Vermont-NEA Scholars' Bowl

2018-2019 finals press release

The team from Champlain Valley Union High School (from left Keaton St. Martin, Ben Fox, Jake Potter, coach John Bennett, Elias Leventhal, assistant coach Kiran MacCormick, Evan McMahan, Aidan Devine, Ava Rohrbaugh, Kai Jenkins-Mui) captured the 2021-22 Vermont-NEA Scholars' Bowl championship, scoring a 385-315 victory over South Burlington High School in the championship match at Montpelier High School on March 26th.

Champlain Valley Union High School Captures Scholars' Bowl Championship

MONTPELIER -- The Champlain Valley Union High School team claimed the state high school academic championship on Saturday, March 26th, winning the Vermont-NEA Scholars' Bowl at Montpelier High School.

CVU defeated South Burlington High School in the championship match, 385-315, taking command midway through the last of three rounds of competition and fending off SBHS' bid at a list-ditch comeback. The match capped an exciting day of competition that featured teams from 11 schools across the state.

Champlain Valley reached the finals with a 535-85 win over Montpelier in the quarterfinals and 400-255 victory over Hanover in the semifinals.

The competing team for CVU included seniors Evan McMahan, Aidan Devine, Ben Fox and Jake Potter, juniors Kai Jenkins-Mui, Ava Rohrbaugh and Keaton St. Martin, and Elias Leventhal. John Bennett coaches the team, with assistance from Kiran MacCormick.

Scholars' Bowl is a question-and-answer quiz competition, similar to Jeopardy! but featuring teams of high school students and with a heavier focus on the academic curriculum. CVU has won the tournament twice, with its other title coming in 2007.

South Burlington, which was seeking its first state championship, reached the last round with a 470-200 semifinal victory over defending champion Essex. The quarterfinal round saw Essex top Middlebury, 425-125, and Hanover oust Burlington, 445-205.

Burlington won the Medlar Cup, the tournament's second-chance competition, with victories over St. Johnsbury and Montpelier.

All of Saturday's scores:

Medlar Cup Quarterfinals
St. Johnsbury 235, BFA-Fairfax 210
Lyndon 235, BFA-St. Albans 210

Medlar Cup Semifinals
Burlington 380, St. Johnsbury 220
Montpelier 390, Lyndon 160

Medlar Cup Final
 Burlington 380, Montpelier 140

Overall Quarterfinals
Essex 425, Middlebury 125
CVU 535, Montpelier 85
Hanover 445, Burlington 205

Overall Semifinals
South Burlington 470, Essex 200
CVU 400, Hanover 255

State Championship
 CVU 385, South Burlington 315


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