Additional Bible Bowl Musings

I am off school again today and had a few more idle thoughts regarding Bible Bowl days gone by. This is mostly for old Stony Point players....

My most memorable games as a coach: (Not in any order but by year)

1988 vs. Lawrence/Oaklandon I was the new SP coach after Mike Wileman left at Easter that year. We won the game on the last question and went on to finish 4th. Tough act to follow in following Mike. That game helped immensely. Delaine, Dan, Melissa, Clint, and Roger led this team.

1989 vs. SE Englewood This was a round 10 game, both teams were undefeated and SE Englewood had been 1st and 2nd the two previous years. Our kids "back in black" won big and that propelled them to a 2nd place finish. Dan, Melissa, Melanie, Roger, Wendy, Mike and Clint led the way in Louisville.

1990 vs. Creve Couer This was a round 11 game that if you won, you went on to the top 8. This was the famous "precious stones" game in which Mike Golden got his only question of that national tournament. The game came down to that contention and I still remember Melanie Way (Edwards now) praying at the table. That team, Melanie, Wendy, Mike and Roger went on to finish 5th.

1994 vs. Ben Davis in R 11. This was an all new team. Abby Morton a junior played with a freshman, an 8th grader and a 7th grader.(Chris, Kevin and Clint) In this game, the team came back to beat the team that put us in the losers' bracket. This win, by a good margin, put us in the top 8. This is also the only game I remember Bret Talley quizzing my team.

1995 a host of games could qualify in this National Championship year. The most memorable, though, was a round 12 game vs. Traders Point. They were the 3rd place team the year before and the home town team. We won the game handily and moved on. Clint, Kevin, Chris, Matt and Rachel had accomplished a lot in Indy that week. This tournament was the first one ever with BBERT. Man were those questions clean, good and fast!

1997 Once again, the most memorable was a win vs. Traders Point in round 8. Erin, Rachel, David and Keith made up this team. This was the first year that the top 16 was recognized and that upset win gave us a top 12 finish. Three use words first showed up here at this national tournament.

1999 The most memorable game here was the round 9 game vs. SE Englewood. Ron Russell coached this team. The SP team, Rachel, Candace, Megan, and Keith had rebounded from a round 4 loss to win four in a row. This game meant top 16 or not. It was a good win against a good team.

2000 This year had a host of memorable games, too. I think the most memorable, though, came against the number three overall seed Madeira. David Underwood yawned his way through this one and Keith Golubski even got one. Candace Golubski and Christy Saunders rounded out this team that went all the way to 10th in the nation.

2001 Candace and Christy were back again and with them were the Bolejacks' (Emily and Parker). The most memorable game of this year is one I didn't see. It was a round 7 tie-breaker that Jim Hurley of Rising Sun bounced to us. That propelled us into the top 16. This was the first year that Question Type Headers were used. Took a while to get used to that. This was also the first year we placed in the team average, finishing 5th.

2005 This year we hit the trifecta for the first time. Beginner Bowl, Jr. Bible Bowl and Bible Bowl all placed at Nationals. The most memorable game for me in this one was the Bible Bowl team's win against Maineville after losing on the last question to Cornerstone. That game began Josiah Gorman's career in the top level of Bible Bowl. Gorman, Alex, Joel and Esther made up that team which also took 5th on the test team average.

2006 Another memorable year. The run to the national championshiop was marked with lots of good stuff. We had the trifecta again with Beginner Bowl, Jr. Bible Bowl and Bible Bowl all placing. We also won the team average for the first time nationally. Most memorable game: a round 8 5 point win over River Valley that began that last morning. Josiah, Joel, Kimber, Kate, Brandon and Alex made up this team.

2007 Hard to follow a championship year but I think we did ok. Had our best summer ever as far as wins at major tournaments. We finished 3rd at the Nationals in KC. We were able to capture our second team average in a row. Most memorable game: This time it is a loss. Our 5 point loss to Kissimmee in round 12 when we outbuzzed them 10-9 still sticks out as the time when Bordelon outcoached me. That's how it goes sometimes, though. A five point win can propel but a five point loss can deflate. Gorman, Kimber, Danielle, Kate, and Brandon made up this team.

2008 Most thought it to be a rebuilding year. Not so much, though. Kimber Lane was back from 06 and 07. Courtney Jones and Vin Alonzo joined her. We had a good season and a strong national tournament finishing 11th. Most memorable game? The round 6 win vs. Worthington. Team took 2nd in Test Average that year, too.

2009 An amazing year and my last at SP. Had a good summer but an excellent National tournament. Ran all the way to 3rd place. Lots of good games but the most memorable: Three of them. The first Austin game and the Towne South game stand out as our best performances. The second Austin game I didn't see but we came back to get the last five to win and that has to be memorable. Solid test average again:
5th.

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