​Middle School Academic Quiz Team - 1st Place

The KHCS Quiz Team competed in another tournament on Saturday January 7th, at Providence Christian Academy. The Cougars teams in three divisions (Varsity, JV and Middle School) each competed in a division of six teams, playing each of the five other teams in five separate matches, and the Middle School team from Killian Hill was able to... win its division. This marks the first tournament win for the Middle School team, which consists of captain Courtland Ellis (8), Justin Orr (6th), Parth Purani (6th), Peyton Holzworth (6th) and Ethan Mok (6th).

The JV team finished 3rd, following their win at the November Cougar Classic, and the Varsity team featured seniors Adam Maeland, Emily Townsend, and Apeksha Reddy.

The teams played five rounds, a total of 330 questions possible.

Team scoring:

Middle School team's perfect 5-0 record scoring 238 points per game (each question has a 10 point value). They held their opponents to 146 points per game average.  

Junior Varsity's record 2-2-1 (wins- losses- ties) earned by averaging 244 points per game, while their opponents averaged 224 points per game.  

Varsity team finished with a 2-3 record despite averaging 224 points per game.  Their opponents scored 292 points per game.  

**All three teams from KHCS were able to better their competition with a combined record of 9 wins, 5 losses and one tie, while outscoring the opponents on average 235-220.   

Individual scoring highlights:

Justin Orr                 25

Parth Purani             35

Spencer Mitchel        73

Jason McLean           25

Adam Maeland          69

Apeksha Reddy         30

Emily Townsend        10