MasterMinds Championship
Buffalo-2017
Williamsville East 235, Nichols 210
Box Score
Williamsville East
95 140 235
Nichols
165 45 210
Williamsville East: Aniruddha Nrusimha 45, Crystal Lu 0,
Shreyas Prasad 20, Shaun Kohli 10, Nathan Klaits 20
Nichols: Nate Thompson 25, Michael Fredericks 15, Bradley
Castiglia 20
Power marks: Nrusimha (3), Prasad, Fredericks
Penalties: Prasad, Thompson (3)
Williamsville East took the first lead of the game on Shaun Kohli's
power mark and subsequent 20 bonus points, but the next 100 points
went to Nichols as Nate Thomson scored 20 and Bradley Castiglia 10
and Nichols swept two of their three bonus questions.
The teams then traded correct answers bringing the halftime score to
Nichols 165, Williamsville East 95.
East closed to within 15 points at 160-145 after correctly answering
the first two second half toss-ups, and the teams then traded
penalty/turn-over conversions to make the score 185-170.
Each team then answered toss-ups --- East's on a power mark --- and
converted 20 of 30 on their respective bonuses to make the score
Nichols 215, East 205.
In the final minute, Nichols' Nate Thomson (a selection to the
all-tournament team) picked up a penalty and Nathan Klaits answered
the turn-over to give East their first lead since the first question
of the game. East then scored 20 of 30 on the bonus to account
for the final points.