2021 MSHSAA State Championship
The 2021 MSHSAA State Championship was held on May 6-8, 2021. It was the first state championship held after the 2021 MSHSAA Realignment, with schools split into six enrollment-based classes instead of four. Classes 1 and 2 competed on Thursday, classes 3 and 4 played on Friday, and classes 5 and 6 played on Saturday.
Questions and format
As NAQT was not licensing its questions for in-person use (due to the ongoing pandemic), MSHSAA instead opted for questions from Academic Hallmarks. Though the questions were meant to be "pyramidal," in practice they were filled with obscure {biographical clue}s and other bad quizbowl features that frustrated many participants.
According to Clever coach and MSHSAA committee member Scott Walker, the subject distribution was "4/4/4/4/4. 4 math, 4 English, 4 History, 4 Science. The last 4 [were] a Miscellaneous catch-all of everything else."
Like in previous years, all questions were worth 10 points each with no powers or negs, and bonuses were played with bouncebacks.
Districts
Eight district tournaments in each of the six classes were held on April 17. District matchups are available on MSHSAA's website.
Sectionals
Sectionals were the first round of the state championship and took place on April 27. Due to a lack of available packets from Academic Hallmarks, Sectionals consisted of only one game between the two adjacent Districts winners. The winner of each sectional advanced to the state finals.
Class 1
- Hume def. Leopold (150-80)
- Lutheran def. St. Elizabeth (230-70)
- North Shelby def. Southwest (260-50)
- Tarkio def. St. Joseph Christian (170-110)
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
State finals
Again, a lack of packets meant the state finals could not offer preliminary rounds. Instead, teams were placed directly into a single-elim playoff bracket, with seeding predetermined based on which sectional teams were from. This led to several lopsided championship matches, as the two best teams in a class often played each other in the semifinals.
Class 1
Semifinals
- Lutheran def. Hume (220-60)
- North Shelby def. Tarkio (130-60)
Consolation
Championship game
- North Shelby def. Lutheran (250-200)
Class 2
Semifinals
- Greenwood def. Summersville (270-100)
- North Platte def. Van-Far (300-120)
Consolation
- Van-Far def. Summersville (310-110)
Championship game
- North Platte def. Greenwood (250-170)
Class 3
Semifinals
- Fair Grove def. Houston (440-170)
- Palmyra def. Cole Camp (280-200)
Consolation
Championship game
- Fair Grove def. Palmyra (340-230)
Class 4
Semifinals
- St. James def. Cor Jesu Academy (260-230)
- College Heights Christian def. Savannah (410-230)
Consolation
- Savannah def. Cor Jesu Academy (270-120)
Championship game
- College Heights Christian def. St. James (360-190)
Class 5
Class 6
Notes
- As a result of MSHSAA rules disqualifying teams with fewer than 4 players present, and the state championship taking place during a pandemic, many schools were unable to participate at Districts.
- Due to the nonexistent seeding at State, both Class 5 and Class 6 had semifinal matchups between two teams that were ranked top 5 in the state by community poll.
External References
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