1984 National Finals

The 22nd National Bible Quiz Finals took place in the summer of 1984 in Springfield, Missouri covering the epistles of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. Rex Bornman was the National Coordinator and Dale and David Baird were the official question writers.

This was the first year in which a sixteen teams were invited to participate, however, they did not play a full round robin. The sixteen teams were split into two brackets and played an 8-team round robin. At the end, the top two teams moved on to a “Final Four” playoff where four teams played a full round-robin.

The event was won by First A/G, New Orleans, LA. There was a three-way tie for first place. Earning second place was Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH. The other team involved in the playoff was also from the Gulf region, Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO. The other “Final Four” team from Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI would go on to win the 1985 National Finals which had the same format. Note that all four teams in this playoff were either from the Great Lakes or Gulf regions.

This was second consecutive win for New Orleans. This was also the same team that won in 1971, but is not the same team that won in 1979, also from New Orleans.

The top scorer at the 1984 National Finals was John Wootton of Byesville, OH. John was also the top scorer in 1983. Jennifer Curtis of Springfield, MO was second and Kevin DeWeber of Sandy, UT was third.

Results

Teams

Due to the format of this national finals, it is impossible to assign a place to each team. New Orleans was first, Byesville was second Springfield was third and Ypsilanti was fourth. There was a playoff for first place. The rest of the teams cannot be ranked.

Individuals

The top 10 scorers from the 1984 National Bible Quiz Tournament are listed below. A full round-robin was not played this year, however, the scores listed were the scores of the quizzers from the eight-team round robins they did play. We do not have quizzer points for this year.

# Quizzer Church
1 John Wootton Byesville, OH
2 Jennifer Curtis Springfield, MO
3 Kevin DeWeber Sandy, UT
4 Joseph Leija New Orleans, LA
5 Tali Poulson Garden Grove, CA
6 Jerome Tang Houston, TX
7 Sean Davis Renton, WA
8 Keith Turner Ypsilanti, MI
9 ???? ????
10 David Lowe Wichita, KS

Teams

Great Lakes Region

1st Place

  • Church: Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH
  • Pastor: Everette Pafford
  • Coach: Steve Wootton
  • Team:
    • Duane Colvin
    • Brenda Emerick
    • Brian Kostanowski
    • J.R. Phillips
    • Doug Rinearson
    • John Wootton
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, New Orleans, LA 160 to 145
    • Round 2: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 140 to 150
    • Round 3: Won against Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 170 to 140
    • Round 4: Won against Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 145 to 80
    • Round 5: Won against Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 215 to 95
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G, Helena, MT 195 to 25
    • Round 7: Won against Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 150 to 85
    • Final Four Playoff Round 1: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA
    • Final Four Playoff Round 2: Won against Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI
    • Final Four Playoff Round 3: Won against Evangel Temple A/G, Springfield, MO
    • Playoff Round 1: Won against Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO
    • Playoff Round 2: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA

2nd Place

  • Church: Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI
  • Pastor: R.J. Pasquale
  • Coach: Rick Pasquale
  • Team:
    • Terry Stout
    • Keith Turner
    • Kim Utt
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 70 to 115
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 255 to 40
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 135 to 115
    • Round 4: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 25 to 20
    • Round 5: Won against Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 100 to 30
    • Round 6: Lost to Renton A/G, Renton, WA 145 to 190
    • Round 7: Won against Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 130 to -5
    • Preliminary Playoff: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA
    • Final Four Round 1: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO
    • Final Four Round 2: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH
    • Final Four Round 3: First A/G, New Orleans, LA

Gulf Region

1st Place

  • Church: First A/G, New Orleans, LA
  • Pastor: Marvin E. Gorman
  • Coach: Alice Brent
  • Team:
    • Tamara Brent
    • Robbie Egan
    • Jason Finley
    • Joseph Leija
    • Laurie Nettles
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 145 to 160
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Helena, MT 215 to 60
    • Round 3: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 160 to 100
    • Round 4: Won against Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 215 to 55
    • Round 5: Won against Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 210 to 55
    • Round 6: Won against Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 155 to 145
    • Round 7: Won against Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 135 to 65
    • Final Four Playoff Round 1: Won against Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH
    • Final Four Playoff Round 2: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO
    • Final Four Playoff Round 3: Won against Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI
    • Playoff 2: Won against Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH

2nd Place

  • Church: Evangel Temple Christian Center, Springfield, MO
  • Pastor: Cal LeMon
  • Coach: Glenys Curtis
  • Team:
    • Jacinda Curtis
    • Jennifer Curtis
    • Bryan Quigley
    • Amy Leichsenring
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI 115 to 70
    • Round 2: Won against Renton A/G, Renton, WA 190 to 135
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 215 to 30
    • Round 4: Won against Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 170 to 100
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 135 to 125
    • Round 6: Won against Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 165 to 85
    • Round 7: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 170 to 10
    • Final Four Playoff Round 1: Won against Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI
    • Final Four Playoff Round 2: Won against First A/G, New Orleans, LA
    • Final Four Playoff Round 3: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH
    • Playoff Round 1: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH

North Central Region

1st Place

  • Church: Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN
  • Pastor: Larry Freitag
  • Coach: Donald Jones
  • Team:
    • Sharon Berry
    • Brad Brager
    • Julie Freitag
    • Tami Follett
    • Wilbur Gayle
    • Eric Sand
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 90 to 105
    • Round 2: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 15 to 255
    • Round 3: Won against Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 80 to 70
    • Round 4: Lost to Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI 20 to 25
    • Round 5: Lost to Renton A/G, Renton, WA 75 to 80
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 180 to 35
    • Round 7: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 10 to 170

2nd Place

  • Church: Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN
  • Pastor: Chan Keith
  • Coach: Mary Chenco
  • Team:
    • Karen Friedman
    • Dave Hanson
    • Nancy Horn
    • Jan Johnson
    • Sherri Keith
    • Tim Skeie
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 105 to 150
    • Round 2: Lost to Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 95 to 145
    • Round 3: Won against Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 145 to 120
    • Round 4: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 80 to 145
    • Round 5: Lost to First A/G, Helena, MT 115 to 140
    • Round 6: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 80 to 70
    • Round 7: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA 65 to 135

Northeast Region

1st Place

  • Church: Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA
  • Pastor: Norice Gallop
  • Coach: Paul Hackett
  • Team:
    • Ann Duvarney
    • David Gates
    • Laurie Long
    • Chad Lorion
    • Lisa Szymakowski
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Renton A/G, Renton, WA 90 to 35
    • Round 2: Won against Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 140 to 60
    • Round 3: Lost to Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 70 to 80
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 85 to 95
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 150 to 100
    • Round 6: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 85 to 165
    • Round 7: Lost to Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI -5 to 130

2nd Place

  • Church: Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH
  • Pastor: Gary Stearn
  • Coach: Russell Greenwood
  • Team:
    • Dave Faris
    • Dave Pilcher
    • Russell Steponic
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Helena, MT 185 to 55
    • Round 2: Lost to Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 105 to 230
    • Round 3: Lost to Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 120 to 145
    • Round 4: Won against Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 150 to 125
    • Round 5: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 160 to 180
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA 145 to 155
    • Round 7: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 85 to 150

Northwest Region

1st Place

  • Church: First A/G, Helena, MT
  • Pastor: Paul Goodman
  • Coach: Tim Barrans
  • Team:
    • Chris Crawford
    • David Ertman
    • Lisa Gray
    • Patti Moreland
    • Tami Phillips
    • Sandy Sands
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 55 to 185
    • Round 2: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA 60 to 215
    • Round 3: Lost to Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 85 to 205
    • Round 4: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 175 to 105
    • Round 5: Won against Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 140 to 115
    • Round 6: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 25 to 195
    • Round 7: Lost to Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 115 to 120

2nd Place

  • Church: Renton A/G, Renton, WA
  • Pastor: Don Duncan
  • Coach: Denise Franklin
  • Team:
    • Sean Davis
    • Troy Jones
    • Shari Overby
    • Aaron Wagar
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 35 to 90
    • Round 2: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 135 to 190
    • Round 3: Won against Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 215 to 25
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 275 to 30
    • Round 5: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 80 to 75
    • Round 6: Won against Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI 190 to 145
    • Round 7: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 5 to 200

South Central Region

1st Place

  • Church: Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS Pastor: Vance Cauthon Coach: Steve Lowe Team: Jessica Caldwell Curtis Johnson David Lowe Bridgette Rickel
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 105 to 90
    • Round 2: Lost to Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 60 to 140
    • Round 3: Lost to Renton A/G, Renton, WA 25 to 215
    • Round 4: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 100 to 170
    • Round 5: Lost to Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI 30 to 100
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 120 to 140
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 150 to 115

2nd Place

  • Church: Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX
  • Pastor: Joe Granberry
  • Coach: Norma Shuler
  • Team:
    • Wendy Courville
    • Jerome Tang
    • Mark Tang
    • Grover Walters
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 150 to 105
    • Round 2: Won against Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 230 to 105
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G, Helena, MT 205 to 85
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA 55 to 215
    • Round 5: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 95 to 215
    • Round 6: Won against Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 175 to 145
    • Round 7: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 150 to 70

Southeast Region

1st Place

  • Church: Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA
  • Pastor: Dave Hunt
  • Coach: Mark Gilmer
  • Team:
    • Angela Carson
    • Babs Johnson
    • Lyn Johnson
    • Matt Laurens
    • Rob Laurens
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT 85 to 150
    • Round 2: Won against Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 150 to 140
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA 100 to 160
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Helena, MT 105 to 175
    • Round 5: Won against Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 180 to 160
    • Round 6: Lost to Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 70 to 80
    • Round 7: Lost to Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 70 to 150

2nd Place

  • Church: First A/G, Lakeland, FL
  • Pastor: Karl Strader
  • Coach: Jackie Hill
  • Team:
    • Nancy Hershner
    • Korrie Maloney
    • Matt Pfister
    • Faith Reichert
    • Dottie Starling
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 5 to 230
    • Round 2: Lost to Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI 40 to 255
    • Round 3: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 30 to 215
    • Round 4: Lost to Renton A/G, Renton, WA 30 to 275
    • Round 5: Lost to Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 100 to 150
    • Round 6: Lost to Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 35 to 180
    • Round 7: Lost to Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 115 to 150

Southwest Region

1st Place

  • Church: First A/G, Garden Grove, CA
  • Pastor: Dwight Brown
  • Coach: Lora Williams
  • Team:
    • Geoff Bretches
    • Tali Poulson
    • Barbara Rivera
    • Reina Santiago
    • Stephen Williams
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Lakeland, FL 230 to 5
    • Round 2: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 255 to 15
    • Round 3: Lost to Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI 115 to 135
    • Round 4: Won against Cornerstone Church Assembly, Winchendon, MA 95 to 85
    • Round 5: Lost to Evangel Temple, Springfield, MO 125 to 135
    • Round 6: Won against Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 140 to 120
    • Round 7: Won against Renton A/G, Renton, WA 200 to 5
    • Preliminary Playoff: Lost to Ypsilanti A/G, Ypsilanti, MI

2nd Place

  • Church: Mountain View Christian Assembly, Sandy, UT
  • Pastor: James Ayers
  • Coach: Lori Haldorson
  • Team:
    • Brett Buchanan
    • Kevin DeWeber
    • Kristi DeWeber
    • Heather Witty
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 150 to 85
    • Round 2: Won against Maple Grove A/G, Maple Grove, MN 145 to 95
    • Round 3: Lost to Byesville A/G, Byesville, OH 140 to 170
    • Round 4: Lost to Christian Bible Church, Nashua, NH 125 to 150
    • Round 5: Lost to First A/G, New Orleans, LA 55 to 210
    • Round 6: Lost to Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX 145 to 175
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Helena, MT 120 to 115