2009 NAQT High School National Championship Results
Last year's runners-up Charter School of Wilmington (DE) claimed the 2009 NAQT High School National Championship by defeating Paul M. Dorman High School (Roebuck, SC) in the final by the score of 350-340. The championship match was both exciting and controversial, as Charter's Henry Gorman secured the title by answering the final tossup, but only after a close timing call by the moderator, NAQT President R. Robert Henztel, on whether the mandated two seconds after recognition was exceeded. An audio podcast of the entire final is available. This is the first national championship for Wilmington, while Dorman matched their 2003 squad for the highest finish in school history. State College (PA) Area High School finished third after topping Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi, MI) in a final placement game.
In the Small School division, Ottawa Hills High School (Toledo, OH) knocked off the defending champions from Russell (KY) High School to claim their first Top Small School Award. Rappahannock County High School (Washington, VA) claimed the third-place trophy by defeating Vermillion (SD) High School in a placement game.
The final team standings for all teams that qualified for a trophy, as well as every Small School playoff team, are listed below. Complete team and individual standings and statistics for every game are also available. In addition, the tournament's official blog includes recaps of key games. Finally, an audio file of one game from every round of the tournament is available.
The tournament All-Stars, based on performance in the initial ten games, were:
- Ike Jose, Stow-Munroe Falls (OH)
- Ben Cohen, New Trier (IL)
- Daichi Ueda, Walter Johnson (MD)
- Jamie Ding, Grosse Pointe North (MI)
- A.J. Collins, Rappahannock County (VA)
- Neil Gurram, Detroit Country Day (MI)
- Ian Eppler, Georgetown Day (MN)
- Sam Peterson, Chaska (MN)
- Henry Gorman, Wilmington Charter A (DE)
- Naren Tallapragada, Thomas Jefferson A (VA)
- Charlie Rosenthal, Shady Side (PA)
- Anurag Kashyap, Rancho Bernardo A (CA)
- "The Barbarians", State College Area A (PA)
- Watson Ladd, Bergen County A (NJ)
- Stephen Liu, Torrey Pines (CA)
- Spencer Gill, Huron (New Boston, MI)
- Ian Boothby, Hume-Fogg (TN)
- Alex Friedman, Minnetonka (MN)
- Carl Butt, Springfield (IL)
- Kevin Lang, Tarkio (MO)
- Siva Sundaram, Auburn (Rockford, IL)
- Lucas Brown, Rancho Bernardo B (CA)
- Charles Hang, Francis Howell Central (MO)
- Brandon Ranallo, Haileyville (OK)
- Brett Harrison, Detroit Catholic Central (MI)
The Sophomore All-Star Team was:
- Jake Kimmerly, Parkview Arts and Science B (AR)
- Tommy Casalaspi, Maggie Walker (VA)
- Thomas Littrell, Liberal Arts and Science (TX)
- Jon Moller, Walnut Hills (OH)
- Brandon Williams, Northmont (OH)
The Freshman All-Star Team was:
- Nick Neuteufel, duPont Manual B (KY)
- Michael Shank, El Paso (TX)
- Nikhil Desai, Bellarmine B (CA)
- Erica Eisen, La Jolla B (CA)
- Gabe Brison, Hanover (NH)
The tournament, held at Chicago's Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel, ran from May 29-31 and featured 192 teams from 161 schools located in 36 states plus the District of Columbia and Canada. NAQT would like to thank all of the volunteer staffers who helped make the tournament a success.
Final Trophy Rankings
| Rank | Team | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charter School of Wilmington (A) | Wilmington, DE |
| 2. | Paul M. Dorman High School (A) | Roebuck, SC |
| 3. | State College Area High School (A) | State College, PA |
| 4. | Detroit Catholic Central High School (A) | Novi, MI |
| 5t. | Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies (A) |
Richmond, VA |
| 5t. | Georgetown Day School | Washington, DC |
| 7t. | Auburn High School | Rockford, IL |
| 7t. | Chaska High School | Chaska, MN |
| 7t. | Walter Johnson High School | Bethesda, MD |
| 7t. | Chattahoochee High School (A) | Alpharetta, GA |
| 11t. | Rancho Bernardo High School (A) | San Diego, CA |
| 11t. | New Trier High School | Winnetka, IL |
| 11t. | Mission San Jose High School (A) | Fremont, CA |
| 11t. | Liberal Arts and Science Academy | Austin, TX |
| 11t. | Detroit Country Day School | Beverly Hills, MI |
| 11t. | Brookwood High School (A) | Snellville, GA |
| 17t. | Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, CA |
| 17t. | Walton High School | Marietta, GA |
| 17t. | State College Area High School (B) | State College, PA |
| 17t. | Paul M. Dorman High School (B) | Roebuck, SC |
| 17t. | Ransom Everglades School (A) | Coconut Grove, FL |
| 17t. | Hume-Fogg Academic High School | Nashville, TN |
| 17t. | Hoover High School | Hoover, AL |
| 17t. | Carbondale Community High School | Carbondale, IL |
| 17t. | Bergen County Academies (A) | Hackensack, NJ |
| 17t. | Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati, OH |
Small School Playoff Teams
| Rank | Team | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ottawa Hills High School | Toledo, OH |
| 2. | Russell High School | Russell, KY |
| 3. | Rappahannock County High School | Washington, VA |
| 4. | Vermillion High School | Vermillion, SD |
| 5t. | Brindlee Mountain High School | Guntersville, AL |
| 5t. | Haileyville High School | Haileyville, OK |
| 7. | White Cloud High School | White Cloud, MI |
| 8. | Tarkio High School | Tarkio, MO |
| 9t. | Danville High School | Danville, KY |
| 9t. | Bristow High School | Bristow, OK |
| 9t. | Kent City High School | Kent City, MI |
| 9t. | Malvern High School | Malvern, AR |
| 13t. | Glasgow High School | Glasgow, MO |
| 13t. | South Range High School | North Lima, OH |
| 13t. | Williamson High School | Williamson, NY |