Junior varsity statistics from California Cup #2 can be found here.

This write-up is part two of two write-ups on California Cup #2 and contains only the top nine JV teams.

1^st place – Albany

Albany takes first place in their first tournament of the year with one close loss to Chinese Christian A (265-295). Sophomore Andrew Liu leads the team with 61PPG (10^th scorer), supported by junior Madeline Zhang (35.5PPG) and sophomore John Friedman (23PPG). They averaged just over a neg a game, finishing with just over half as many as second-place Harker (14 to 25), and notably went 9/5/2 in their game against Lynbrook A (470-95). Even with a bonus conversion that could use some improvement (20.67), they managed to keep their competitors below 225 (and usually closer to 100) in every game except for their two closest of the day: a victory over Harker (310-290) and a loss to Chinese Christian A (265-295). Albany then went on to defeat Chinese Christian A 180-95 in a half-packet round before finals against Harker. While a contributing factor to Albany’s win in this tournament was likely the lack of usual top players on other teams, they show potential to continue to do well through this season and following ones.

2^nd place – Harker

Returning no players from their last tournament of the previous season (BELLOCO), Harker is led by sophomore Nikhil Manglik (51.11PPG) to second in their first tournament of the season with strong assistance from freshman Edgar Lin (37.22PPG) and sophomore Soham Khan (27.5PPG). For their degree of inactivity, their PPB of 22.48 was extremely commendable. In addition to having a superior bonus conversion, they powered one more tossup than Albany (46 to 45), but had ten less gets and also double the negs (2^nd highest of the tournament with 25 to “Escobar” B’s 27). They dropped games to both Valley Christian A (210-280) and “Escobar” B (215-405), as well as their closest game of the day, a 30-point loss to Albany in finals. All in all, their performance was a strong indicator of Harker’s potential to be a top five JV team if they continue to compete. Update: Upon the knowledge of the grades of Harker’s best players, this team will definitely be one to watch if they continue to compete and improve their current ability. Harker has traditionally competed in very few tournaments, but it would be great if the circuit saw more of them this year.

3^rd place – Chinese Christian A

Chinese Christian A and “Escobar” B tie for third, with Chinese Christian A finishing 9-2 in their first sub-2^nd-place tournament with sophomore Benson Yi, who lead with 67.27PPG (little over half his last Cal Cup PPG of 106.67, but tying with Escobar B’s Dhurv Muley for most powers at 33) and surprisingly only took 9^th scorer overall. Senior Calvin Chiu’s PPG was likewise cut in half from his normal (31.82), but they were able to secure the tournament’s second-highest PPB (23.22 to “Escobar” B’s 23.7) and were notably the only team to have more powers than gets (57/50). Their closest game of the day was a 295-265 win over Albany, but only got half of Albany’s points in their half-packet round to get into finals. Other than that, however, Chinese Christian A’s only loss was to Valley Christian A (260-315), but again the outcome was reversed the second time the two faced off, also in a half-packet round (190-130). Benson and Calvin’s unusually low individual performance could be an indicator of new talent that has been unearthed from new and previously inactive teams, but this should also let them know that there is always more to learn.

3^rd place – “Escobar” B

Despite tying with Chinese Christian A for third place, “Escobar” B finished with a record of 7-3, but did manage to secure the tournament’s highest PPB of 23.7 led by tournament 4^th scorer junior Dhruv Muley (77.5PPG, tied for most powers and would’ve been top scorer without so many negs). Dhruv did, however, have the most negs of the tournament (18), contributing to their team’s likewise finish (27). They dropped games to Northgate (295-355), Harker (180-405), and Chinese Christian A (320-375), and their closest game was a 330-290 win of Archbishop Mitty. Given their PPB, if some of Dhruv’s teammates improve (particularly the two who scored by under 20PPG), they have a strong chance at being a formidable JV team in future tournaments.

Valley Christian A

Sophomore Omeed Askary once more leads Valley Christian A to a 7-2 finish, but sees the same overall drop in PPG that the tournament’s other established players faced (finishing with 50). He had less support this time around, notably lacking both sophomores Andrew Rao and Dhilip Raman, which likely caused the slight dip observed in PPB (20.6, still the highes tin their bracket). Valley Christian A was able to defeat both Harker (280-210) and Chinese Christian A (315-260), but dropped a full game to Albany (225-330) and a half game to Chinese Christian A (130-190). Their closest game of the day came in a 295-250 win over Lynbrook A. It would’ve been interesting to see how a full-strength Valley Christian A fared against the new teams and players present at this tournament, but even as is, the results confirm that Omeed and his teammates will need to continue their rate of improvement to hold their own in future JV tournaments.

Archbishop Mitty

In their second tournament of the season, tournament top scorer Siddharth Kulkarni (83.57 in Cal Cup #2, top scorer with 118.12 at Cal Cup #1) leads the team to a 6-2 finish, with support from Abishek Padwal (32.86). They averaged about a neg a game, with no players displaying an obvious problem. Their third player, Noah Kane Manuel, notably powered every time he buzzed, even though he only buzzed four times. Archbishop Mitty managed to only drop games to “Escobar” B (290-330) and Harker (270-340) and their closest game of the day was a 30-point win over Northgate (305-285). I wasn’t able to get ahold of anyone to establish Siddharth’s grade, but he will definitely be a name to look out for if he has more time in the circuit.

Bellarmine B

Returning only one member from their second-place team at Cal Cup #1, all-sophomore Bellarmine B finishes 5-3, once more demonstrating the classic Bellarmine balance the circuit has come to expect (Pravin Ravishanker, Hieu Nguyen, and Sejal Midha at 34.38, 29.38, and 22.5PPG, respectively). They dropped games to Harker, Archbishop Mitty, and “Escobar” B by at least 65 points and saw their closest game against Amador Valley C (245-230 victory). They held the second-highest PPB in their bracket (20.34) even missing three of their usual players, which says good things about the knowledge Bellarmine is developing in each of their teams.

Lynbrook A

Junior Oliver Dong (51.88PPG) and senior Avinash Thangali (42.5PPG) lead Lynbrook A in their first tournament of the season, finishing 4-4. Their PPB of 18.89 shows a marked improvement from their last of the previous season (13.43 at NAPOLEON). In one remarkable game against Foothill, they pulled off a 7/10/0 stat line, winning 515-20. Their 45-point loss to Valley Christian A (250-295) and low negs could give some indication of potential higher finishes with development of the team and more activity.

Amador Valley B

Returning all of their players from Cal Cup #1, Amador Valley B ties with Lynbrook A at 4-4 and manages a slightly lower PPB (18.31). Sophomore Manan Khattar once more leads his team with 70.62PPG, but has very little support from his teammates, none of whom broke 10PPG. None of their losses were particularly close, but they were all to higher-placing teams (with the exception of their 150-240 loss to Leland), as expected. Their close win over Lynbrook A (265-240) might imply a chance of shuffling around with Lynbrook A and other similar-level teams at future tournaments, and Manan will likely be a name to be aware of over the next few years.

Once more, thanks from NCQBA to those who played in and staffed Cal Cup #2!

Varsity statistics from California Cup #2 can be found here.

This write-up is part one of two write-ups on California Cup #2 and contains only the top eight varsity teams.

Due to the incredible number of upsets and close games in this tournament, attached to the bottom of this article is a visual that will hopefully give you a better idea of how the day went.

1^st place – Saratoga A (HSNCT qualification)

Senior Bruce Lou once again leads his team and the tournament with 122.22 PPG (twice as high as second scorer junior Jason Chen of Amador A) and Saratoga A goes 9-0 to take their first varsity win. Their PPB has jumped from 23.19 (Cal Cup #1) to 24.27 and they had the least negs in the field (8, next lowest Homestead B with 11). Their closest game was a 305-295 win over Homestead A, closely followed by a 380-365 win over Dougherty Valley A. They had a close but significant win over Bellarmine A 390-310, which could be due to Bellarmine A’s missing member or Bruce’s rapid improvement. Now that they’ve hit the top, expect them to stay there for the duration of the season, although close games with the next 4 teams (and maybe even occasional upsets) are very likely.

2^nd place – Bellarmine A (HSNCT qualification)

Despite missing usual A member senior Abhishek Aditham, Bellarmine A brought two additional players who might have ended up giving the team a boost on this NAQT set, although that wasn’t enough to prevent extremely close losses to Dougherty Valley A (340-360) and Saratoga (310-390). Bellarmine A had twice Saratoga’s negs, but with a PPB od 23.98 and all five of its players in the top 17 ( and led by seniors Jarek Jankowksi and Gavin Pereira at 7^th and 8^th with 42 and 41.43 PPG, respectively), they stand a good a chance as usual at taking firsts over Saratoga at later tournaments.

3^rd place – Davis A (HSNCT and PACE NSC qualification)

Davis A makes a huge leap from 7^th place at Cal Cup #1, led by junior Anthony DiCarlo (tournament 5^th with 45 PPG) and supported by two teammates in the mid-twenties. Their high finish at this tournament is likely due to their strength at NAQT distribution, which allowed them to clutch a close win over Dougherty Valley A (320-305), while their PPB (20.74) shows that they still have some work to be truly on par with Saratoga A, Bellarmine A, and Dougherty Valley A. In terms of raw gets/negs, they were outscored by Homestead A (due to their 18 negs to Homestead A’s 14), but their PPB was their saving grace, as well as the absence of Homestead’s lead scorer senior Karthik Srivatsan. And while they did beat Homestead A 425-180 in their round this time around, I’d expect closer rounds and some switching off between the two in future tournaments.

4^th place – Dougherty Valley A (HSNCT qualification)

Led by tournament 3^rd scorer senior Eric Chen (57.22 PPG) to a 5-4 finish, Dougherty Valley A continues to surprise. They pulled off one of the best upsets of the tournament, defeating Bellarmine A (360-340), and all but one of their losses were by under 30 points. Dougherty Valley A also joins Saratoga A as the only varsity teams to have more powers than gets, by nearly the same margin (46/39 to Saratoga A’s 60/50). They also only very narrowly lost to Saratoga A 365-380. Their PPB was a strong 23.18, which was higher than Davis A’s, lending weight to the sentiment that their downfall this tournament was the distribution, in addition to having the highest number of negs (25 to next highest “Escobar” A’s 21). Their loss to Homestead A was also the tournament’s largest upset by score, finishing 130-400, although this could be due to the fact that Dougherty Valley A managed only 5 gets to accompany their 5 negs, indicating that addressing their neg problem should be one of their primary concerns for future tournaments.

5^th place – Homestead (formerly “Guilder”) A (HSNCT qualification)

Homestead A plays their first tournament of the year without lead scorer senior Karthik Srivatsan, finishing 5-4. Sophomore William Scott (35.56 PPG) leads an extremely well-balanced team, followed by sophomore Brandon Herren (31.67 PPG), junior Jessica Chen (25 PPG), and senior Alex Lei (23.89 PPG). They struggled with the distribution and the lack of Karthik, only managing a 19.03 PPB, but showed that they will not be as impacted as previously thought when Karthik graduates at the end of the season. Notably, they gave Saratoga A their closest game of the day, losing just 295-305. Nearly all of the team’s negs came from Alex (9 of 14), which says good things for the team overall, and further shows Homestead A’s potential in the next season.

6^th place – “Escobar” A (HSNCT qualification)

Senior Kelvin Lu (6^th scorer, 42.22 PPG), supported by sophomore Anup Hiremath (9^th scorer, 38.33 PPG), leads “Escobar” A to a 4-5 finish, impressively managing to upset Homestead A in an extremely close game (315-310) and losing by just 40 points to Dougherty Valley A (270-310), managing along the way to answer the same number of tossups as Dougherty Valley A (although it was 36/49 to Dougherty Valley A’s 46/39). They were only second in negs this time around 21 to Dougherty Valley A’s 25), but they’ll still need to work on that and their PPB (17.65) before future tournaments.

7^th place – Palo Alto (HSNCT qualification)

Palo Alto also finished 4-5, this time led by tournament 4^th scorer senior Max Krawczyk (47.78 PPG) and missing Cal Cup #1’s lead scorer junior Trevor Filseth. They had the tournament’s 5^th highest PPB (20) and just five less powers than gets (35/40), although they had just a few too many negs (17) than they could afford with their scoring, almost all of them by Max (tournament’s highest negs at 15). As previously predicted, they managed to upset “Escobar” A by a pretty large margin (335-240) and lose by just 15 to Davis A (310-325). Palo Alto still has a way to go to return to last year’s level of competition, but addressing the neg problem should help them get partway there.

8^th place – Amador A (HSNCT qualification)

Amador A finishes 3-6, qualifying for HSNCT under junior Jason Chen (tournament 2^nd scorer at 61.11 PPG). The team shows potential, but they also had more negs than could be made up for by their scoring (17), especially when it came to PPB (15.86) and how they only had half as many powers as gets (29/58). They did, however, manage to upset Dougherty Valley A 320-290 and lost by narrow margins to both “Escobar” A ((275-290) and Palo Alto (250-255), indicating a chance for shuffling between the three teams as they develop and fix their negging problem.

Thanks from NCQBA to those who played and staffed Cal Cup #2!

Cal Cup #2 Varsity Visual – Each value in a row reflects the margin by which the team in the first column won or lost its game against the team in the corresponding column

Statistics from California Cup #1 can be found here (varsity) and here (junior varsity).

This write-up contains the top seven varsity teams and the junior varsity teams that placed within the top two brackets.

VARSITY:

1^st place – Bellarmine A (PACE NSC qualification)

Going undefeated in their first tournament of the season, all-senior Bellarmine A shows that they are once more a force to be reckoned with. Jarek Jankowski and Alejandro Buendia led the team, both sitting at 61.11 PPG and tying for 4^th scorer, with 6^th scorer Jonchee Kao following closely at 56.25 PPG. Missing their usual fourth player Abhishek Aditham, the team wasn’t at their full balanced strength but still had no problem hitting a PPB of 23.85 and sweeping the tournament. Their closest game of the day was a 365-335 win over “Guilder” A, but this was likely more due to Jarek sitting out half the game than any other factor. Their ability to power 10 tossups in six of their 11 rounds and almost doubling their gets in powers (94/50) reaffirms the likelihood of Bellarmine A winning the varsity Cal Cup series again barring serious improvement by players on Saratoga or other potential challengers.

2^nd place – Saratoga (PACE NSC qualification)

Bruce Lou takes first scorer in his first tournament of the season with 117.27 PPG, leading his team to a 9-2 record with losses only to Bellarmine A. While Bruce himself is enough to easily take the team to second place, without more support from teammates, he wasn’t able to defeat a partial Bellarmine A (their two rounds ending 330-405 and 230-490), much less a full-strength team.  Saratoga’s PPB was solid at 23.19 and, with less than a neg per game, they shouldn’t have any trouble taking second at any tournament, but it will take some serious work if they want to do any better.

3^rd place – Dougherty Valley (formerly “Haarlem”) A (PACE NSC qualification)

Dougherty Valley’s first foray into a varsity tournament ends with them placing higher than expected, even missing two of their regular players. Senior Eric Chen takes tournament second scorer at 67.5 PPG and with main support senior Cody Zeng (8^th scorer at 42 PPG) gets the team to a very solid 22.66 PPB. Unlike the two teams they placed below, they were unable to get more powers than gets, but only by a little (53/56), and they also beat “Guilder” A by a much larger margin than Bellarmine A (450-275 to 365-335). Ultimately, they upset both “Guilder” A and Palo Alto A (320-290) and placed significantly higher than would’ve been predicted, and it will be interesting to see if they are able to maintain or improve their performance.

4^th place – “Guilder” A

“Guilder” A shows that they are capable of scaling up to a varsity level, although they certainly have work to do before they can compete against any of the three above teams. They had the tournament’s 4^th best PPB at 21.93 but also dropped games to five teams (although four of those were relatively close). Senior Karthik Srivatsan (9^th scorer at 41 PPG) and sophomore William Scott (37.5 PPG) once again led the team, this time with the support of senior Alex Lei (30.5 PPG). They were also able to come close to getting the same numbers of powers and gets (52/57), but had neg numbers like those of Bellarmine A and Dougherty Valley A, which they weren’t able to support without getting more tossups. “Guilder” A actually outscored Dougherty Valley A and would’ve had more raw points (excluding bonuses) had they not gotten two more negs, which could indicate a possibility of an upset of the Cal Cup #1 Dougherty Valley A team that may or may not carry over to the team at full-strength.

5^th place – “Escobar” A

“Escobar” A finishes with the same record as “Guilder” A and Palo Alto A (5-5) led by 3^rd scorer Kelvin Lu (66.5 PPG, also highest negs at 16) but had a two point drop in PPB from the team above (19.6). They will definitely need to work on their negs (tournament highest at 24), but they were also able to get more powers than gets (59/42), which shows a good depth of knowledge. With further development of supports Karthik Bharathala (29 PPG) and sophomore Anup Hiremath (14 PPG), there might be some “Guilder” A upsets in the team’s future.

6^th place – Palo Alto A

Palo Alto A puts up a surprising finish, going just 5-5 with losses to every team placing above them, with the exception of “Guilder” A (305-260 victory), instead losing 250-300 to “Guilder” B. Junior Trevor Filseth has improved the most since Cal Cup #4 (17.5 PPG to tournament 10^th at 41), followed closely by last year’s lead scorer senior Max Krawczyk (30 PPG at Cal Cup #4 to tournament 11^th at 39). Their PPB was good at 21.18 and with some work, they stand a chance at upsetting “Escobar” A at some point.

7^th place – Davis A

Davis A makes their debut in a varsity field, finishing 4-6 with a PPB of 20.1. Junior Anthony DiCarlo leads his team once more with 35 PPG while the rest of his teammates hover in the mid-twenties. They’ll definitely need some work on scaling up in difficulty and facing intense competitors but they can still hold their own against mid-level competitors like “Escobar” A, Palo Alto A, and “Guilder” A, who they narrowly defeated 290-270. I’d expect some shuffling among Davis A and the three teams above them, but they aren’t likely to place much higher without serious improvement.

JUNIOR VARSITY:

1^st place – Chinese Christian A

Sophomore Benson Yi doesn’t lead in scoring for the first time this season, taking second at 106.67 PPG, but he does lead his team to an impressive undefeated finish supported by senior Calvin Chiu, who finishes as 6^th scorer at 60.56 PPG. Not once did their opponents manage to score any higher than 250 points on them and their closest game was a 345-250 victory over Bellarmine B. Even more impressive, they managed to power 14 tossups and answer three others in their game against Leland A, and both Benson and Calvin managed to get more powers than 10s in every game they played (overall they nearly doubled their gets in powers [81/49]). This, combined with a PPB of 23.77, indicates very strongly that Chinese Christian A will also be following “Guilder” A and Davis A and making the transition to varsity, where it has yet to be seen how well they will scale up, but will likely perform at the same level or slightly below as the aforementioned teams.

2^nd place – Bellarmine B

Bellarmine B finishes 8-2, dropping games to Davis B (305-360) and Chinese Christian A and hitting a respectable PPB of 21.64. They show potential to be as balanced as Bellarmine A, with tournament 9^th scorer Kevin Chang at 55 PPG and followed by freshman Atul Saha (41.5) and Hieu Nguyen (29.5). While they are definitely competitive, there was a clear gap between their statistics and Chinese Christian A’s, especially in their overall PPG (374.5 to Chinese Christian A’s 522.2). Bellarmine B was also missing Kevin for the last two games, in which the points they scored dramatically decreased. There’s a chance that they could’ve beaten Chinese Christian in their last round had they been at full strength, give how close the game was (250-345). However, once Chinese Christian A moves to varsity, Bellarmine B will almost definitely lead JV fields unless Davis B and Valley Christian improve.

3^rd place – Davis B

Davis B also finished with a record of 8-2, dropping their only games to “Escobar” B (270-250) and Bellarmine B (close half-packet game at 105-190). Sophomore Eliot Williams once more leads the team as the tournament’s 5^th scorer at 63 PPG, supported by two teammates in the mid-20s. They have a solid PPB of 21.36 and with some serious work might manage to upset Bellarmine B at some point in the season.

4^th place – Valley Christian

Sophomore Omeed Askary leads his team as usual, this time with 54.38 PPG as the tournament’s 10^th scorer, closely followed by sophomores Andrew Rao (41.67) and Dhilip Raman (31.67). They had a higher PPB than Bellarmine B (21.75), but they also had more negs than either of the first or second place teams, which is a problem they’ll have to work on. Their loss to Davis B was their one of their closest of the day (255-300, opposite of their win over Dougherty Valley D) and they also out-performed Davis B on bonuses, which may forecast some shuffling between the two teams in future events.

Thanks from the NCQBA to all those who played and staffed the largest tournament in Bay Area history!

Statistics from East Bay Novice can be found here.

This write-up only focuses on teams that placed within the top two brackets.

1^st place – College Preparatory School

College Prep lost their only game of the day by just 25 points to Davis A to finish 9-1 in first place at East Bay Novice, led by seniorAndrew Vaughn (tournament top scorer at 84.5 PPG). For most rounds, they kept their opponents below 230 points, the only exception being Davis C’s 295 to their 335. College Prep attended just NAPOLEON last year and returns only one player, so this team is essentially new to the game, and therefore managed a pretty great PPB of 21.67. With further development of the team and Andrew’s strongest support junior Nikhil Pandit (28.5 PPG), the team could give a pretty strong performance even at varsity levels.

2^nd place – Albany A

Led by 60.5 PPG sophomore Andrew Liu, Albany had one of the highest number of powers in the tournament (second highest at 43), but they also had the highest number of negs (28 to Davis E’s 24), which they’ll need to work on. Their bonus conversion is good for a JV team, with five rounds above 22 PPB. Albany appears to have somewhat recovered from the loss of their top players of last year, although they likely won’t be competitive on a varsity level for at least a season, unless the rest of the team (particularly senior Sean Lin [26.5 PPG]) improves very quickly.

3^rd place – Moreau Catholic A

Moreau Catholic returns its entire A team, seeing improvement all around but largely from tournament fourth-scorer sophomore Varun Mahadevan (29 PPG at Norcal State to 68.89). His primary support is from junior Omkar Salpekar (39.44 PPG) and they can put up an average of 370.6 PPG (second to College Prep’s 376), so they stand a good chance of being a formidable team through the next few seasons.

BRACKET 1 4^th – Davis A

Tournament 8^th scorer junior Henry Zhang (50 PPG) leads usually-Davis B to a 5-4 finish with 16.46 PPB, down two points from their performance at Sacramento Fall. The team is well balanced (with Bijan Varjavand and Valentin Poliakov at 25.56 and 21.67 PPG, respectively), but they’ll have to work on their bonus conversion in order to be really competitive.

BRACKET 1 5^th – “Haarlem” A

Led by junior Victor Chan (tournament 6^th scorer at 52.35 PPG) and lacking all of their regular A team players, “Haarlem” A finishes with a 5-4 record and a PPB of 15.51. With some PPB improvement, they could have decent finishes at future JV events.

BRACKET 1 6^th – Davis C

Davis C finishes with a PPB of 17.44, which was the highest of any team in Davis’s remarkably deep bench (six teams without their usual A). While they didn’t return their lead scorer from Sacramento Fall (Eliot Williams) – or actually any of their team from that tournament – they were well balanced and show potential.

BRACKET 2 1^st – Chinese Christian B

Led by tournament second scorer senior Calvin Chiu (81.11 PPG), Chinese Christian B finishes with just three losses (to Albany B, College Prep, and Davis A) and a PPB of 17.87 – nearly double that of their A team. It would be interesting to see Calvin and Benson play together and it’s likely they would do solidly at a varsity level. However, the team as it stands currently but without Calvin would have a long way to go to be competitive.

BRACKET 2 2^nd – Challenger-Ardenwood

A team of 7^th graders led by power duo Anuj Kothari (tournament 11^th, 45 PPG) and Aayush Singh (41.67 PPG), Challenger-Ardenwood finished with a PPB of 15.19 and the tournament’s third highest gets-per-neg ratio. Expect great things from both Anuj (legacy of Bellarmine/Berkeley’s Tanay Kothari) and Aayush as they gain additional experience.

BRACKET 2 3^rd – “Haarlem” B

“Haarlem”’s second team in the top twelve finished 5-4 with a commendable PPB of 17.22. Freshman Simon Han (tournament 10^th, 46.67 PPG) leads a fairly well-balanced team that could do well at the JV level with development over the rest of the season.

BRACKET 2 4^th – Moreau Catholic B

Moreau Catholic also managed to get a second team into the top twelve, this one under tournament 9^th scorer sophomore Abhi Mandalam (48.89 PPG). They definitely have some work to do when it comes to bonus conversion (lowest in their bracket at 10.83), which we will hopefully see in time.

BRACKET 2 5^th – Davis B

Composed of players from Sacramento Fall’s C team, each of the players saw their PPGs rise, likely as a result of being a three-man team and not having to deal with Eliot’s rain shadow. Their PPB hit 15 at their best but averaged around 12.42, indicating a need for further development before this team could really be competitive.

BRACKET 2 6^th – Davis E

Davis’s fourth team in the top twelve maintained a PPB of 12.39 but managed to hit a strong 18.57 during their round against Albany A. They had nearly double the negs of the next team in their bracket (24 to Davis B’s 14), largely from lead scorer freshman Ethan Skinner (tournament 7^th at 51.11 PPG), but they also managed more powers and gets than Davis B and would’ve had more points from tossups if they didn’t have ten more negs.

And of course, another thank you from the NCQBA for those staffing or playing at this half of the largest single-day field in the Bay Area.