Essex
High School
School information
Location: Essex Junction
Enrollment: 1300
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue and Gold
Coach
Head coach: David Rome
Year as coach: 4th at Essex, 24th overall
State tournament record at Essex: 59-18-1
State tournament record overall: 214-86-1
Team Information
Region: Chittenden
State Championships: 8 (1995, 2002, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017,
2018)
Medlar Cups: 1 (2012)
2018-2019 Results
Overall A team record: 38-18
Overall B team record: 23-12
Overall C team record: 11-11-1
Vermont State Tournament
A Team: 13-6, quarterfinalists |
| EHS Score |
Opponent |
Opp. Score |
| Chittenden
Regional Varsity: 3-2 |
| 445 |
Mt. Mansfield |
30 |
| 195 |
Rice Memorial |
165 |
| 265 |
Burlington |
240 |
| 245 |
South Burlington A |
310 |
| 215 |
Champlain Valley A |
340 |
| Addison
Regional Varsity: 5-0 |
| 295 |
Burlington A |
270 |
| 295 |
Middlebury A |
175 |
| 360 |
BFA-St. Albans |
90 |
| 405 |
Spaulding |
130 |
| 330 |
South Burlington |
175 |
| First-Round
Playoffs: 3-2 |
| 295 |
Burlington A |
325 |
| 475 |
BFA-St. Albans A |
175 |
| 440 |
Windsor |
155 |
| 255 |
Hanover |
345 |
| 460 |
Cabot A |
145 |
| Medlar Cup
First Round |
| 370 |
Windsor |
170 |
| Medlar Cup
Semifinals |
| 460 |
Burr and Burton |
255 |
| Medlar Cup
Final |
| 295 |
Middlebury |
455 |
| Quarterfinals |
| 315 |
Burlington |
350 |
| B Team: 9-1 |
| EHS Score |
Opponent |
Opp. Score |
| Chittenden
Regional JV: 5-0 |
| Addison
Regional JV A: 4-1 |
| C Team: 3-2 |
| EHS Score |
Opponent |
Opp. Score |
| Addison
Regional JV B: 3-2 |
Other tournaments:
Sue Pasco Opening Tournament: A 6-4, 4th place; B 4-6; C 4-5-1
Great Halloween States Tournament: 9-1
Pre-Holiday Academic Tournament: A 6-2, 5th place; B 5-3; C 4-4
Vermont NAQT Championship: A 4-5, fifth place; B 5-4
Results from Recent Seasons
Overall 2017-18 record: 56-14
Vermont State Tournament
A Team: 17-1, state champion |
| EHS Score |
Opponent |
Opp. Score |
| Chittenden
Regional Varsity: 5-0 |
| 415 |
Burlington A |
265 |
| 500 |
Rice Memorial A |
55 |
| 460 |
Mt. Mansfield |
100 |
| 295 |
South Burlington |
150 |
| 400 |
Champlain Valley A |
190 |
| Addison
Regional Varsity: 5-0 |
| 485 |
Burlington A |
180 |
| 370 |
Montpelier A |
85 |
| 470 |
Middlebury A |
85 |
| 520 |
Mt. Mansfield A |
200 |
| 525 |
BFA-St. Albans |
100 |
| First-round
playoffs: 4-1 |
| 570 |
St. Johnsbury A |
85 |
| 505 |
Lyndon A |
155 |
| 410 |
Champlain Valley A |
275 |
| 325 |
Hanover |
385 |
| 405 |
Champlain Valley A |
370 |
| Quarterfinals |
| 455 |
Lyndon |
120 |
| Semifinals |
| 470 |
Middlebury |
340 |
| Championship |
| 415 |
Hanover |
355 |
| PACE National Scholastics
Championship: 5-10 |
| BHS Score |
Opponent |
Opp. Score |
| Preliminary
Rounds |
| 130 |
James Taylor (Texas) |
610 |
| 140 |
Chattahoochee (Ga.) |
490 |
| 100 |
Bard (N.Y.) |
570 |
| 240 |
Thomas Jefferson C (Va.) |
390 |
| 370 |
Troy C (Calif.) |
20 |
| 130 |
Downington STEM (Pa.) |
540 |
| 170 |
Ladue B (Mo.) |
250 |
| Tier IV
Playoffs |
| 240 |
Charleston Catholic (W.Va.) |
50 |
| 250 |
Troy A (Calif.) |
120 |
| 260 |
Island Trees (N.Y.) |
310 |
| 210 |
Plymouth Regional (N.H.) |
260 |
| 230 |
Hunter B (N.Y.) |
310 |
| Placement
Rounds |
| 300 |
Dublin (Calif.) |
0 |
| 280 |
Manheim Township B (Pa.) |
140 |
| 250 |
Adair County (Ky.) |
290 |
Previous State Tournament Results
1995-96 -- 1-1, octofinalists
1996-97 -- 1-1, octofinalists
1997-98 -- 4-1, second place
1998-99 -- 2-2, octofinalists
1999-00 -- 3-2, octofinalists
2000-01 -- 8-1, semifinalists
2001-02 -- 9-0, state champions
2002-03 -- 2-4, octofinalists
2003-04 -- 7-1, semifinalists
2004-05 -- 7-2, quarterfinalists
2005-06 -- 6-2, A bracket second round
2006-07 -- 8-2, semifinalists
2007-08 -- 7-3, second place
2008-09 -- 6-3, semifinalists
2009-10 -- 12-0, state champions
2010-11 -- 8-8, quarterfinalists
2011-12 -- 12-7, quarterfinalists, Medlar Cup champion
2012-13 -- 14-1, state champions
2013-14 -- 16-1, state champions
2014-15 -- 14-3, state champions
2015-16 -- 10-9, quarterfinalists
2016-17 -- 19-2-1, state champions
Superlatives from Other Recent Tournaments
NAQT National Championship Tournament: Playoff qualifiers, 2015
Sue Pasco Opening Tournament: Champion, 2013, 2016, 2017; Second place, 2005, 2012, 2014; Third place, 2003, 2006; Fourth place, 2004, 2009, 2018
Vermont NAQT Championship: Champion, 2014, 2015, 2017; Second place, 2013, 2018; Third place, 2009, 2010, 2015; Fourth place, 2012, 2016; Fifth place, 2011; Sixth place, 2007
Pre-Holiday Academic Tournament: Champions, 2009, 2013, 2016; Second place, 2012; Third place, 2008; FIfth place, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018
Great Halloween States Tournament: Champions, 2016; Runners-up, 2017
Fall Hanover Round Robin: Champions, 2003; Second place, 2005; Semifinalists, 2006; Quarterfinalists, 2007, 2002
Spring Hanover Round Robin: Quarterfinalists, 1998, 1999, 2002
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