Donahue Scholar Bowl Team Off to Good Start
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Published on Monday, 17 November 2014 15:03
The Scholar Bowl team from the Donahue Academy of Ave Maria served notice Saturday that it may be a force to be reckoned with in the 2014-15 season, outscoring teams from larger schools in opening matches.
Donahue's team finished first and third in two five-team matches against competition that included Barron Collier High School, Naples High School, Golden Gate High School, Community School of Naples and Gulf Coast High School.
This was the first of three match days leading up to the area tournament in February. Future matches are Dec. 6 and Jan. 24.
The team, pictured at right, consists of veterans Thomas Smith (Grade 12), Thomas Dauphinais (Grade 11) and C.J. Smith (Grade 11),and Kealan Vasquez (Grade 10) and Caroline Sikuta (Grade 9), who were competing for the first time. The team is coached by Dr. Michael Dauphinais of Ave Maria University.
Donahue finished first in the second of two Saturday matches:
Donahue Academy 210
Barron Collier 194
Naples 192
Seacrest Country Day 176
Golden Gate 148
Results of the first match:
Barron Collier 210
Community School of Naples 200
Donahue Academy 166
Gulf Coast 154
Golden Gate 121
The high school Scholar Bowl Competitions are sponsored by the Collier County Public Schools under the direction of Ashleigh A. Koch, Coordinator of Academic Competitions.
