Hockaday LD Updates

Hockaday finally updated their results.  We had Best Speakers in VLD and NLD.  Kelsey Annu-Essuman won 4th Place Best Speaker in VLD and Katia Ramirez won 16th Place Best Speaker in NLD.

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The Boys Rule at Hockaday

The Hockaday Tournament is one of the oldest TFA tournaments in the Dallas area.  It is also the most competitive non-TOC tournament on the Fall schedule.  This tournament is a good gauge (for better or worse) how well the JBS team stands up against the best teams in the area and Texas.

Ruben Garcia and Daniel Lozano demonstrated that they have the potential to be an NCX team to reckon with on the TFA circuit.  They garnered a 3-1 record to earn the 6th seed.  They beat a St. Mark's team to break and beat a Greenhill team to advance to the Quarter-Finals.  They finished in 5th Place. The JBS Law Magnet has not had an NCX team do this well at Hockaday since Eddie Camacho and Charlie Stevens were freshmen.

Haley Estrada and Tyffany Robles also broke in NCX as the 15th seed and dropped in Octos. Haley also won 16th Best Speaker.

Results for LD are unofficial as Hockaday has not posted them on the JOT site. Kelsey Annu-Essuman broke Octos and earned an additional two points towards qualification.  If the results hold up, she will be one point shy of qualifying.

Thanks go to Ivan Garcia for the photo of Ruben and Daniel with their Silver Platter awards.

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Kat Attacks Mean Green

Katia Ramirez kept the JBS Law Magnet TFA break streak alive by breaking in NLD. She advanced to the quarter-finals and finished 5th Place.  She is the first NLD debater to break and win a trophy.  See her photo below.

Quetzabel Benavides and Kelsey Annu-Essuman earned 8th and 9th Place Best Speaker awards in Varsity LD.

Several of the "Barefoot Debaters" earned 3-2 records, narrowly missing the elimination rounds on speaker points. These included Haley Estrada and Tyffany Robles in NCX, Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez in VCX, and Quetzabel and Kelsey in VLD.

The LD'rs also made significant strides by winning several rounds against Hockaday debaters.  Next week The Hockaday Classic!

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Please note that there will be NO per diem so you will be responsible for your own meals.  Parents will need to pick you up at UNT when you have completed debating.

Kelsey Hits Single at Plano West

While the Texas Rangers where on their way to winning their first World Series game, Kelsey Annu-Essuman rang up another point towards TFA qualification. She did it by breaking to Octo's at Plano West and finishing 10th. She has now accumulated 7 of the 10 points necessary to qualify and has continued her streak of breaking at every local TFA tournament in which she has competed.

Selena Yanez came .5 speaker points away from breaking for the first time as a Novice LD debater.  Rolando Velasquez and Ivan Garcia also missed breaking by speaks.

Congrats also go to Gabby and Alex for winning rounds at their first tournament.