The Quiz Bowl teams competed in the finals of the Montgomery Academic Beltway League Feb. 21 at Rockville High School. The A and B teams placed 2nd and 8th in the county, respectively, from an original field of 25.

The Vikes A-Team started out strong, beating the Poolesville Falcons with a score of 565-340 and defeating the Rockville Rams by 135 points in their third round. They suffered a defeat to the Churchill Bulldogs with a score of 450-325. Because of their higher total score, the A team advanced to the championships, where they lost to the Blair Blazers 460-395.

The B-Team also a suffered a defeat to the Blair Blazers in the preliminary rounds and were the only B-Team in the finals.

The A-Team will have their next showing at It’s Academic in March.