Bandera High School
- We are a small school of about 700 students in the Texas Hill Country located west of San Antonio.
| Bandera High School
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| School Founded |
1935
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| Team Established |
1999
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| History |
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| City |
Bandera, Texas
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| Team Colors |
Royal Blue & White
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| Principal |
Patrick Sizemore
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| Head Coach |
Dan Zavorka
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| Associate/Other Head Coach(es) |
Yessenia Torres (2024 - ); Sarah Walker (2023-2024 ); Joe Cortez (2021-2023); Sheila Zavorka (2017-2021)
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| National Championships |
2021 Division IV
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| State Championships |
5 (Small) (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
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| Regional/County Championships |
6 (Small) (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022)
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| Region/County Location |
Region III
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| Highest Finish |
2nd Place @ 2019 USAD National Finals - Division IV; 1st Place @ 2021 USAD National Finals - Division IV
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| School Website |
banderaisd.net
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Team Statistics and Scores
Round 1 Scrimmage
| Year |
Score [7-Count]
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| 2025 |
17,368.3
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| 2024 |
20,354.3
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| 2023 |
19,734.3
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| 2022 |
17,255.6
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| 2021 |
28,175.9
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| 2020 |
22,708.6
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| 2019 |
24,582.8
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| 2018 |
25,842.9
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| 2017 |
20,431.5
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| 2016 |
19,539.8
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Regional Competition
| Year |
Region |
Region Rank |
Region Score
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| 2024 |
III |
2 |
34,852.0
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| 2023 |
III |
2 |
33,780.8
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| 2022 |
III |
1 |
33,257.0
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| 2021 |
III |
1 |
45,583.9**
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| 2020 |
III |
1 |
41,250.3
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| 2019 |
III |
1 |
42,369.3
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| 2018 |
III |
1 |
43,105.0
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| 2017 |
III |
1 |
38,144.1
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| 2016 |
III |
3 |
38,572.8
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| 2015 |
III |
3 |
35,363.5
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Texas Academic Decathlon State Finals
| Year |
Division |
State Rank |
State Score |
State Indiv. Medal Count
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| 2024 |
Small |
4 |
36,978.9 |
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| 2023 |
Small |
4 |
34.150.7 |
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| 2022 |
Small |
1 |
35,314.3 |
33
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| 2021 |
Small |
1 |
45,184.1 |
41
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| 2020 |
Small |
1 |
42,122.2 |
40
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| 2019 |
Small |
1 |
42,349.8 |
38
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| 2018 |
Small |
2 |
44,478.2 |
40
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| 2017 |
Small |
1 |
38,664.7 |
28
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| 2016 |
Small |
3 |
39,322.5 |
17
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| 2015 |
Small |
4 |
31,597.9 |
9
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USAD National Finals
| Year |
Division |
National Rank |
National Score |
National Indiv. Medal Count |
National Super Quiz |
Other
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| 2022 |
medium |
5 |
24,140.5^ |
9 |
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| 2021 |
IV |
1 |
42,688.4 |
26 |
1 |
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| 2020 |
IV |
Cancelled* |
Cancelled* |
Cancelled* |
Cancelled* |
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| 2019 |
IV |
2 |
41,298.5 |
15 |
2 |
Rookie of the Year
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^ without subjective scores
Notes
1. The 2020 USAD National Finals were CANCELLED due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2. The 2021 TAD Regional Competition was deemed UNOFFICIAL due to Technical Errors.
Top Ranking Students
Top Scores
| Year |
Honors |
Score |
Scholastic |
Score |
Varsity |
Score
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| 2025 Round 1 |
Samuel Bottoms |
7,202.5 |
Haily Sturgis |
5,076.4 |
Journey Garcia |
5.025.0
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| 2024 Round 3 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
7,640.4 |
Raegan Derrick |
5,740.0 |
Steven Koonce |
6,247.5
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| 2024 Round 2 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
7,634.3 |
Raegan Derrick |
5,620.7 |
Steven Koonce |
5,859.3
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| 2024 Round 1 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
7,855.7 |
Raegan Derrick |
5,161.8 |
Luke Polancos |
5,214.3
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| 2023 Round 3 |
Cassandra Steffler |
6,946.4 |
Laurel Morsi |
5,783.2 |
Lilli Whidden |
5,286.0
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| 2023 Round 2 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
6,710.8 |
Laurel Morsi |
4,955.0 |
Lilli Whidden |
5,449.9
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| 2023 Round 1 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
7,273.9 |
Brooke Bankston |
4,367.3 |
Emily Ramos |
5,286.0
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| 2022 Round 4^ |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
4,427.2 |
Laurel Morsi |
3,885.5 |
Chandler Knowes |
4,882.0
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| 2022 Round 3 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
6,580.4 |
Laurel Morsi |
5,601.7 |
Chandler Knowles |
6,490.0
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| 2022 Round 2 |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
6,277.0 |
Laurel Morsi |
5,314.8 |
Chandler Knowles |
6,031.0
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| 2022 Round 1 |
Savannah Venegas |
5,703.0 |
Emily Ramos |
5,035.0 |
Chandler Knowles |
6,309.28
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| 2021 Round 4 |
Luke Bitzkie |
8,580.0 |
Rebecca Ellingson |
7,017.2 |
Samuel Nimmrichter |
6,671.6
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| 2021 Round 3 |
Eleanor McKnelly |
9,056.7 |
Rebecca Ellingson |
7,868.6 |
Samuel Nimmrichter |
6,342.9
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| 2021 Round 2 |
Eleanor McKnelly |
9,353.8 |
Rebecca Ellingson |
7,880.0 |
Samuel Nimmrichter |
6,713.3
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| 2021 Round 1 |
Eleanor McKnelly |
8,946.6 |
Rodrigo Gutierrez Gonzalez |
7,001.3 |
Samuel Nimmrichter |
6,301.4
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| 2020 |
Eleanor McKnelly |
8,793.4 |
Rebecca Ellingson |
7,544.0 |
Samuel Nimmrichter |
6,459.4
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| 2019 |
Davis McMullan |
7,460.0 |
Catherine Martin |
7,656.1 |
Ashley Abitz |
7,265.7
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| 2018 |
Blake Kromer |
8,973.4 |
David Guzman |
7,241.1 |
Matthew Houser |
8,013.3
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| 2017 |
Blake Kromer |
7,178.6 |
Joshua Ellingson |
7,123.6 |
Matthew Houser |
6,718.6
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| 2016 |
Blake Kromer |
7,377.1 |
Emilee Mason |
6,758.6 |
Matthew Houser |
6,868.8
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| 2015 |
Katelyn Randolph |
6,883.7 |
Elizabeth Powers |
5,915.2 |
Emilee Mason |
6,115.7
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- Top Ranking Student Scores are Recorded for the Competition Year (either Region, State, or National Score)
^ without subjective scores
State (and National) Individual High-Scoring Scholarship Recipients
| Year |
1st individual |
2nd Individual |
3rd Individual |
4th Individual |
5th Individual |
Nationals |
Scholarship values |
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| 2023 |
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Steven Koonce |
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Luke Polanco |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
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2,450
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| 2023 |
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Cassandra Steffler |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
Laurel Morsi |
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2,250
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| 2022 |
Chandler Knowles |
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Riley Longobardi, Christopher Pallesen |
William "Ozzie" Knowles |
Laurel Morsi |
Chandler Knowles - Second |
17,250
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| 2021 |
Christian McKnelly, Rebecca Ellingson, Samuel Nimmrichter |
Luke Bitzkie, Rodrigo Gutierrez Gonzalez |
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Riley Longobardi |
Samuel Nimmrichter - First, Luke Bitzkie - Second, Christian McKnelly - Third, Rebecca Ellingson - Third |
24,000
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| 2020 |
Christian McKnelly, Rebecca Ellingson, Samuel Nimmrichter |
Luke Bitzkie, Ethan Ellingson |
Hannah Bates |
Samantha Rubalcava |
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Nationals was cancelled - prior to cancellation we were the D-4 team from Texas |
22,000
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| 2019 |
Davis McMullan, Catherine Martin, Ashley Abitz |
Hannah Bates |
Carma Cloudt, Ethan Ellingson |
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Ashley Abitz - First |
28,300
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| 2018 |
Blake Kromer, Matthew Houser |
Lane Hadley |
Zackery Nordquist |
David Guzman |
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19,200
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| 2017 |
Matthew Houser |
Joshua Ellingson, Zackery Nordquist |
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Lane Hadley |
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20,300
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| 2016 |
Matthew Houser |
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Emilee Mason |
Elizabeth Powers |
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9,750
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| 2015 |
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Emilee Mason |
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1,500
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