A total of 44 teams competed. After 8 seeding rounds in the A Divisions (Gold and Silver) and 7 in B League.
Seeding
At the end of the seeding rounds, all teams were divided down into single elimination flights for trophies.
Gold Division
| # | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX | John Sullivan |
| 2 | Orange Hills A/G, Orange, CA | Kent Piacenti |
| 3 | Central A/G, Springfield, MO | David Hatley |
| 4 | Mountain View A/G, Las Vegas, NV | Tom Van Kempen |
| 5 | King’s Chapel, Springfield, MO | Tonia Lee |
| 6 | Oak Cliff A/G, Dallas, TX | Aaron Collins |
| 7 | First A/G, Shreveport, LA | Chelsie Turner |
| 8 | Braeswood A/G, Houston, TX | Paul Kramer |
| 9 | Christian Chapel, Tulsa, OK | Mark Connor |
| 10 | Sons of God A/G, Overland Park, KS | Cindy Marlow |
| 11 | Orange County Worship Center, Santa Ana, CA | Irving Kuroishi |
| 12 | Harvest A/G, Ft. Worth, TX | Gilda Shorter |
| 13 | Abundant Life, Grapevine, TX | Tamie Nannarone |
| 14 | First A/G, Lewisville, TX | Richard Ely |
| 15 | Evangelistic Temple #1, Tulsa, OK | Jay Hoffman |
| 16 | First A/G, Bosque Farms, NM | Bettinel Stambaugh |
| 17 | Dixon A/G, Dixon, MO | Jackie Goodman |
| 18 | Harvest Time, Midland, TX | Kelly Stark |
| 19 | Grace Outreach Center, Rio Rancho, NM | Mark Rosen |
| 20 | Evangelistic Temple #2, Tulsa, OK | |
| 21 | Greens Bayou A/G, Houston, TX | Norma Shuler |
| 22 | Valley Gospel Tabernacle, Albuquerque, NM | Kenny Smith |
| 23 | Bethel Temple, Bryan, TX | Keith Grissom |
| 24 | Fossil Creek Community Church, Ft. Worth, TX | Kathy Horton |
Silver Division
| # | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX | Lori Sullivan |
| 2 | Evangel Temple, Waxahachie, TX | Jamie Norton |
| 3 | King’s Chapel, Springfield, MO | Matthew Hernando |
| 4 | First A/G, Shreveport, LA | |
| 5 | Mustang A/G, Mustang, OK | Terri Preston |
| 6 | Harvest Time #2, Midland, TX | Maxine Kramer |
| 7 | Treasure Coast A/G, Vero Beach, FL | George Edgerly |
| 8 | Radiant Life, Grand Prairie, TX | Dan Hutsell |
| 9 | Harvest A/G, Ft. Worth, TX | Christy Winter |
| 10 | Fossil Creek Community Church, Ft. Worth, TX | Teresa Williams |
| 11 | Harvest Time #3, Midland, TX | Sandra Sullivan |
| 12 | First A/G, Russellville, AR | Martha Smoke |
B League
| # | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Church #1, Cedar Hill, TX | Jim David |
| 2 | Trinity Church #2, Cedar Hill, TX | Kim Sprouse |
| 3 | Central A/G, Springfield, MO | Christine Bartle |
| 4 | Dominion Church, Houston, TX | Donna Simons |
| 5 | Fossil Creek Community Church, Ft. Worth, TX | Ray Williams |
| 6 | Oak Cliff A/G, Dallas, TX | |
| 7 | Harvest Time, Midland, TX | Greg Beaty |
| 8 | First A/G, Shreveport, LA |
Gold Division
Championship Flight
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Orange Hills A/G, Orange, CA |
| 2 | Central A/G, Springfield, MO |
| 3 | Mountain View A/G, Las Vegas, NV |
| 4 | Braeswood A/G, Houston, TX |
Consolation Champion: King’s Chapel, Springfield, MO
First Flight
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Harvest A/G, Ft. Worth, TX |
| 2 | Sons of God A/G, Overland Park, KS |
| 3 | Christian Chapel, Tulsa, OK |
| 4 | Orange County Worship Center, Santa Ana, CA |
Consolation Champion: Abundant Life, Grapevine, TX
Second Flight
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dixon A/G, Dixon, MO |
| 2 | Grace Outreach Center, Rio Rancho, NM |
| 3 | Harvest Time A/G, Midland, TX |
| 4 | Evangelistic Temple #2, Tulsa, OK |
Consolation Champion: Valley Gospel Tabernacle, Albuquerque, NM
Top Individuals (81 Quizzers)
| # | Quizzer | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valerie Marchalonis | Mountain View A/G, Las Vegas, NV | 1065 |
| 2 | Sharron Ely | First A/G, Lewisville, TX | 975 |
| 3 | Kevin Davis | Oak Cliff A/G, Dallas, TX | 945 |
| 4 | Dan Marlow | Sons of God A/G, Overland Park, KS | 890 |
| 5 | Joey Bohanon | Central A/G, Springfield, MO | 850 |
One-on-One (42 Quizzers)
| # | Quizzer | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Haney | Orange Hills A/G, Orange, CA |
| 2 | Daniel Marlow | Sons of God A/G, Overland Park, KS |
| 3 | Valerie Marchalonis | Mountain View A/G, Las Vegas, NV |
Silver Division
Third Flight
| # | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX | Lori Sullivan |
| 2 | King’s Chapel, Springfield, MO | Matthew Hernando |
| 3 | Treasure Coast A/G, Vero Beach, FL | George Edgerly |
| 4 | First A/G, Shreveport, LA | Chelsie Turner |
Fourth Flight
| # | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fossil Creek Community Church, Ft. Worth, TX | Teresa Williams |
| 2 | Harvest A/G, Ft. Worth, TX | Christy Winter |
| 3 | First A/G, Russellville, AR | Martha Smoke |
| 4 | Harvest Time, Midland, TX | Sandra Sullivan |
Top Individuals (54 Quizzers)
| # | Quizzer | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Mallett | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX | 600 |
| 2 | Sandra Hutsell | Radiant Life, Grand Prairie, TX | 595 |
| 3 | Sarah Mallett | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX | 585 |
One-on-One (17 Quizzers)
| # | Quizzer | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Mallett | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX |
| 2 | Robert Martinez | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX |
| 3 | Jonathan Swaringen | Harvest Time, Midland, TX |
B League
Fifth Flight
| # | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Church #1, Cedar Hill, TX | Jim David |
| 2 | Trinity Church #2, Cedar Hill, TX | Kim Sprouse |
| 3 | Dominion Church, Houston, TX | Donna Simons |
| 4 | Central A/G, Springfield, MO | Christine Bartle |
Consolation Champion: Harvest Time, Midland, TX (Greg Beaty, coach)
Top Individuals (31 Quizzers)
| # | Quizzer | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forrest Johnson | Trinity Church #1, Cedar Hill, TX | 975 |
| 2 | Sam Williford | Fossil Creek Community Church, Ft. Worth, TX | 695 |
| 3 | Sarah Shupe | Trinity Church #2, Cedar Hill, TX | 685 |
One-on-One (16 Quizzers)
| # | Quizzer | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forrest Johnson | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX |
| 2 | E.J. Spears | Trinity Church, Cedar Hill, TX |
| 3 | Jenny Pearson | Oak Cliff A/G, Dallas, TX |
Team Scavenger Hunt
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Radiant Life, Grand Prairie, TX |
| 2 | Harvest Time #4, Midland, TX |
| 3 | First A/G, Lewisville, TX |
Memories
This was the most awesome playoff I have ever seen. To start out …
Braeswood (the 8th seed) beat the 1st seed (Trinity Church) in the most exciting, and close, match I witnessed. Next, Central knocked out Las Vegas while Orange eliminated Tulsa. The final battle between Orange and Central was one of the best quizzes I have seen in a long time. Both team knew their material, but at the start I was sure that Central was going to win since their team was not only intact from last year, but they had picked up the top quizzer from the old Parkcrest team. I should have remembered that on a short book anything can happen. When Joey Bohanon quizzed out backwards with 1 right and 3 wrong, the remaining quizzers were in a friendly knock-down-drag-out. True to form, after the championship both Central and Orange left the game in the room and went out to dinner together. No one was interested in talking about quiz - we wanted to catch up on old times and have fun. Even though we had spent a great deal of time with Central at national finals, we couldn’t wait to continue our close friendship. I would certainly say that teams need to watch out for Central - they have three great quizzers and are looking to make this coming nationals their own. I am sure many of you will have something to say about that at the quiz table, but suffice it to say that they are totally excited, totally committed, and totally interested in having the right motivation.
As for Orange, Ricky, David, and Tim proved they can fully compete on their own without Kent. Their average for the day was lower than a couple other teams, but they came through in every game, being undefeated for the entire tournament - although they weren’t have enjoying the margin of victory they had last year. After seeing all the great teams at this tournament I am looking forward to a great national finals.