St. Joseph (IN)
| Saint Joseph | |
| Location: South Bend, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Coaches | Ben Dillon |
| State Championships | 2009 Indiana NAQT Rotary |
| National Championships | None |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Saint Joseph High School (formerly Saint Joseph's High School) is a catholic high school in South Bend, Indiana. It competes in the St. Joseph Valley League, and is a rival of both Culver Academies and Harrison. Previously a patron of Chip Beall's NAC the school stopped attending it in 2007 when the captain Arnav Dutt was hosed one too many times. Consequently the school has started to attend more good quizbowl tournaments
2011-2012
The varsity team consisting of Chris Agostino 13', Wilson Barrett 14', Nick Boggess 12' (Captain), Sophie Desch 15', Christian Harmon 12", Nolan Liu 15', Anna Martin 13', and Nicholas Wawrykow 13' and occasionally Davide Behr 14', Michael Griffin 13", and Joey Sawyer 14' was the most active team and possibly best the school has had in recent history, and the first team from the school in at least ten years to travel out of state.
St. Joseph Valley League
After losing their opening match to rival Marian 305-350 the team won their next seven games to finish second in the regular season. Seeded second in the post season tournament Saint Joseph defeated Mishawaka and Clay to earn a rematch against Marian in the championship game. The championship game saw the best team effort of the season, and Saint Joseph won 430-230 earning the school its second straight tournament title.
State Championship
The team went 4-0 in the preliminary rounds to earn the second seed going into the playoffs. It won its quarterfinal match against University, but was eliminated in the semifinals by Fishers and earned 3rd place. Nicholas Wawrykow was the tournament's leading scorer.
Frosh/Soph State Championship
A freshman/sophomore team consisting of Wilson, Davide, Nolan, and Joey won the state championship by going 9-0 in the preliminary rounds and by coming back to defeat Culver A 260-255 in the final.
Tournaments
The team was the most active team in terms of tournament attendance in school history, going to eleven tournaments.
| Tournament | Question Set | Roster | Team Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| North White Kickoff | NAQT A | A-Team: Chris Agostino, Sophie Desch, Michael Griffin | 7th/24, 6-2 |
| B-Team | 21th/24, 2-6 | ||
| Brownsburg Dogfight | Chip | A-Team: Chris Agostino, Nolan Liu, Anna Martin, Nicholas Wawrykow | 2nd/34, 7-1 |
| B-Team | 22th/34, 2-3 | ||
| Culver Academies Invitational | NAQT IS | A-Team: Chris Agostino, Sophie Desch, Michael Griffin, Nolan Liu, Nicholas Wawrykow | 6th/11, 4-6 |
| Culver Academies Frosh/Soph | NAQT A | A-Team | 9th/12, 4-7 |
| NHBB Indiana State Championship | NHBB B | A-Team: Tom Ferlic, Tom Labyznski, Nolan Liu, Nicholas Wawrykow | 2nd/3, 2-2 |
| Rotary State Championship | NAQT IS | A-Team: Chris Agostino, David Behr, Nick Boggess, Sophie Desch, Anna Martin, Nolan Liu | 3rd/10, 7-2 |
| MSU's March Madness | NAQT IS | A-Team: Wilson Barrett, Davide Behr, Sophie Desch, Joey Sawyer, Nicholas Wawrykow | 19th/36, 7-3 |
| NIU's ATROPHY, Standard Division | BHSAT | A-Team: Wilson Barrett, Davide Behr, Nolan Liu, Nicholas Wawrykow | 2nd/14, 9-2 |
| Midwest Championship | NAQT Div II ICT | A-Team: Chris Agostino, Sophie Desch, Nicholas Wawrykow | 10th/13, 4-8 |
| Northwestern's Wildcat | Prison Bowl | A-Team: Nicholas Wawrykow | 9th/11, 2-8 |
| HSNCT | HSNCT | A-Team: Chris Agostino, Wilson Barrett, Sophie Desch, Nolan Liu, Nicholas Wawrykow | 105th/240, 5-5 |
All-State players
2010-2011 Michael Shakour
2011-2012 Chris Agostino
2011-2012 Nicholas Wawrykow