HSNCT Record Book

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The HSNCT record book is a collection of records from the High School National Championship Tournament run by NAQT.

It should be noted that because of shifts in attendance and question quality and distribution and player quality over time, this is not meant in any way to be a definitive "greatest" list. This is simply a listing of players who have reached certain statistical milestones while playing at the HSNCT.

Because of NAQT's record keeping, most records only go back to 2005, the first year detailed statistics were kept at HSNCT.

Statlines are either given as Powers - 10 point tossups - Negs, or as Powers - 10 point tossups - negs - Points per 20 tossups heard.

Basic Definitions

P = Powers (15 point tossups)
TU = 10 point tossups
I = -5 incorrect answers (negs)
TH = Tossups Heard
PPB = Points-Per-Bonus
PP20TH = Points-per-20 tossups heard
P% = Power percent (powers as a percent of total correct answers)
C% = Conversion percent (total correct answers-per-tossups heard)

Team Tournament Records

400 PP20TH

PP20TH Team Statline Year
491.2 TJHSST A 82-93-32 2005
452.3 LASA A 112-114-36 2016
449.0 LASA A 121-100-39 2013
438.1 State College A 89-139-48 2000
436.1 State College A 132-143-49 2011
425.9 LASA A 123-132-44 2014
417.5 DCC A 160-87-31 2015
413.9 LASA A 118-113-36 2015
412.0 Maggie Walker 60-86-22 2010
409.0 Bellarmine 150-102-55 2012
408.1 Ladue A 139-104-67 2013
404.9 St. John's A 81-149-28 2014
404.3 Maggie Walker 108-147-48 2007
403.35 Arcadia A 152-98-53 2015

22 PPB

PPB = Total Bonus Points / Total Tossups Answered Correctly
PPB Team Statline Year Final Place
23.87 Ladue A 139-104-67-408.1 2013 2nd
23.66 TJHSST A 82-93-32-491.2 2005 1st
23.54 LASA A 112-114-36-452.3 2016 4th
23.39 LASA A 121-100-39-449.0 2013 1st
23.17 St. John's A 81-149-28-404.9 2014 2nd
22.99 LASA A 118-113-36-413.9 2015 2nd
22.94 LASA A 123-132-44-425.9 2014 1st
22.88 State College A 75-76-34-453.5 2011 1st
22.72 IMSA A 78-113-42-376.0 2014 13th
22.72 TJHSST A 126-120-56-365.2 2016 2nd
22.63 DCC A 160-87-31-417.5 2015 3rd
22.60 Ladue 112-121-61-399.5 2014 4th
22.36 Hinsdale Central 115-80-56-389.7 2016 8th
22.32 Arcadia A 152-98-53-403.5 2015 1st
22.30 Richard Montgomery 88-86-28-398.7 2015 21st
22.21 Arcadia A 99-118-43-395.1 2014 5th
22.16 Hunter A 115-75-34-374.4 2012 5th
22.08 Bellarmine 63-67-38-373.5 2011 3rd
22.05 Seven Lakes A 71-85-7-468.7 2011 8th
22.03 Chattahoochee A 126-76-52-395.4 2015 8th
22.00 Montgomery Blair 74-116-13-384.6 2015 13th

55% Power Percent

  • P% = P/(P+TU)
P% Team Statline Year
64.78% DCC A 160-87-31-417.5 2015
62.38% Chattahoochee A 126-76-52-395.4 2015
60.80% Arcadia A 152-98-53-403.5 2015
60.53% Hunter A 115-75-34-374.4 2012
59.52% Bellarmine A 150-102-55-409.0 2012
58.97% Hinsdale Central 115-80-56-389.7 2016
58.89% Auburn 106-74-49-353.7 2015
57.20% Ladue A 139-104-67-408.1 2013
57.00% Bellarmine 118-89-55-354.9 2013
56.84% Maggie Walker 133-101-48-397.7 2015
56.69% Dorman A 89-68-45-314.8 2012
55.15% Hinsdale Central 107-87-58-342.3 2015
55.00% Ladue A 110-90-36-375.5 2012

125 Powers

P Team Statline Year
160 DCC A 160-87-31-417.5 2015
152 Arcadia A 152-98-53-403.5 2015
150 Bellarmine A 150-102-55-409.0 2012
139 Ladue A 139-104-67-408.1 2013
133 Maggie Walker 133-101-48-397.7 2015
129 TJHSST A 129-119-62-354.5 2008
126 Chattahoochee A 126-76-52-395.4 2015
126 TJHSST A 126-120-56-365.2 2016

240 Total Correct

P+TU
P+TU Team Statline Year Finish
255 Maggie Walker A 108-147-48-404.3 2007 1st
255 LASA A 123-132-44-425.9 2014 1st
252 Bellarmine A 150-102-55-409.0 2012 1st
252 DCC A 118-134-32-397.1 2012 2nd
250 Arcadia A 152-98-53-403.5 2015 1st
248 TJHSST A 129-119-62-354.5 2008 1st
247 Richard Montgomery 111-136-83-342.8 2006 1st
247 State College A 78-169-52-309.3 2006 2nd
247 DCC A 160-87-31-417.5 2015 3rd
246 TJHSST A 126-120-56-365.2 2016 2nd
245 Loyola 102-143-60-321.0 2013 3rd
244 Wilmington Charter A 84-160-36-363.6 2009 1st
243 Ladue A 139-104-67-408.1 2013 2nd
  • The only team to answer 200 questions correctly in a tournament and not finish in the top 10 was Macomb in 2013 (T-33).

65 Negs

I Team Statline Year Finish
83 Richard Montgomery 111-136-83-342.8 2006 1st
72 Chattahoochee A 89-112-72-337.9 2014 8th
70 TJHSST A 106-129-70-310.2 2007 3rd
69 IMSA 104-104-69-338.9 2015 4th
68 DuPont Manual A 35-135-68-234.8 2006 12th
67 Brookwood 36-138-67-203.7 2006 11th
67 Dorman A 84-134-67-287.0 2007 4th
67 Ladue A 139-104-67-408.1 2013 2nd
67 Lexington A 97-98-67-343.9 2016 5th
66 Chattahoochee A 105-88-66-343.9 2016 8th

4 Top 10 Finishes

A and B team finishes are considered separately. Unless noted as a B team, finishes comprise either the only team entered by the school or the A team.

Top 4 Team Years
13 DCC 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
12 Maggie Walker 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
11 State College 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
10 Dorman 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
8 LASA 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
8 TJHSST 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016
6 St. John's 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014
5 Brookwood 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
5 Richard Montgomery 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014
5 Chattahoochee 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
5 Wilmington Charter 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016
4 Walton 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005
4 Dorman B 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
4 Bellarmine 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Individual Tournament Records

100 PP20TH

PP20TH Player School Statline Year
123.51 Sam Blizzard Northmont 76-97-28 2015
120.22 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 82-107-26 2010
118.82 Eric Wolfsberg Bethlehem 48-89-19 2015
118.25 Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 56-78-26 2015
117.88 Sam Blizzard Northmont 48-120-28 2014
115.03 Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 72-134-40 2010
113.87 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 90-71-18 2015
113.07 Adam Silverman Centennial 105-90-45 2012
109.22 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 59-115-28 2014
104.72 Sam Blizzard Northmont 50-110-17 2014
104.20 Dylan Minarik Belvidere North 41-108-28 2013
104.09 Tristan Willey Macomb 45-138-29 2013
103.95 Kurtis Droge East Lansing 71-112-42 2008
103.70 Adam Silverman Centennial 62-108-38 2011
103.44 Dylan Minarik Belvidere North A 41-88-28 2012
102.43 Sameer Rai Bellarmine 41-88-28 2012

65% Power Percent

P+TU ≥ 50

P% Player School Statline Year
74.00% Austin Foos DCC A 74-26-14-62.35 2015
71.40% Sameer Rai Bellarmine A 90-36-23-77.24 2012
69.10% Justin Nghiem Arcadia A 38-17-3-34.12 2015
66.70% Nirav Ilango Chattahoochee A 78-39-30-81.50 2015
66.70% Roger Cain LASA A 36-18-12-38.04 2013
66.10% Ankush Bajaj Hinsdale Central 39-20-13-39.56 2015
65.70% Ankush Bajaj Hinsdale Central 46-24-25-47.49 2016

65 Powers

P Player School Statline Year Rank
105 Adam Silverman Centennial 105-90-45-113.07 2012 1st
96 Sameer Rai Bellarmine 96-65-39-102.43 2013 4th
90 Sameer Rai Bellarmine A 90-36-23-77.24 2012 16th
90 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 90-71-18-113.87 2015 4th
87 Max Schindler Ladue A 87-61-37-82.19 2013 10th
82 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 82-107-26-120.22 2010 1st
78 Morgan Venkus Loyola Academy 78-108-52-88.84 2013 6th
78 Nirav Ilango Chattahoochee A 78-39-30-81.50 2015 13th
76 Sam Blizzard Northmont 76-97-28-123.51 2015 1st
74 Max Schindler Ladue A 74-55-28-86.61 2012 7th
74 Austin Foos DCC A 74-26-14-62.35 2015 36th
72 Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 72-134-40-115.03 2010 2nd
72 Nikhil Desai Bellarmine 72-61-30-73.68 2011 13th
71 Kurtis Droge East Lansing 71-112-42-103.95 2008 1st
70 Ryan Golant TJHSST A 70-41-36-55.65 2016 34th
67 Cole Timmerwilke Auburn 67-71-36-83.20 2016 3rd
65 Henry Hawthorn Harmony 65-65-17-86.52 2015 10th

50% Conversion Rate

100(P + TU) / TH
C% Player School Statline Year Rank
55.63% Sam Blizzard Northmont A 48-120-28-117.88 2014 1st
54.23% Sam Blizzard Northmont 76-97-28-123.51 2015 1st
53.73% Eric Wolfsberg Bethlehem 48-89-19-118.82 2015 2nd
53.37% Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 72-134-40-115.03 2010 2nd
53.18% Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 56-78-26-118.25 2015 3rd
52.36% Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 82-107-26-120.22 2010 1st
51.40% Dylan Minarik Belvidere North A 43-104-39-104.20 2013 2nd
50.14% Eric Xu Western Albemarle 59-115-28-109.22 2014 2nd

150 Correct Answers

P + TU
P + TU Player School Statline Year Rank
206 Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 72-134-40-115.03 2010 2nd
195 Adam Silverman Centennial 105-90-45-113.07 2012 1st
189 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 82-107-26-120.22 2010 1st
186 Morgan Venkus Loyola Academy 78-108-52-88.84 2013 6th
183 Kurtis Droge East Lansing 71-112-42-103.95 2008 1st
183 Tristan Willey Macomb 45-138-29-104.09 2013 3rd
174 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 59-115-28-109.22 2014 2nd
173 Sam Blizzard Northmont 76-97-28-123.51 2015 1st
170 Adam Silverman Centennial 62-108-38-103.7 2011 1st
168 Sam Blizzard Northmont A 48-120-28-117.88 2014 1st
161 Sameer Rai Bellarmine 96-65-39-102.43 2013 4th
161 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 90-71-18-113.87 2015 4th
150 Sam Blizzard Northmont 50-100-17-104.72 2013 1st

3% or lower Neg Percent

I / (P + TU + I)
minimum of 50 P + TU
I% Player School Statline Year Rank
0.00% Catie Haas Tippecanoe 7-43-0-50.47 2010 38th
1.47% Roey Hadar Ranney 19-48-1-70.7 2012 22nd
1.67% Thomas Zamora Los Alamitos 8-51-1-? 1999 4th
2.47% Jared Lockwood Hallsville B 13-66-2-55.59 2013 44th
2.597% Jack Zhang Ballard 29-46-2-68.34 2015 28th
2.632% Rachel Newcomb Danville 6-68-2-55.68 2012 46th
2.632% Roey Hadar Ranney 17-57-2-75.46 2013 17th
2.82% Richard Kitterman James W. Robinson 5-64-2-60.52 2006 5th
2.99% Matthew Riggle St. John Paul II 1-64-2-63.32 2011 27th

40 Negs

I Player School Statline Year Rank
52 Morgan Venkus Loyola Academy 78-108-52-88.84 2013 6th
51 Robert Sale Brookwood 20-75-51-36.81 2006 45th
48 Charlie Dees North Kansas City 39-100-48-79.35 2007 2nd
45 Adam Silverman Centennial 105-90-45-113.07 2012 1st
44 Patrick Riser Riverdale 30-115-44-68.32 2001 3rd
44 Douglas Yetman Stuyvesant A 21-48-44-34.33 2007 78th
43 Chris Ray Richard Montgomery 57-77-43-62.81 2006 4th
43 Watson Ladd Bergen Academies 47-39-43-48.62 2008 24th
42 Guy Tabachnick Hunter 37-67-42-67.89 2007 3rd
42 Kurtis Droge East Lansing 71-112-42-103.95 2008 1st
42 Michael Crockett Rocky Grove 10-92-42-64.18 2011 21st
42 Andrew Van Duyn Culver A 32-76-42-78.63 2012 15th
42 John Marvin Sipp Portsmouth Christian 8-58-42-46.45 2014 74th
41 Papa Chakravarthy Dunbar B 9-62-41-40.15 2006 32nd
41 Kurtis Droge East Lansing 35-81-41-66.47 2007 4th
41 Andrew Salij IMSA 55-56-41-59.30 2015 45th
40 Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 72-134-40-115.03 2010 2nd
40 Ben Chametzky Carbondale 38-77-40-74.27 2011 11th

3-Time All-Stars

All-Star Teams Player School Years
5 Sam Blizzard Northmont 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
4 Henry Gorman Wilmington Charter 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
3 Nathaniel Brodsky Winchester Thurston 2012, 2013, 2014
3 Ben Chametzky Carbondale 2010, 2011, 2012
3 Kurtis Droge East Lansing 2006, 2007, 2008
3 Ian Eppler Georgetown Day 2007, 2008, 2009
3 Alex Friedman Minnetonka 2007, 2008, 2009
3 Jason Loy Cutter Morning Star 2002, 2003, 2004
3 Dylan Minarik Belvidere North 2011, 2012, 2013
3 Noah Rahman Solon 2003, 2004, 2005
3 Max Schindler Ladue 2011, 2012, 2013
3 Kareem Seifeldin Troy 2005, 2006, 2007
3 Adam Silverman Centennial 2010, 2011, 2012
3 Dallas Simons MLK Magnet 2006, 2007, 2008
3 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 2013, 2014, 2015

Individual Game Records

* = Playoff Game

175.00 PP20TH

PP20TH Player School Statline TH Opponent Year
204.8 Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 5-14-0 21 Tippecanoe B 2015
195.2 Henry Hawthorn Harmony Science North Austin 8-9-1 21 Grand River 2015
194.4 Sam Blizzard Northmont A 4-12-1 18 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2014
186.4 Sam Blizzard Northmont 7-10-0 22 Irvine 2015
185.0 Saajid Moyen Copley 7-8-0 20 Presbyterian Christian 2011
178.3 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 9-7-0 23 Bishop Heelan 2015
177.3 Lloyd Sy Auburn 6-11-1 22 Kearsley 2012
176.2* Kurtis Droge East Lansing 5-11-0 21 Kellenberg A 2008
175.0 Jacob Mikanowski State College A 7-11-1 24 Livingston 2000
175.0 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 7-11-1 24 Lawrence County 2010
175.0 Max Schindler Ladue A 10-6-0 24 Maumee Valley 2012
175.0 Eric Wolfsberg Bethlehem 6-9-1 20 St. Pius X 2015

200 Points

Points Player School Statline TH Opponent Year
215 Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 5-14-0 21 Tippecanoe B 2015
210 Jacob Mikanowski State College A 7-11-1 24 Livingston 2000
210 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 7-11-1 24 Lawrence County 2010
210 Max Schindler Ladue A 10-6-0 24 Maumee Valley 2012
205 Hidehiro Anto Menlo 1-19-0 24 Park Hill South 2014
205 Sam Blizzard Northmont 7-10-0 22 Irvine 2015
205 Sam Blizzard Northmont 6-12-1 24 Morris 2015
205 Henry Hawthorn Harmony Science North Austin 8-9-1 21 Grand River 2015
205 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 9-7-0 23 Bishop Heelan 2015
200 Sam Blizzard Northmont 6-11-0 23 La Jolla 2015
200* Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 3-16-1 25 La Jolla A 2010
200 Matt Moschella Christiansburg 8-8-0 23 Westmont 2012
200 Adam Silverman Centennial 8-9-2 23 St. Andrew's 2012

9 Powers

P Player School Statline TH Opponent Year
11 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 11-1-0-152.2 23 Auburn A 2015
10 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 10-3-2-130.8 26 Georgetown Day A 2010
10 Max Schindler Ladue A 10-6-0-175.0 24 Maumee Valley 2012
10 Sameer Rai Bellarmine A 10-3-3-137.5 24 duPont Manual A 2012
10* Adam Silverman Centennial 10-2-3-134.8 23 Chattahoochee A 2012
10 Sameer Rai Bellarmine A 10-3-2-147.8 23 Eden Prairie A 2013
10 Caleb Kendrick Norman North 10-4-2-156.5 23 LAMP 2015
10 Andrew Salij IMSA 10-2-2-145.5 22 Ronald Reagan 2015
10 Nirav Ilango Chattahoochee A 10-2-1-137.5 24 Western Albemarle 2015
10 Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 10-3-4-133.3 24 Providence 2015
9 Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 9-5-3-147.8 23 Raleigh Charter A 2010
9 Adam Silverman Centennial 9-5-3-147.8 23 Georgetown Day A 2012
9 Adam Silverman Centennial 9-5-3-147.8 23 Carrboro B 2012
9* Eric Xu Western Albemarle 9-6-0-162.5 24 Centennial 2014
9 Eric Xu Western Albemarle 9-7-0-178.3 23 Bishop Heelan 2015

17 Tossups Converted

P + TU
P + TU Player School Statline TH Opponent Year
20 Hidehiro Anto Menlo 1-19-0-170.8 24 Park Hill South 2014
19* Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 3-16-1-160.0 25 La Jolla A 2010
19 Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 5-14-0-204.8 21 Tippecanoe B 2015
18 Jacob Mikanowski State College A 7-11-1-175.0 24 Livingston 2000
18 Neil Gurram Detroit Country Day 7-11-1-175.0 24 Lawrence County 2010
18 Sam Blizzard Northmont 6-12-1-170.8 24 Morris 2015
17 Patrick Riser Riverdale 5-12-2-142.3 26 Bergen Academies 2001
17 Matt Jackson Georgetown Day A 7-10-4-148.0 25 Stoughton 2010
17 Joe Nutter Hamilton Scholars 0-17-0-170.0 20 Benton 2011
17 Lloyd Sy Auburn 6-11-1-177.3 22 Kearsley 2012
17 Adam Silverman Centennial 8-9-2-173.9 23 St. Andrew's 2012
17 Morgan Venkus Loyola Academy 5-12-2-160.9 23 MAST 2013
17 Jacob Reed East Chapel Hill 4-13-0-158.3 24 St. Joeseph 2013
17 Henry Hawthorn Harmony Science North Austin 8-9-1-195.2 21 Grand River 2015
17 Sam Blizzard Northmont 7-10-0-186.4 22 Irvine 2015
17 Sam Blizzard Northmont 6-11-0-173.9 23 La Jolla 2015
17 Kai Smith Knoxville Scholars 7-10-2-162.5 24 Galloway 2015