Dorman Cavalier Challenge - 1/23/10 (Spartanburg, SC)

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:09 pm

Dorman High School is pleased to announce its 19th Annual Cavalier Academic Challenge will be held on January 23, 2010. More information will be forthcoming. If you have questions or if you would like to register, please email me at huffej (AT) spart6.org.

Thanks!

Rountree · Post by **Rountree** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:33 pm

I am guessing you meant to title this 1/23/10 and not 1/17/09?

Beastman · Post by **Beastman** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:13 am

That's totally my birthday. Lol.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:19 pm

Corrected.

Rountree · Post by **Rountree** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:50 pm

So this tournament has already happened?

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:00 pm

It's just the second day of school. I'll get on the ball...eventually

Rountree · Post by **Rountree** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:03 pm

It's all good amigo. Go ahead and put us down for a couple teams. We will bring a couple buzzers too. Thanks!

DrakeRQB · Post by **DrakeRQB** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:47 pm

We're in for at least one varsity and one JV... two buzzers as well.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:02 pm

A VERY Preliminary field announcement:

School #Varsity #JV

Bell Street Middle School (Clinton, SC) 0 1
Eastside High School (Taylors, SC) 2 1
Fort Mill High School (Ft. Mill, SC) 1 1
Grayson High School (Loganville, GA) 1 0
Heritage High School (Conyers, GA) 1 1
Robinson High School (Concord, NC) 1 1

TOTALS:

Varsity: 6
JV: 5
Overall: 11

Still plenty of time to register before the deadline. I'm attaching a form below, or you can email me. We also have online registration available this year:

http://www.dormanacademicteam.com/2010_ ... gister.htm

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:47 pm

I may be missing it (and sorry if I am!), but is this a house-write?

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:22 pm

Yes, it's a house-write.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:05 pm

We're still several weeks away from the early registration deadline, but I thought that I'd post a field update. There's still plenty of space, but we are filling spots faster than normal. If you are interested in competing or if you have questions, email me at [email protected]

Field Update:

School #Varsity #JV

Bell Street Middle School (Clinton, SC) 0 1
Brookwood High Schoool (Snellville, GA) 2 3
Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) 2 1
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) 1 0
Clinton High School (Clinton, SC) 1 0
duPont Manual High School (Louisville, KY) 2 3
Eastside High School (Taylors, SC) 2 1
Fort Mill High School (Ft. Mill, SC) 1 1
Grayson High School (Loganville, GA) 1 0
Greenville High School (Greenville, SC) 1 1
Greer High School (Greer, SC) 1 0
Heritage High School (Conyers, GA) 1 1
Irmo High School (Columbia, SC) 1 0
Pensacola High School (Pensacola, FL) 1 1
Robinson High School (Concord, NC) 1 1
Russell High School (Russell, KY) 1 0
Rutherford-Spindale Central High School (Rutherfordton, NC) 1 1
Seneca High School (Seneca, SC) 1 1
Southside Christian School (Simpsonville, SC) 1 1
Thomas Jefferson Classical (Mooresboro, NC) 1 2
Woodford County High School (Versailles, KY) 3 4

VARSITY: 26
JV: 23
TOTAL: 49

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:23 pm

Field Updated Above.

kayli · Post by **kayli** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:12 pm

Is this going to be the same format as last year? Or are we going to get a more vanilla 20/20?

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:15 pm

Woodford is bringing seven teams!
They are really getting a lot of experience this year.
I would like to see them improve and become competitive with Kentucky's best teams in the next couple of years.

I really hope Grayson KY gets to go.
It will be interesting to see both Graysons at the same tournament.

I am ready to see how competitive we can be with teams like Brookwood and Russell.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:20 pm

Arsonists Get All the Girls wrote:Is this going to be the same format as last year? Or are we going to get a more vanilla 20/20?

We'll be using a four quarter format again for the Cavalier Challenge. We use a 20/20 format for our "Season Ender" tournament in late spring.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:01 pm

We are about six weeks away from the Cavalier Academic Challenge, and the field is shaping up quite nicely. I am pleased to announce that we have arranged for a special rate at the brand new Comfort Suites Hotel for those of you staying overnight. This is an all-suite property that opened two months ago. It is across the street from the mall, movie theater, and several restaurants,and the rooms feature HD flat screen TVs.

$79.99/night for rooms with 1-2 people
$84.99/night for rooms with 3+ people (the rooms can hold up to 6 people)

To get the special rate, call the hotel directly and ask for the Cavalier Academic Challenge rate:

864.699.6701

Thanks, and we are looking forward to seeing you all on January 23.
(email me for more information/hotel brochure, etc.)

SHM · Post by **SHM** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:45 pm

Eric,
Dunbar sent in a registration today for two JV teams. Thanks for the hotel tip!

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:33 am

Glad to hear it! Dunbar has always done very well in the Cavalier Challenge, and we're excited that you'll be back again this year. If you have any questions, just let me know.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:41 am

Field Update:

School #Varsity #JV

Bell Street Middle School (Clinton, SC) 0 1
Brookwood High Schoool (Snellville, GA) 2 3
Central Gwinnett High School (Lawrenceville, GA) 1 1
Chapman High School (Inman, SC) 1 0
Chase High School (Forest City, NC) 2 0
Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) 2 1
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) 1 0
Clinton High School (Clinton, SC) 1 0
Danville High School (Danville, KY) 2 0
duPont Manual High School (Louisville, KY) 2 3
Eastside High School (Taylors, SC) 2 1
Flowery Branch High School (Flowery Branch, GA) 1 1
Fort Mill High School (Ft. Mill, SC) 1 1
Grayson High School (Loganville, GA) 1 0
Greenville High School (Greenville, SC) 1 1
Greer High School (Greer, SC) 1 0
Hendersonville High School (Hendersonville, NC) 1 0
Irmo High School (Columbia, SC) 1 0
Lakeside High School (Atlanta, GA) 1 0
Ninety Six High School (Ninety Six, SC) 1 0
Norcross High School (Norcross, GA) 1 1
Pensacola High School (Pensacola, FL) 1 1
Robinson High School (Concord, NC) 1 1
Russell High School (Russell, KY) 1 0
Rutherford-Spindale Central High School (Rutherfordton, NC) 1 1
Seneca High School (Seneca, SC) 1 0
Shelby High School (Shelby, NC) 1 0
Southside Christian School (Simpsonville, SC) 1 1
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, NC) 1 2
Woodford County High School (Versailles, KY) 3 4

VARSITY: 37
JV: 24
TOTAL: 61

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:50 pm

Field Update:

There's still plenty of room if you're interested. To register, email me (huffej AT spart6.org) or go to our website:
http://www.dormanacademicteam.com/2010_ ... gister.htm

School #Varsity #JV

Aiken High School (Aiken, SC) 1 1
Augusta Christian School (Augusta, GA) 2 0
Bassett High School (Bassett, VA) 1 0
Bell Street Middle School (Clinton, SC) 0 1
Berea High School (Greenville, SC) 2 0
Brookwood High Schoool (Snellville, GA) 2 3
Central Gwinnett High School (Lawrenceville, GA) 1 1
Chapman High School (Inman, SC) 1 0
Chase High School (Forest City, NC) 2 0
Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) 2 1
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) 1 0
Clinton High School (Clinton, SC) 1 0
Colleton County High School (Walterboro, SC) 2 0
Danville High School (Danville, KY) 2 0
duPont Manual High School (Louisville, KY) 2 3
Eastside High School (Taylors, SC) 2 1
Ezell-Harding Christian School (Antioch, TN) 1 1
Flowery Branch High School (Flowery Branch, GA) 1 1
Fort Mill High School (Ft. Mill, SC) 1 1
Grayson High School (Loganville, GA) 1 0
Greenville High School (Greenville, SC) 1 1
Greer High School (Greer, SC) 1 0
Hendersonville High School (Hendersonville, NC) 1 0
Hillcrest High School (Simpsonville, SC) 2 0
Irmo High School (Columbia, SC) 1 0
James Island High School (Charleston, SC) 1 1
Lafayette High School (Lexington, KY) 1 1
Lakeside High School (Atlanta, GA) 1 0
Ninety Six High School (Ninety Six, SC) 1 0
Norcross High School (Norcross, GA) 1 1
Pensacola High School (Pensacola, FL) 1 1
Pinewood Prep (Summerville, SC) 1 0
Robinson High School (Concord, NC) 1 1
Russell High School (Russell, KY) 1 0
Rutherford-Spindale Central High School (Rutherfordton, NC) 1 1
Seneca High School (Seneca, SC) 1 0
Shelby High School (Shelby, NC) 1 0
Southside Christian School (Simpsonville, SC) 1 1
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, NC) 1 2
Woodford County High School (Versailles, KY) 3 4

VARSITY: 51
JV: 28
TOTAL: 81

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 3:07 pm

WIN A BRAND NEW BUZZER SYSTEM!

The Dorman Academic Team is proud to announce that we are partnering with Food Lion Supermarkets and Anderson Enterprises to collect food for the Spartanburg Food Bank at the Cavalier Academic Challenge. For each non-perishable food item that you bring to the tournament, you'll receive a ticket in a drawing for a brand new Anderson Enterprises buzzer system. For each Food Lion branded item you'll receive two tickets. There is no limit to the number tickets that you can receive. Bring 100 items, get 100 tickets; bring 100 Food Lion branded items, get 200 tickets.

We're hoping to raise a lot of food for this worthy cause, so bring as much as you can.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:03 pm

Eric Huff wrote:WIN A BRAND NEW BUZZER SYSTEM!

The Dorman Academic Team is proud to announce that we are partnering with Food Lion Supermarkets and Anderson Enterprises to collect food for the Spartanburg Food Bank at the Cavalier Academic Challenge. For each non-perishable food item that you bring to the tournament, you'll receive a ticket in a drawing for a brand new Anderson Enterprises buzzer system. For each Food Lion branded item you'll receive two tickets. There is no limit to the number tickets that you can receive. Bring 100 items, get 100 tickets; bring 100 Food Lion branded items, get 200 tickets.

We're hoping to raise a lot of food for this worthy cause, so bring as much as you can.

This is really, really cool. I've always thought that quiz bowl should do more partner work like this, and I hope it works out very well at this tournament.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:11 pm

Thanks. I'm hoping that the lure of a free buzzer system (if not the desire to help others) will motivate teams to bring food.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:38 am

Field Update:

Varsity/JV

Aiken High School (Aiken, SC) 1 1
Augusta Christian School (Augusta, GA) 2 0
Baconton Charter School (Baconton, GA) 1 2
Bassett High School (Bassett, VA) 1 0
Bell Street Middle School (Clinton, SC) 0 1
Berea High School (Greenville, SC) 2 0
Brookwood High Schoool (Snellville, GA) 2 3
Chapman High School (Inman, SC) 1 0
Chase High School (Forest City, NC) 2 0
Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) 1 1
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) 1 0
Clinton High School (Clinton, SC) 1 0
Colleton County High School (Walterboro, SC) 2 0
Conway High School (Conway, SC) 2 0
Crescent High School (Iva, SC) 1 0
Danville High School (Danville, KY) 2 0
Dunbar High School (Lexington, KY) 0 2
duPont Manual High School (Louisville, KY) 3 2
Eastside High School (Taylors, SC) 2 1
Ezell-Harding Christian School (Antioch, TN) 1 1
Flowery Branch High School (Flowery Branch, GA) 0 1
Fort Mill High School (Ft. Mill, SC) 1 1
Greenville High School (Greenville, SC) 1 1
Greer High School (Greer, SC) 1 0
Hendersonville High School (Hendersonville, NC) 1 0
Hillcrest High School (Simpsonville, SC) 2 0
Hilton Head Prep (Hilton Head, SC) 1 0
Irmo High School (Columbia, SC) 1 0
James Island High School (Charleston, SC) 1 1
Lafayette High School (Lexington, KY) 1 1
Lakeside High School (Atlanta, GA) 1 0
Ninety Six High School (Ninety Six, SC) 1 0
Norcross High School (Norcross, GA) 1 1
Oakbrook Preparatory School (Spartanburg, SC) 1 1
Pensacola High School (Pensacola, FL) 1 1
Pinewood Prep (Summerville, SC) 1 0
Riverside High School (Greer, SC) 2 0
Robinson High School (Concord, NC) 1 1
Russell High School (Russell, KY) 1 0
Rutherford Early College High School (Rutherfordton, NC) 1 0
Rutherford-Spindale Central High School (Rutherfordton, NC) 1 1
Seneca High School (Seneca, SC) 1 0
Shelby High School (Shelby, NC) 1 0
Southside Christian School (Simpsonville, SC) 1 1
Southside High School (Greenville, SC) 2 1
Spartanburg High School (Spartanburg, SC) 1 1
St. Joseph's Catholic School (Greenville, SC) 0 1
T.L. Hanna High School (Anderson, SC) 1 0
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, NC) 1 2

VARSITY: 62
JV: 33
TOTAL: 95

We still have space available, so if you'd like to register teams (or if you would like to add to your total), let me know.

Also, please don't forget to bring canned goods for the food drive. Remember that every item is an entry (or 2 entries if it's a Food Lion branded item) in the drawing for the brand new Anderson Enterprises buzzer system.

PS: If you don't have a Food Lion supermarket where you live, there's one less than a mile from Dorman. Email me, and I'll give you directions.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:53 pm

Congratulations to Southside High School (Greenville, SC) for winning the varsity division of the 20th Annual Cavalier Academic Challenge. Dunbar High School (Lexington, KY) came in second, with Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA) & Ezell-Harding Christian School (Antioch, TN) as semifinalists. In the JV division, Dunbar won with duPont Manual (Lousiville, KY) coming in second. Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) and Ezell-Harding Christian School were semifinalists.

I'll post full results on Monday.

Dorman would like to thank all who attended and the many volunteers who made this tournament possible. Thanks!

jrbarry · Post by **jrbarry** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:01 pm

Uh oh, Brookwood has a JV division semifinalist trophey. Was that given to us in error? Maybe we stole it!! Please advise.

Kahloon · Post by **Kahloon** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:15 pm

Eric Huff wrote:In the JV division, Dunbar won with duPont Manual (Lousiville, KY) coming in second. Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) and Ezell-Harding Christian School were semifinalists.

Brookwood A was definitely one of the JV semi-finalists.

Adventure Temple Trail · Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:20 pm

Will these questions be posted?

Duncan Idaho · Post by **Duncan Idaho** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:50 pm

RyuAqua wrote:Will these questions be posted?

In the same vein, will there be discussion, whether in this thread or another?

Nuclear Densometer Test · Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:31 pm

Ben Cole wrote:
RyuAqua wrote:Will these questions be posted?
In the same vein, will there be discussion, whether in this thread or another?

In addition, were individual stats kept? If so, will they be posted?

jrbarry · Post by **jrbarry** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:51 pm

Not speaking for the Dorman Academic Team Program, but I am pretty sure the Dorman people did NOT keep individual stats. I do not recall them ever doing that.

I thought the Dormanites did a very good job hosting yesterday. Met all my expectations as to what a good tournament should be.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:38 pm

jrbarry wrote:Uh oh, Brookwood has a JV division semifinalist trophey. Was that given to us in error? Maybe we stole it!! Please advise.

Ha! My sincerest apologies. Obviously I should have gotten some sleep before I tried to post results from memory. The post should have read:

Congratulations to Southside High School (Greenville, SC) for winning the varsity division of the 20th Annual Cavalier Academic Challenge. Dunbar High School (Lexington, KY) came in second, with Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA) & Ezell-Harding Christian School (Antioch, TN) as semifinalists. In the JV division, Dunbar won with duPont Manual (Lousiville, KY) coming in second. Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) and Brookwood were semifinalists.

I'll post full results on Monday.

Dorman would like to thank all who attended and the many volunteers who made this tournament possible. Thanks!

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:41 pm

RyuAqua wrote:Will these questions be posted?

Sorry, but as multiple schools purchased copies of these questions, we don't post them online.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:47 pm

Dark Ages: Fae wrote:In addition, were individual stats kept? If so, will they be posted?

In a perfect world, perhaps, but we have found that keeping a tournament of this size moving while keeping individual stats is virtually impossible. We do keep individual stats at our two smaller spring tournaments (SC State Championship - March 13 & Season Ender - April 17).

limehouse · Post by **limehouse** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:10 pm

Special thanks must be given to the Dorman parents who hosted an awesome spread for the coaches at breakfast and lunch. It was especially impressive given the sheer number of teams.

Thanks to Eric and his team for hosting; we look forward to the Cavalier Challenge every year. (And its nice to have one tournament less than 90 miles away.)

Rountree · Post by **Rountree** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:41 am

I echo Mr. Barry's and Mr. Limehouse's comments about the the Cavalier Challenge. For such a large number of teams (over 90), this tournament ran smoothly and efficiently. I also thought this set was very good overall, with few grammatical mistakes, odd syntax, or answer choices. And, it was quite accessible to most of the teams present without being overly easy for the top 4-8 teams or overly difficult for the bottom 4-8 teams - this held true for both the JV and Varsity tournaments from what I recall.

... and the chaos of Mexican modernity · Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:05 pm

Eric Huff wrote:
I'll post full results on Monday.

When will this actually happen?

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:08 pm

Sorry for the delay, but our webmaster hasn't had a chance to get it on our website yet. On Monday, I emailed all the scores to the participating teams, so at least all the teams who were at the tournament have the stats. They should be up in a couple of days for general perusing.

kayli · Post by **kayli** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:33 pm

Bump for stats.

Nuclear Densometer Test · Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:43 pm

Eric Huff wrote:
Dark Ages: Fae wrote:In addition, were individual stats kept? If so, will they be posted?
In a perfect world, perhaps, but we have found that keeping a tournament of this size moving while keeping individual stats is virtually impossible. We do keep individual stats at our two smaller spring tournaments (SC State Championship - March 13 & Season Ender - April 17).

Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) · Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:08 pm

But that doesn't mean that Kay is wrong about there being some kinds of stats to post.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:10 pm

Sorry again for the delay. Our webmaster is a parent volunteer, so we're kind of at their mercy. In the meantime, all the coaches who attended the tournament have the stats. If you did not attend the tournament, but would like to see the stats now, email me, and I'm happy to send them to you.

kayli · Post by **kayli** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:35 pm

Oh okay, thanks.

Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant · Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:30 pm

Eric Huff wrote:Sorry again for the delay. Our webmaster is a parent volunteer, so we're kind of at their mercy. In the meantime, all the coaches who attended the tournament have the stats. If you did not attend the tournament, but would like to see the stats now, email me, and I'm happy to send them to you.

Wouldn't it be possible to attach the SQBS html files to a post in this thread like you did with a MS Word document earlier in the thread?

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:53 pm

Not really. Those don't attach too great.

However, there is http://results.scobo.net/ , which is quite user-friendly and, generally speaking, awesome. Eric, if you're interested in tossing the stats on scobo, let me know and I'll be happy to help out.

Eric Huff · Post by **Eric Huff** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:28 pm

The stats can be found here:

http://dormanacademicteam.com/2010_tournament.htm