2004 NAQT High School National Championship Results
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, VA) became the first school to successfully defend their national championship by going 16-0 during the tournament and defeating Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies (Richmond, VA) in the final 375-290. Thomas Jefferson is the first school to go undefeated throughout a national championship and joins Catholic Central HS (Redford, MI) as the only two-time champions of the event. Governor's School is the only other school to reach the championship game twice, but they have been defeated there both this year and in 2000. St. John's School (Houston, TX) finished third, marking the third straight year they have finished in the top three. Past national champions Catholic Central and State College (PA) Area HS finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Below is a list of the final team standings for those that qualified for Sunday's playoff rounds. Complete team and individual statistics for every team and the scores of every playoff game are available.
| Rank | Team | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (A) | Alexandria, VA |
| 2. | Maggie Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies |
Richmond, VA |
| 3. | St. John's School (A) | Houston, TX |
| 4. | Catholic Central High School | Redford, MI |
| 5. | State College Area High School | State College, PA |
| 6t. | Cutter Morning Star High School | Hot Springs, AR |
| 6t. | Paul M. Dorman High School (A) | Roebuck, SC |
| 8t. | Solon High School | Solon, OH |
| 8t. | Paul M. Dorman High School (B) | Roebuck, SC |
| 8t. | Rufus King High School | Milwaukee, WI |
| 8t. | Irmo High School | Columbia, SC |
| 8t. | Central High School | Macon, GA |
| 13t. | Plano East Senior High School | Plano, TX |
| 13t. | Charlottesville High School | Charlottesville, VA |
| 13t. | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (B) | Alexandria, VA |
| 13t. | Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | Lexington, KY |
| 13t. | Millburn High School (A) | Millburn, NJ |
| 13t. | St. John's School (B) | Houston, TX |
| 19t. | Caddo Parish Magnet High School | Shreveport, LA |
| 19t. | Johnson Central High School | Paintsville, KY |
| 19t. | Russellville High School | Russellville, AL |
| 19t. | Wausau West High School | Wausau, WI |
| 19t. | Mission San Jose High School | Fremont, CA |
| 19t. | Brookwood High School | Snellville, GA |
In the Small School division, Cutter Morning Star HS (Hot Springs, AR) repeated as champion by finishing sixth overall and defeating the 2002 champion Kent City (MI) HS in the final by a 370-90 margin. White Cloud (MI) HS finished third and Taylor County (FL) HS took fourth.
The tournament All-Stars, based on performance in the initial ten games, were:
- Jason Loy, Cutter Morning Star (AR)
- Noah Rahman, Solon (OH)
- Slade Gilmer, Russellville (AL)
- John Zhang, Paul L. Dunbar (KY)
- Joel Knight, Catholic Central (MI)
- Kevin Koai, Mission San Jose (CA)
- David Rappaport, Andover (MI)
- Daniel Bingham-Pankratz, Rufus King (WI)
In addition, Noah Rahman, Joel Knight, and Kevin Koai received recognition as the top non-senior players.
The tournament, held at Houston's Park Plaza Reliant Center and co-hosted by the Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance, ran on June 5-6 and featured 64 of the top teams in the nation. NAQT would like to thank all of the volunteers staffers who helped make the tournament a success.