ASHTABULA — Nine area teams pitted their knowledge against one-another Saturday at Kent State University Ashtabula in the 39th Scholastic Bowl, with Geneva High School coming out on top.
GHS and Saint John School faced each other in the finals, with Geneva making their way undefeated through the double-elimination tournament. Because of that, the Saint John team needed to defeat GHS twice to claim victory.
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