Norwalk Extends Lead in Firelands Challenge...
...St. Mary Takes over Second Place
Round II of Firelands Challenge witnessed Norwalk’s team turn in a second winning performance to increase its lead in the academic competition. It bested teams from Huron and New London with a consistent performance throughout its match.
The big swing in Norwalk’s favor came in the second half of the match. Norwalk correctly answered its Team Choice question in foreign language and picked up six points. Huron missed its question and lost two points. New London missed a bonus attempt and lost two points.
Norwalk also picked up ten points by answering questions missed by the other teams. The final score in the match was Norwalk 59, Huron 34, and New London 10.
St. Mary CC bumped Edison from the number two slot in the standings by winning its match with Lakota and Danbury. It relied on 14 bonus points by answering questions originally posed to the other teams.
St. Mary answered two Current Events questions to begin the match and take the early lead. It never lost the lead throughout the match to finish with 56 points. Lakota ended with 20 points and Danbury with 14 points.
Edison won its match with South Central and Willard, but did not score enough points to retain second place in the standings. It was helped by scoring ten bonus points from questions missed by the other teams.
Edison moves to third place in the standings. It won its match with 47 points. Willard scored 25 and South Central 17.
Other second round match results are:
- Port Clinton 28, St. Paul 26, Sandusky 15
- Monroeville 15, Margaretta 13, Western Reserve 7
- Perkins 38, Bellevue 19, Oak Harbor 19
The top five teams after Round II with their cumulative scores are:
- Norwalk 115
- St. Mary CC 108
- Edison 100
- Perkins 81
- Huron 73