Over Spring Break, Washington High School Scholar Bowl competed in two different events.
On Saturday, March 13, the varsity team competed online in the Gateway Athletic Conference Tournament. There were seven teams in attendance, and played a round robin.
Washington narrowly beat Holt 255-240, and then won another close game against Francis Howell Central, 270-210. After a couple of bigger wins over Timberland (430-60) and Orchard Farm (305-225), it was time for lunch.
By that point, Fort Zumwalt North had lost to Holt, who had lost to Francis Howell Central, who had lost to Fort Zumwalt North. Washington was the only undefeated team with two games left - if they won out, they'd clear the field by two games.
Round 6 was a solid win over Francis Howell (355-135). In Round 7, WHS started off down to Ft. Zumwalt North, but came back in the second half to win, 315-200, taking the GAC title for the second year in a row.
Team members were Samantha Doepker, Vincent Hoang, Kyle Meyer and Katlynn Miller.
On Saturday, March 20, Washington had two teams compete in the online MOQBA Novice Tournament, open only to students in grades 9 and 10. The 33 teams were placed into prelim pools of either five or six teams.
Washington A went 5-0 in their prelim pool with wins over Moberly, North Kansas City B, Champaigne Centennial (IL), Truman and Calhoun. This put them first in their pool and into playoffs.
Washington B went 2-3 with wins over Rolla and Sullivan C. They finished fourth in their pool and into the consolation bracket.
In the consolation bracket, Washington B beat Waynesville and Eldon, but lost to Polo to finish in 22nd place. Team members were Aidan VanLeer, Jobe Weber and Victor Hoang.
In the playoffs, Washington A beat North Kansas City A, but lost to Northmont (OH) and Parkway West A. Due to NKC A's upset five-point win over Northmont, Washington ended up as the second place team in the bracket, putting them in the overall third place game against Columbia Independent.
In that game, Washington had one of their best performances of the day, winning the game 330-215 to finish third.
Team members were Vincent Hoang, Grace Nuckolls, Hayden Le, and Cameron Schenkel.
Washington Scholar Bowl is coached by David Dennis.