2004 NSC
| 2004 PACE NSC | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | Matt Weiner (head editor), Leo Wolpert (science editor) |
| Champion | Maggie Walker |
| Runner-up | Thomas Jefferson |
| Third | Richard Montgomery and St. John's School |
| High scorer | Joel Knight |
| Site | Maryland |
| Field | 40 |
| Stats | |
The 2004 National Scholastic Championship was won by Maggie Walker. The tournament was held at the University of Maryland.
Tournament results
Maggie Walker came back from a 150-point deficit with 6 stretch round questions remaining to defeat Thomas Jefferson 395-345 in the finals. Richard Montgomery and St. John's were defeated in the semifinals, by Maggie Walker and Thomas Jefferson respectively. This was the only year in which the NSC final was contested by two teams from the same state.
The tournament used the old PACE NSC tournament format including an all-in consolation playoff.
Individual results
This was the last year in which the NSC stats were not released in a normal SQBS-like format immediately after the tournament. All stats beginning with 2005 are available at the PACE and HSQB websites. The full statistical records from 2004 were located in 2020 and are currently being processed into SQBS format for posting.
The tournament all-stars (selected by vote of participating teams and staffers) were:
The top 8 prelim scorers by PPG were:
- Joel Knight, Detroit Catholic Central - 121 ppg
- Wren Elhai, Maggie Walker A - 120 ppg
- Michael Kettler, Gonzaga - 109 ppg
- Seth Samelson, Richard Montgomery A - 107 ppg
- John Lesieutre, State College A - 101 ppg
- Noah Rahman, Solon - 94 ppg
- Andrew Brantley, St. John's - 94 ppg
- Dan Wright, Thomas Jefferson B - 94 ppg
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