Webb Team A claims PBS Scholars Bowl championship
While the airing started Monday, June 9, with L&N STEM vs. West Ridge A Team, the championship round showdown, when Webb School of Knoxville’s Team A won against Jefferson County High School, will air Aug. 28.
“I’m thrilled and really, really proud,” said the team’s coach and Latin teacher Jenny Fields. “They worked really hard.
“This particular team really wanted it; they put the work in, and it paid off,” she added. “But it’s also sometimes really a matter of luck … we’ve had some good teams in the past — it’s a single elimination tournament — and so if you lose a match, that’s the end of your season.
“So, I’m really, really pleased for them to win — and humbled.We’ve had teams in the past we thought could take it all the way and then something goes wrong. They have an off day or another team just brings a little bit more to the table.
In short, “Anything can happen,” Field said.
In the championship round, “it did come down to the one final question,” the Webb coach said. “That’s how close of a margin it was.
