Peninsular Florida Teen Bible Quiz

Sometimes things work out differently than you would think.

Take the 2012 PFDC Middle School Quiz District Finals, for instance. While Orlando #204 went home with the first place trophy, they will advance to the Southeast Regional Finals as the second place team. And fellow Orlando team, #207, owns the second place trophy from District Finals, yet they won’t be advancing to Regionals. To top it off, third place Wesley Chapel Victorious Life, who lost all three matches they played against Orlando #207, will be advancing to the MSQ Regionals as the top MSQ team from Peninsular Florida.

Say what?

While we allow non-MSQ teams to compete in the Middle School division and earn trophies or medals, they are not eligible to advance and their games and records do not count for those that can advance.

So, while Orlando #207 ended the day with a 6-3 record, tied with Orlando #204, it was Wesley Chapel that ended with the best record, going 5-1 against the other MSQ teams.

Both Orlando #204 and Wesley Chapel will be joined by North Fort Myers Faith at the 2012 MSQ Southeast Regional Finals on May 19th in Wesley Chapel.

(Individual scores for all quizzers posting positive points and team scoring and standings from the 2012 MSQ District Finals.)

Team #203 from Wesley Chapel was #1 again in Peninsular Florida, following their perfect 31-0 regular season with nine wins at the 2012 District Finals and capturing the Benigas Cup.

The team from Victorious Life was led by Quizzer of the Year, Abby Rogers, and 3rd place scorer, Erinn Wolf. Erinn’s sister, Shannon, joined the team and helped them average 275.6 points/game for the day.

Though they were 9-0 for the day and 40-0 for the year, the perfect record wasn’t without some serious challenges from second-place Fort Lauderdale Christian Life Center. Their third round match was a 165-140 duel, followed by a sixth round 200-180 battle that came down to the final question.

Both Wesley Chapel #203 and Fort Lauderdale will represent Peninsular Florida at the 2012 TBQ Southeast Regional Finals, to be hosted by Wesley Chapel on May 19th. In all likelihood they will be joined by potential wildcard and third place team, North Fort Myers Faith.

(Individual scores for all quizzers posting positive points and team scoring and standings from the 2012 A-League District Finals.)

The fourth and final League match of the 2011-2012 season was held on Saturday, February 4 in Orlando. Once again, Wesley Chapel’s Victorious Life Church #203 ended the day undefeated, completing their A-League season with a perfect 31-0 mark. Wesley Chapel is the first A-League team to finish league play undefeated in five years. Over the last three years, the team from Victorious Life Assembly has compiled an 82-2 record in league play.

Fort Lauderdale’s Christian Life Center #209 was 6-3 on the day, ending in 2nd place for both the day and season. Overall, Fort Lauderdale was 20-8 for the season.

In the Middle School Quiz division, Wesley Chapel Victorious Life Church #201 was 5-1 and captured first place for the day. However, Orlando Faith Assembly #207′s 4-2 record was good enough to post an overall 16-10 record for the season and capture the League title in MSQ. Orlando’s #204 team was 3-3 on the day. Their 14-13 record for the season was good enough for 2nd on the season.

Meanwhile, even though VLC #201 was 11-1 over the last two months, a bad start to the season kept them in 3rd place overall with a 12-15 record.

Individually, VLC’s Abby Rogers continued her amazing quizzing in A-League. Beginning the day with four straight perfect rounds, she ended with 1335 points, a 148-point-per-match average, and seven perfect 150-point rounds.

Following Abby were Oore Morakinyo (FL), 101 pts/match; Erinn Wolf (WC), 81.1 pts/match; Shannon Wolf (WC), 71.7 pts/match; Tobi Morakinyo (FL), 57.8 pts/match; and, Summer McDaniel (NFM) 53.3 pts/match.

Perro Adewunmi (Wesley Chapel), continued to improve in MSQ, and was the high scorer for the day. Perro averaged 85 pts/match. He was followed by Zachary Freer (ORL), 78.3 pts/match; Emily Freer (ORL) 40.8 pts/match; Joel Keva (ORL) 38.3 pts/match; and, Natalie Flecha (NFM), 24.2 pts/match.

The list of individual scores will be available after District Finals.

Final league standings.

Ten teams gathered for the third League match at Orlando Faith Assembly today. It was a good day of quizzing and friendships-renewed.

In the A-League, Wesley Chapel solidified their lead with a perfect quizzing day. Led by Abby Rogers’ 139 points per game, the no-longer-girls-only team (hello, Marvin Ellis!) won all seven of their games for the day. It was a battle for second place, as the next three teams took turns beating up on each other. In the end, Fort Lauderdale #209 edged their fellow #208 team for second place on the day.

Individually in A-League, Abby was followed in the standings by Daniel Notman (99.2/game), Erinn Wolf (82.1) and Oore Morakinyo (79.2).

After beginning the year 1-14, Wesley Chapel’s MSQ team came to life on Saturday. Pero Adewunmi scored 73.3 points per game to finish first individually and carry Wesley Chapel to a perfect 6-0 record for the day. Orlando #205 finished with a 4-2 record, followed by Orlando #207 at 3-2.

Trailing Pero individually were Joel Keva, Kelso Morant, and Emily Freer.

Year-to-date Standings. (PDF)

The 2nd League match for the 2011-2012 season took place at Orlando Faith Assembly on November 2. It was another great day for Bible Quiz, and some good performances were turned in by our Pen. Florida Bible Quizzers.

Wesley Chapel and North Fort Myers came out on top for the day. Each team finished with perfect 7-0 records in A-League and MSQ, respectively. For the year, Wesley Chapel stands atop the A-League at 15-0. This was the first match of the year for North Fort Myers, with Orlando Faith maintaining the MSQ lead at 10-5.

Individually, despite navigating the day in a wheelchair, Abby Rogers from Wesley Chapel was top scorer in the A-League with a 132.1 points/match. Trailing her was Tobi Morakinyo from Fort Lauderdale. Abby’s teammates, Reesie Owens and Erinn Wolf tied for third place.

In MSQ, top scoring honors went to Summer McDaniel from North Fort Myers. Summer scored 128.6 points/match. She was followed by Joel Keva and Dakarai Cherefant, both from Orlando Faith.

You can see the full team standings here.

Yes, here we are with the November 2nd League quiz just days away, and we haven’t even posted what happened at the first league match yet. In case you were wondering…

Wesley Chapel Victorious Life’s #203 team got their A-League season rolling by going 8-0 during the double round-robin opening day. They placed ahead of Fort Lauderdale Christian Life Center’s #209 team, which finished at 6-2 on the day.

Abby Rogers was high quizzer for the A-League with a 133-point-per-game average. She was followed by Daniel Notman and Erinn Wolf.

Teams from Orlando Faith took the top 3 positions in Middle School Quiz, with Team #204 finishing the day at 7-2.

Individually, Dakarai Cherefant averaged 100-points-per-game to take top honors. He was followed by Joel Keva and Emily Freer.

Here are the standings after the first league match.

UPDATE: Here are the individual scores for the first league match.

The Official National Teen Bible Quiz Website – http://BibleQuiz.AG.org

The Unofficial, but really good, National Teen Bible Quiz Website – http://www.BibleQuiz.com

The Bible Quiz Forum – http://www.NYBibleQuiz.com/forum

The Official Rulebook of Bible Quiz

Videos for coaches and officials from the National Youth Department

Karl Dawson’s blog

Bryan Turner’s list of common mistakes officials make

The Bible Quiz Podcast

The TBQ Coaches Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Pen Florida District Experience Conference, September 17, 2011. The conference will be held at Lakeland’s Victory Church. Plans for the coming season will be discussed at the meeting.

There is no charge to attend the meeting. To receive a FREE PASS to attend only the coaches meeting, you must see Tammy Stanley in the lobby areas of Victory Church on Saturday, before the meeting.

In addition to the Coaches Meeting, there will also be a separate workshop for TBQ Officials Training.

Times for the Coaches Meeting and Officials Training workshop have not been decided yet.

For the latest information and full workshop schedule and listing, go to www.experienceconferenceinfo.com.

New training videos are now available on the National Bible Quiz website. These videos are specifically geared to get coaches up and running for the new year, but they also will be insightful for quizzers and officials, too.

The 2011-2012 Teen Bible Quiz season will cover the books of Hebrews and 1st/2nd Peter. The application questions that will be used in League competition, the Question Writer Information, and Material Breakdown have been posted at BibleQuiz.AG.org.