Student+Dodgeball+Tournament+II

=NHS Student Dodgeball Tournament II=

=The 2007 Results=



Round 1 (two minute rounds, single game)

 * __Game 1:__ Integrations defeated Tormenta, 6-2
 * __Game 2:__ Houston Squad defeated Soulja Girls, 6-0
 * __Game 3:__ NHS Basketball defeated Integrations, 4-2
 * __Game 4:__ Houston Squad defeated Y.K., 6-0 (**Houston Squad advances to Round 2**)
 * __Game 5:__ NHS Basketball defeated Tormenta, 5-1 (**NHS Basketball advances to Round 2**)
 * __Game 6:__ Y.K. defeated Soulja Girls, 5-0

//Tormenta and Soulja Girls eliminated from competition.//

Wild Card Round (five minute round, single game)

 * __Wild Card:__ Integrations defeated Y.K., 4-0 (**Integrations advances to Round 2**)

//Y.K. eliminated from competition.//

Round 2 (five minute rounds, single game)

 * __Game 7:__ NHS Baseball defeated NHS Basketball, 5-0.
 * Highlight: NHS Baseball begins title defense with clutch catches at the two minute mark to seal the game.
 * __Game 8:__ NHS Basketball defeats Integrations, 4-0.
 * Highlight: NHS Basketball rallies from 4-1 deficit at the three minute mark with back-to-back catches to take 3-2 advantage in game.
 * __Game 9:__ NHS Baseball defeats Houston Squad, 5-0.
 * Highlight: NHS Baseball advances to the championship round.
 * __Game 10:__ NHS Baseball defeats Integrations, 3-1.
 * Highlight: Down 6-1 with three minutes to go, Sharushan Naicker single-handedly gets three put-outs and makes numerous athletic dodges in an attempted rally that falls short as time expires (although he did leave to a standing ovation as his teammates carried him off the floor).
 * __Game 11:__ NHS Basketball defeats Houston Squad, 6-0 in overtime (tied 2-2 at the end of regulation).
 * Highlight: With the second berth to the Championship round at stake for the winner, this game was an extremely close contest. Two controversial calls in the last 90 seconds of regulation causes game to go to overtime; game ends in heartache for the Houston Squad as they are dispatched 6-0 in the two-minute extra session. NHS Basketball advances to Championship round.
 * **Controversial call #1:** a dual catch by both teams when Houston led 3-1 at 90 second mark is waved off tieing the game at 2-2. __Explination:__ Houston player is ruled "out" by Mr. Freccia before catching ball, causing his catch to be ineligible.
 * **Controversial call #2a:** two players for both sides "duel" back-and-forth at 20 second mark with Houston up 3-2 when Houston player seemingly is hit on the foot prior to hitting Basketball player in chest. __Explination:__ Since Houston player was ruled "out" prior to his throw, his put-out did not count.
 * **Controversial call #2b:** Houston also argues that the other Basketball player on the floor had a shot caught by a Houston player, which was missed by the two middle judges who were focused on the close play near the centerline. __Explination:__ Since neither judge saw the play, no call was made. Back judges did not override decision.
 * __Game 12:__ Houston Squad defeats Integrations, 6-0.
 * Highlight: The defacto "third place" game between Houston Squad and Integrations takes place with Houston clearly reeling from their bitter experience in the previous game. At the three minute mark, Integrations led 5-1 when the remaining Houston player (Ross Jackson) lofted a ball toward the basket, which was seemingly caught by an Integrations player who trapped the ball against the backboard of the basket. Since it touched the basket it the catch did not result in an out. Ross then tries to make the basket for a second time, making the shot and flipping the score to 6-5 in favor of Houston.

//Houston Squad and Integrations are eliminated from the competition.//

Round 3 (five minute rounds, best of three)

 * __Championship Game #1:__ NHS Baseball defeats NHS Basketball, 4-0. (Leads series 1-0)
 * __Championship Game #2:__ NHS Baseball defeats NHS Basketball, 5-0. (Wins series 2-0)
 * Highlight: NHS Baseball led throughout both games to win their second championship in a row. The winning team picture is available here.

Background information

 * Since 2005, the Faculty at Newark High School have participated in an annual Dodgeball Tournament sponsored by Student Government. It was decided by the Student Government officers in the Fall of 2006 that a Student Tournament should also take place in order to foster more school spirit amongst the student body while also serving to build interest for the pre-existing Faculty one.


 * Each team may only have six players.
 * Each team must submit the registration form for their team and pay the registration fee of $30.00 to Mr. Freccia no later than **Friday, October 26th**. If there are less than four teams participating, your team captain will be notified and the registration money will be refunded the following Monday.
 * Registration money will go to pay for team t-shirts, that are to be worn on game day. The winning team will be awarded medals and attempt to retain the "Yellowjacket Golden Ball" by defeating the winning faculty team the following day.
 * Each team member must have had a recent sports physical within the last six months as well as signed permission to participate by a parent or guardian.
 * Students are allowed to play on more than one team, should they want to. However, should those two teams face off that student can not participate. Make sure that your alternates do not have the same conflict of interest or you could be a "man-down" in that particular match.
 * Faculty and Staff are allowed to participate on the Student Teams this year but no more than two staff members can be on a team and they must have some affiliation with the students in some way (advisor, coach, current teacher, etc.).

2007-2008 Tournament Rules

 * Each team can only have six players "active" for each match.
 * Once a match starts, a team must play with the players on the court. Late arriving teammates, for example, will not be allowed to play once the game clock starts. In cases where one team outnumbers the other, the team that is outnumbered is playing a man down and is not given any special advantage.
 * An "out" is recorded when...
 * A player catches a ball thrown by an opponent that has not bounced
 * A player is hit by a ball thrown by an opponent
 * A player drops a ball thrown by an opponent that has not bounced
 * A player crosses the center court line
 * A player hits someone in the head (the player that threw the ball is ejected from the game)
 * An "out" is not recorded if...
 * The ball bounces off of a wall, ceiling, or bleacher
 * The ball bounces off another player, referee or audience member
 * The ball hits the basketball rim, net, or backboard
 * The ball hits someone in the head
 * Students may re-enter the game when...
 * A teammate catches a ball thrown by an opponent
 * A teammate makes a basket from half-court (if that occurs, **__all__** "out" members of a team may return to the game)
 * Any player who displays reckless, or unsportsmanlike, behavior as deemed by the referees will be removed for a period of time decided by the level of infraction (the game, the match, or the entire tournament). Examples of unsportsmanlike behavior include, but are not limited to...
 * Arguing with calls made by the referees
 * Aiming with the intention to hurt another student (going for their legs at close range, taking shorts at the head, etc.)
 * Taunting or fowl language directed at the opponent
 * The first round matches are five minutes long and all are single elimination. Second round matches are five minutes long and in a "round robin" format, meaning all remaining teams play each other once. The two teams with the most wins will then meet in a best-of-three championship round of five minute matches.
 * In all cases, the team with the most number of students on the court as time expires wins the game.
 * Should both teams have the same number of students on the court as time expires, the match will go to "sudden-death." This "sudden-death" period will consist of an extra minute of play.
 * At the end of the "round robin" round, if several teams are tied with the most wins the tiebreaker is head-to-head results.
 * The winning team wins all the registration money for the tournament AND will play the winning team from the Fourth Annual Faculty Dodgeball Tournament on **Thursday, November 8th**.

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