Tuesday, February 19, 2019

made. However, he declared that St Hugh’s will be back for next season, stronger and better. The last match of the week featured Clarendon College, from the parish after which it was named, and Oberlin High School from St Andrew. Clarendon took command of the lead from the start of the match and never let it go. Match 30 ended with Clarendon College having earned 35 points and Oberlin High School collecting 16 points. Coach of Clarendon College Marlon Thomas stated that his team did a fair job, but that it could have been better. “The team did well, considering that we were running late and did not have time to collect ourselves, but you can expect more from Clarendon College for the rounds to come,” he said.

11-seed Glenmuir High School and number 54-seed St Hugh’s High School. St Hugh’s won the toss but granted Glenmuir the privilege of going first. In the end, Glenmuir won the match with 27 points to St Hugh’s 19. Although St Hugh’s had put up a fight, Glenmuir held on to the lead throughout. And whereas St Hugh’s started to pick up and tried to outdo Glenmuir, it was certainly too late. The coach of Glenmuir, Jermaine Allen, pointed out that his team was strongest in the minute section of the match, but was very cautious in the buzzer section. However, he commended them for advancing to the next round. David Gayle, coach of St Hugh’s High School, was disap- pointed with the loss, recognising some key mistakes that were

St Mary High’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz team .

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Spalding High School Challenge Quiz Team .

St Hugh’s High School’s quiz team .

Glenmuir High’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz team

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