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 |