Quiz Bowl Champs

QUIZ BOWL CHAMPIONS

Greenwood’s 8th and 9th Grade Quiz Bowl Team claimed the 6A Junior High Finals Red Division Quiz Bowl Championship, in essence becoming 6A Quiz Bowl Co-state Champions with Blue Division champs and conference rivals Lake Hamilton. ( e Arkansas Activities Association does not allow o - cial Jr. High State Champions, so the top advancing teams from each quiz bowl regional tournament are split into two divisions. Teams in each division then play separate  nals tournaments.)

Greenwood went undefeated throughout the tournament defeating Sheridan, Sylvan Hills, and Russellville Black in the preliminary rounds and earning the top seed and a  rst round bye in single elimination bracket play. Greenwood then outscored conference mates Russellville Black for a second time before downing Benton Maroon in the  nals.

Greenwood freshman Hayden Webb was named the Red Division’s Most Valuable Player and was named to the All-tournament team along with fellow freshman and team captain Cooper Young. Both students quali ed to compete at the Junior High Allstar Tournament on February 29 in Conway.

Other team members competing in the  nals tournament were Mary Hutchinson, John Wagner, Emma Powell, Mariam Alzufari, and Sawyer Hill.

A week prior to the Jr. Finals Tournament, the team

took  rst place at the Mena Jr. High Quiz Bowl Invitational outscoring conference rivals Lake Hamilton in the  nals. Captain Cooper Young led the team in scoring. He was joined on the team by fellow freshmen Hayden Webb and Mary Hutchinson and eighth graders John Wagoner, Emma Powell, Mariam Alzufari, and Elaina Stewart.

 e Junior High 8th and 9th Grade Team is coached by Rick Clow.

Jr. High - Finals Champs 2020

At the Mena’s other invitational quiz bowl tournaments Greenwood also brought home trophies. Both the East Hills 5th and 6th Grade Team and the Jr. High’s 7th Grade Team took second in their divisions. Westwood took fourth in the 3rd and 4th Grade Tournament.

Captain Satvik Vuluvala led the 5th and 6th Grade team in scoring. Additional team members include Wesley Raggio, Caleb Cox, Noah Myers, Klaire Holland and Gavin Fiser.

7th Grade team captain David Coggin also led his team in scoring. Other team members included Jameson Stewart, Michael Turner, Isaac Myers and Will Hutcherson.

Both teams were coached by Rick Clow.

For Westwood, their top scorer was Landen Wolford. Other team members included Preston Stewart, Addison Adams, Nashton Sharum, Adeline Bray, Hadley  essing, Maylee Bethel, and Elizabeth Coggin.  e team is coached by Hilary Huneycutt.

Jr. High - First at Mena 2020

7th Grade - Second at Mena 2020 5th and 6th Grade - Second at Mena 2020