Boysen and Fairley take 1st places at Tourney!

Congrats to Samuel and Paul as they won their divisions in the Scrabble Tourney at school over the weekend. Cameron Webb and Jonah Ginn were runners up.  Overall, we had 14 players show up, with 6 in the upper division and 8 playing in the lower division. Only three games were played and Paul was the only player to go undefeated. Photos from the action are below.

Great Start to the Season!!

We had 24 teams start the 2012 season this morning and with a couple of practice games under their belts, the teams were eager to try and start with a win. Many great plays were to be found. Houston Harding and Mark Conlee hooked a Y to MEAT and also formed FISHY on the triple letter word for a solid 54 points. I did see a plethora of phony 2 and 3 letter words on almost every board.  This is because not all the teams have learned their twos and threes. When this happens over the next couple of weeks, there will be a huge reduction in phonies and a boost in overall play. The next meeting is Monday for all teams (6th, 7th and 8th graders are expected to be there!) Be there no later than 6:55.  The ratings are posted below.

ALL THE KIDS NEED TO KNOW THEIR TWO LETTER WORDS TOMORROW AT
LUNCH. THEY WILL MEET IN MY ROOM AND WRITE THEM DOWN ALPHABETICALLY FROM MEMORY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A KID FAIL TO DO ON THE FIRST TRY IN 11 YEARS.


Please make every effort to have this done tomorrow.

Thanks!

Coach Porter

Here are some pics from today's action

 

Scrabble Rankings as of 9/27/12
Rank	Team	W	L	T	PPG	Turns	PPT	Bingos	Bingos Last Game
1	Houston Harding/Mark Conlee	1	0	0	209	10	20.9	0	none
2	Samuel Boysen/Cameron Webb	1	0	0	350	17	20.6	0	none
3	Sam Reddick/Andrew Crowell	1	0	0	267	13	20.5	0	none
4	Brice Boyer/Will Stolnicki	1	0	0	234	12	19.5	0	none
5	Andrew Johnson/Marshall Daniel	1	0	0	351	21	16.7	0	none
6	Bayley Smith/Summer Threadgill	1	0	0	132	9	14.7	0	none
7	Josh Rooker/Ryan Bray	1	0	0	248	17	14.6	0	none
8	Riley Watkins/Molly Martin	1	0	0	207	16	12.9	0	none
9	Caleb Tonkel/Nick Smithers	1	0	0	114	9	12.7	0	none
10	Jacob Hewitt/Seth Nicely	1	0	0	165	14	11.8	0	none
11	Mic Wilkins/Sumner Darlington	1	0	0	138	14	9.86	0	none
12	Ali Romines/Haddi Betapudi	1	0	0	98	11	8.91	0	none
13	Bella Horrocks/Ellie Kate Forrester	0	1	0	125	9	13.9	0	none
14	Jack Horton/Jacob Epperson	0	1	0	165	13	12.7	0	none
15	Bailey Lipe/Rachel Kriger	0	1	0	165	13	12.7	0	none
16	Cy Leffingwell/Robert Butler	0	1	0	197	18	10.9	0	none
17	Paul Fairley/Preston Brady	0	1	0	106	10	10.6	0	none
18	Jason Lyle/Jonah Ginn	0	1	0	170	17	10	0	none
19	Clayton Brown/Kenton Harvill	0	1	0	132	14	9.43	0	none
20	LaCario Alexander/Josh Crowell	0	1	0	102	11	9.27	0	none
21	James Dale/Colin Jones	0	1	0	141	17	8.29	0	none
22	Will Harding/Nelson Wilford	0	1	0	72	11	6.55	0	none
23	Brooks Lynn/Cole Jackson	0	1	0	98	15	6.53	0	none
24	Ray Hughes/Gibson Steed	0	1	0	126	21	6	0	none
	Averages				171	13.8	12.5	0

Another Big Crowd in Week 2!

We had 47 kids show today for our second session of Scrabble Club!  The action was a little better today and we even had our first 7 letter "bingo" play.  The team of Sam Reddick and Andrew Crowell was able to play RERATED for 64 points!  I have a feeling this is not going to be their last! 

In another game, Coach Porter played Samuel Boysen and Cameron Webb and the students did very well staying withing 89 points in losing 408-319. Not a bad showing against the Zen Scrabble Master by the two 7th grade upstarts!

The high student game of the day was 385 points by Andrew Johnson and Marshall Daniel.  That is current high score so far in the club. The high scoring games and high scoring plays will be listed from now on to the right on the blog. Congrats guys!! That is s big number for not having any bingos!

Don't forget to sign up to get in the Cash Tournament a week from Saturday. The sign-up sheet is to the left of Coach Rose's door. Also, be working on studying your 2 letter words for your two letter word quiz on Monday. You will not be allowed to start the season next Thursday until you have passed the quiz! 

THE SCRABBLE REGULAR SEASON STARTS NEXT THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a picture from today's action, a the board from the game of Cole Jackson vs Kenton Harvill

Phonies on the board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (just so you know...)

FUP    GOUL     GA     YAU       JORT       TARD       KAI

THESE ARE NOT WORDS PEOPLE!!!

First Club Tournament Will be Saturday, September 29th!

Saturday, September 29th, we will have our first official Scrabble tournament.

Where? 

Mr. Worley's Room

What time?  

10:30-2:30

How many games? 

Each team will play five games. 

What are the prizes? 

First place team splits $100, second place splits $60, third place splits $30

Is that all? 

NO. There will also be 10 dollar prizes to be split for highest scoring bingo, highest scoring non-bingo, highest scoring total in a loss, and most creative play. 

Will lunch be provided? 

Yes, we will have Papa John's Pizza included. 

Is there an entry fee? 

Yes, each player must pay 10 dollars to participate. This will help pay for lunch,        

snacks and drinks as well as go towards the prize money. Please pay Coach Porter by Wednesday, Sept. 26 to reserve your spot. The tournament will be limited to the first 20 teams that sign up and pay their fee.  Sign up sheet will be on the wall by Coach Rose's door.