Perry Green Wins Manchester

Bronx Science Closes Out Policy; Walt Whitman Wins PF

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. — The final round of Lincoln-Douglas debate at Manchester Essex Regional High School’s thirtieth annual Tim Averill Invitational featured the Bronx High School of Science’s Matt Dunay and Walt Whitman High School’s Perry Green.

Emily Osborne, Alex Weaver, and P.J. Wexler adjudicated. On a 2-1 decision — Weaver dissented — Perry defeated Matt to take win the tournament’s crystal gavel. Congratulations to both debaters!

Perry is coached by Anjan Choudhury, Tanya Choudhury, Elyse Lyons, Todd Liipfert, and Stephanie Caravias; Matt is coached by Jon Cruz, Douglas Jeffers, and Taarini Vohra.

The tournament did not feature a final round in policy debate, because the Bronx High School of Science closed it out! Congratulations to the team of Daniel Lee and Dustin Lee and the team of Irene Bruce and Julia Reinitz, this year’s co-champions!

Daniel and Dustin are coached by Kathryn Clark, David Marks, and Jon Cruz.

In the final round of Public Forum Debate, Walt Whitman High School’s Itai Farhi and Tom Niblock faced Needham High School’s Rob Hurd and Aseem Mehta in front of a panel of Jonathan Peele, Jackie Ruback, and Robert Sheard. The judges voted unanimously for Walt Whitman, the recipients of the tournament’s first crystal gavel for Public Forum Debate. Congratulations to both teams!

Itai and Tom are coached by Anjan Choudhury, Tanya Choudhury, Elyse Lyons, Todd Liipfert, and Stephanie Caravias; Rob and Aseem are coached by P.J. Wexler.

The tournament also featured novice competitions in both Lincoln-Douglas debate and policy debate.

In novice Lincoln-Douglas debate, Christopher Siemer and Robbie Flatow of Regis High School closed out the final round and were declared co-champions. (Christopher coached over teammate Chris Luccarelli in the semifinals.) Congratulations to Regis!

Christopher and Robbie (and Chris) are coached by Eric Di Michele.

In lieu of a final round in novice policy debate, the team of James Fraser and Ben Wobbe from Lexington High School and the team of Jennifer Fang and Ailin Cao from the Bronx High School of Science were declared co-champions. Congratulations to both teams!

James and Ben are coached by Sara Sanchez; Jennifer and Ailin are coached by Kathryn Clark and Jon Cruz.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

(17) Niskayuna AM (Archith Murali)

OCTAS
(1) Walt Whitman PG over (16) Walt Whitman NA (Nathaniel Adragna)
(2) Byram Hills SS def. (15) Bronx Science AE (Abhi Elisetty)
2-1 (Sohail Syed, Henry Curtis, *Stephanie Borger)
(3) Walt Whitman DW def. (14) Regis AG (Andrew Giambrone)
3-0 (Sohail Syed, Henry Curtis, Stephanie Borger)
(4) Regis CK def. (13) Hendrick Hudson AG (Alli Gofman)
2-1 (Abdul Beretay, *Stephanie Caravias, Alex Weaver)
(12) Bronx Science EL def. (5) Newburgh Free BW (Ben Weiss)
3-0 (Abdul Beretay, Stephanie Caravias, Alex Weaver)
(6) Needham ZS def. (11) Walt Whitman RU (Rachel Umans)
2-1 (Rob Zambito, *Pat Luccarrelli, Dan Zaleznik)
(7) Bronx Science MD def. (10) Byram Hills EF (Eric Fischer)
2-1 (Rob Zambito, *Pat Luccarrelli, Dan Zaleznik)
(9) Walt Whitman SR def. (8) Arthur L. Johnson AC (Alex Castro)
2-1 (*Ping Chu, P.J. Wexler, Mary Layne Salter)

QUARTERS
(1) Walt Whitman PG over (9) Walt Whitman SR (Stefanie Rohde)
(7) Bronx Science MD def. (2) Byram Hills SS (Samantha Sanders)
3-0 (Stephanie Caravias, P.J. Wexler, Ping Chu)
(3) Walt Whitman DW def. (6) Needham ZS (Zoe Staum)
3-0 (Abdul Beretay, Bill Cooper, Dan Zaleznik)
(4) Regis CK def. (12) Bronx Science EL (Emilija Landsbergis)
2-1 (*Alex Weaver, Henry Curtis, Mary Lynne Salter)

SEMIS
(1) Walt Whitman PG def. (4) Regis CK (Coulter King)
2-1 (Ping Chu, *P.J. Wexler, Dan Zaleznik)
(7) Bronx Science MD def. (3) Walt Whitman DW (David Winer)
2-1 (Alex Weaver, Mary Lynne Salter, *Pat Luccarelli)

FINALS
(1) Walt Whitman PG def. (7) Bronx Science MD (Matt Dunay)
2-1 (Emily Osborne, *Alex Weaver, P.J. Wexler)

CHAMPION
(1) Walt Whitman PG (Perry Green)

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TOP SPEAKERS
1. David Winer — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
2. Perry Green — Walt Whitman High School (MD)
3. Coulter King — Regis High School (NY)
4. Ben Weiss — Newburgh Free Academy (NY)
5. Samantha Sanders — Byram Hills High School (NY)
6. Zoe Staum — Needham High School (MA)
7. Matt Dunay — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
8. Eric Fischer — Byram Hills High School (NY)
9. Alex Castro — Arthur L. Johnson High School (NJ)
10. Rachel Umans — Walt Whitman High School (MD)

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NOVICE OCTAS
(1) Regis CS def. (16) Lexington AJ (Anubhav Jain)
(2) Regis RF over (15) Regis KL (Kevin Lee)
(3) Dallastown Area ER over (14) Dallastown Area RS (Ryan Schroeder)
(4) Regis CL over (13) Regis SS (Sampson Seraphim)
(5) Newburgh Free ZS def. (12) Lexington FW (Flora Wang)
(6) Lexington NW over (11) Lexington AC (Andrew Chang)
(10) Regis RG def. (7) Lexington BB (Ben Berners-Lee)
(8) Needham ES def. (9) Arthur L. Johnson (Joseph Bonaccorso)

QUARTERS
(1) Regis CS def. (8) Needham ES (Emily Sun)
(2) Regis RF over (10) Regis RG (Ryan Greene)
(6) Lexington NW def. (3) Dallastown Area ER (Ethan Roth)
(4) Regis CL def. (5) Newburgh Free ZS (Zach Schuyler)

SEMIS
(1) Regis CS over (4) Regis CL (Chris Luccarelli)
(2) Regis RF def. (6) Lexington NW (Nicole Walsh)

FINALS
(1) Regis CS and (2) Regis RF close out.

CO-CHAMPIONS
(1) Regis CS (Christopher Siemer)
(2) Regis RF (Robbie Flatow)

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TOP NOVICE SPEAKERS
1. Nicole Walsh — Lexington High School (MA)
2. Christopher Siemer — Regis High School (NY)
3. Ben Berners-Lee — Lexington High School (MA)
4. Robbie Flatow — Regis High School (NY)
5. Emily Sun — Needham High School (MA)
6. Ethan Roth — Dallastown Area High School (PA)
7. Anubhav Jain — Lexington High School (MA)
8. Joseph Bonaccorso — Arthur L. Johnson High School (NJ)
9. Phil Weiner — Needham High School (MA)
10. Abby Hoffman — Lexington High School (MA)

POLICY DEBATE

(9) Newburgh Free SCowen (Abbas Shikar & Gerald Cowen)

QUARTERS
(1) St. John’s DP def. (8) Newburgh Free CF (Matt Challes & Baasil Shariff)
(7) Lexington BE def. (2) Beacon DF (Damiyr Davis & Miguel Feliciano)
(6) Bronx Science BR def. (3) Lexington CH (Jack Caporal & Jason Hang)
(4) Bronx Science LL over (5) Bronx Science KP (Scott Khamphoune & Allen Paltrow-Krulwich)

SEMIS
(4) Bronx Science LL def. (1) St. John’s DP (Kyle Deming & Daniel Powers)
(6) Bronx Science BR def. (7) Lexington BE (Dineth Bandarage & Cal Ellowitz)

FINALS
(4) Bronx Science LL and (6) Bronx Science BR close out.

CO-CHAMPIONS
(4) Bronx Science LL (Daniel Lee & Dustin Lee)
(6) Bronx Science BR (Irene Bruce & Julia Reinitz)

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TOP SPEAKERS
1. Allen Paltrow-Krulwich — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
2. Damiyr Davis — The Beacon School (NY)
3. Julia Reinitz — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
4. Jack Caporal — Lexington High School (MA)
5. Cal Ellowitz — Lexington High School (MA)
6. Kyle Deming — St. John’s High School (MA)
7. Daniel Lee — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
8. Daniel Powers — St. John’s High School (MA)
9. Jason Hang — Lexington High School (MA)
10. Irene Bruce — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)

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NOVICE QUARTERS
(1) Lexington FW over (8) Lexington FK (Ethan Fitzgerald & Andrew Kim)
(2) Lexington BY def. (7) Beacon GD (Eli Gold & Trevor Dolan)
(6) Bronx Science FC def. (3) Bronx Law CM (Annie Chen & Betty Mahmud)
(5) Beacon SL def. (4) Bronx Law (Adrie Bailey & Jihad Sefu)

NOVICE SEMIS
(1) Lexington FW def. (5) Beacon SL (Natalia Sucher & Tyler Lurie-Spicer)
(6) Bronx Science FC def. (2) Lexington BY (Clifford Bennett & Alex Yared)

NOVICE FINALS
(1) Lexington FW and (6) Bronx Science FC are declared co-champions.

CO-CHAMPIONS
(1) Lexington FW (James Fraser & Ben Wobbe)
(6) Bronx Science FC (Jennifer Fang & Ailin Cao)

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TOP NOVICE SPEAKERS
1. Odell Patterson — Eagle Academy for Young Men (NY)
2. Tyler Lurie-Spicer — The Beacon School (NY)
3. Betty Mahmud — Bronx School for Law, Government, and Justice (NY)
4. James Fraser — Lexington High School (MA)
5. Clifford Bennett — Lexington High School (MA)
6. Natalia Sucher — The Beacon School (NY)
7. Rene Meija — Newburgh Free Academy (NY)
8. Jennifer Fang — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)
9. Trevor Dolan — The Beacon School (NY)
10. Ben Wobbe — Lexington High School (MA)

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

(17) Regis HA (Matt Haynes & James Arsenault)

QUARTERS
(8) Walt Whitman FN def. (1) Regis AM (Mark Andriola & Matt McNierney)
(2) Pinecrest PF def. (7) Regis CR (Brian Cronin & Shane Regan)
(3) Needham HM def. (6) defeated Regis MP (Drew Marconi & Alex Powers)
(5) Hunter College ME def. (4) Lexington KG (Linda Kinstler & Hannah Galin)

SEMIS
(8) Walt Whitman FN def. (5) Hunter College ME (Ted Mateoc & Cara Eckholm)
(3) Needham HM def. (2) Pinecrest PF (Meredith Potter & Caleb Frye)

FINALS
(8) Walt Whitman FN def. (3) Needham HM (Rob Hurd & Aseem Mehta)
3-0 (Jonathan Peele, Jackie Ruback, Robert Sheard)

CHAMPIONS
(8) Walt Whitman FN (Itai Farhi & Tom Niblock)

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