Graves Academic Team Wins District Governor's Cup

The Graves County High School Eagles academic team dominated at the district Governor’s Cup tournament Saturday, Jan. 25, at Ballard Memorial High School. Graves County placed first in Quick Recall, defeating Ballard Memorial by a total score of 52 to 21.

Senior Chris Woods was the tournament's most valuable player, racking up a total of 21 toss-up points. GCHS also was victorious in Future Problem Solving.

The Eagles also made an impressive showing in individual written events:  Social Studies: 1st - Chris Woods, 2nd - Matthew Lee, 3rd - Ty Wilson; Math: 1st - Mitul Ahmed, 2nd - Paxton Pair, 3rd - Jacquelyn Burgess; Language Arts: 1st - Chris Woods, 3rd - Evan Williams 4th - Mitchell McClure; Arts/Humanities - 4th - Ty Wilson, 5th - Matthew Woods; Composition - 2nd - Amilyn Thurston, 3rd - Mitul Ahmed.

The team now advances to the Regional Tournament, at GCHS Saturday, Feb. 15. The Academic Team coaches are Jeremy Krug and Lynda Hiles. The Future Problem Solvers coach is Anna Overby.