Russell — Russell Middle School’s academic team took first place overall and won the quick recall meet at the regional middle school Governor’s Cup competition Saturday.
West Carter Middle School battled past Verity Middle School to a second-place finish in quick recall and also came in second on total points.
The quick recall meet always comes to a showdown with either West Carter or Verity, said Russell coach John Vanhoose. “They’re both great teams and good competitors,” he said.
Russell, the perennial favorite in academic competition, keeps its edge at out-of-town competitions, Vanhoose said. “We try to go to out-of-town tournaments as often as possible,” he said.
They also maintain a grinding practice schedule: “We practice every single morning and until 5 o’clock Mondays and Thursdays,” said team co-captain Joe Van Deren.
High expectations also boost their performance, according to Van Deren. “You feel like you have to do well. It puts more pressure on you,” he said.
Under the competition rule that the top two finishers in quick recall qualify for the state competition, both Russell and West Carter teams will go to Louisville for the Governor’s Cup championships.
That, plus their come-from-behind win over Verity, is why West Carter teammates exchanged hugs and kept smiling even after their 43-19 loss in the last match to Russell.
“I knew it would be a fight with Verity. I don’t know where the kids pulled it out but they did,” said West Carter coach Jenny Knipp. “We know we’ll be going to state.”
The prospect of going to Louisville fueled their performance, according to eighth-grader and team captain Megan Burge. “We were just really motivated. We’ve been to state the past three years and we really wanted to go back,” she said.
Also, having lost to Verity in league play, she and her teammates were up for the rematch. “It was a pretty big thing to beat them,” she said.
Complete results are below. In addition to the top two quick recall teams, the top two future problem solving teams and the top five finishers in each of the written assessments will go on to the state competition.
Mathematics
1. Joe Van Deren, Russell; 2. Daniel Sorrell, Russell; 3. Chien Haung, Rowan County; 4. Cameron Garner, Verity; 5. Jacob Menix, West Carter.
Social Studies
1. Stephen Corbitt, Verity; 2. Jerad Tussey, West Carter; 3. Joe Van Deren, Russell; 4. Michael Baird, Russell; 5. Tanner Bowen, Louisa.
Science
1. Daniel Sorrell, Russell; 2. Tanner Sammons, East Carter; 3. Emily Shay, Holy Family ; 4. Evan Yang, Rowan County; 4. Alex Holmes, Russell.
Language Arts
1. Claire Lyon, Russell; 2. Megan Burge, West Carter; 3. Annie Baker, West Carter; 4. Darby Campbell, West Carter; 5. Laura McKenzie, Russell.
Composition
1. Morgan Casto, Russell; 2. Carli Burton, West Carter; 3. Alexandria Knipp, West Carter; 4. Amy Rogers, Raceland Worthington; 5. Baylee Thompson, Boyd County.
Arts & Humanities
1. Claire Lyon, Russell; 2. Aryssa Damron, Verity; 3. Annie Baker, West Carter; 4. Ali Wilt, Russell; 5. Caroline Briggs, Russell.
Future Problem Solving
1. West Carter, 2. Wurtland, 3. Russell, 4. Verity.
Quick Recall
1. Russell, 2. West Carter, 3. Verity, 4. Boyd County.
Hume Sportsmanship Award
Louisa
Final standings
1. Russell, 2. West Carter; 3. Verity; 4. Wurtland; 5. Rowan County.
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