Article by:  Mr. Buchanan

Do you know that, before the standardization of U.S. currency, banks used to mint their own money?  Do you know that one bank in particular printed a three-dollar bill with a picture of Santa Claus on it?  Tim Parrott, captain of the JV Academic Team, knows that.  And with that knowledge, Tim, captain of the JV Academic Team, led the JV Defenders to a thrilling overtime victory over the Tates Creek Commodores on Tuesday. 

The JV Academic Team of Parrott, Laura Edwins, Tim Mills, Cyrus Saffari, Clair Schaub, and Ian Stanley jumped out to an early lead, but during the second half the Commodores went on a run and with only five seconds left in regulation held a one point lead. Then Tim answered a question (Q: During the Middle Ages, to whom did a vassal swear loyalty?  Ans: his Lord) to tie the score just as the buzzer sounded.  In the overtime, Tates Creek went on a run to take a three-point lead, but the Defenders rallied to tie the score.  Then came Parrott’s resounding and unequivocal answer to the arcane question that possibly only five other people on the planet know the answer to (see Santa Claus above). 

In the varsity match the Defenders upped their season record to 3 and 2 with a 20 to 18 victory over Tates Creek.  The Defender varsity of Andy Bessin, Mathew Damrell, Zach Davis, and Lizzie Engel endured a tense match against the Tates Creek varsity, managing to hold off the charging Commodores in the last two minutes of play.  After the match the Varsity team all agreed that their win over Tates Creek was a true team victory.  

Asked about the tense JV overtime match, JV coach Carlos Verdecchia remarked, “Many times have I seen a parrot sitting on the shoulder of a man, but until now I had never seen a team on the shoulders of a Parrott.”