Pennsylvania 2015

[ckssv07]

I don't know much about most div C regions but I do have some predictions for SE.

1.Rustin
2.Stoga
3.Harriton
4.Penncrest
5.Strath
These may seem a bit odd considering I put Harriton in 3rd but they didn't have that great of a showing at Cornell, and even though it was a month ago and I trust that they have grown from it, I can't discount Rustins excellent performance at Mentor.


Good luck everyone who's competing today!!

[schist99centz]

Anyone know the results from SE Regionals?

[finagle29]

Anyone know the results from SE Regionals?

Everything was delayed 1 hour due to weather. Awards ceremony is just starting.

[roadscholar11]

Results from SE PA Regionals:

(medal counts may be slightly off)

B Division: Top 8 Advance to States

10. Unami- 9 medals
9. T/E- 2 medals
8. J.R. Fugett- 1 medal
7. Stetson- 5 medals
6. Garnet Valley- 6 medals
5. Springton Lake- 7 medals
4. Strath Haven- 8 medals
3. Devon Prep- 10 medals
2. Welsh Valley- 11 medals
1. Bala Cynwyd- 12 medals

C Division: Top 7 Advance to States

10. Springfield- 1 medal
9. North Penn- 2 medals
8. Haverford- 7 medals
7. Lower Merion- 4 medals
6. Garnet Valley- 6 medals
5. Penncrest- 8 medals
4. Strath Haven- 7 medals
3. Bayard Rustin- 14 medals
2. Conestoga- 17 medals
1. Harriton- 18 medals

Good job to everyone who competed!

[Sciolapedia]

Do any of you who have the states schedule?

[hipparcos]

Huh. That was interesting. About C Division: EastStroudsburg was almost completely right! I'm not sure what Penncrest is up to, though. I mean, they won states last year. B Division: Devon Prep definitely on the rise.

I presume B Division rankings changes more and changes more quickly from year to year than C?

[Unome]

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I presume B Division rankings changes more and changes more quickly from year to year than C?

That sounds interesting; where did you reason that from?

[EastStroudsburg13]

EastStroudsburg was almost completely right!

Which is strange, that normally doesn't happen. If only Devon and Penncrest had moved up two places!

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I presume B Division rankings changes more and changes more quickly from year to year than C?

That sounds interesting; where did you reason that from?

This is true to some extent. B is certainly harder to predict, partially due to the fact that younger participants probably will have a higher variance in how well they do at competitions. Also, for last year's state competition, when correlating each team's place in 2014 with their place in 2013 (if they did not qualify the previous year, a place of 37th is assumed), C gets a correlation coefficient of 0.804, while B gets a coefficient of 0.721.

However, that's not to say that there are no drastic changes in C. For example, Northwestern Lehigh went from not making states in 2013 to placing 7th in 2014. However, in general, B seems to have slightly higher variations. Which does not necessarily always apply, considering how long Strath Haven, Bala Cynwyd, and Welsh Valley have dominated the region. But this sort of thing rarely applies in all possible cases!

[finagle29]

SEPA top 10 with scores full results available here in a really weird format

Div C:
Harriton 75
Conestoga 96
Bayard Rustin 109
Strath Haven 146
Penncrest 173
Garnet Valley 174
Lower Merion 200, one gold medal
Haverford 200, no gold medals
North Penn 215
Central Bucks South 361

Div B:
Bala Cynwyd 120
Welsh Valley 124
Devon Prep 132
Strath Haven 138
Springton Lake 178
Garnet Valley 189
Stetson 216
J.R. Fugett 226
Tredyffrin-Easttown 231
Unami 242

[EastStroudsburg13]

That's a nice point spread in B, haha. Will be interesting to see who makes a move for states.

Also interesting that SE PA C is back down to 7 teams moving on. There's a very clear gap between the top 9 and the rest of the region, which is unfortunate for places 8 and 9.