West Point High's Scholar's Bowl Team in Sylacauga on Saturday: from left to right: Kohler Lovett, Billy Ellis, Kohan Lovett, Will Parker, Tom Parker, Gabe Aufderhaar, Garrett Willingham, Declan Cornett, Grant Sikes / Courtesy of Lee Henry
CULLMAN COUNTY – This year’s Scholar’s Bowl League season kicked off on Oct. 12. According to West Point High School Scholar’s Bowl Team coach Lee Henry, the league is made up of teams from high schools all over Cullman County who meet each Thursday after school on the campus of Wallace State Community College, this year until Nov. 30.
The league, which is coordinated by Wallace State’s Christine O'Leary, has weekly sessions consisting of two matches for a full round-robin, and each team gets a bye week.
Here are the high school scores from week no. 1:
Match One:
Holly Pond – 140
Cullman High – 260
Good Hope – 250
St. Bernard – 280
Cold Springs – 190
Hanceville – 210
West Point – 530
Vinemont – 100
Fairview – BYE
Match Two:
St. Bernard – 340
Vinemont – 30
West Point – 570
Cullman High – 60
Holly Pond – 60
Hanceville – 240
Good Hope – 250
Fairview – 110
Cold Springs – BYE
There are no matches this week, since Wallace's Scholar's Bowl team is traveling to Gulf Shores for a tournament. The next matches will be on Thursday, Oct. 26.
Henry said there’s also a middle school league on Tuesdays.
That’s not all.
Shared Henry, “There is an Alabama Scholar's Bowl TV show that airs on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Holly Pond will appear on the Nov. 4 episode against Southside High School from Gadsden, and West Point will play Pike County High on Nov. 11.
“These episodes are pre-recorded, so I already know the outcomes. Obviously, I can't say, though,” he laughed.
“The kids involved get scholarship money. The winning teams get to come back to play again. The more matches they win, the more scholarship money.
“I'm hoping to get a lot of (attention) for our Nov. 11 episode, plus any other episode(s) we may have filmed IF we won,” he smiled. “The show is on APT.”
West Point’s team traveled to Sylacauga High School for an invitational meet this weekend.
“Our A-team went 8-1. Our only loss was to Hoover A in the championship game,” said Henry. “Along the way, we beat Hoover B, St. Bernard, Buckhorn, LAMP, Spain Park, and Indian Springs A and B.”
Look for a weekly scholar’s bowl scoreboard from The Cullman Tribune.
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