Novice/JV

Tournaments for less-experienced players, or tournaments that will have a junior varsity division.

Events are now maintained on a Google Calendar, so new events will rarely appear on this page.

2018 MACA JV State Tournament

Date
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Host
Helias HS
Question Set or Provider
Olympia Questions
Question Format
20/20

Games will consist of 20 tossups worth ten points each, followed by three-part rebounding bonuses worth up to thirty points. Tossups will NOT include powers or negs. The questions will be provided by Olympia Academic Competition Questions.
We anticipate using two full round robins in the morning and afternoon with an advantaged final to decide the champion depending on the number of teams registered.

Moberly Young Scholars Tournament (MYST)

Date
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Host
Moberly High School
Question Set or Provider
SCOP 8
Question Format
20/20, powers, no negs, rebounding bonus, golden tossup in event of overtime

We will host a junior varsity/novice division and a middle school/junior high division. Middle school/junior high programs must be properly registered with MSHSAA in order to participate. There will be no roster restrictions for the MS/JH division; the JV division will have a roster restriction:
All freshmen may compete. NO seniors may compete.
Sophomores who have not competed at HSNCT, SSNCT or PACE NSC may compete.
Juniors who have not previously competed at any 20/20 tournament may compete.

South Shelby Winter Invitational (SS WIN)

Date
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Host
South Shelby High School
Question Set or Provider
NAQT IS-171A
Question Format
20/20, powers, no negs, rebounding bonus, golden tossup in event of overtime

This tournament will consist of a minimum of eight games for all teams in a modified NAQT/national format:

  • Each game shall consist of two halves of ten tossups each, with each correct tossup followed by a three-part bonus.
  • Correct tossup answers are ten points each, with an additional five-point “power” awarded for a correct answer given before a pre-determined point in the tossup.
  • Unlike other NAQT/national tournaments, we will NOT assess a five-point penalty for interrupting the moderator during the tossup with an incorrect answer.

Moberly Young Scholars Tournament (MYST) - Novice/JV Division

Date
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Host
Moberly Middle School
Question Set or Provider
HSAPQ Novice
Question Format
20/20

The JV division will have a roster restriction:

  • All freshmen may compete. NO seniors may compete.
  • Sophomores who have not competed at HSNCT, SSNCT or PACE NSC may compete.
  • Juniors who have not previously competed at any 20/20 tournament may compete.

Please note the different location.
As Moberly High School is hosting all-district music, MYST will take place at Moberly Middle School, north of the high school building at 920 KWIX Road.

2016 Mexico Fall Novice Tournament

Date
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Host
Mexico High School
Question Set or Provider
Pennsylvania Novice
Question Format
20/20

This tournament will consist of a minimum of eight games for all teams in a modified NAQT/national format:

  • Each game shall consist of two halves of ten tossups each, with each correct tossup followed by a three-part bonus.
  • Correct tossup answers are ten points each, with an additional five-point “power” awarded for a correct answer given before a pre-determined point in the tossup.
  • Unlike other national tournaments, we will NOT assess a five-point penalty for interrupting the moderator during the tossup with an incorrect answer.

2016 MACA JV State Tournament

Date
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Host
MACA (to be held at Helias HS)
Question Set or Provider
Olympia Academic Competition Questions, LLC
Question Format
20 tossups worth ten points each, followed by three-part rebounding bonuses worth up to thirty points

The Missouri Academic Coaches Association (MACA) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting this year's JV State tournament on March 12th at Helias High School. This tournament is open to ALL freshmen and sophomore players (NO juniors or seniors).

Format:
Games will consist of 20 tossups worth ten points each, followed by three-part rebounding bonuses worth up to thirty points. Tossups will not include powers or negs. The questions will be provided by Olympia Academic Competition Questions.

Marshall High School Novice Tournament

Date
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Host
Marshall High School
Question Set or Provider
Marshall High School Varsity Team writes the questions, lightning rounds, and worksheets
Question Format
Round 1--toss-ups (10pts each); Round 2--lightning round; Round 3--toss-ups with five 3-part bonuses (all questions 10 pts each); Round 4--team worksheet (20 questions at 10 pts each); Round 5--remaining toss-ups from Round 3 at 20 pts each

As we did last year, first-year sophomore (may not have played at all during freshman year) players may fill out a freshman team that is short of four players. No team shall be a majority of sophomores.

2016 Outstate Missouri Academic Rendezvous (OMAR)

Date
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Host
Moberly High School, 1625 Gratz Brown Road, Moberly MO 65270
Question Set or Provider
NAQT IS-153A
Question Format
NAQT/National - 20 tossups & 20 bonus, powers, no negs

Registration form: http://tinyurl.com/OMAR2016Registration/

This tournament will consist of a minimum of eight games for all teams in a modified NAQT/national format: