The state tournament was yesterday. Here are the results:
Div. B
1. Piedmont (106)
2. Fred J. Carnage (195)
3. Jay M. Robinson (223)
4. Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences (234)
5. Fairview School (333)
Div. C
1. North Carolina School of Science and Math (186)
2. William G. Enloe (196)
3. North Mecklenburg (237)
4. Ardrey Kell (296)
5. Raleigh Charter (348)
Top two from each division go to nats.
You can find the full results on the state tourney page:
http://www.sciencenc.com/tournament-inf ... /index.php
For those wondering, the chaperone thing was not strictly enforced at all. There were many times where students were on campus without an adult. The thing is, the campus is so crowded that you're always within sight of a lot of other people. The only exception would be in home bases, but it's been a rule for awhile now that there must be an adult at home base at all times. I don't think anyone should worry about this at nats 2020. Its possible that this won't even be a rule at nats, since the expectations for students are so much higher. Even if it is, it wasn't a problem at all this year.
My predictions for Div. B were surprisingly good, although it really was the same result as last year.
There were a lot of interesting things for Div. C:
- NCSSM won, which I totally predicted. They medaled in 19 out of 23 events, and would have had an even larger margin of victory if not for an accident on their electric vehicle run.
- NCSSM bounced back very strong after a disappointing 4th place finish last year. Their average place last year was 13.95; this year it's 7.75.
- Enloe was good as always, but not consistent enough across the board to beat NCSSM.
- Both schools have a shot, in my opinion, at cracking the top 20 at nats. At the very least they should both be in the top 30.
- Ardrey Kell has been pretty good for awhile, but North Mecklenburg came out of nowhere to claim 3rd.