RESULTS 1997 NATIONAL EARLYBIRD FORENSICS TOURNAMENT


SWEEPSTAKES - Top 15 Schools

1st (91 pts) Miami Palmetto (FL); 2nd (74 pts) Suncoast Community (FL); 3rd (72 pts) Hattiesburg HS (MS); 4th (57 pts) Southside HS (SC), 5th (53 pts) Vestavia Hills (AL); 6th (51 pts) Hillsborough HS (FL); 7-8th (48pts), Alexander Dreyfoos (FL) & St. James School (AL); 9th (46pts) Carrollton (OH); 10-11th, Cathedral Prep (PA), (40pts) & Martin County (FL); 12th (39pts) Dallastown (PA); 13th (38pts) Trinity Prep (FL); 14th (37pts) Monte Vista (CA); 15th (35pts) Wellington (FL); 16th (33 pts) Indian Springs (AL); 17-18th (32pts) Blacksburg (VA) & Univ. School (FL) (32pts.); 19th (tie) (30pts) Montgomery Bell Acad. (TN), Groves HS (MI), Chattahoochee (GA), University School, Nashville (TN)


DUO-INTERPRETATION

Finalists: 1st, Ingram/Arco, Alexander Dreyfoos JHS; 2nd, Steven/Korn, Alexander Dreyfoos JHS 3rd, Lerner/Brooks, Miami Palmetto; 4th, Brewer/Wolfe, Morristown West; 5th, Howse/Oliver, Hillsborough; 6th, Cornell/Meyer, Dallastown. Semifinalists: White/Gilliam, Southside Center for International Studies; Taylor/Vonza, Hattiesburg; Able/Peterson, Carrolton; McGregor/Bevitz, Trinity Prep; Ehrlich/Greenbau, Hillsborough; Gunn/Pupko, Lake Highland. Quarterfinalists: Almozova/Reid, Trinity Prep; Ferris/Noel, Gov. Thomas Johnson; Allen/Allen, Univ. School (FL); Hirt/Breske, Blacksburgh; Wolfe/Isaaccon, Wellington; Abrams/Hardy, Hattiesburgh; Hughes/Cowart, St James; Pickens/Garrisoin, Southside Center for Int. Studies; Booth/Lancent, Trinity; Croke/Matthews, Hattiesburg; Tracy/Berry, Battleground; Sforzini/Bennett, St. James; Press/Sullivan; Southside Center for Int. Studies; Santisi/Rainaldi, Wellington; Willis/Metzger, Morristown; White/Gallagher, Trinity Prep.


DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

Finalists: 1st, Mims; Southside Cener for Intern. Studies 2nd, Rickoff, Riverside HS; 3rd, Strawder, Carrollton; 4th, Bevitz, Trinity Prep; 5th, Fakunle, Loyola Blakesfield; 6th, Reinke, Martin County HS. Semifinalist: Cosentino, Univ School (Fl); Horenstein, Miami Palmetto, Stevens, Alexander Dreyfoos, Rachal, Hattiesburg; Miller, Carrollton; Ehrlick, Hillsborough. Quarterfinalists: McGaha, Montgomery Adad.; McLellan, St. James; Fallon, Spring Valley,;Ortega, Lake Highland; Stewart, Decatur; McKinney, Southside; Anderson, Morristown West; Gilmor, Riverside; Bryant, Decatur; Ludovina, Riverside; Oliver, Hillsborough; Mark, Myers Park; Meyer, Dallastown; Wesley,Hattiesburg; Lewis, Abingon; Jones, Wellington.


HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

Finalists: 1st, Smith, Abingdon HS; 2nd, Brewer, Morristown West HS; 3rd, Torres, Alexander Dreyfoos; 4th, Howse, Hillsborough HS; 5th, Aber, Monte Vista; 6th, Schneider, Marquette Univ.. Semifinalists: Curry, Carrollton; McGregor, Trinity Prep; Abrams, Hattiesburg; Brooks, Miami Palmetto; Doleac, Hattiesburg; Smith, Hattiesburg Quarterfinalists: Matthews, Hattiesburg; Ysagurie, Wellington; McAteer, Lakside; Horne, Cape Fear; Marcum, Charles Henderson; Allen, University School; Lahmann, T. A. Hanna; Bradley, Lake Braddock; Kowart, St. James; Rhodes, Riverside; Emfinger,, St. James; Clayton, Carrollton; Ewing, Southside; Loehwing, Dallastown.


ORIGINAL ORATORY

Finalists: 1st, Ammon, Monte Vista; 2nd, Varnado, Hattiesburg; 3rd, Lucas, Cape Fear HS; 4th, Web, Alexander Dreyfoos; 5th, Strawder, Carlton HS; 6th, Rachal, Hattiesburg HS. Semifinalists: Fountain, North Mechlenburg; Wesley, Hattiesburg; Tambora, Deactur; Craig, Monte Vista; Kirk, Lake Highland Prep; Weader, Trinity Prep. Quarterfinalists: George, Monte Vista; Scott, Vestavia Hills; Schaffer, Wellington, Richey, Suncoast; Wallace, Cape Fear; Delazalli, Acad. of the Holy Names; Hsiao, Monte viusta; Townsend, Morristown West; Neeplo, Myers Park; Eletz, University School (Fl); Carpenter, Indian Spring, Marsh, Martin County.


EXTEMPORANEOUS

Finalists: 1st, Kline, Blacksburg HS; 2nd, Papai, Carrollton HS; 3rd, Subra, Monte Vista HS; 4th, McEntyre, Calhoun High; 5th, Kantz/K, Carrollton HS; 6th, Stineker, St. James Semifinalists: Trabin, Suncoast; Simon, Suncoast; Rojanski, Monte Vista; Levitt, Suncoast; Barron, Mauldin; Tosch, St. James. Quarterfinalists: Johnson, Montgomery Bell Acad.; Kim, Hillsborough; Hirschfeld, Appleton; Peck, Martin County; Lang, University School; Nagerkatti, Blacksburg; Manasco, St. James; Ficocello, Martin County; Etheart, Miami Palmetto; Kantz/W, Carrollton; Parker, Montgomery Acad.; Basu, Monte Vista; Joshi, Monte Vista; Liebman, Suncoast; Burish, Montgomery Bell Acad.; Clark, Miami Palmetto


IMPROMPTU

Finalists: 1st, Levitt, Suncoast; 2nd, Liebman, Suncoast; 3rd, Varnado, Hattiesburg HS; 4th, Steineker, St. James; 5th, Ficcocello, Martin County; 6th, Lang, University School (Fl). Semifinalists: Christ, Dallastown; Chow, W.T. Woodson; Stetler, Dallastown; Cornell, Dallastown; Rutland, Montgomery Acad.; Kirk, Lake Highland Prep. Quarterfinalists: Mason, Blacksburg; Sanders, North Mechlenburg; Weader, Trinity Prep; Simon, Suncoast; Sackel, Trinity Prep; Schmidt, Martin County; Cullers, Sherando; Lobasz, Alexander Dreyfoos; Tosch, St. James; Riad, Blacksburg; Zollman, Trinity Prep; Nasco, Acad. of the Holy Names; Hall, D.M. Therrel; Trabin, Suncoast; Peck, Martin County, Breon, Dallastown.


CONGRESS

SUPER CONGRESS: 1st Chrissy Stauffer, Mauldin; 2nd Willie Warren, Vestavia Hills. SENATE ONE: PRESIDING OFFICERS: 1st, Haady Taslini, Neeedham HS; 2nd, Brian Hedgepeth, J.H. Rose HS. SENATE ONE: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Shudlick, Alexander Dreyfoos HS; 2nd, Nestler, Spanish River HS; 3rd, Hall, Cape Fear HS; 4th, Hedgepeth, J.H. Rose HS; 5th, Brandis, Suncoast Community; 6th, Taslini, Needham HS; 7th, Rhameuf, Enloe; 8th, Fields, Suncoast; 9th, Freling, University School; 10th, Doshi, Decatur. SENATE TWO: PRESIDING OFFICERS: 1st, Bekele, Riverside HS; 2nd, Kennedy, St. Joseph’s Prep HS; SENATE TWO: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Scarcelli, Hillsborough; 2nd, Singha, Walt Whitman; 3rd, Stauffre, Mauldin; 4th, Cologiovanni, Suncoast HS; 5th, Warren, Vestavia Hills; 6th, Renken, W. T. Woodson; 7th, Morrison, Sherando HS; 8th, Moncheck, Alexander Dreyfoos; 9th, Peeler, South Mechlenburg HS; 10th Kennedy, St. Joseph’s Prep. HOUSE ONE: PRESIDING OFFICERS: 1st, J; 2nd, HS; 3rd,; 4th,. HOUSE ONE: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st,; 2nd,; 3rd,; 4th,; 5th,; 6th,; 7th,; 8th, ; 9th,; 10th,. HOUSE TWO: PRESIDING OFFICERS: 1st, Broadus, Southside; 2nd,Williams, Southside. HOUSE TWO: SPEAKER AWARDS: 1st, Chepenik, Miami Palmetto; 2nd, Rizzo, Alexander Dreyfoos; 3rd, Jackson, Cape Fear; 4th, Tievsky, Walt Whitman; 5th, Broadus, Southside; 6th Ghignone, Suncoast; 7th, Williams, Southside; 8th, Christianason, Glynn Academy; 9th, Purcell, Martin County; 10th, Brown, Vestavia Hills.


VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS


Double Octa-Finals

Walt Whitman –Richardson (Aff) defeated Blacksburg – Bernard 3-0
Vestavia Hills – Pickett (Aff) defeated Hillsborough –Kartt 2-1
Chapel Hill – Kedem (Aff) defeated Martin County – Steger 3-0
St. James – Manasco (Neg) defeated Marquette – Owsiak 2-1
W. T. Woodson – Meany (Neg) defeated West Springfield – Griffith 2-1
Miami Palmetto – Gomez (Neg) defeated Acad. of Holy Names – Moore 3-0
Hockaday School (Neg) defeated Christopher Columbus – Alman 2-1
Thomas Edison – Fetterman (Aff) defeated Decatur – Davis 3-0
Newark Science – Joshua (Aff) defeated Broadneck – Marinell 2-1
Vestavia Hills – Abbott (Aff) defeated Jackson Prep – Rawls 2-1
Hunter College – Miller (neg) defeated T. W. Andrews – Gayten 3-0
St. Thomas More – Boudreau (Neg) defeated Suncoast – Gregory 3-0
Miami Palmetto – Sandberg (Aff) defeated Jesuit – Fernandez 3-0
Hockaday – Armstrong (Neg) defeated Jesuit – Powell 2-1
Montgomery Acad. – Wellington – Dempsey 2-1
Homewood – Smith (Neg) defeated Hillsborough – Reedy 2-1

Octa Finals

St. James – Manasco (Neg) defeated Chapel Hill –Kedem 2-1
Miami Palmetto – Sandberg (Aff) defeated Hockaday School – Armstrong 2-1
Newark Science – Joshua (Aff) defeated Vestavia Hills – Abbott 3-0
Walt Whitman – Richardson (Neg) defeated Vestavia Hills Pickett 2-1
Miami Palmetto – Gomez (Aff) defeated W. T. Woodson – Meany 2-1
Hunter College – Miller (Neg) defeated St. Thomas More – Boudreaux 2-1
Hockaday School – Pearrow (Neg) defeated Thomas Edison – Fetterman 2-1
Homewood – Smith (Aff) defeated Montgomery Acad. – Gubin 2-1

Quarter-Finals

Hunter College – Miller (Neg) defeated Newark Science – Joshua 2-1
St. James – Manasco (Neg) defeated Walt Whitman – Richardson 3-0
Miami Palmetto – Sandberg (Neg) defeated Homewood – Smith 3-0
Miami Palmetto – Gomez (Aff) defeated Hockaday School – Pearrow 2-1

Semi-Finals

St. James – Manasco (Aff) defeated Miami Palmetto – Gomez 3-0
Miami Palmetto – Sandberg (?) defeated Hunter College – Miller

Finals

St. James – Anna Manasco (Neg) defeated Miami Palmetto – Louise Sandberg 2-1


JUNIOR VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS


Octa-Finals

Vestavia Hills – Davidson (Aff) defeated Ft. Lauderdale – Ortiz 3-0
Riverside – Currie (Aff) defeated Grady – Aytch 3-0
Indian Springs – Bradley (Aff) defeated Homewood – Wu 2-1
Montgomery Acad. – Cutting (Neg) defeated Hoover – Jordan 3-0
Chapel Hill – Popovic (Neg) defeated T.L. Hanna – Titus 2-1
Hillsborough – Twitchell (Neg) defeated Alexander Dreyfoos – Torcivia 3-0
Wellington – Beckman (Neg) defeated Battleground – Cantrell 3-0
T. L. Hanna – Bell (Aff) defeated Decatur – Shaw 3-0

Quarter Finals

Montgomery Acad. – Cutting (Aff) defeated Indian Srings – Bradley 2-1
Wellington – Beckman (Aff) defeated T.L. Hanna – Bell 2-1
Chapel Hill – Popovic (Neg) defeated Hillsborough – Twitchell 3-0
Riverside - Currie (Aff) defeated Vestavia Hills – Davidson 2-1

Semi-Finals

Montgomery Acad. – Cutting (Neg) defeated Riveside – Currie 2-1
Wellington – Beckman (Aff) defeated Chapel Hil – Popovic 2-1

Finals

Wellington – Beckman defeated Montgomery Acad. – Cutting 4-1


OPEN DEBATE


Double Octa-Final Round

Head-Royce CH def. University Nashville (Miller & Kraft) (Aff). 2-1
Chattahoochee SZ (Aff.) defeated Caddo Magnet (McCarney & Devault) 3-0
Montgomery Bell HG def. Elk Grove MP (Montbalno & Penzack) (Aff.) 3-0
Jenkintown EH (Aff.) defeated Pace GR (Gordan & Rosenfeld) 2-1
Brookwood MP (Aff.) def. Cathedral Prep CS (Cerulo & Sammartino 3-0
Jackson MP (Aff.) defeated Jupiter BB (Binder & Blackman) (3-0
Tampa Prep GR (Aff.) def. East Kentwood OW (Will & Oberst) 3-0
Appleton East RK (Aff.) def. East Kentwood CP (Palit & Carson) 2-1
Montgomery Bell QS def. CR Washington BS (Aff.) (Stone & Beckeman) 3-0
Vestavia Hills RN def. Elk Grove DM (Aff.) (Desai & Mehrban) 2-1
Head-Royce KF defeated Sandalwood HS (Specyal & Hegedus) 2-1
Nicolet SK (Aff.) defeated Palmettto RS (Redlein & Samer) 3-0
Dreher AW (Aff.) defeated Dallas Jesuit CK (Connolly & Kovatis) 3-0
St. Edward WP (Aff.) def. Edmond Memorial DH High & Davis) 2-1
CR Washington (Aff.) def. Palmetto GD (Quinn & Swearingen) 3-0
Groves CM (Aff) def. Newark Science BE (Bozzolasec & Evans) 2-1

Octa Finals

Groves CM (Aff.) defeated Head-Royce CH 3-0
Chattahoochee SZ defeated CR Washington LW (Aff.) 2-1
Montgomery Bell HG (Aff.) defeated St. Edward WP 3-0
Dreher AW (Aff.) defeated Jenkintown EH 2-1
Nicolet SK (Aff.) defeated Brookwood MP 3-0
Jackson MP (Aff.) defeated Head-Royce KF 2-1
Vestavia Hill RN defeated Tampa Prep GR (Aff.) 2-1
Montgomery Bell QS (Aff.) defeated Appleton East RK 2-1

Quarter-Finals

Montgomery Bell QS defeated Groves CM (Aff.) 3-0
Chattahoochee SZ defeated Vestavia Hills RN (Aff.) 2-1
Jackson MP defeated Montgomery Bell HG (Aff.) 3-0
Dreher AW (Aff.) defeated Nicolet SK 3-0

Semi-Finals

Dreher AW (Aff.) defeated Nicolet SK 3-0
Chattahooochee SZ defeated Jackson MP (Aff.) 3-0

Finals

Dreher AW (Aff.) defeated Chattahoochee SZ 2-1


SPEAKER AWARDS – OPEN DEBATE

1st Condy Creek (Head-Royce CH). 2nd Carl Sammartino (Cathedral Prep CS), 3rd Sebastian Kaplan-Sears (Head-Royce KF), 4th Robbie Quinn (Montgomery Bell QS), 5th Rick Mathews (Groves CM), 6th Steve Kovatis (Dallas Jesuit CK), 7th Danielle Hegedus (Sandalwood HS), 8th Rashad Evans (Newark Science BE), 9th Chris DeVault (Caddo Magnet DM), 10th Jigar Desai (Elk Rove DM), 11th Dan Gorda (Tampa Prep GR), 12th Bobby Modi (Jackson MP), 13th Patrick Lhynch (CR Washington LW), 14th Srikanth Reddy (Appleton East RK), 15th Vincent Binder (Jupiter BB), 16th John Rains (Tampa Prep GR), 17th Erik Holland (Head-Royce CH), 18th Amy Homkes (Holland HH), 19th Danielle Sheer (Gulliver Prep MS), 20th Evan Johnston (Bergenfield JM)


JUNIOR VARSITY DEBATE

Double Octa-Final Round

East Grand Rapids (Rosas & Vellenga) advanced without debating
Pace Academy HT advances without debating
Niceville GS defeated Blacksburgh High VK (Aff.) (Vandsbarger, Moriel & Krallman) 3-0
Jenkintown J-SN defeated Dublin High IW (Aff.) (Ingram, & Waheed) 2-1
Miami Palmetto AB (Aff.) defeated East Mecklenburg GP (Garzon & Price) 3-0
Cathedral Prep PS (Aff.) defeated Montgomery Academy (Hall & Steineker) 3-0
Indian Springs LL (Aff.) defeated Lakeside High HM (Holder & Mikell) 2-1
Vestavia Hills GS (Aff.) defeated Niceville RT (Rowe & Teman) 3-0
Miami Palmetto LR (Aff.) defeated Nicolet BS (Blackman & Shoham) 3-0
Chattahooche SL defeated University (Nash) MSS (Aff.) (Shah & Lunrey)3-0
Calhoun Prep SS defeated Miami Palmetto JT (Aff.) (Gurewitz & Kistner) 3-0
Cathedral Prep SS defeated Miami Palmetto JT (Aff.) (Jude & Toro) 2-1
Brookwood (GA) High KK (Aff.) defeated Henry W. Grady PW ( Phillips & Wilson) 2-1
Chattachooche KB (Aff.) defeated Loyola Blakefield TP Toth & Pennington) 2-1
Maclay School BF (Aff.) defeated Dallastown DP (Doward & Plush) 2-1
Indian Spring (DM) defeated Pensacola (Copenhaver & Pace) 2-1

Octa-final Round

East Grand Rapids RV (Aff.) defeated Indian Springs DM 3-0
Pace Academic HT defeated Maclay School BF (Aff.) 3.0
Niceville GS defeated Chattahooche KB (Aff.) 3-0
Brookwood (GA) High KK (Aff.) defeated Jenkintown J-SN 2-1
Miami Palmetto AB defeated Cathedral Prep SS (Aff.) 3-0
Cathedral Prep PS (Aff.) defeated Calhoun High JP 3-0
Chattahooche SL (Aff.) defeated Indian Springs LL 3-0
Vestavia Hills GS (Aff.) defeated Miami Palmetto LR 3-0

Quarterfinal Round

East Grand Rapids RV (Aff.) defeated Vestavia Hills GS 3-0
Chattahooche SL defeated Pace Academy HT (Aff.) 2-1
Cathedral Prep PS (Aff.) defeated Niceville GS 3-0
Miami Palmetto AB defeated Brookwood (GA) High KK (Aff.) 2-1

Semifinal Round

East Grand Rapids RV vs. Miami Palmetto AB (Flip)
Chattahooche SL vs. Cathedral Prep PS (Flip)

SPEAKER AWARDS – JUNIOR VARSITY DEBATE


1st – Ben Thorpe (Pace Academy), 2nd –Sara Kalawitz (Appleton East), 3rd Alexander Rosas (East Grand Rapid s RV), 4th Jessica Lunrey (Chattahooch e SL), 5th Freya Sachs (University (Nash) MS), 6th Sam Kaushal (Brookwood (GA) High KK), 7th Brooke Murphy (Mars Hill MR), 8th Kevin Travis (Fayette County RT), 9th Robby Pelfrey (Calhoun High JP), 10th Joe Koehle (Cathedral Prep KS), 11th Uzma Waheed (Dublin High IW), 12th Reena Shah (Chattahooche SL), 13th Steve Sambrook (Cathedral Prep SS), 14th Nick Alexia (Miami Palmetto AB), 15th Chris Schroeck (Cathedral Prep KS), 16th Ben Wood (Niceville FW), 17th Sora Kim (Chattahooche KB), 18th Matt Gaetz (Niceville GS), 19th Kate Vellenga (East Grand Rapids RV), 20th Phillip Catalano (Westminster Prep CT)

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