St. John's (TX)

St. John's School
Location: Houston, TX
Coaches	Ted Curry
State Championships	2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013
National Championships	2002 NAQT
National Appearances	HSNCT: 2001-2013 PACE: 2004, 2005, 2012
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

St. John's is a private K-12 coed college prep school in Houston, Texas. They are one of the traditional powerhouses of the national circuit. St. John's has fielded teams at every HSNCT since 2001. Ted Curry has coached the team since at least 2001 and has claimed one HSNCT championship and numerous PACE and HSNCT final fours.

Current Players

• George Davis
• Carlo De Guzman
• Claire Jones
• Deven Lahoti

History

In 2001 St. John's placed second at the Questions Unlimited state championship and third at the NAC. NAC team was Michael Friedman, Erik Kwei, Chris Frankel, Alex Wright, and Robby Gutmann, and coached by Ted Curry and Alice Nelson. The team finished tenth at the HSNCT.

With Andrew Brantley and Eric Kwei returning the 2002 season, the team had high expectations, which they met by ultimately winning HSNCT. St. John's defeated Irmo in a well-contested final with a lineup that also included Alex Wright and Michael Friedman. These players, plus Warren Belows won the New Orleans phase but was knocked out during the NAC semifinals in a rematch with Irmo and ultimately finished third at the NAC.

The 2003 team somehow managed a 3rd place HSNCT finish after a 6-4 preliminary record.

The 2004 St. John's team placed 9th at the PACE NSC, one of three appearances for the team. At HSNCT they finished 8-2 in the preliminary rounds, picking up wins over several high profile teams, and ultimately finished third. This team consisted of Alexander Akhter, Andrew Brantley, Matt Dunn, Paul Barndt, and Ranjan Ramchandani.

The 2005 team returned no A team players, but still managed to go 9-1 at HSNCT and finished tied for 13th, notably with a six player team.

The 2006 and 2007 seasons were significantly less prolific for the St. John's program as they would finished 5-5 and fail to make the playoffs at HSNCT in both years. Despite futility at the national level, St. John's still won the state championship both years.

The 2008 team was led by senior Zachary Yeung and finished the season tied for 27th at HSNCT.

From 2009 to 2012, no St. John's team would finish higher than T49 at HSNCT.

During the 2013 off-season, George Davis, Claire Jones, and Deven Lahoti all re-signed with St. John's. The team also acquired Carlo de Guzman of Seven Lakes and immediately became nationally relevant again, especially after beating a heavily packed field to win the Texas Invitational. At HSNCT they ended placing 3rd, but only after being knocked off by Ladue.

Noted Alumni

• Chris Frankel - '01 - Princeton
• Andrew Brantley - '04 - Wash U STL
• Michael Friedman
• Jeffrey Fastow - '13

Tournament Results

2012-13 Academic Year

Date	Tournament	Question Set	Team	Record	Rank	Stats
10/13	Kickoff Classic	NAQT IS-118	Black	5-3	9/48	[1]
			Blue	4-4	9/48	[2]
			Red	4-3	17/48	[3]
			Frosh	7-1	1/7	[4]
11/03	Bayou City	NAQT IS-119A	A	5-3	10/27	[5]
12/08	HoHoHo	NAQT IS-120	Virtue	9-2	1/20	[6]
			Faith	4-5	T-5/20	[7]
			White	3-5	T-9/20	[8]
1/19	Winter Rodeo	NAQT IS-122	Red	7-2	7/30	[9]
			Black	4-4	16/30	[10]
			Green	2-5	21/30	[11]
2/23	Texas Invitational	NAQT DI SCT	A	15-0	1/16	[12]
2/24	ACF Regionals Texas	ACF Regionals	A	8-4	5/16	[13]
5/4	14th Texas Quiz Bowl Championship	NAQT DII ICT	A	14-0	1/14	[14]
5/25-26	2013 HSNCT	HSNCT-2013	A	13-4	4/256	[15]

See also

• 2001 St. John's
• 2002 St. John's
• 2004 St. John's

Succession of titles

NAQT HSNCT Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Detroit Catholic Central	2002	Thomas Jefferson