2014 Massachusetts Speech and Debate League State Tournament: Freshman Sloane Upsets Primack; Newton South Places Three in the Final Round

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The Massachusetts Speech and Debate League hosted its State Championship Speech and Congress Tournament on April 5th at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts. The tournament featured an upset as Marshall Sloane of Milton Academy, a freshman, defeated George Mason University Patriot Games winner Jasper Primack of Newton South High School. In the cumulative tournament, Sloane defeated Primack by two ranks, but Primack won the final round. Sloane becomes the first Massachusetts state extemp champion for Milton Academy since 2008. Since both competitors are underclassmen, it is very likely that Sloane and Primack will be battling again at next year’s tournament.  Newton South had three extempers in the final round, which was more than any other school. Primack’s temmate, Jason Ma, finished in third place.

The underclassmen who made the final round of the Massachusetts state tournament earned bids to the 2015 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC). This applied to the top four finishers of the tournament and they are indicated in italics in the results listing.

Here are the results of the 2014 Massachusetts Speech and Debate League State Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):

Champion: Marshall Sloane (Milton Academy)
2nd: Jasper Primack (Newton South High School)
3rd: Jason Ma (Newton South High School)
4th: Hari Kumar (Shrewsbury High School)
5th: Josh Carney (Newton South High School)
6th: Joseph Guidi (Natick High School)

Extemp Central thanks the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League for posting the results of the tournament online.

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