George Washington (WV)

George Washington High School (GWHS)
Location: Charleston, WV
Coaches	Quiz Bowl Coach: Christopher McClung History Bowl Coach: Mr. O'Connell
State Championships	2000, 2002, 2003, 2014
National Championships	None
National Appearances	HSNCT: 2013, 2014 (Best finish: t-13); PACE NSC: 2014 (Best finish: 57th) NHBB: 2013, 2014 (Best finish: t-9th), 2015
Program Status	Active
School Size	Public, 1100 students
NAQT Page	link

George Washington High School (GWHS) is a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia. 2014's George Washington A team is the only team in West Virginia history to qualify for the playoffs at NAQT's HSNCT, finishing t-13th. The same 2014 GWHS A also finished t-9th at NHBB Nationals, and 57th at PACE NSC, the latter is also a record finish by a West Virginia team.

History

State Championships

George Washington High School owns the West Virginia record for the most overall state titles with four (2000, 2002, 2003, 2014).

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 academic year, GWHS broke the school's locally infamous trend of being an infrequent attendee of tournaments. In 2013, GW's A team was composed of five juniors. The team ultimately finished as the large school runner-up at the West Virginia State tournament to South Charleston High School (South Charleston would lose to Bridgeport High for the overall title). GWHS also attended their first national tournaments in 2013. At HSNCT, GWHS finished 5-5 and narrowly missed the playoffs after losing in a match-up of 5-4 teams to Stoneman Douglas (Florida) 305 to 215. GWHS also attended NHBB Nationals in 2014, and finished 1-4 in the prelims before going 3-0 in the afternoon consolation rounds.

Team Members:

A Team: Ryan Humphrey, Jess McDaniel, Sam McClung, Shanawar Waris (Captain), Yashan Thakkar

2013-2014

In 2014, GW returned their entire A team from the previous year. 2014's GW A improved significantly from the year before and would also increase their tournament attendance. GW A competed in 19 different tournaments across seven states in the 2013-2014 year. GW A went undefeated to other West Virginia teams in 2013-2014 and won the overall state title. GWHS also attended PACE NSC for the first time in 2014, and finished disappointingly in 57th. At the 2014 HSNCT, GW A became the first West Virginia team to make the playoffs at either nationals. GW went 6-4 on Saturday and ultimately finished tied-13th, largely due to a playoff upset of DCC A 380-190. GW also attended NHBB Nationals in 2014. GW went 5-0 in the morning rounds, 4-1 in the afternoon (losing to eventual champion LASA A), and was eliminated in a tie for 9th by IMSA A in a close match (270-250). GW's entire A team graduated following the 2014 season and their coach Karen Donathan stepped down.

Team Members:

A Team: Ryan Humphrey (Captain), Jess McDaniel, Sam McClung, Shanawar Waris; B Team: Tanner Ballard (occasionally A team), Drew Gupta, Arka Gupta

2014-2015

GW's team continued competing in the 2014-2015 year, despite losing their entire A team and their coach from the previous year. The team attended some in-state tournaments, including NAQT states, and NHBB Nationals.

Team Members:

A Team: Tanner Ballard (Captain), Arka Gupta, Drew Gupta, most likely others