Category: Academic Team

The Community Problem Solving team is the state champion!

On the weekend of March 9th, the Boyle County academic team competed at the state competition held at the Galt House.

For the quick recall team to advance to the finals on Sunday, they would have had to finish in the top 16 of 32 in pool play. After dropping the first two games against Calloway County and Henderson County, Boyle bounced back with a big win against Marion County. In the fourth round of pool play, Boyle defeated Logan County by a score of 30-11. Round five was a must win game, but unfortunately the Rebels dropped a close match against North Laurel. This ended the quick recall team’s legendary season, as they placed 20th out of 32, just missing the top-16 cutoff.

Next, the Future Problem Solving team came up big in the state competition, finishing sixth out of everyone in the entire state.

The big winner of the weekend was the Community Problem Solving team, who consisted of Maggie Gnann, Emma Taylor, Campbell Johnson, Chloe Darnell, Mason Lee, Luisa Sanchez, and Katie Qualls. They ended up as state champions, placing first out of the whole state of Kentucky!!

In the individual content assessment, Boyle had junior Micah Brown place in the top-10 of the state in mathematics! Brown was the first ever Boyle participant to place in the mathematics competition at the state level.

Overall, Boyle had a great weekend in Louisville, wrapping up an incredible season. This year will go down in history, and this team will always be remembered as region champions.

Academic team take region champ for first time in history!

On February 12th and 17th, the Boyle County academic team competed in the regional tournament. The tournament was held at Casey County High School, and consisted of many teams across the area.

The overall team performed extremely well, winning the tournament for the first time since 2014. Also, the quick recall got its first region championship in history! The Future Problem Solving team wielded another group of champs, placing first in the whole region!

The following students placed in Written Assessment:

Desmond Rapp – fifth in Math

Micah Brown – second in Math

Ellis Croshaw – third in Science

Jacob Kirchner – fourth in Language Arts, fifth in Arts and Humanities

Daniel Leber – third in Arts and Humanities

Emma Taylor – fifth in Composition

Head coach Eli Edwards said, “I am so incredibly proud of how these students performed this past weekend at Regionals. In quick recall, every single participant scored a point for our team. They have spent countless hours studying thousands of years of literature, history, humanities, mathematics, and science, and through their hard work, they earned these wins and a spot at the state tournament.”

The state tournament will be held in March, where the Quick Recall, FPS, and a few testers will be competing.

Governor’s Cup District win for the Rebels!

On January 22nd and 23rd, the Boyle County academic team competed in the district tournament Governor’s Cup.

The academic team was able to take home some hardware last year, winning the overall district tournament. This year, they had another dominant performance, winning many different parts of the competition.

The Future Problem Solving team, made up of Katie Qualls, Maggie Gnann, Emery Herron, Campbell Johnson, and Luisa Sanchez, came first in the entire district!

In Quick Recall: Micah Brown, Sam Hackworth, Daniel Leber, Jacob Kirchner (Captain), Jada Maples, Desmond Rapp, Logan Ball, Clara Cooley, and Ellis Croshaw won the tournament for the first time in 24 years! A landmark accomplishment!

Talking about the Quick Recall tournament, Micah Brown said that they came into the competition, “confident and well prepared.”

 

Boyle County also had many people place in individual testing.

Mathematics:

  • Micah Brown – DISTRICT CHAMPION
  • Desmond Rapp – District Runner-Up

Science:

  • Ellis Croshaw – third Place
  • Desmond Rapp – fourth Place

Social Studies:

  • Sam Hackworth – third Place

Language Arts:

  • Jacob Kirchner – District Runner-Up
  • Daniel Leber – third Place
  • Logan Ball – fifth Place

Arts and Humanities:

  • Daniel Leber – District Runner-Up (Tie)
  • Jacob Kirchner – District Runner-Up (Tie)
  • Jada Maples – fifth Place

Composition:

  • Emma Taylor – District Runner-Up
  • Natalee Burke – third Place

Overall, the academic team placed first out of the entire district. They all have qualified for the regional tournament which will be in February.

Lake Cumberland Academic Team League

Over the past couple of months, the academic team has been competing in the Lake Cumberland League Tournament.

The team performed really well, placing 2nd out of 14 teams. Their highest placement was in the Future Problem Solving category, in which Boyle took first place. Individually, many competitors received recognition for testing or other awards.

Micah Brown finished 2nd in math, Luisa Sanchez finished 3rd in composition, Jacob Kirchner won MVP and got on the All-League team with Daniel Leber.

The team went 12-0 during the tournament! Their next competition is the Icequickle Tournament which will be held on January 6th.

Quick Recall takes home the win at the JV Challenge!

Monday night, the JV Challenge 1 occurred at home. During this event, written composition took place, and Luisa Sanchez-Almenarez secured first place.

The JV Challenge 2 at Madison Central consisted of Content Assessment and Quick Recall. This Saturday, the Quick Recall team defeated Madison Southern in the championship 29-3.

Some individuals scored well on their Content Assessments. Desmond Rapp earned 1st place, and Logan Ball earned 3rd place in math.

In science, Jada Maples was the runner-up, and Rudra Patel came in 6th place. In social studies, Ellis Croshaw came in 3rd, and Desmond Rapp in 5th. In language arts, Jacob Kirchner was the overall champion, and Kathryn Lewis came in 5th place.

In arts & humanities, Jacob Kirchner came in 1st, Kathryn Lewis in 2nd, and Jada Maples in 3rd.

The Rebels were the overall champions of the JV Challenge, earning 73.5 points, defeating Madison Southern, Jackson County, Madison Central, Garrard County, and Berea. The academic team will compete again today in the Lake Cumberland Tournament.