Academic Team

The Apollo quick recall team made their third visit to the "motor city" in four years and placed fifth in the 4th Annual University of Michigan-Dearborn Season Opener Classic in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 18. The tournament featured 18 teams (17 Michigan teams and Apollo).

In the tournament, the teams played five preliminary matches. The top eight teams advanced to a single-elimination playoff, based on win-loss records and total points.

Okemos (Mich.) H.S. A, the No. 4 seed, won the tournament by defeating No. 2 seed Troy (Mich.) H.S., 440-360 in the championship match. Detroit Catholic Central H.S. A, the No. 1 seed, and Andover H.S. of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., the No. 3 seed, tied for third.

Apollo went 4-2 in the tournament, outscored their opponents 2,500 to 1,600 and brought their season record to 12-4. They went 4-1 in the preliminaries and advanced to the playoffs as the No. 6 seed. They went 0-1 in the playoffs, losing to the No. 3 seed. Michael Boone led the team in scoring, followed by Katrina Boone, A.J. Estes, Tyler Sagardoy, Elizabeth Rogers and Emily Pearl.

Preliminary match results for AHS were: Round 1 - defeated Detroit Catholic Central H.S. D of Redford, Mich., 420-120. Round 2 - defeated Woodhaven (Mich.) H.S., 450-180. Round 3 - defeated Harry S. Truman H.S. B of Taylor, Mich., 410-180. Round 4 - lost to Detroit Catholic Central H.S. A, 630-310. Round 5 - defeated Farmington (Mich.) H.S. A, 520-60.

Playoff match results were: Quarterfinals - lost to Andover H.S., 430-390.

In addition to the competition, the Apollo team toured Greenfield Village in Dearborn. Greenfield Village, built by Henry Ford as a 90 acre outdoor museum, is filled with buildings of historical significance, including the Wright Brother's Cycle Shop, Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory Complex, the original Ford Motor Company Factory and Henry Ford's Birthplace.

Vanderbilt ABC # 26

Two Apollo quick recall teams participated in the Vanderbilt University Academic Bowl Contest XXVI in Nashville Oct. 24-25. The tournament featured 53 teams from 5 states.

Teams played four Swiss-paired seeding matches Friday, Oct. 24. On Saturday, Oct. 25, the teams were divided into seven or eight-team pools, with each team playing six or seven preliminary matches. Preliminary match results were used to narrow the field to 32 teams for a single-elimination playoff.

Dorman H.S. A of Spartanburg, S.C. won their seventh Vandy ABC tournament by defeating three-time champion Walton H.S. A of Marietta, Ga., 375-195 in the championship match. Louisville's Dunbar H.S. A and Lexington's DuPont Manual A, tied for third.

Apollo A went 9-3 in the tournament, outscored their opponents 2,870 to 1,960, advanced to the Vandy ABC playoffs for the 24th consecutive time and improved their season record to 21-7. They went 3-1 in seeding matches, 6-1 in the preliminaries and 0-1 in the playoffs as the No. 9 seed. A.J. Estes led the team in scoring with 9 tossups per match, followed by, Michael Boone, Katrina Boone and Bart Swift. Apollo B went 6-5 in the tournament, brought their season record to 8-8 and became the seventh AHS B team to advance to the Vandy playoffs in 18 tries. They went 2-2 in seeding matches, 4-2 in the preliminaries and 0-1 in the playoffs as the No. 22 seed. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 9 tossups per match, followed by Tyler Sagardoy, Emily Pearl, Ian Wilkey and Travis McMaine.

Friday night seeding match results for the two teams were: Round 1 - Apollo A defeated Johnson Central H.S. B of Paintsville, Ky., 205-90; Apollo B lost to Altamont H.S. A of Birmingham, Ala., 165-125. Round 2 - Apollo A lost to DuPont Manual H.S. A of Louisville, 305-195; Apollo B defeated Sheldon Clark H.S. C, 265-30. Round 3 - Apollo A defeated Dunbar H.S. G of Lexington, Ky., 235-195; Apollo B defeated Dunbar H.S. E, 260-80. Round 4 - Apollo A defeated Dunbar H.S. C, 260-210; Apollo B lost to Dunbar H.S. B, 275-100.

Saturday preliminary match results were: Round 1 - Apollo A lost to Walton H.S. A of Marietta, Ga., 295-265; Apollo B defeated Dunbar H.S. D, 220-210. Round 2 - Apollo A defeated DuPont Manual H.S. C, 255-135; Apollo B had a bye. Round 3 - Apollo A defeated Eastern H.S. A of Louisville, Ky., 355-130; Apollo B lost to Walton H.S. C, 235-140. Round 4 - Apollo A defeated Sheldon Clark H.S. B of Inez, Ky., 270-0; Apollo B defeated Lafayette H.S. B of Lexington, Ky., 255-45. Round 5 - Apollo A defeated Ezell-Harding Christian School B of Antioch, Tenn., 170-120; Apollo B defeated Eastern H.S. B, 200-60. Round 6 - Apollo A defeated Dunbar H.S. H, 345-50; Apollo B lost to Ezell-Harding Christian School, 495-100. Round 7 - Apollo A defeated Cookeville (Tenn.) H.S. B, 255-140; Apollo B defeated Altamont H.S. B, 200-120.

Playoff match results were: Round of 32 - No. 9 seed Apollo A lost to No. 24 seed Rossview H.S. of Clarksville, Tenn., 290-60; No. 22 seed Apollo B lost to No. 11 seed West H.S. of Knoxville, Tenn., 295-110.

Pennyrile Meet #3

The Apollo academic team competed in Pennyrile Academic Association meet #3 at Union County High School Oct. 27.

The varsity quick recall team went 2-0, defeating Owensboro 32-15 and Union County 36-10, improving their Pennyrile record to 6-0 and their overall record to 23-7. Michael Boone and A.J. Estes led the team in scoring with 5 tossups per match each, followed by Katrina Boone, Bart Swift, Tyler Sagardoy and Landon Basham.

The junior varsity quick recall team went 2-0, defeating Owensboro 27-13 and Union County 35-3, improving their Pennyrile record to 6-0. Elizabeth Rogers led the team in scoring with 13 tossups per match, followed by Ian Wilkey, Drew Burden and Travis McMaine.

Varsity written assessment results were: Arts and Humanities - 1st, Taryn Rice; 2nd, Caroline Buchanan; 6th, Ashley McMichael; 10th, Rachel Gentry. Language Arts - 1st, A.J. Estes; tied for 3rd, Emily Pearl and Daniel Tilford; 6th, Elaina Reid. Social Studies - tied for 1st, Tyler Sagardoy and Bart Swift; 5th, Katrina Boone; 10th, Eric Vanover. Science - 1st, Michael Boone; Brandon Reynolds; 3rd, Diedre Gentry; 5th, Will Pierce. Math - 1st, Landon Basham; 4th, Paris Kidd; 7th, Tim Hicks;.

Junior varsity written assessment results were: Arts and Humanities - 1st, Elizabeth Rogers; 2nd, Andrea Stone; 4th, Jamie Sosh; 5th, Joseph Early. Language Arts - 2nd, Carrie Gentry; 3rd, Natalie Johnson; 4th, Samantha Foster; 7th, Hannah Harpe. Social Studies - 2nd, Thomas Cameron; 4th, Tristan Hoover; 7th, Seth Bodnar; 8th, Jeremy Early. Science - 2nd, Drew Burden; 3rd, Travis McMaine; 5th, Branden Payton; 6th, Derek Morgan. Math - 3rd, Ian Wilkey; 5th, Ryan Seabolt; 7th, Bailey Davis; 9th, Rob Milburn.

Brescia University Math-Science Competition

The Apollo science team won the 8th Annual Brescia University Math-Science Competition Nov. 1. Apollo maintained their perfect record in the competition with their eighth consecutive win!

The competition, coordinated by Brescia mathematics professor Dr. Chris Tiahrt, consisted of four contest areas. In the Problem Solving Exam Contest, students took ten-question, multiple-choice exams in each of the subject areas of biology, chemistry, physics, math and computer science. In the Experimentation and Estimation Contest, teams of up to four students estimated quantitative answers to problems based on scientific reasoning and experimentation. In the Design Contest, students had to design a candle weighing no more than 1 gram (including fuel, wick and holder) that burned as long as possible. The candle had to be safe to operate and display a visible flame. In the Internet Search Contest, students were allowed 75 minutes to search the net for answers to 25 trivia questions.

The overall team standings for the competition were: first, Apollo, 16 points; second, Hopkinsville, 8 points; third, Owensboro, 0 points.

Results for Apollo students placing in the top 10 in each contest were:

Problem Solving Exam Contest:

Overall (total of the five exam scores): 1st, Ian Wilkey; 7th, Travis McMaine; 9th, Tristan Hoover; 10th, Daniel Tilford.

Biology: 8th, Branden Payton; 10th, Daniel Tilford.

Chemistry: 1st, Brandon Reynolds; 3rd, Travis McMaine; 4th, Ian Wilkey; tied for 6th, Derek Morgan and Elizabeth Rogers.

Physics: 2nd, Ian Wilkey; 5th, Tristan Hoover; 7th, Ryan Seabolt; 7th, Will Pierce.

Math: 1st, Ed Cureton; 2nd, Daniel Tilford; 3rd, Tristan Hoover; 4th, Travis McMaine; 7th, Ian Wilkey; 9th, Tim Hicks.

Computer Science: 1st, Brandon Reynolds; 2nd, Ian Wilkey; 5th, Travis McMaine; tied for 7th, Elizabeth Rogers and Eric Vanover.

Experimentation and Estimation Contest: 2nd, Team 1 (Ed Cureton, Tristan Hoover, Will Pierce, Elizabeth Rogers); 3rd, Team 2 (Travis McMaine, Derek Morgan, Ryan Seabolt, Ian Wilkey); 5th, Team 3 (Tim Hicks, Derek Holder, Branden Payton, Brandon Reynolds).

Design Contest: 1st, John Clark; 2nd, Drew Burden and Jonathan Wright; 3rd, Will Pierce.

Internet Search Contest: 1st, Brandon Reynolds; 3rd, Ed Cureton; 5th, Terry Lee; 6th, Tim Hicks.