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Lukas Koutsoukos at 23:28, 5 June 2023

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Kieran Lenihan: /* Post-Pandemic */ update for 22-23 (so far)

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Post-Pandemic: update for 22-23 (so far)

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The Challenge: italicize

Kieran Lenihan: change this a bit

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Lukas Koutsoukos at 01:53, 23 June 2022

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← Older revision		Revision as of 01:49, 6 June 2023
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	With seniors Lukas and Vihan departing, Wilton will focus on rebuilding and growing its team in the following school year.		With seniors Lukas and Vihan departing, Wilton will focus on rebuilding and growing its team in the following school year.
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		+	==Nationals Appearances==
		+	*[[2018 HSNCT]] (105th/352); 6-5
		+	*[[2021 HSNCT]] (72nd/224); 5-5
		+	*[[2022 HSNCT]] (60th/272); 7-5
		+	*[[2023 HSNCT]] (33rd/304); 9-5
		+	*[[2018 IPNCT]] (Individual sent was Alexander Koutsoukos, who placed 13th/96)
		+	*[[2019 IPNCT]] (Individual sent was Alexander Koutsoukos, who placed 17th/131)
		+	*[[2021 IPNCT]] (Individual sent was Lukas Koutsoukos, who placed 57th/111)
		+	*[[2023 IPNCT]] (Individual sent was Lukas Koutsoukos, who placed 13th/198)

	==Current Rosters (2023-24)==		==Current Rosters (2023-24)==

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 |image = Wilton.jpg
 |citystate = Wilton, CT
-|currentcoach = James Koutsoukos
+|currentcoach = James Koutsoukos (2016-23), [[Lukas Koutsoukos]] (2023-)
 |nats =
-|nats appearances = HSNCT: 2018, 2021-22 <br> IPNCT: 2018-19, 2021
+|nats appearances = HSNCT: 2018, 2021-23 <br> IPNCT: 2018-19, 2021, 2023
 |status = Active
 |size = 1330
 | }}
-'''Wilton High School''' is a public high school located in Wilton, Connecticut. It's feeder school is [[Middlebrook]].
+'''Wilton High School''' is a public high school located in Wilton, Connecticut. Its feeder school is [[Middlebrook]].
 Wilton is notable for being a team that consistently performs well at regional tournaments by answering tossups right out of power. Under the leadership of [[Alexander Koutsoukos]], they were also known for having fewer negs per game than most high-level teams.

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 In the lead-up to nationals, Wilton edged over West Windsor-Plainsboro North in a 320-310 victory to place 5th at [[East Brunswick Bears Pre-Nationals Tournament]] and came 4th at the Northeast Regional Championships (NERC) after playing [[Wissahickon]] three times. It was at the latter tournament that Lukas was named the Most Valuable Player in the Northeast for the 2022-23 season. Following this, Wilton began a frantic two-week study session before nationals, notably the only time they studied as a group all year.
-After being bracketed to play [[St. Mark's School of Texas]] (who eventually placed 8th) in the first preliminary game of the [[2023 HSNCT]], Wilton went 5-2 on Saturday after winning a string of close victories against [[Glasgow (KY)]] (45 points), [[East Brunswick]] (5 points, on a tiebreaker), and [[Danville]] (70 points). The following morning, they qualified for playoffs on a last-tossup victory against [[Rock Bridge]] A before overcoming an 80-185 deficit at the half against [[Fremd]] A to win 330-270. They finished the preliminaries 7-3 and ended up with the 33 card. In playoffs, they took a first-round loss to BASIS McLean before winning against [[Evanston]] and [[Rancho Bernardo]] in hard-fought matches. They were finally eliminated by [[Hoover]], placing 33rd overall and winning the team's first-ever HSNCT trophy.
+After being bracketed to play [[St. Mark's School of Texas]] (who eventually placed 8th) in the first preliminary game of the [[2023 HSNCT]], Wilton went 5-2 on Saturday after winning a string of close victories against [[Glasgow (KY)]] (45 points), [[East Brunswick]] (5 points, on a tiebreaker), and [[Danville]] (70 points). The following morning, they qualified for playoffs on a last-tossup victory against [[Rock Bridge]] A before overcoming an 80-185 deficit at the half against [[Fremd]] A to win 330-270. They finished the preliminaries 7-3 and ended up with the 33 card. In playoffs, they took a first-round loss to BASIS McLean before winning against [[Evanston]] and [[Rancho Bernardo]] in hard-fought matches. They were finally eliminated by [[Hoover]], placing 33rd overall with a 9-5 record and winning the team's first-ever HSNCT trophy.
 With seniors Lukas and Vihan departing, Wilton will focus on rebuilding and growing its team in the following school year.
-==Current Rosters (2022-23)==
+==Current Rosters (2023-24)==
 {{Current Roster
 |TeamName= Wilton
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 |FC1= White
 |BDC1= DodgerBlue
-|Seniors= (Class of 2023)
+|Seniors= (Class of 2024)
-* [[Lukas Koutsoukos]] (C)
+|Juniors= (Class of 2025)
-* Vihan Jayawardhane
+* Kieran Lenihan (C)
 * Or Eisdorfer
-|Freshmen= (Class of 2026)
+|Sophomores= (Class of 2026)
-|Other Players= (Class of 2027 and beyond)
+* Polina Popova
-* TBD
+|Freshmen= (Class of 2027)
 |Coach/President=
-* James Koutsoukos
+* James Koutsoukos (2016-23)
-* John Priest (Trackside Director)
+* John Priest (Trackside Director, 2019-)
 }}
 ==Alumni==
-* [[Alexander Koutsoukos]], Captain (2016-2020); current school: [[Caltech]] (Pasadena, California); <br>
+* [[Alexander Koutsoukos]], captain (2016-2020); current school: [[Caltech]] (Pasadena, California) <br>
-* [[Anjo Therattil]] (2018-2022); current school: [[Rutgers]] (New Brunswick, New Jersey) <br>
+* [[Anjo Therattil]], player (2018-2022); current school: [[Rutgers]] (New Brunswick, New Jersey) <br>

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 The Wilton Quiz Bowl team got off to a strong start in online tournaments in the fall, winning the [[Tal Atkins Memorial]] and coming second at LQBA with over 450 PPG in each tournament. In the northeast region, they went 7-3 at [[LIFT]], the first in-person tournament in the region since March 2020. In Round 2 of [[SAGACITY]], Wilton performed a [[grail]] on Southside C in a 610-0 game (6/14/0). They also qualified for nationals after placing 3rd at [[East Brunswick Funfest]], losing to [[Ridgewood]] in the semifinals but beating [[JP Stevens]] B in the third-place game. Later on in the year, they staved off a close 325-395 loss to [[Hunter]] to place 3rd, and went 8-1 to place 2nd at BAIT (hosted by [[Belmont]]).
-At the [[2022 HSNCT]], Wilton qualified for playoffs after beating Saline 255-125 to go 6-4. They then beat John's Creek in round 1 of playoffs before taking a loss to [[McLean]] in single-elimination gameplay. Overall, they placed T-60 with a 7-5 record, the best ever record for Wilton at nationals. Lukas was 9th scorer in preliminaries (88.61 PPG) and 7th overall (87.50 PPG), and was the top-scoring junior at the tournament.
+At the [[2022 HSNCT]], Wilton qualified for playoffs after beating Saline 255-125 to go 6-4. They then beat John's Creek in round 1 of playoffs before taking a loss to [[McLean]] in single-elimination gameplay. Overall, they placed T-60 with a 7-5 record, the best-ever record for Wilton at nationals. Lukas was 9th scorer in preliminaries (88.61 PPG) and 7th overall (87.50 PPG), and was the top-scoring junior at the tournament.
 This school year saw Wilton field a four-person team for the first time ever (LIFT and HSNCT). It also saw the rise of Kieran Lenihan as the team's literature-centered player after having focused on geography in middle school.
 ===2022-2023===
-Wilton, losing none of the players from the previous year's team, started the year with a 7-4 record and 5th place finish at that year's PHSAT. A month later, the team went 9-1 and finished 2nd at LIFT, securing a berth for the 2023 HSNCT. Two weeks later, the team went 7-3 and finished 3rd at the TQBA Big Tex Bonanza.
+Wilton, losing none of the players from the previous year's team, started the year with a 7-4 record and 5th place finish at that year's [[PHSAT]]. A month later, the team went 9-1 and finished 2nd at [[LIFT]], securing a berth for [[HSNCT]]. Two weeks later, the team went 7-3 and finished 3rd at the [[TQBA]] Big Tex Bonanza.
-The middle of the season had much less activity than in normal years due to conflicts among upperclassmen with college applications; nevertheless, the team secured a 3rd place finish at Valley Cup I in early January, scoring their highest-ever PPB of 24.46 in the process.
+The middle of the season had much less activity than in normal years due to conflicts among upperclassmen with college applications; nevertheless, the team secured a 3rd place finish at [[Hasting]]'s Valley Cup I in early January, scoring their highest-ever PPB of 24.46 in the process.
-The team rocketed back into the northeast circuit starting in mid-March with an 8-3 record at Livingston's March Madness tournament. Just two weeks later, Lukas placed 13th at the 2023 IPNCT, the best performance at an individual nationals (relative to field size) in the school's history. Later in April, Lukas was the top scorer at HFT main site and soloed his way to a fourth-place team finish; legend states that he did this while wearing all the Yale merch he possessed at the time...
+The team rocketed back into the northeast circuit starting in mid-March with an 8-3 record at [[Livingston March Madness]]. Just two weeks later, Lukas placed 13th at the 2023 [[IPNCT]], the best performance at an individual nationals (relative to field size) in the school's history. Later in April, Lukas was the top scorer at [[HFT]] main site and soloed his way to a fourth-place team finish; legend states that he did this while wearing all the [[Yale]] merch he could.
 ==Current Rosters (2022-23)==

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 At the [[2022 HSNCT]], Wilton qualified for playoffs after beating Saline 255-125 to go 6-4. They then beat John's Creek in round 1 of playoffs before taking a loss to [[McLean]] in single-elimination gameplay. Overall, they placed T-60 with a 7-5 record, the best ever record for Wilton at nationals. Lukas was 9th scorer in preliminaries (88.61 PPG) and 7th overall (87.50 PPG), and was the top-scoring junior at the tournament.
-This school year saw Wilton field a four-person team for the first time ever (LIFT and HSNCT). It also saw the rise of Kieran Lenihan as the team's literature-centered player after having focused on geography in middle school. Since the team had no seniors this year, Wilton won't lose any players for the 2022-23 school year.
+This school year saw Wilton field a four-person team for the first time ever (LIFT and HSNCT). It also saw the rise of Kieran Lenihan as the team's literature-centered player after having focused on geography in middle school.
 ===2022-2023===
-Wilton, losing none of the players from the previous year's team, started the year with a 7-4 record and 5th place finish at that year's PHSAT. A month later, the team went 9-1 and finished 2nd at LIFT, securing a berth for the 2023 HSNCT. Two weeks later, the team went 7-3 and finished 3rd at the TQBA Big Tex Bonanza. The 2022-23 season started off with much less activity than in normal years due to conflicts among upperclassmen with college applications.
+Wilton, losing none of the players from the previous year's team, started the year with a 7-4 record and 5th place finish at that year's PHSAT. A month later, the team went 9-1 and finished 2nd at LIFT, securing a berth for the 2023 HSNCT. Two weeks later, the team went 7-3 and finished 3rd at the TQBA Big Tex Bonanza.
 ==Current Rosters (2022-23)==

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 ==''The Challenge''==
-Between 2007 and at least 2012, Wilton had a team that competed on regional televized quiz show [[The Challenge]]. The team, which was coached by Terry Ragazzini, won the show's Connecticut State Championship in 2008 and placed T-4th overall in the Tri-State Tournament for the 2007-08 season.<ref>https://www.thehour.com/wilton/article/Wilton-High-School-competes-in-quiz-show-The-8279729.php</ref> Later on, the team, captained by Simon Brewer, tied for third at the 2012 iteration of the tournament.<ref>https://patch.com/connecticut/wilton/an--wilton-high-school-advances-to-second-round-of-msd13bf2b689</ref> The Challenge as a whole would be cancelled by 2013, putting an end to quiz bowl in Wilton for another three years.
+Between 2007 and at least 2012, Wilton had a team that competed on regional televized quiz show ''[[The Challenge]]''. The team, which was coached by Terry Ragazzini, won the show's Connecticut State Championship in 2008 and placed T-4th overall in the Tri-State Tournament for the 2007-08 season.<ref>https://www.thehour.com/wilton/article/Wilton-High-School-competes-in-quiz-show-The-8279729.php</ref> Later on, the team, captained by Simon Brewer, tied for third at the 2012 iteration of the tournament.<ref>https://patch.com/connecticut/wilton/an--wilton-high-school-advances-to-second-round-of-msd13bf2b689</ref> The Challenge as a whole would be cancelled by 2013, putting an end to quiz bowl in Wilton for another three years.
 ==Pre-Pandemic==
 ===2016-2019===