2007 HSNCT
| 2007 NAQT HSNCT | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Maggie Walker |
| Runner-up | State College |
| Third | Thomas Jefferson |
| Fourth | Dorman |
| High scorer | Dallas Simons, MLK |
| Site | Rosemont, IL |
| Field | 160 (16) |
| Stats | [1] |
The 2007 High School National Championship was won by Maggie Walker, consisting of Will Butler, Mark Guerci, Mehdi Razvi, and Evan Adams. The tournament was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. 160 teams competed, breaking the record for most teams at a single site national championship tournament, set at the previous year's HSNCT.
Tournament results
Maggie Walker beat State College in the first game of an advantaged final to win the tournament. These two teams played after Maggie Walker eliminated Thomas Jefferson and State College eliminated Dorman. Thomas Jefferson would go on to win the third place game. This somewhat unconventional double elimination was spawned by the large field.
Documentary trailer
A film crew took footage at the tournament for a prospective documentary, though no full-length or short was ever released. A reuploaded copy of the trailer for "Quiz Bowl", which infamously uses the rap song "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor, is the only remaining evidence of the project; it is available on Youtube here.
Top 12 teams:
| Rank | Team | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maggie Walker | 5t. | Richard Montgomery |
| 2. | State College | 8t. | Troy |
| 3. | Thomas Jefferson | 8t. | Dorman "B" |
| 4. | Dorman | 8t. | Detroit Catholic Central |
| 5t. | Walt Whitman | 8t. | Santa Monica |
| 5t. | Wilmington Charter | 8t. | Gonzaga |
Top 4 Small Schools:
| Rank | Team | Overall Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Danville | 49t |
| 2. | Brindlee Mountain "B" | 21t |
| 3. | George Mason | 49t |
| 4. | Brindlee Mountain "A" | 65 |
Individual results
With an even larger field than in 2006, NAQT increased the size of its All-Star Team from 20 to 25 individuals. The Sophomore and Freshman All-Star Teams were each increased from four to five members.
| Rank | Player | Team | Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dallas Simons | MLK | 14. | Rachel Beckman | Danville |
| 2. | Charlie Dees | North Kansas City | 15. | Alex Kowaleski | Trinity Prep |
| 3. | Guy Tabachnick | Hunter | 16. | River | State College |
| 4. | James Cooper | Lisgar | 17. | Alex Friedman | Minnetonka |
| 5. | Kurtis Droge | East Lansing | 18. | Derek Sun | Arcadia "B" |
| 6. | Dan Humphrey | Garfield Heights | 19. | Greg Peterson | Maine South |
| 7. | Andreas Stoehr | Mound Westonka | 20. | Jesse Weinberg | Ransom Everglades |
| 8. | Ian Eppler | Georgetown Day | 21. | Michael Hausinger | East Lansing "B" |
| 9. | Meryl Federman | Livingston | 22. | Jacob Durst | Walnut Hills |
| 10. | Will Butler | Maggie Walker | 23. | Tom Sullivan | St. Thomas |
| 11. | Greg Gauthier | Wheaton North | 24. | Dylan Matthews | Hanover |
| 12. | Kareem Seifeldin | Troy | 25. | Henry Gorman | Wilmington Charter |
| 13. | Ben Schenkel | Moravian Academy |
| Rank | Top Sophomores | Team | Rank | Top Freshmen | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guy Tabachnick | Hunter | 1. | Cody Simons | MLK |
| 2. | Ian Eppler | Georgetown Day | 2. | Justin Yamauchi | Malvern |
| 3. | Alex Friedman | Minnetonka | 3. | Nik Churik | Kellenberg Memorial |
| 4. | Derek Sun | Arcadia | 4. | Ben Bender | Henry M. Gunn |
| 5. | Jesse Weinberg | Ransom Everglades | 5. | Katie Gill | Murrah |
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