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CATT XVIII (October 2022) - Varsity

Format: 28 Teams, Top 16 make playoffs
Powers: Yes
Negs: Yes
Bouncebacks: No

Team A

Prelims

Innovation Academy A 285, Chamblee B 85 - Matt and Lucas combine for 85 pts.
Innovation Academy A 235, Dorman A 130 - Grady negs 3 times, but makes up for it by getting 1 power and 4 tossups.
Innovation Academy A 260, Blessed Trinity 25
Innovation Academy A 325, Taylor Road 20 - 4 players with 30+ pts.
Innovation Academy A 300, Chattahoochee F 35

Playoffs

Innovation Academy A 335, Milton A 40 - Adhav and Lucas combine for 100 pts.
Chamblee A 380, Innovation Academy A 90 - And this Fine Arts heavy question set finally catches up to us as we have no hope against Chamblee, who is really good in that category.

Disappointing result in the quarterfinals for sure, but still showing improvements from last year.


Team B

Prelims

Johns Creek A 285, Innovation Academy B 130 - Krish puts up 35 pts in the loss.
Chattahoochee C 260, Innovation Academy B 150 - Our B team still behind their C team shows we have some work to do.
GACS 315, Innovation Academy B 130
Innovation Academy B 230, Northview A 120 - Krish puts up 85 pts for a very solid win against a good team.
Lambert B 175, Innovation Academy B 165 - With a playoff spot on the line, Krish's 45 pts aren't enough as we lose on the last question.

One of the stories here is how difficult this bracket was. With 161 PPG, we had more pts than 5 teams who made the playoffs, but had to play a much tougher schedule.

Team C

Prelims

Innovation Academy C 120, Chattahoochee F 115 - Always nice to win these close ones that come down to the wire.
Marist 160, Innovation Academy C 100
Northview A 230, Innovation Academy C 115
Lambert B 185, Innovation Academy C 40 - Samanyu has 45 pts, but we only end up with 40 total pts.
Midtown 455, Innovation Academy C 130

Team C struggles here. You might notice how low scoring many of these games are. This question set was a harder difficulty than I had expected.

Team D

Prelims

Chattahoochee D 140, Innovation Academy D 130
Hebron Christian 135, Innovation Academy D 25
Johns Creek B 390, Innovation Academy D 45
Paideia A 340, Innovation Academy D 30
Lambert A 270, Innovation Academy D 45

This was a team of completely brand new players. Not just 9th graders, but completely new to quiz bowl. They almost pulled off one victory.

Final Standings

Team A - 5th
Team B - 21st
Team C - 24th
Team D - 28th