Nemesis Takes Flight at Mount Olive District Competition
The Mount Olive competition was a great way to start off our 2022 season. This competition was hosted by the Mount Olive Highschool. The first day was entirely made up of qualification matches, with the second day consisting of both qualification matches, and the final knockout stage. Day one was shortened due to inclement weather, and as a result it ended at 11 am. After the opening ceremonies were completed, the qualification matches began. During the remainder of day 1, teams worked through 13 matches of fierce competition. Nemesis participated in the second match of the day and with the help of our prolific shooting, and the team's ability to climb to the second or “medium” bar, we were able to secure a 46-22 victory. After 2 games on the opening day, we finished with 1 win and 1 loss, being ranked 16th going into the second day.
The next day of the competition, the team prepared for a day jam packed with games, our team being scheduled for 10 games this day, with a knockout stage following the completion of the qualification matches. In the first qualification match, our team started off with a bang, scoring 63 points, ending with our first successful high climb of the competition, allowing us to win by a score of 63-8. As the day carried on, our robot continued to win matches, rapidly climbing the leaderboard, with the help of our traversal climb reliably scoring our alliances 15 points in the endgame stage. While this was happening, our team scouted other matches, making sure to note teams that would be ideal teammates in the following stage. As the qualifiers continued, and our climb became more reliable, the team managed to go on a 6 game winning streak, sending our team to the number one seed for the knockout stage and clinched a spot for us in the quarter finals. Using our scouting data, we chose alliance partners. Our first alliance pick was team 3142, Aperture, and they accepted the invitation to join our alliance, becoming the second of three members. Our second selection was team 4652, Ironmen II, filling our alliance with strong partners. In the quarterfinals, Nemesis’ alliance took 2 commanding victories winning the 2 opening games in the best of 3 series, the final scores being 83-53, and 93-63, scoring multiple 30+ point endgames. Nemesis advanced to the semifinals, preparing to face off against the blue alliance consisting of the teams 1674, 834, and 102. On the back of our traversal climb, we won the series 2-0 after hard fought games and earned a trip to the finals.
In the finals, we faced off against the blue alliance, which was made up of teams 1403, 222, and 1811. In our opening match, our alliance unfortunately lost 40-26, though the match was being voided, due to a field issue. In the second match, conditions devolved. Due to their damaged communications, Team 3142 couldn't go on in the competition. Initially, the two remaining members of our alliance tried to win the first counted match of the finals, hoping that 3142 would have their robot fixed promptly. We narrowly lost this match by 9 points, going down in the series, 1-0. As the second match approached, team 3142 was still unable to fix their communications, and a replacement was implemented. Team 8771 stepped in, and put on a great performance. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. Our alliance fell 46-32 to the blue alliance. The performances from teams 222, 1403, and 1811 posed a great challenge for us, and we commend them on their skills and abilities. The awards ceremony ensued where our team won the Engineering Inspiration award to celebrate our outstanding sucess and appreciation for engineering. Nemesis is excited for a great season, and our next event at Seneca.
