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| − | '''Acton-Boxborough High School''' is a high school in Acton, Massachusetts. | + | '''Acton-Boxborough High School''' (A-B) is a public high school in Acton, Massachusetts.Its quizbowl team was formed in 2012, but it began competing in High School Quiz Show two years before. |
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| + | == 2012-2013 == | ||
| + | A-B began competing in quizbowl events in Massachusetts. | ||
| + | The A team of juniors Victor Pavao, Tom Russel, Sarang Yeola, and freshman Spencer Thrope went to MIT Fall and went 0-3 in prelims but swept through the playoff's. On highschool quiz show the team won their first game before being eliminated in the quarter finals. They then finished the season by attending MITBAT where they went 3-2 in prelims and 4-3 in playoffs. They atended Cental Mass at their next tournament. They won the tournament with an 8-3 record. | ||
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| + | == 2013-2014 == | ||
| + | The team greatly improved over the summer. The emergence of Victor Pavao as the best player in MA increased the win total for A-B. This year they also fielded a B team at several tournaments. Their first tournament was MIT fall. THet went 5-1 in prelims(losing to Kellenberg A) and in the playoffs they went 1-3. This was good enough to place 6th and qualify for PASE and HSNCT. | ||
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| + | == 2014-2015 == | ||
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| + | == Roster == | ||
| + | '''A team''' | ||
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| + | Joshua Xiong | ||
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| + | Spencer Thrope (2014-2016 QB captain) | ||
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| + | Aidan Pavao | ||
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| + | Alex Kim | ||
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| + | Sid Salunkhe | ||
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| + | Michael Mossessian | ||
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| + | '''B team''' | ||
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| + | Maxwell Kim | ||
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| + | Amrit Prakash | ||
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| + | == Alumni == | ||
| + | Kevin Liu '14-Case Western | ||
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| + | Tom Russel '14-Purdue (12-14 Captain) | ||
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| + | Sarang Yeola '14-Maryland (active) | ||
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| + | Victor Pavao '14-Villanova | ||
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| + | Jeff Gao '14-UNH | ||
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| + | John Russel '12-Tufts (2012 Captain) | ||
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[[Category: Stubs]] | [[Category: Stubs]] | ||
[[Category: Massachusetts high school teams]] | [[Category: Massachusetts high school teams]] | ||
[[Category: High school teams]] | [[Category: High school teams]] | ||
Revision as of 12:26, 1 April 2015
Acton-Boxborough High School (A-B) is a public high school in Acton, Massachusetts.Its quizbowl team was formed in 2012, but it began competing in High School Quiz Show two years before.
2012-2013
A-B began competing in quizbowl events in Massachusetts. The A team of juniors Victor Pavao, Tom Russel, Sarang Yeola, and freshman Spencer Thrope went to MIT Fall and went 0-3 in prelims but swept through the playoff's. On highschool quiz show the team won their first game before being eliminated in the quarter finals. They then finished the season by attending MITBAT where they went 3-2 in prelims and 4-3 in playoffs. They atended Cental Mass at their next tournament. They won the tournament with an 8-3 record.
2013-2014
The team greatly improved over the summer. The emergence of Victor Pavao as the best player in MA increased the win total for A-B. This year they also fielded a B team at several tournaments. Their first tournament was MIT fall. THet went 5-1 in prelims(losing to Kellenberg A) and in the playoffs they went 1-3. This was good enough to place 6th and qualify for PASE and HSNCT.
2014-2015
Roster
A team
Joshua Xiong
Spencer Thrope (2014-2016 QB captain)
Aidan Pavao
Alex Kim
Sid Salunkhe
Michael Mossessian
B team
Maxwell Kim
Amrit Prakash
Alumni
Kevin Liu '14-Case Western
Tom Russel '14-Purdue (12-14 Captain)
Sarang Yeola '14-Maryland (active)
Victor Pavao '14-Villanova
Jeff Gao '14-UNH
John Russel '12-Tufts (2012 Captain)