The daylong event draws about 100 students, coaches, and parents from Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa schools for the fast-paced, television gameshow-style tournament. Students from 14 schools, with teams of five, compete for a trophy in four locations across campus. Those locations include Meaders Lounge and the IDEA Center, both in the Gladys Crown Student Center, and in room Johann 202 and the Johann Mock Trial Room, both in the Johann Memorial Library.

Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Gladys Crown Student Center, followed by a meeting for coaches from 9-9:15 a.m. in the IDEA Conference Room. Matches start with a Round Robin Play from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. with a 15-minute break at 11 a.m. All teams are guaranteed to play at least three matches.

Lunch is provided free of charge from the cafeteria to those in attendance and will be eaten in Meaders Lounge from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Bracket Play will resume from 1-2:30 p.m., and the presentation of trophies will be held 2:30-2:45 p.m.

Participating high schools include
Hannibal High School (two teams)
Triopia (two teams)
Central Lee
Illini West
Quincy Senior High School (two teams)
Quincy Notre Dame (two teams)
Highland
Augusta Southeastern
Western (Barry, IL)
Canton R-V

C-SC has held the Scholastic Bowl Invitation three times since the event began in 2019.

Participating high schools include Brown County (IL), Canton R-V (MO), Central Lee (IA), Hannibal (MO), Rushville-Industry (IL), Quincy Senior High- A and B (IL), Quincy Notre Dame -A and B (IL), Triopia- A and B (IL), and Western (IL).

CANTON, Mo. — Illini West High School from Carthage, Ill., defeated Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame 265-180 to win the first 91Ö±²¥ Scholastic Bowl Invitational on Thursday at Merillat Chapel and Recital Hall in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. Twelve teams from 11 schools participated in the day-long event that attracted more than 100 students to campus.

Illini West defeated Quincy Blue 175-170 in the semifinals, and it defeated Rushville-Industry (Ill.) 280-205 and Bowling Green 300-75 in pool play. Team members were Katherine Charles, Hunter Boston, Mason Burling, Laura Carpenter, Olivia Clark, Taylor Combites, Taryn Groth, Jordan Holt, Abby Johnson, Logan Little, Colton Shipman, Liliana Solano and Donovan Squier. Kim Johnson was the team’s coach.

Canton defeated North Shelby 320-105 in the consolation championship.

Other scores were:

Quincy Notre Dame 215, Augusta (Ill.) Southeastern 130
Bowling Green 215, Rushville-Industry 180
Quincy White 155, Brown County (Ill.) 90
Barry (Ill.) Western 135, Brown County 95
Barry (Ill.) Western 125, Quincy White 120
Quincy Blue 240, Canton 175
Quincy Blue 265, Mendon (Ill.) Unity 160
Canton 245, Mendon Unity 220
North Shelby 215, Augusta Southeastern 95
Quincy Notre Dame 220, North Shelby 205
North Shelby 305, Quincy White 145
Brown County 150, Augusta Southeastern 145
Canton 255, Rushville-Industry 170
Bowling Green 145, Mendon Unity 115
Quincy Notre Dame 265, Barry Western 180

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