West Point makes quiz bowl playoffs at national tournament

Published 11:18 pm Friday, June 6, 2025

On the weekend of Saturday, May 24, West Point High School joined 335 of the top high school quiz bowl teams at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Hilton Atlanta for the 2025 High School National Championship Tournament to determine who was the best.

Quiz bowl is a competitive, academic, interscholastic activity for teams of four students.  Quiz bowl teams use buzzers to answer questions about science, math, history, literature, mythology, geography, social science, current events, sports, and popular culture.  The matches feature a blend of individual competition and team collaboration, since no individual player is likely to be an expert in all subject areas.  Participation in quiz bowl both reinforces lessons from the classroom and encourages players to develop new intellectual interests.

The team consisted of Sean Harbison, Brodie Henry, Brady Laughlin and John Davis Yovino.  The team was coached by Lee Henry.

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West Point was one of 12 Alabama teams competing at the national championship. The team finished the preliminary rounds with a 7-3 record, which qualified them for the playoffs. The Warriors’ shot at the title ended when they lost to HSMSE at CCNY from New York, New York in round 22.

West Point High School finished in 65th place. The 2025 High School National Championship Tournament’s field featured 336 teams from 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Guatemala.