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Itawamba Invitational II (Fulton, MS) 157-A, Sept. 24th

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:17 pm
by aeteacher
Itawamba is hosting a quiz bowl tournament on Sept. 24th at our high school (11900 Hwy 25 South, Fulton, MS 38843). We will be using IS-157-A. The tournament will be directed by coach Chris Johnson. Itawamba's teams will be playing in the tournament. The readers will be former Itawamba scholars who all have competed at nationals or have NAQT competition experience.

Field size: max of 16
Cost: $65 for 1st team; $55 for each additional team
Discounts: $10 for each WORKING buzzer system; $5 for each 100 miles driven (according to Google maps)

Lunch: We will sell pizza and drinks ($5= 2 slices of pizza plus a drink) plus have snacks for sale during tournament play
Coaches hospitality room will be present with coffee and snacks

Local hotels: Holiday Inn (http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/ho ... oteldetail)
Days Inn (http://www.daysinn.com/hotels/mississip ... l-overview)

Registration: We will start check-ins and such at 8:00 AM
Coaches meeting: 8:30 AM in the library
1st match: 8:45 AM

We will do a round-robin pool play until lunch (12:00) using standard NAQT rules. Then, we will take the top 2 teams (records, PPG, PPB) from each bracket and play for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (trophies given to top 4). The remaining teams will play consolation rounds against similar teams (determined by PPG). Every team should be guaranteed 7 games. Stats will be kept and awards given to the top 3 individual points earners based upon preliminary games only.

Contact info: Chris Johnson, e-mail [email protected]
Payments: can be mailed to Itawamba beforehand although payments will be taken the day of the tournament.

Teams Competing: (# of team, buzzers)
Itawamba (4teams, 4)
IAC (2 teams, 0)
Dorsey (2 team, 0)
Meridian (2 team, 1)
Lamar (1 team, 1)
Madison Central (3,3)

Re: Itawamba Invitational II (Fulton, MS) 157-A, Sept. 24th

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:51 pm
by aeteacher
Congratulations to Meridian High School for its win in the Itawamba Invitational II held Sept. 24th. Lamar School placed 2nd and Itawamba A was third. All three earned invites to the NAQT national tournament, and Itawamba earned an invite to the small school nationals as well.

Stats: https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-t ... nt_id=7531