Pennsylvania
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The state of Pennsylvania is one of the most competitive states, containing 305 teams. Their representatives at the national competition usually do very well.
| SO participant since | 1988 |
| Number of Division B teams | |
| Number of Division C teams | |
| Total teams | 305 |
| State tournament location | Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa. |
| 2009 Division B State Champion | Sewickley Academy Middle School |
| 2009 Division C State Champion | Harriton High School |
Contents |
History
Past State Champions
This is a record of the past state champions and runners up, and their respective places at the national competition, if applicable. Scores at the state competition may be shown in parentheses. Note: If the school's name is between two asterisks (Such as *this*) then it is unknown if they got 1st or 2nd at states that year.
| Year | Division B Champion | B Champ Nats Place | Division B Runner-up | B Runner-up Nats Place | Division B Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pierce Middle School | 3 | |||
| 1991 | Pierce Middle School | 3 | |||
| 1992 | |||||
| 1993 | |||||
| 1994 | State College Junior High School | 1 | |||
| 1995 | State College Junior High School | 1 | |||
| 1996 | State College Junior High School | 2 | |||
| 1997 | State College Junior High School | 2 | |||
| 1998 | State College Middle School | 2 | |||
| 1999 | State College Middle School | 3 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 28 | |
| 2000 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 11 | Kane Area Middle School | 20 | |
| 2001 | Welsh Valley Middle School | 11 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School | 32 | Kane Area Middle School |
| 2002 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 20 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School | 4 | Shady Side Academy Middle School |
| 2003 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 9 | Shady Side Academy Middle School | 20 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School |
| 2004 | Shady Side Academy Middle School | 3 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 15 | Bishop McDevitt Junior High School |
| 2005 | Shady Side Academy Middle School | 9 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 12 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School |
| 2006 | Stroudsburg Junior High School | 25 | Sewickley Academy Middle School | 39 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School |
| 2007 | Sewickley Academy Middle School (161) | 13 | Shady Side Academy Middle School (171) | 17 | Welsh Valley Middle School (195) |
| 2008 | Sewickley Academy Middle School (76) | 6 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School (142) | 11 | Shady Side Academy Middle School (158) |
| 2009 | Sewickley Academy Middle School (98) | 15 | Shady Side Academy Middle School (148) | 20 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School (177) |
| Year | Division C Champion | C Champ Nats Place | Division C Runner-up | C Runner-up Nats Place | Division C Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Haverford High School | 1 | |||
| 1989 | Haverford High School | 3 | |||
| 1990 | |||||
| 1991 | |||||
| 1992 | |||||
| 1993 | |||||
| 1994 | Harriton High School | 2 | |||
| 1995 | Harriton High School | 1 | |||
| 1996 | State College Area High School | Harriton High School | |||
| 1997 | Harriton High School | ||||
| 1998 | Harriton High School | ||||
| 1999 | Harriton High School | 3 | State College Area High School | 7 | |
| 2000 | Harriton High School | 7 | State College Area High School | 9 | |
| 2001 | Harriton High School | 1 | State College Area High School | 10 | B. Reed Henderson High School |
| 2002 | Harriton High School | 2 | State College Area High School | 8 | Fleetwood Area High School |
| 2003 | Harriton High School | 3 | Lower Merion High School | 7 | Penncrest High School |
| 2004 | Harriton High School | 3 | Penncrest High School | 8 | Lower Merion High School |
| 2005 | Harriton High School | 1 | Penncrest High School | 11 | Lower Merion High School |
| 2006 | Harriton High School | 9 | Penncrest High School | 5 | Shady Side Academy High School |
| 2007 | Harriton High School (74) | 8 | Penncrest High School (89) | 7 | Conestoga High School |
| 2008 | Harriton High School (109) | 5 | Penncrest High School (121) | 8 | Conestoga High School (151) |
| 2009 | Harriton High School (65) | 4 | Penncrest High School (138) | 6 | Bayard Rustin High School (151) |
Competitions
Any detailed descriptions of each competition may be made here.
Invitationals
- Twin Tiers Invitational (Athens Area High School)- C Division Only
- Tiger Invitational (Northwestern Lehigh High School)- C Division Only
- Battle at Valley Forge Invitational (Conestoga High School)- C Division Only
Regional Competitions
- Southeast- Cabrini College [1] - 10 B, 7 C teams go to states
- Southwest- California University of Pennsylvania [2] - 6 B, 7 C teams go to states
- Northwest- Clarion University of PA [3] - 4 B, 5 C teams go to states
- Northeast- Penn State-Wilkes Barre [4] - 5 B, 6 C teams go to states
- Central- Millersville University of PA [5] - 5 B, 5 C teams go to states
- Central East- Moravian College [6] - 4 B, 5 C teams go to states
State Competition
- 2010 location: Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA on April 30th, 2010.
- 2009 location: Juniata College [7] , Huntingdon, PA on May 1st, 2009.
- 35 teams in each division
- 2 Teams move on to national competition in each division
Teams
Division B
Northwest
- Butler Junior High School
- Brookville Area Junior High School
- Clarion Area High School
- DuBois Middle School
- Kane Middle School
- Laurel Junior High School
- Maplewood Middle School
- Mount Nittany Middle School
- Neshannock Junior High School
- New Castle Christian Academy
- North East Middle School
- Oil City Middle School
- Park Forest Middle School
- Penns Valley Junior High School
- Redbank Valley Junior High School
- Wattsburg Middle School
Southwest
- A.E. Oblock Junior High School
- Albiruni Holistic Academy
- Bellmar Middle School
- Finley Middle School
- Franklin Regional Middle School
- Greater Latrobe Jr. High School
- Huston Middle School
- Hyndman Jr. High School
- Independence Middle School
- McGuffey Middle School
- North Hills Junior High
- Norwin Middle School
- Peters Township Middle School
- Plum Junior High
- Quaker Valley Middle School
- Rochester Area Junior High School
- Rostraver Middle School
- Sewickley Academy Middle School
- Shady Side Academy Middle School
- Snowdrop Science Academy
- West Allegheny Middle School
- Windber Area Middle School
- Woodland Hills Junior High
Central
- Allen Middle School
- Central Dauphin Middle School
- Conestoga Valley Middle School
- Eastern York Middle School
- Garden Spot Middle School
- Hanover Middle School
- Hershey Middle School
- J. Frank Faust Junior High School
- Lancaster Mennonite Middle School
- Lemoyne Middle School
- Linglestown Middle School
- Mechanicsburg Middle School
- Middletown Area Middle School
- Millersburg Area Middle School
- Northeastern Middle School
- Shippensburg Junior High School
- Spring Grove Middle School
- Warwick Middle School
- Wheatland Middle School
- Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School
Southeast
- Abington Friends School
- Abington Junior High School
- Armenian Sister Academy
- Bala Cynwyd Middle School
- Cedarbrook Middle School
- Chichester Middle School
- Colonial Middle School
- Corpus Christ Junior High School
- Devon Preparatory School
- E.T. Richardson Middle School
- Friends Central Middle School
- Garnet Valley Middle School
- Holicong Middle School
- Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
- J.R. Fugett Middle School
- Maple Point Middle School
- Paxon Hollow Middle School
- Pennridge Central Middle School
- Pennridge North Middle School
- Pennridge South Middle School
- Penn Wood Middle School
- Pierce Middle School
- Poquessing Middle School
- Pottsgrove Middle School
- Robert Shafer Middle School
- Springton Lake Middle School
- Stetson Middle School
- Strath Haven Middle School
- Tamanend Middle School
- Tohickon Middle School
- Tredyffrin Easttown Middle School
- Truebright Science Academy
- Unami Middle School
- Valley Forge Middle School
- Waldron Mercy Academy
- Welsh Valley Middle School
- Wissahickon Middle School
Central East
- Boyertown Middle School East
- Conrad Weiser Middle School
- East Hills Middle School
- Exeter Township Junior High School
- Fleetwood Middle School
- Governor Mifflin Middle School
- Hamburg Area Middle School
- Kutztown Area Middle School
- Moravian Academy
- Muhlenberg Middle School
- Nazareth Middle School
- Northwestern Lehigh Middle School
- Schuylkill Valley Middle School
- Whitehall-Coplay Middle School
- Wyomissing Area Middle School
Northeast
- Abington Heights Middle School
- Central Columbia Middle School
- Crestwood Middle School
- Dallas Middle School
- Delaware Valley Middle School
- Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center
- Harlan Rowe Junior High School
- Hazleton Area Middle School
- J.T. Lambert Intermediate School
- Lake Lehman Middle School
- Mount Carmel Middle School
- Mountain View Middle School
- Stroudsburg Junior High School
- Tunkhannock Middle School
- Wayne Highlands Middle School
- Wallenpaupack Middle School
- Wilkes-Barre Academy
- Wyoming Area Middle School
- Wyoming Valley West Middle School
Division C
Northwest
- Brockway Area High School
- Brookville Area High School
- Clarion Senior High School
- DuBois Area High School
- Franklin Area High School
- Indiana Area Senior High School
- Kane Area High School
- Kittanning Senior High School
- Laurel High School
- Maplewood Senior High School
- Neshannock High School
- North East High School
- Oil City Senior High School
- Penns Manor High School
- Penns Valley High School
- Redbank Valley High School
- Ridgway Area High School
- Saegertown High School
- Seneca High School
- State College Area High School
- Titusville High School
- Venango Catholic High School
- Warren Area High School
Southwest
- Montour High School
- Peters Township High School
- Pittsburgh Alderdice High School
- Shady Side Academy High School
- Woodland High School
Central
- Bishop McDevitt High School
- Carlisle Area High School
- Cedar Cliff High School
- Central Dauphin High School
- Central York High School
- Chambersburg Senior High School
- Cumberland Valley High School
- Eastern York High School
- Garden Spot High School
- Hershey High School
- Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School
- Lancaster Mennonite High School
- Littlestown High School
- Lower Dauphin High School
- Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
- Midd-West High School
- New Oxford High School
- Northwestern Lehigh High School
- Red Land High School
- Shippensburg High School
- Spring Grove Area High School
- Susquehanna Township High School
- Susquehannock High School
- Warwick High School
- Waynesboro Area Senior High School
- York Country Day School
Southeast
- Bayard Rustin High School
- Conestoga High School
- Harriton High School
- Haverford High School
- Lower Merion High School
- Penncrest High School
- Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
- Strath Haven High School
- Upper Dublin High School
Central East
- Allentown Central Catholic High School
- Antietam High School
- Boyertown High School
- Conrad Weiser High School
- Daniel Boone High School
- Emmaus High School
- Exeter Township Senior High School
- Fleetwood Area High School
- Freedom High School
- Governor Mifflin High School
- Hamburg Area High School
- Kutztown Area High School
- Lehigh Valley Academy
- Liberty High School
- Muhlenberg High School
- Nazareth High School
- Northampton High School
- Northwestern Lehigh High School
- Parkland High School
- Schuylkill Valley High School
- Twin Valley High School
- Whitehall-Coplay High School
- William Allen High School
- Wilson High School
- Wyomissing Area High School
Northeast
- Athens Area High School
- Crestwood High School
- Dallas Area High School
- Delaware Valley High School
- Dunmore High School
- East Stroudsburg High School South
- East Stroudsburg High School North
- Greater Nanticoke High School
- Hazelton Area High School
- Honesdale High School
- Lehighton High School
- Mid Valley High School
- Mount Carmel High School
- North Pocono High School
- Palmerton High School
- Pleasant Valley High School
- Scranton Prep High School
- Stroudsburg High School
- Sullivan County High School
- Wallenpaupack High School
- Wyalusing High School
- Wyoming Area High School
- Wyoming Valley West High School
