On Monday, March 4th, the defending champion Olmsted Falls academic team represented by Nick Gaba, Sam Gray and Ben Meredyk defeated the Avon Lake squad

Olmsted Falls Ben Meredyk (right) shakes hands with Scholastic Games host Jim Mehrling (left) after being awarded the Standout Scholar Award.

consisting of Natalie Miller, Irwin Deng and Connor NcNeill.

Olmsted Falls took the early lead ending the current events round with a 100-70 advantage.

In the third round, both teams matched answers allowing Olmsted Falls to maintain its 30 point advantage entering the final round. The Bulldog’s Ben Meredyk set the tone early in the final stanza scoring his team a quick 60 points on the first two questions. He would end the round with 100 points total giving his team the 480-330 win and earning this week’s Stand out Scholar Award .

To hear the Olmsted Falls vs Avon Lake edition of the the 2019 Scholastic Games listen to the link below.

Don’t forget to tune in next Monday for the final round of the regular season featuring Clearview and North Ridgeville.