Kathryn Barry is Louisiana State Champion; Kenneth Cross Takes Intermediate Title; William Simoneaux Wins Novice

Ian Gunn and Kathryn Barry

Jordan Landry was the author of this report.

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – After three days of hard-fought competition, the 2007 Louisiana High School Speech League (LHSSL) Tournament of Champions has come to a close. Congratulations to:

- Kathryn Barry of Teurlings Catholic High School and Ian Gunn of New Orleans Jesuit High School — the two Louisiana LDers to win bids to the other TOC this year – who faced each other in the Advanced Lincoln-Douglas Finals. Kathryn won the debate and, with it, the state title. (She also made the final round in Extemp.) Kathryn is coached by Josette Surratt; Ian is coached by Travis Ian Smith. (A photo of the ALD finalists is forthcoming.)

- Kenneth Cross of Ruston High School and Joe Billiot of Comeaux High School, who faced off in the Intermediate Lincoln-Douglas final. Kenneth won the round, helping the north Louisiana school take a third place trophy in the overall sweepstakes. Kenneth is coached by Monica Olsen; Joe is coached by Lisa Jones and Sandra Broussard.

- William Simoneaux of New Orleans Jesuit High School and Garrett Fontenot of Barbe High School, who clashed in the Novice Lincoln-Douglas final. William one-upped his ALD teammate, winning the round and the title. William is coached by Travis Ian Smith. Garrett is coached by Carla Washburn.

- Tyler Dunphy and Samantha Peltier of St. Thomas More, who took the title in Advanced Policy Debate. Tyler and Samantha are coached by Scott Johnstone and Jennifer Bullock. Tyler also deserves congratulations in his own right for beating a strong field to become the champion of Extemporaneous Speaking. His performances also got him the tournament’s Forensic Award.

- Justin Cantu of Teurlings Catholic and Matthew Moore of Ruston, who won the House and Senate, respectively. Justin is coached by Josette Surratt; Matthew is coached by Monica Olsen.

Full results follow.

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LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

Advanced Lincoln-Douglas Debate broke at 3-2/131.

QUARTERS
Jesuit IG def. Teurlings Catholic SM (Samantha Marks)
Teurlings Catholic KB def. Alexandria Senior KG (Ken Grafton)
Teurlings Catholic JC def. Jesuit TCW (T.C. Whittaker)
Teurlings Catholic TM def. Bolton AS (Ankur Sharma)

SEMIS
Jesuit IG def. Teurlings Catholic TM (Toni Menard)
Teurlings Catholic KB over Teurlings Catholic JC (Justin Cantu)

FINALS
Teurlings Catholic KB def. Jesuit IG (Ian Gunn)

LHSSL STATE CHAMPION
Teurlings Catholic KB (Kathryn Barry)

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Intermediate broke at 4-1.

INTERMEDIATE SEMIS
Comeaux JB def. St. Thomas More FB (Francis Boustany)
Ruston KC def. Comeaux PB (Philip Broussard)

INTERMEDIATE FINALS
Ruston KC def. Comeaux JB (Joe Billiot)

LHSSL INTERMEDIATE STATE CHAMPION
Ruston KC (Kenneth Cross)

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Novice broke at 3-2/136.

NOVICE QUARTERS
Jesuit WS def. Teurlings Catholic JA (Jordan Attales)
Barbe GF def. Jesuit MB (Micah Boyd)
Iowa SR def. Jesuit IJ (Ian Jorgenson)
Riverdale RD def. Jesuit CT (Christopher Tosh)

NOVICE SEMIS
Jesuit WS def. Riverdale RD (Ryan Dolin)
Barbe GF def. Iowa SR (Shannon Riffe)

NOVICE FINALS
Jesuit WS def. Barbe GF (Garrett Fontenot)

LHSSL NOVICE STATE CHAMPION
Jesuit WS (William Simoneaux)

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EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

FINALISTS
1. Tyler Dunphy (St. Thomas More High School, LA)
2. Matthew Moore (Ruston High School, LA)
3. Francis Boustany (St. Thomas More High School, LA)
F. Jordan Landry (Kaplan High School, LA)
F. Scott Richard (Lafayette High School, LA)
F. Kathryn Barry (Teurlings Catholic High School, LA)

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STUDENT CONGRESS

FINALISTS — HOUSE
1. Justin Cantu (Teurlings Catholic High School, LA)
2. Joe Billiot (Comeaux High School, LA)
3. Tyler Dunphy (St. Thomas More High School, LA)
F. Brettly Wilson (Cecilia High School, LA)
F. Jacqueline Matthews (Lafayette High School, LA)
F. Jonathan Christensen (Riverdale High School, LA)

FINALISTS — SENATE
1. Matthew Moore (Ruston High School, LA)
2. Scott Richard (Lafayette High School, LA)
3. Jean Paul Jacquet (Lafayette High School, LA)
F. Crystal Rollins (Iowa High School, LA)
F. Ryan Dolin (Riverdale High School, LA)
F. Bradford Laperouse (St. Thomas More High School, LA)

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CODES

ADVANCED LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
401 – Kayla Lacombe (Acadiana)
402 – Ken Grafton (Alexandria Senior)
403 – Ankur Sharma (Bolton)
404 – Steven Bowden (Comeaux)
405 – Crystal Rollins (Iowa)
406 – Abhay Sharma? (Isidore Newman?)
407 – Megan Hebert (Lafayette)
408 – Jackie Mathews (Lafayette)
409 – Darius Clayton (LaGrange)
410 – Kathryn Barry (Teurlings Catholic)
411 – Justin Cantu (Teurlings Catholic)
412 – Samantha Marks (Teurlings Catholic)
413 – Toni Menard (Teurlings Catholic)
414 – Ian Gunn (Jesuit)
415 – Andrew Markus (Jesuit)
416 – DROP
417 – T.C. Whittaker (Jesuit)
418 – Casey Cascio (Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts)

INTERMEDIATE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
501 – Courtney Burroughs (Alexandria Senior)
502 – Joseph Buzzetta (Alexandria Senior)
503 – Fahim Haque (Barbe)
504 – Dini Parayitam (Barbe)
505 – Andy Andrudh (Bolton?)
506 – Ryan Kirk (Captain Shreve)
507 – David Jeansonne (Captain Shreve)
508 – Joe Billiot (Comeaux)
509 – Philip Broussard (Comeaux)
510 – Kenneth Cross (Ruston)
511 – Francis Boustany (St. Thomas More)

NOVICE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
101 – Garrett Fontenot (Barbe)
102 -
103 – Avery Ames (Ben Franklin)
104 -
105 -
106 -
107 – Samer Mohd (Comeaux)
108 – Morgan Mills (Comeaux)
109 – Shannon Riffe (Iowa)
110 -
111 – Connor Hix (Lafayette)
112 – Ryan Dolin (Riverdale)
113 -
114 – Howard Ledet (St. Augustine)
115 -
116 -
117 – Jordan Attales (Teurlings Catholic)
118 – Jules Guidry (Teurlings Catholic)
119 – Micah Boyd (Jesuit)
120 – Ian Jorgenson (Jesuit)
121 – William Simoneaux (Jesuit)
122 – Chaz Simms (Jesuit)
123 – Christopher Tosh (Jesuit)
124 – Carol Ramsey (St. Joseph’s Academy)
125 – Edward Wu (Jesuit)

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
AD (Alexandria Senior): Joseph Buzzetta, Brittany Tassin, Farah Gheith
AE (Barbe): Phoenix Sconzert, Fahim Haque
AL (???): Kevin Foy
AO (Cecilia): Chase Huval, Brettly Wilson
AP (Comeaux): Rosina Poudel, Steven Bowden, Joe Billiot
AT (Fontainebleau): Hunter Christopher
AV (Iowa): Crystal Rollins
AX (Kaplan): Jordan Landry
AY (Lafayette): Nick Roszczynialski, Neil Patel, Jackie Mathews, Scott Richard, Lorraine Fei, Megan Hebert
BF (New Iberia Senior): Meghan Olivier, Oyinlola Adeyanju
BK (Parkway): Jamie Dyche, J.C. Bryant, Heather Comoglio
BO (Riverdale): Mick Morgan, Ryan Dolin, Jonathan Christensen
BP (Ruston): Katherine Hill, Trey Evans, Matthew Moore
BU (St. Thomas More): Josh Rabalais, Francis Boustany, Tyler Dunphy
BX (Teurlings Catholic): Samantha Marks, Toni Menard, Jules Guidry, Justin Cantu, Gabrielle Savoie, Andre Courville, Kathryn Barry
CK (Airline): Garrett Vandekamp, Brion James
CL (Buckeye): Dow Eldridge

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