TU16: Now Nithya gets another ridiculous power! She also pulled the hard on the SS bonus, lots of knowledge there. They sweep a bonus about insect biology and have chased DCDS down to lead by 15 points (I made a math error in the last tweet). Timeout DCDS, the score is 250-235.
TU19: We have homestead down by 20 until they POWER it.
Bonus: History here gives them ✅✅❌
TIMEOUT HERE: 3:18 left on the clock.
Hunter: 280
Homestead: 295
Coaches are talking to their players. "Let's ride," Says homestead
Pay attention to this one, y'all!!!!
#HSNCT
Your Super Seven matches:
#1 Hunter (NY) vs. #24 Homestead (CA)
#3 Buffalo Grove (IL) vs. #6 Thomas Jefferson A (VA)
#4 Saratoga (CA) vs. #5 Detroit Country Day (MI)
#2 Barrington (IL) has a bye and a spot in the grand final
See y'all at 7 PM for the conclusion of #HSNCT!
Full houses in the Grand Ballroom salons for a Barrington A - Buffalo Grove (both IL) rematch and an elimination game between Richard Montgomery A (MD) and Belmont (MA) #HSNCT
"Do not smile." — University Lab (IL) gives as good a blurb as any a photographer can get as they sit down for a 3v3 match against John P. Stevens (NJ) #HSNCT
When I asked Darien A (CT) how they were feeling, you wouldn't have known they just lost to fellow Northeast powerhouse Hunter A (NY), and they followed up in kind with a decisive win to hold on to the 32 card #HSNCT
When one buzzer fails during the buzzer check, Cavan from BASIS McLean (VA) suggests giving it to Anthony, Saratoga (CA)'s lead scorer and #HSNCT All-Star. Saratoga's quick reply: "we'd win anyway."
Beavercreek (OH)—seen here in an ongoing team disagreement over zipping their jackets—incredibly followed up a 5-point loss with a 5-point win in their first two playoff rounds. Next up, they play Copley A (OH) in a rematch from the @NAQT Ohio State Championship in March #HSNCT
Hunter are the current holders of the 1 card, with the New York magnet school not having lost since round 5 of prelims. They're coming off of consecutive victories over powerhouses Carmel A (IN) and St. Mark's School of Texas.
Tossups 21 and 22 go dead. High Tech get the final tossup for 10 and post the same score on the bonus, but both teams will leave the room in high spirits as Yukon clearly had a good time in spite of their loss. The final score in L405: 300-130. #HSNCT
"What's your energy for playoffs?"
"What's our last meal?" - TJHSST D (VA)
"Otto von Beesmark." - Hoover A (AL)
"Satisfied. We're ready to Grand Canyon the competition." - Herberger (Arizona's sole representative here at #HSNCT)