>From David Bykowski on hsquizbowl.org: The Maggie Lena Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies A defeated Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology A in a thrilling 395-345 final match earlier this afternoon (Sunday June 13). MLWGSGIS A trailed by 150 points with 6 questions to go in the game before rallying to victory. MLWGSGIS A defeated semifinalist Richard Montgomery A 385-205 in one semifinal round; Thomas Jefferson A upended St. John's 480-230 in the other semifinal. As each of Thomas Jefferson B, MLWGSGIS A, and St. John's finished 4-1 in quarterfinal rounds earlier today, they played mini-match tiebreakers to determine the two of the final four from that group. St. John's scored 170 total points, MLWGSGIS A scored 165 points, and Thomas Jefferson B had 145 (each went 1-1 against each other in mini-matches as well), putting Thomas Jefferson B in fifth place. Rounding out the placements, Eleanor Roosevelt (3-2 in quarterfinals) was 6th, Dorman and State College A (2-3) tied for 7th, Detroit Catholic Central and New Trier (1-4) tied for 9th, and Princess Anne and Raleigh Charter tied for 11th. In the consolation bracket, Blake came from the #15 seed entering the day to defeat #1 seed Detroit Country Day 340-220. #6 seed Gonzaga defeated #5 seed Solon 385-190 to claim third place in the consolation bracket. Full statistics will be processed throughout the week. Emil Thomas Chuck, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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