Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Saturday, Nov. 10, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Quiz Bowl team won the Channel 6 Academic Challenge. The team of Kent Morris, Hannah Smith, and Eric Rushing defeated the teams from Westbrook (290-190) in the semifinals, and Kelly (160-145) to win the championship.
Josh Green and Kara Stanford competed in earlier rounds as alternates. The Westbrook game is scheduled to air on Channel 6 on Saturday, Dec. 22. The championship round should air on Saturday, Dec. 29.
To get to the semifinals, they defeated West Orange-Stark (95-80) on Saturday, Oct. 20, by correctly answering the last question. Then on Saturday, Nov. 3, they defeated Bridge City (150-145). These games have already aired.
Members of both teams in the championship round (LCM & Kelly) will be awarded scholarships, which will be announced at a banquet hosted by Channel 6 and YMBL in the spring.
Pictured are team members Eric Rushing, Hannah Smith, and Kent Morris
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