The third annual Marksmen Madness concluded with a major upset, as the No. 2-seeded ESD Football Game defeated the top-seeded Basketball Game Winner versus Greenhill. Modeled after college basketball’s March Madness, this year’s tournament featured a record 18 teams and a new, regional format: the Gold and Blue regions. Over the course of three weeks, students, faculty and alumni cast votes on the ReMarker Instagram page to determine their favorite event of the school year. With the victory, the ESD Football Game became the first ever back-to-back champion in the event. To vote in the future, follow the ReMarker’s Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/remarkernewspaper/
PLAY-IN ROUND (Both winners entered the main tournament as eight seeds.)
Lit Fest defeats STEM Fest, 30-21
Coffee Houses beats Sweeney Todd Play, 31-20
GOLD REGION ROUND ONE
No. 1 Basketball Game Winner vs. Greenhill smokes No. 8 Lit Fest, 75-1
No. 4 Winter SPC On-Campus beats USA vs. Canada Hockey, 41-34
N0. 6 Upper School Assemblies upsets No. 3 Marksmen Multicultural Night, 40-25
No. 2 Lunar New Year Celebrations sneaks by No. 7 Christmas Party, 34-32
BLUE REGION ROUND ONE
No. 1 Homecoming defeats No. 8 Coffee Houses, 71-5
No. 4 McDonald’s Week over No. 5 Senior Spring Break, 50-19
No. 6 New Fieldhouse barely upsets No. 3 Swim 4-peat, 45-44
No.2 ESD Football Game cruises past Grandparents’ Day, 82-7
GOLD REGION ROUND TWO
No.1 Basketball Game Winner vs. Greenhill wins big over No. 4 Winter SPC On-Campus, 84-13
No. 6 Upper School Assemblies upsets again, beating No. 2 Lunar New Year Celebrations, 65-28
BLUE REGION ROUND TWO
No. 1 Homecoming defeats No. 4 McDonald’s Week, 79-15
No. ESD Football Game crushes No. 6 New Fieldhouse, 82-9
SEMIFINALS
GOLD: No. 1 Basketball Game Winner vs. Greenhill beats No. 6 Upper School Assemblies, 69-14
BLUE: No. 2 ESD Football Game gets surprise win over No. 1 Homecoming, 50-31
CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 ESD Football Game upsets No. 1 Basketball Game Winner vs. Greenhill, 47-37
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