Pennsylvania 2021

[Godspeed]

Thoughts on PA teams at bearso:

• CV didn't do horribly but I had been expecting a top 20 finish from them...

• What happened to Rustin (42nd place)? Probably didn't bring their best team(s), did poorly in some events that I'm pretty sure they're strong at.

• SSA was a couple places behind Rustin - quite a few no-shows (replacement events) and bombs.

• I was so happy when state college medalled multiple times didn't do great overall, about 15 places behind rustin, same situation as SSA where they no-showed some events.

• North Pocono didn't do that great, 107th place.

(probably missing a couple less well known teams on this list)

edit: For divison B, Eagle View clearly unstacked, 41st and 48th. I don't think there's a superscore spreadsheet for div B... they probably would've placed somewhere in the 20s if stacked? Cali kinda swept Division B haha

I'm currently working on superscoring Division B, but still, California definitely dominated Div B, as 7/10 of the top 10 were from California (Superscored).

[EastStroudsburg13]

Thoughts on PA teams at bearso:

• CV didn't do horribly but I had been expecting a top 20 finish from them...

• What happened to Rustin (42nd place)? Probably didn't bring their best team(s), did poorly in some events that I'm pretty sure they're strong at.

• SSA was a couple places behind Rustin - quite a few no-shows (replacement events) and bombs.

• I was so happy when state college medalled multiple times didn't do great overall, about 15 places behind rustin, same situation as SSA where they no-showed some events.

• North Pocono didn't do that great, 107th place.

(probably missing a couple less well known teams on this list)

edit: For divison B, Eagle View clearly unstacked, 41st and 48th. I don't think there's a superscore spreadsheet for div B... they probably would've placed somewhere in the 20s if stacked? Cali kinda swept Division B haha

I would not dive too deep into teams' exact placements, with a tournament this large, this early in the season, there's going to be a lot of uncertainty. For example, Rustin was one spot behind Mira Loma, SSA was one spot behind Boca Raton, etc. By that same token, I don't think 107th place counts as "not that great", as this was a huge tournament with lots of good teams, and that's right in the middle. It's a fair showing for a team expected to be in the 7-15 range in PA.

What these results do prove is that State College has tons of potential this year. They beat good teams like Grand Haven, OSS, Menomonie, and Kellenberg. While a lot will change going forward, this certainly is a good starting point for them and establishes them as a team to watch.

It's harder to judge for Eagle View since there were fewer PA and East Coast teams to compare to, but they certainly had a solid performance. I'd expect them to be one of the 5 best teams in the state again.

[lavarball]

Penn State Invitational (SOAPS) sign ups open at 5:00PM today

Get your team registered on https://scilympiad.com/psuscioly as soon as it opens in order to guarantee a spot!

We hope to see many Pennsylvania teams register!

[zsg11]

I've already posted this in the Invitationals channel, but WE ARE so excited to see so many Pennsylvania teams already signed up for SOAPS!!

Athens Area High School (PA)
Bayard Rustin High School (PA)
Bermudian Springs High School (PA)
Central Bucks High School East (PA)
Cumberland Valley High School (PA)
North Pocono High School (PA)
Penncrest High School (PA)
Perkiomen Valley High School (PA)
Pocono Mountain East High School (PA)
State College Area High School (PA)

Be sure to register your school to compete against some of Pennsylvania's best!

Use this link to register and to view the complete list of (21!) schools who have already registered: https://scilympiad.com/psuscioly

[pkota]

sign up for SOAPS y'all ^^^^^

[lavarball]

Only 9 spots left!! Register your team if you have not yet, the list is looking great!
https://scilympiad.com/psuscioly/Reg/School

[Anomaly]

north pocono tmrw y'all ! any predictions?



also gl to everyone competing

[UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F]

north pocono tmrw y'all ! any predictions?



also gl to everyone competing

Parkland A team first place, calling it

[Anomaly]

north pocono tmrw y'all ! any predictions?



also gl to everyone competing

Parkland A team first place, calling it

smh i hate you

[EastStroudsburg13]

North Pocono results are in!

Ranking teams by stacked score (with best team score in parentheses)

1. Parkland - 130 (155)
2. Bayard Rustin - 133 (138)
3. Garnet Valley - 228 (228)
4. Athens - 239 (239)
5. North Penn - 278 (344)
6. Hershey - 374 (374)
7. West Chester East - 404 (404)
8. Phoenixville - 432 (432)
9. B. Reed Henderson - 441 (442)
10. Northwestern Lehigh - 506 (728)
11. Central Bucks South - 532 (532)
12. Masterman - 537 (537)
13. Kutztown - 546 (546)
14. Emmaus - 572 (572)
15. East Stroudsburg South - 659 (659)
16. Pocono Mountain East - 669 (702)
17. Wallenpaupack - 731 (731)
18. Bermudian Springs - 748 (748)
19. Upper Dublin - 797 (797)
20. Shipley - 823 (823)

It's early of course, so everything should be taken with a grain of salt. But Parkland may be fulfilling some of the promise that they've held for a while. It was also a good showing for the bubble Southeast teams in WC East, Phoenixville, and Henderson.