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| 2008 Reach for the Top Nationals | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | Reach for the Top |
| Champion | Lisgar |
| Runner-up | UTS |
| Third | Kennebecasis |
| Fourth | Oromocto |
| High scorer | individual scores not kept |
| Site | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
The 2008 national finals of Reach for the Top were held May 23-26 in Edmonton.
Tournament Results
After the televised playoff rounds, Lisgar defeated UTS 420-415 to win the 2008 national championship. The game was decided by a final neg. This was Lisgar's first Reach championship.
The last day of the tournament began with Ontario-New Brunswick semifinals: Kennebecasis (#2) vs Lisgar (#3); and UTS (#1) vs. Oromocto (#4)
The All-Star team for the tournament consisted of Nevin Hotson (Lisgar), Lujia Lin (UTS), John Clarke (Sir Winston Churchill), and Ethan Chess (St. Paul's).
Participants
Alberta
- Sir Harry Ainlay
- West Island College
Harry Ainlay (Edmonton) served as hosts for the classroom portion of the tournament. West Island surprisingly defeated UTS in the seeding tournament, their first loss of the season.
British Columbia
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Burnaby North
For the first time in several years (since the 1989 revival?), St. George's missed out on a qualification for Nationals.
Manitoba
- Carberry
- St. Paul's
New Brunswick
- Kennebecasis Valley
- Oromocto
KVHS has qualified for Nationals each year since 2004.
Nova Scotia
- Auburn Drive
Auburn Drive made its Reach debut this year, winning the Nova Scotia provincial tournament and Dalhousie's high school event.
Ontario
UTS has qualified for Nationals 6 times since 2001. Lisgar had registered for the 2008 HSNCT, but withdrew after qualifying for Reach Nationals. Lisgar lost to UTS in the provincial finals just two weeks earlier.
Quebec
- Royal West
For the first time since 2001, a high school represented Quebec at Nationals. Dawson College attended from 2002-06, and Marianopolis College qualified in 2007.
Results
After the round-robin tournament on May 24, the twelve teams were seeded 1 to 12 based on their record, then, as a tiebreaker, the number of points for. The top four seeded teams earned a bye to the quarterfinals, while the remaining eight teams were paired off (#5 v #12, #6 v #11, etc.) for the preliminary televised rounds.
Preliminary Round
Byes
- (1) UTS
- (2) Kennebecasis Valley
- (3) Lisgar
- (4) Oromocto
Matchups
- (5) Sir Winston Churchill 505, (12) Carberry 110
- (6) West Island College 465, (11) Harry Ainlay 85
- (7) Burnaby North 395, (10) Auburn Drive 295
- (8) St. Paul's 360, (9) Royal West 265
Quarterfinals
- (1) UTS 415, (8) St. Paul's 245
- (2) Kennebecasis Valley 380, (7) Burnaby North 245
- (3) Lisgar 665, (6) West Island College 325
- (4) Oromocto 285, (5) Sir Winston Churchill 265
Semifinals
- (1) UTS 500, (4) Oromocto 245
- (3) Lisgar 510, (2) Kennebecasis Valley 360
Finals
Rule Changes
The negs introduced to the Reach nationals the previous year returned in 2008; however, they applied only to Open Questions, not to Snappers.