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Final Grand Prix Standings

14th Orchard Scholastic

Photo Finish

It all came down to the last round and with a solid performance, Sebastian Spitz of Tenafly became the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Champion.  Michael Pierce, who was tied for first place going into today, received second place with a margin of just 0.5 points.

Though it wasn't clear if the home team would pull it out, Orchard fielded a large team and has repeated as the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Champions.  Below are the final standings. 

We would like to congratulate all the players and thank everyone for their commitment. 

Team 
Place School Town Points
1 Orchard Ridgewood, NJ 142
2 Round Valley Lebanon, NJ  121
3 Village Elementary Skillman, NJ 119.33
4 Holy Family Academy Bound Brook, NJ 114.33
5 Mount Horeb Elementary Warren, NJ  91
6 Randolph Middle School Randolph, NJ 80.5
7 George Washington Middle School Ridgewood, NJ 60.5
8 Warren Middle School Warren, NJ  54.83
9 Orchard Hill Skillman, NJ 48.5
10 Adamsville Primary Bridgewater, NJ 36
Individual 
Place Name School Points
1 Sebastian Spitz Tenafly 28
2 Michael Pierce St. Elizabeth 27.5
3 Jacqueline Tse Village Elementary 27
4 Richard Davisson Randolph MS 25.5
5 Thomas Bender Holy Family Academy 25
6 Michael Neary Randolph MS 24
7 Jacob Resnick JP Case 21.5
8 Reggie Luo Round Valley 21
9 Michael Bender St Joseph's 20.5
10 Alexander Tse Village Elementary 20
10 Theresa Bender Holy Family Academy 20