 5th, Brandon Reynolds; 8th, Will Pierce. Math - 2nd, Landon Basham; 5th, Paris Kidd; 7th, Nathan McDivitt; 8th, Eric Perkins.

Junior varsity written assessment results were: Arts and Humanities - 2nd, Elizabeth Rogers; 4th, Andrea Stone; 7th, Delana Hill; 9th, Jessica Mayhew. Language Arts - tied for 3rd, Ashley Boswell and Carrie Gentry; tied for 5th, Samantha Foster and Meghan Van Bussum. Social Studies - 2nd, Thomas Cameron; 5th, Tristan Hoover; 6th, Jeremy Early; 7th, Joseph Early. Science - 3rd, Travis McMaine; tied for 4th, Roel Flores and Derek Morgan; 8th, Jamie Sosh. Math- 1st, Ryan Seabolt; 2nd, Ian Wilkey; tied for 4th, Wei Ji and Rob Milburn.

Ezell-Harding Christian School Academic Tournament

Two Apollo quick recall teams participated in the Ezell-Harding Christian School Academic Tournament in Antioch, Tennessee, Sept. 20. The tournament featured 43 teams from 6 states.

In the tournament, teams were divided into pools and each team played five preliminary matches. The top two teams from each pool advanced to a 16-team single-elimination playoff, seeded by win-loss records and total points in the preliminaries.

Dorman H.S. A of Spartanburg, S.C., the No. 1 seed and defending NAQT national champions, placed first by defeating No. 2 seed Milton H.S. A of Alpharetta, Ga., 230-180 in the championship match. DuPont Manual H.S. of Louisville, Ky., the No. 3 seed placed third and Walton H.S. A of Marietta, Ga., the No. 4 seed, placed fourth.

Apollo A went 4-2 in the tournament, outscored their opponents 1,510 to 1,180, and brought their season record to 6-2. They went 4-1 in the preliminaries and advanced to the playoffs as the No. 11 seed. They went 0-1 in the playoffs and tied for ninth place out of 43 teams. A.J. Estes led the team in scoring with 6 tossups per match, followed by Katrina Boone, Michael Boone and Landon Basham. Apollo B went 2-3 in the preliminaries, outscored their opponents 1,100 to 1,080, missed the playoffs by one win, and placed 24th. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 8 tossups per match, followed by Bart Swift, Tyler Sagardoy, Emily Pearl and Ian Wilkey.

Preliminary match results were: Round 1 - AHS A defeated Portland (Tenn.) H.S. C, 340-90; AHS B lost to Johnson Central A of Paintsville, Ky., 320-220. Round 2 - AHS A defeated Hardin County H.S. of Savannah, Tenn., 310-100; AHS B lost to Cookeville (Tenn.) H.S. A, 260-180. Round 3 - AHS A defeated Cookeville B, 270-200; AHS B defeated Boyd-Buchanan H.S. of Chattanooga, Tenn., 250-130. Round 4 - AHS A defeated Rossview H.S. A of Clarksville, Tenn., 240-230; AHS B defeated Lincoln County (Tenn.) H.S., 230-80. Round 5 - AHS A lost to Knoxville (Tenn.) West H.S. A, 250-230; AHS B lost to Milton H.S. B. of Alpharetta, Ga., 290-220.

Playoff match results were: Round of 16 - No. 11 seed Apollo A lost to No. 6 seed Johnson Central A, 310-120.

Pennyrile Meet #2

The Apollo academic team hosted Pennyrile Academic Association meet #2 Sept. 22.

The varsity quick recall team went 2-0, defeating Hopkinsville 36-10 and Webster County 32-7, improving their Pennyrile record to 4-0 and their overall record to 8-2. Michael Boone led the team in scoring with 8 tossups per match, followed by Katrina Boone, A.J. Estes, Tyler Sagardoy, Bart Swift and Emily Pearl.

The junior varsity quick recall team went 2-0, defeating Hopkinsville 24-8 and Webster County 31-1. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 10 tossups per match, followed by Ian Wilkey, Roel Flores, Will Pierce, Thomas Cameron and Jeremy Early.

Varsity written assessment results were: Arts and Humanities - 1st, Taryn Rice; 2nd, Emily Pearl; 3rd, Caroline Buchanan. Language Arts - 1st, A.J. Estes; 3rd, Daniel Tilford; tied for 4th, Sheriese Bone and Stacy Robertson. Social Studies - 1st, Tyler Sagardoy; 2nd, Bart Swift; 3rd, Katrina Boone; 4th, Eric Vanover. Science - 1st, Michael Boone; tied for 2nd, John Clark and Brandon Reynolds; 5th, Diedre Gentry. Math - 1st, Landon Basham; 3rd, Tim Hicks; 4th, Paris Kidd.

Junior varsity written assessment results were: Arts and Humanities - 1st, Elizabeth Rogers; 2nd, Andrea Stone; 3rd, Ashley Boswell; 4th, Delana Hill. Language Arts - 1st, Samantha Foster; 2nd, Natalie Johnson; 3rd, Carrie Gentry; 4th, Meghan Van Bussum. Social Studies - 4th, Thomas Cameron; tied for 6th, Jeremy Early and Tristan Hoover; 8th, Joseph Early. Science - 1st, Derek Morgan; 2nd, Roel Flores; 5th, Rory Brown; 7th, Jamie Sosh. Math - 2nd, Ryan Seabolt; 3rd, Ian Wilkey; 4th, Rob Milburn; 5th, Wei Ji.

ASMA Contest #1

Sixty-seven Apollo math students participated in the American Scholastic Mathematics Association Contest #1 Oct. 8. The contest involved solving seven math problems. Ian Wilkey was the top scorer with a perfect score of 7. He was followed by: tied for 2nd, Landon Basham, T.J. Daugherty and Ryan Seabolt; tied for 5th, Katrina Boone, Britt Lacefield, Travis McMaine, Eric Perkins, Robert Skaggs, Grant Todd and David Zimmerman; tied for 12th, Michael Boone, Caroline Buchanan, John Clark, Ashley Estes, Katie Hagan, Ryan Lilly, Megan Purdy, Stephanie Raley and Stephanie Schmitt.