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{{Highschoolteam|Name = Parkway Central
|image = ParkwayCentralMO.jpg
|citystate = Chesterfield, MO
|currentcoach = Cheryl Zenfell
|state = 2004 [[MSHSAA]]
|nats =
| }}

'''Parkway Central''' ('''PCH''') is a high school located in Chesterfield, Missouri, a fairly affluent suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

==Team History==
Parkway Central won the Class 4 MSHSAA state title in 2004 and has been a perennial powerhouse in the St. Louis area in MSHSAA style competition.

===2008-2009===
Under the direction of team captains [[Will Hack]] and [[Jason Liang]], Parkway Central worked to increase its competitiveness at [[good quizbowl|good Quiz Bowl]], an endeavour in which it has had great success. Teams containing only some of Parkway Central's top players took 3rd at both Washington University's [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] tournament and the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]], while a full PCH team took first at the University of Missouri-Columbia's [[Tiger Bowl]].

Parkway Central has been similarly successful in playing the [[MSHSAA]] format. PCH placed second at the 2008 [[Two Saints Conference]] and placed in the top 8 at the [[DeSmet Tournament|DeSmet]] and [[Hancock Tournament|Hancock]] tournaments, losing to [[Francis Howell Central]] at both DeSmet and during Two Saints and to [[Fort Zumwalt West]] at Hancock.

===2009-2010===
Parkway Central looks to again be one of the top teams in the state of Missouri, with the help of returning, experienced players including Chris Zhang, Nick Rupel, Kevin Zheng, and Ammar Zahid. These will be the first returning players for PCH ever to compete in a national competition.

====National Competitions====
Parkway Central's 1st place finish at [[Tiger Bowl]] and 3rd place finish at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] earned PCH a bid for the [[2009_NSC|2009 PACE NSC]], while its 3rd place finish at the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]] earned PCH a bid for the [[2009_HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]] as well as providing a second form of qualification for the [[2009_NSC|2009 PACE NSC]]. Parkway Central was barred from attending NSC due to [[MSHSAA]] rules requiring a school to finish its school year before attending a national tournament. However, PCH attended the [[2009 HSNCT]] through a mix of school and personal funding. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7551201/2/] PCH went 5-5 at the HSNCT; in an elimination game, they fell to Thomas Jefferson B by 5 points.

===Noteworthy Characteristics===
The 2008-2009 edition of Parkway Central's team has several noteworthy quirks. The include losing to teams with inferior seeds on [[MSHSAA]] format matches, beating teams with superior statistics in [[good quizbowl|good Quiz Bowl]], and an enthusiasm for conversation.

====Unusual Defeats====
Notably, Parkway Central had a tendency of being beaten by teams with inferior seeds early in its season. PCH lost its quarterfinal matches at both the [[DeSmet Tournament|DeSmet]] and [[Hancock Tournament|Hancock]] tournaments to the eighth seeded team after being seeded first, prompting captain [[Will Hack]] to note that "the moral of the story is: Don't get the #1 seed!" [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7545145/2/ ] The Hancock tournament is also unusual because the eighth seed was a team that PCH had defeated soundly earlier in the preliminary rounds.

====Astonishing Victories====
This trend of PCH losing to teams with inferior seeds is somewhat ironic to look back upon because since its defeats at [[Hancock Tournament|Hancock]] and [[DeSmet Tournament|DeSmet]], Parkway Central has developed a new, even more pervasive trend of ''beating'' teams which had significantly outscored PCH during the preliminary rounds of tournaments.

For example, at the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]], PCH defeated [[Ladue]] and nearly defeated [[Savannah (Missouri High School)|Savannah]] despite having scored 40 and 83 PPG fewer, respectively, than those two teams during preliminaries. [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html][http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t6] Similarly, at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]], PCH won a victory over [[Eureka (Missouri High School)|Eureka High School]] despite having scored 90 PPG fewer in preliminaries. [http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html][http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007] The most egregious examples of this phenomenon, though, are probably the matches PCH has played against fellow St. Louis area school [[Francis Howell Central]]. At WUHSAC XI and the 2009 NAQT Qualifier, Parkway Central won victories by 10 and 55 points, respectively, [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007][http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t13] against FHC despite having scored 94 fewer PPG [http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html] during WUHSAC's preliminaries and an incredible ''132'' fewer PPG [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html] during the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|Qualifier's]] preliminary rounds. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7545145/2/] Among Missouri teams, only perennial titan [[North Kansas City]] seems to have been spared this phenomenon, resoundingly pummeling Parkway Central 415-95 at the Qualifier after outscoring PCH by 164 points in preliminaries. [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t6]

Unsurprisingly. this trend has drawn the ire of FHC captain [[Charles Hang]] and the FHC team.

== Current Varsity ==

[[Chris Zhang]]

[[Nick Rupel]]

[[Kevin Zheng]]

[[Ammar Zahid]]

[[Liron Ganel]]

[[Michael Greenberg]]

[[Megan Zussblatt]]

== Notable Alumni ==

[[Will Hack]] (2009)

[[Jason Liang]] (2009)

[[Tom Morrell]] (2009)

[[Mohammad Zahid]] (2008)

[[Michael MacGregor]] (2008)

[[Wei Liu]] (2007)

[[Anna Ruman]] (2006)

[[Jimmy Li]] (2005)

[[Chris Ottolino]] (2003)

==Results for tournaments attended==

[http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html WUHSAC XI Preliminary Results] <br>
[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007 WUHSAC XI Playoff Results] <br>
[http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html 2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier Results]

{{Succession_box|Tournament = [[MSHSAA|MSHSAA Class 4 State]]
|year = 2004
|previous = [[Liberty (Missouri High School)|Liberty]]
|next = [[Liberty (Missouri High School)|Liberty]] }}

[[Category:High school teams]] [[Category:Missouri high school teams]][[Category:Missouri (State)]][[Category:High school quizbowl in Missouri]]
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]

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 '''Parkway Central''' ('''PCH''')  is a high school located in Chesterfield, Missouri, a fairly affluent suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

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 |image = ParkwayCentralMO.jpg
 |citystate = Chesterfield, MO
-|currentcoach = Matthew Pikaard, Skylar Kim
+|currentcoach = Dan Kelty
-|state = 2004 [[MSHSAA]]
+|state = [[2004 MSHSAA State Championship|2004]] [[MSHSAA State Championship|MSHSAA]] Class 4
 |nats =
 | }}
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 * [[Chris Ottolino]] (2003)
-==Results for tournaments attended==
+{{MSHSAA Class 4 Champions}}
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 Unsurprisingly. this trend has drawn the ire of FHC captain [[Charles Hang]] and the FHC team.
 == Notable Alumni ==
-[[Will Hack]] (2009)
+* [[Chris Zhang]] (2010)
+* [[Nick Rupel]] (2010)
-[[Jason Liang]] (2009)
+* [[Ammar Zahid]] (2010)
+* [[Liron Ganel]] (2010)
-[[Tom Morrell]] (2009)
+* [[Will Hack]] (2009)
+* [[Jason Liang]] (2009)
-[[Mohammad Zahid]] (2008)
+* [[Tom Morrell]] (2009)
+* [[Mohammad Zahid]] (2008)
-[[Michael MacGregor]] (2008)
+* [[Michael MacGregor]] (2008)
+* [[Wei Liu]] (2007)
-[[Wei Liu]] (2007)
+* [[Anna Ruman]] (2006)
+* [[Jimmy Li]] (2005)
-[[Anna Ruman]] (2006)
+* [[Chris Ottolino]] (2003)
 ==Results for tournaments attended==

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 |nats =
 | }}
 '''Parkway Central''' ('''PCH''')  is a high school located in Chesterfield, Missouri, a fairly affluent suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
 ==Team History==
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 ===2008-2009===
-Under the direction of team captains [[Will Hack]] and [[Jason Liang]], Parkway Central worked to increase its competitiveness at [[good quizbowl|good Quiz Bowl]], an endeavour in which it has had great success. Teams containing only some of Parkway Central's top players took 3rd at both Washington University's [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] tournament and the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]], while a full PCH team took first at the University of Missouri-Columbia's [[Tiger Bowl]].
+Under the direction of team captains [[Will Hack]] and [[Jason Liang]], Parkway Central worked to increase its competitiveness at "[[good quizbowl]]", an endeavour in which it has had great success. Teams containing only some of Parkway Central's top players took 3rd at both Washington University's [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] tournament and the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]], while a full PCH team took first at the University of Missouri-Columbia's [[Tiger Bowl]].
 Parkway Central has been similarly successful in playing the [[MSHSAA]] format. PCH placed second at the 2008 [[Two Saints Conference]] and placed in the top 8 at the [[DeSmet Tournament|DeSmet]] and [[Hancock Tournament|Hancock]] tournaments, losing to [[Francis Howell Central]] at both DeSmet and during Two Saints and to [[Fort Zumwalt West]] at Hancock.
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 ===Noteworthy Characteristics===
-The 2008-2009 edition of Parkway Central's team has several noteworthy quirks. The include losing to teams with inferior seeds on [[MSHSAA]] format matches, beating teams with superior statistics in [[good quizbowl|good Quiz Bowl]], and an enthusiasm for conversation.
+The 2008-2009 edition of Parkway Central's team has several noteworthy quirks. The include losing to teams with inferior seeds on [[MSHSAA]] format matches, beating teams with superior statistics in "[[good quizbowl]]", and an enthusiasm for conversation.
 ====Unusual Defeats====

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-{{Highschoolteam|Name = Parkway Central
+{{Highschoolteam|Name = Parkway Central Colts
 |image = ParkwayCentralMO.jpg
 |citystate = Chesterfield, MO

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 ===2009-2010===
 Parkway Central was one of the top teams in the state of Missouri, with the help of returning, experienced players including Chris Zhang, Nick Rupel, Liron Ganel, and Ammar Zahid.
 ====National Competitions====

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 ==Team History==
-Parkway Central won the Class 4 MSHSAA state title in 2004 and has been a perennial powerhouse in the St. Louis area in MSHSAA style competition.
+Parkway Central won the Class 4 [[MSHSAA]] state title in [[2004 MSHSAA State Championship|2004]] and has been a perennial powerhouse in the St. Louis area in MSHSAA style competition.
 ===2008-2009===
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 ===2009-2010===
-Parkway Central looks to again be one of the top teams in the state of Missouri, with the help of returning, experienced players including Chris Zhang, Nick Rupel, Kevin Zheng, and Ammar Zahid. These will be the first returning players for PCH ever to compete in a national competition.
+Parkway Central was one of the top teams in the state of Missouri, with the help of returning, experienced players including Chris Zhang, Nick Rupel, Liron Ganel, and Ammar Zahid.
 ====National Competitions====
-Parkway Central's 1st place finish at [[Tiger Bowl]] and 3rd place finish at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] earned PCH a bid for the [[2009_NSC|2009 PACE NSC]], while its 3rd place finish at the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]] earned PCH a bid for the [[2009_HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]] as well as providing a second form of qualification for the [[2009_NSC|2009 PACE NSC]]. Parkway Central was barred from attending NSC due to [[MSHSAA]] rules requiring a school to finish its school year before attending a national tournament. However, PCH attended the [[2009 HSNCT]] through a mix of school and personal funding. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7551201/2/] PCH went 5-5 at the HSNCT; in an elimination game, they fell to Thomas Jefferson B by 5 points.
+Parkway Central's 1st place finish at [[Tiger Bowl]] and 3rd place finish at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]] earned PCH a bid for the [[2009_NSC|2009 PACE NSC]], while its 3rd place finish at the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]] earned PCH a bid for the [[2009_HSNCT|2009 NAQT HSNCT]] as well as providing a second form of qualification for the [[2009_NSC|2009 PACE NSC]]. Parkway Central was thought to have been barred from attending NSC due to wide belief that [[MSHSAA]] rules required a school to finish its school year before attending a national tournament, but the applicable rule prohibits attendance at national tournaments before Memorial Day weekend. PCH attended the [[2009 HSNCT]] through a mix of school and personal funding. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7551201/2/] PCH went 5-5 at the HSNCT; in an elimination game, they fell to Thomas Jefferson B by 5 points.
 ===Noteworthy Characteristics===

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 This trend of PCH losing to teams with inferior seeds is somewhat ironic to look back upon because since its defeats at [[Hancock Tournament|Hancock]] and [[DeSmet Tournament|DeSmet]], Parkway Central has developed a new, even more pervasive trend of ''beating'' teams which had significantly outscored PCH during the preliminary rounds of tournaments.
-For example, at the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]], PCH defeated [[Ladue]] and nearly defeated [[Savannah (Missouri High School)|Savannah]] despite having scored 40 and 83 PPG fewer, respectively, than those two teams during preliminaries. [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html][http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t6] Similarly, at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]], PCH won a victory over [[Eureka (Missouri High School)|Eureka High School]] despite having scored 90 PPG fewer  in preliminaries. [http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html][http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007] The most egregious examples of this phenomenon, though, are probably the matches PCH has played against fellow St. Louis area school [[Francis Howell Central]]. At WUHSAC XI and the 2009 NAQT Qualifier, Parkway Central won victories by 10 and 55 points, respectively, [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007][http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t13] against FHC despite having scored 94 fewer PPG [http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html] during WUHSAC's preliminaries and an incredible ''132'' fewer PPG [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html] during the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|Qualifier's]] preliminary rounds. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7545145/2/] Among Missouri teams, only perennial titan [[North Kansas City]] seems to have been spared this phenomenon, resoundingly pummeling Parkway Central 415-95 at the Qualifier after outscoring PCH by 164 points in preliminaries. [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t6]
+For example, at the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier]], PCH defeated [[Ladue]] and nearly defeated [[Savannah (Missouri High School)|Savannah]] despite having scored 40 and 83 PPG fewer, respectively, than those two teams during preliminaries. [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html][http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t6] Similarly, at [[WUHSAC|WUHSAC XI]], PCH won a victory over [[Eureka (MO)|Eureka High School]] despite having scored 90 PPG fewer  in preliminaries. [http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html][http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007] The most egregious examples of this phenomenon, though, are probably the matches PCH has played against fellow St. Louis area school [[Francis Howell Central]]. At WUHSAC XI and the 2009 NAQT Qualifier, Parkway Central won victories by 10 and 55 points, respectively, [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6007][http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t13] against FHC despite having scored 94 fewer PPG [http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~collbowl/wuhsac11/WUHSAC%2011_standings.html] during WUHSAC's preliminaries and an incredible ''132'' fewer PPG [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_standings.html] during the [[2009 NAQT Missouri Qualifier|Qualifier's]] preliminary rounds. [http://moquizbowl.com/topic/7545145/2/] Among Missouri teams, only perennial titan [[North Kansas City]] seems to have been spared this phenomenon, resoundingly pummeling Parkway Central 415-95 at the Qualifier after outscoring PCH by 164 points in preliminaries. [http://web.mst.edu/~cbowl/hosting/0809/naqtmo09_playoff_teamdetail.html#t6]
 Unsurprisingly. this trend has drawn the ire of FHC captain [[Charles Hang]] and the FHC team.