IOWA NATIONAL CHAMPS!

Southview

left to right: Coach Nathan Coombes, Anders Repp, Drew Coleman, Nolan Gentry, Eli Pattee, Judson Rowedder, Gabby Williams and Jaxon Penning 

Southview Middle School (Ankeny, IA) was a standout in 2022, losing out in the playoffs to a team that ended up in the Finals: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (OH) 330, Southview 220.  (Nathan Coombes also coached Ankeny High (IA) to a second-place finish in the 2022 JV finals.) This time the Southview Middle School team advanced to the title game after defeating Howard (GA) 440-185, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy B 320-275, then upsetting No. 1 seed Boise North 340-295.  In the meantime, Gadsden Middle School (AL), in this, their first trip to Nationals, defeated two former National Champs: Woodland (AR) 390-370, then Edgewood (SC) 375-225, before overcoming CVCA A 320-205 in the Semifinals.

Finals

The score was tied at 50 at the end of the first period.  It was Gadsden ahead of Southview 135-125 after the bonus round in which Gadsden swept GENETICS and Southview swept

MIDDLE AGES. The score going into the fourth quarter of the title game: Gadsden 215, Southview 205.  Southview caught fire in the final quarter, promptly stealing an audio question about Bach and then getting three assigned questions in a row:

 

What species of spider creates a hinged hole through which the prey drops to its death?

         Ans.  Trapdoor spider

 

What is the net acceleration of an object in free fall at terminal velocity?

         Ans.  Zero

 

Which animal complained about sour grapes in one of Aesop’s Fables?

         Ans.  Fox

 

That gave Southview a 50-point lead, which they held at game’s end, after stealing this one:

 

This structure has listened for more than 1,000 years to the countless tears, laments, hopes, and prayers of Jewish people.  What is this landmark in Jerusalem?

         Ans.  Wailing Wall

 

The final score: Southview 325, Gadsden 275.  No team went undefeated, however, as Ft. Smith Trinity (AR) had defeated Southview 305-200 in the prelims.

Gadsden

(l to r) Grey Stephens, Latika Prasadh, Hudson Ellis, Lowndes Robinson, William Edwards, Andrew Nguyen, and coach Dr. Sue Bliss

Hall Of Fame

  • Jon Leidenheimer (Longfellow, VA, 2009-2011)
  • Myles Siglin (Flushing, MI, 2012-2014)
  • Brandon Fairchild (Johnson County, KY, 2013-2015)
  • Anna Zheng (Paideia, GA, 2014-2017)
  • Jonas Miller (Edmonson County, KY, 2018-2019)
  • Brody Johnson (Edmonson County, KY, 2018-2019)

Winners Of Our 16 Tournaments

  • 2008 – Bate Middle School (Danville, KY)
  • 2009 – Longfellow Middle School (Falls Church,VA)
  • 2010 – Longfellow Middle School (Falls Church,VA)
  • 2011 – Longfellow Middle School (Falls Church,VA)
  • 2012 – Trickum Middle School (Stone Mountain, GA)
  • 2013 – Flushing Middle School (Flushing, MI)
  • 2014 – Woodland Junior High School (Fayetteville, AR)
  • 2015 – Sutton Middle School (Atlanta, GA)
  • 2016 – Wooster Middle School (Wooster, OH)
  • 2017 – Chaffin Junior High School (Fort Smith, AR)
  • 2018 – Edmonson County (Brownsville, KY)
  • 2019 – Edmonson County (Brownsville, KY)
  • 2020 – Emerson School (MI) & Edmonson County (Brownsville, KY)
  • 2021 – Ramsey Junior High (AR)
  • 2022 – Anchorage (Anchorage, KY)
  • 2023 – Southview (Ankeny, IA)
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