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Calabar stomps Merl Grove

By ANDREA DOWNER, Staff Reporter

THE CALABAR TEAM, FROM RIGHT: Captain Aldion Lee, Patrick Barrett, Nicholas Josephs and Andre Beadle. - Carlington Wilmot

CALABAR HIGH SCHOOL demolished Merl Grove High and sent them packing in their match-up yesterday in the Schools' Challenge Quiz Competition.

The boys from Red Hills Road, St. Andrew, conquered their female opponents in an embarrassing defeat with the scores registering 35-6 in favour of Calabar at the end of the match.

The Calabar team signalled their intention to win early in the match when they closed the first section with 9 points to Merl Grove's 3. They lengthened the lead in the second section which closed with Calabar on 23 and Merl Grove on 8 points.

At the beginning of the final round, it seemed the young men were intent on only one thing ­ sealing their victory. They continued to surge ahead and answered question after question in loud choruses.

The Merl Grove team looked shell-shocked as they virtually reeled under the attack, achieving the dubious distinction of losing two of their 8 points in the final round to end the competition with 6 points. At one point, with only a few minutes remaining in the match, it seemed the Merl Grove team simply sat and waited for the match to end.

Aldion Lee, captain of the Calabar team, told THE STAR that he felt his team played a "very good tactical game" and he was happy with the win.

Nichelle Muschette, one of the members of the Merl Grove team, attributed her team's loss in part to lack of concentration. She also said she felt some of the questions were difficult. She admitted however, that the better team won.

In addition to Aldion Lee, the other members of the Calabar team were Patrick Barrett, Nicholas Josephs and Andre Beadle. The other members of the Merl Grove team were Tashima Johnson, St. Theresa Allen and Tracey-Ann Taylor, the team's captain.