Coach Brian Bartoz wrote the press release and took the photo.
Congratulations to Morrison High School’s Varsity Scholastic Bowl team, on its first-place finish in the Riverdale Early Season Tournament, on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Riverdale High School. This year’s first-place finish improves upon Morrison’s third-place finish at the tournament last year.
Morrison won six of its seven matches on November 18, defeating Annawan, Geneseo, LaSalle-Peru, United Township, Moline, and Riverdale, and lost one match to Ashton-Franklin Center.
Morrison pulled off a tremendous upset in the championship round against Riverdale! Morrison, trailing Riverdale by a score of 230-100 at halftime after 10 questions, managed to catch up to Riverdale by the end of the 17th question. Morrison continued scoring on questions 18, 19, and 20. They ultimately won the match by a score of 340-300, to secure their first-place finish.
Morrison’s team, left-to-right, consisted of Violet Mills, Gen Vegter, Nara Hardesty, Anna Blevins, and Blaine Williams.
