National Academic Quiz Tournament.
Berwick's A team won the championship of the Ithaca Fall Tournament for the second year in a row!
Ithaca Fall Tournament Standings
Berwick A finished 9-1, overcoming a 3rd round 10-point loss to Geneva A with wins key wins over Cooperstown A, Bishop Ludden, and Skaneateles A to finish the preliminary round robin with only one loss and qualify for the Championship Match. Berwick A faced off against Cooperstown A in the final match dominated by Emma Czajkowski with 2 powers and 70 individual toss-up points in a convincing 295-125 win to claim the title.
Berwick's B-team also had a successful day, finishing at 6-4 in 4th place. Berwick B racked up 3 games scoring over 300 points against B-teams, but couldn't close against the three strongest A-teams in the field, losing by 70 points to both Geneva A and Cooperstown A, and also falling to Berwick A. Jaxon Hittle had a strong match in the 3rd place match against Geneva A with 2 powers and 60 toss-up points in a narrow 205-225 loss.
Jaxon and Emma finished the tournament 2nd and 4th in individual scoring, with Jack Kendron and Josie Morgan (Berwick A) and Thomas DiBattista (Berwick B) finishing just outside the top 10. Fable Gunther (Berwick A), Riley Kershner, and William Robinson-Gilden (Berwick B) contributed about a toss-up per game. The two Berwick teams had the two highest points-per-bonus rates of the tournament at 15.93 and 14.75.
Berwick has qualified for the NAQT High School National Championship in Atlanta for the fourth year in a row thanks to the first place finish.
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