Firelands Challenge Begins New Season
First Round Results...
The first of six rounds of Firelands Challenge program is in the books. It looks like it will be another competitive season. While the team from Edison High School has the overall lead at this point, the next five teams are within seven points of each other.
Edison had an easy time with the teams from New London and Lakota. It led from the start and had a commanding lead by the mid-point of the match. The other two teams had stronger second-half performances, but couldn’t catch up with last year’s champion.
Teams from St. Mary CC and St. Paul were in separate matches, but ended with identical scores. St. Mary held a 19-point margin over Western Reserve in its match. St. Paul scored 20 points more than Port Clinton in the last match of the first round.
Huron was in the first match of the season and used a strong second-half performance to overcome stiff competition from Perkins. Willard, currently in fifth place, won by a single point over South Central.
The closest overall match in the first round featured Bellevue, Danbury, and Oak Harbor. Bellevue successfully answered its Team Choice question while Danbury gave an incorrect answer to its question, giving Bellevue the edge in the match. Oak Harbor was in second place going into the final Lightning Round, but fell behind Danbury at that point.
The first round match results are:
- Huron 45; Perkins 31; and Sandusky 14
- Edison 58; New London 24; and Lakota 21
- Willard 41; South Central 40; and Norwalk 33
- Bellevue 34; Danbury 32; and Oak Harbor 31
- St. Mary 47; Margaretta 31; and Western Reserve 28
- St. Paul 47; Port Clinton 27; and Monroeville 15
New program sponsors were recognized at each of the matches. The new sponsors include: Daniel Frederick Architects, LLC of Milan, Gundlach Sheet Metal Works, Inc. of Sandusky and New Horizon Baking Company of Norwalk.
The second round of matches is scheduled for October 24 and 25. EHOVE is hosting the Firelands Challenge matches.