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Hughson High team wins in Academic Decathlon
Ceres High team third place
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Hughson High School won the Academic Decathlon team competition at Saturday's 37th annual event held at Central Catholic High School.

Ceres High School's took third place.

Oakdale High School's team was second place.

Hughson High claimed the Super Quiz win, as well as Most Improved Team status.

Beyer High School was the School Club Winner.

Individual High Point winners in each division were:

• First Place Varsity Champion - Brandon Neal, Hughson High;

• First Place Scholastic Champion - Kristine Piedad, Hughson High;

• First Place Honors Champion - Taryn Lane, Oakdale High;

• Alternate Team Member Champion - Jun Zhu, Davis High.

Kristine Piedad of Hughson High won the Scholastic Gold medal in the Essay competition, while Hughson's Brandon Neal took Varsity Gold. Zachary Baker of Ceres High took Varsity Silver. Christian Vasquez took Varsity Bronze. Sky Phillips of Hughson High took Varsity 4th place.
In Speech competition, Sarah Hollcraft of Hughson took Honors Bronze. Connor Mills of Ceres took Scholastic Gold. Silvana Contreras of Hughson took Scholastic Silver. Nick Guzman of Hughson claimed Scholastic Bronze. Christian Vasquez of Ceres took Varsity Gold. Sky Phillips, Varsity Silver.

Interview competition resulted in the following medalists and medals: Sarah Hollcraft of Hughson, Honors 4th place; Maddy Keo of Hughson, Honors 5th place; Kristine Piedad of Hughson, Scholastic Silver; Silvana Contreras of Hughson took Scholastic Bronze; Connor Mills of Ceres, Scholastic Bronze; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity Silver; and Zachary Baker of Ceres, Varsity 5th place.

In Mathematics, medalists were: Nick Guzman of Hughson, Scholastic Gold; Kristine Piedad of Hughson, Scholastic Bronze; Zachary Baker of Ceres, Varsity Silver; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Silver; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity Silver; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity 4th place; Kylie Butera of Hughson, Alternative Bronze.

In Economics competition, medalists were: Ethan Carter of Ceres, Honors 4th Place; Kristine Piedad of Hughson, Scholastic Gold; Jose Arroyo of Ceres, Scholastic 4th Place; Nick Guzman of Hughson, Scholastic 5th Place; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Gold; Ivan Perez of Hughson, Varsity Silver; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity Bronze; Zachary Baker of Ceres, Varsity 4th Place; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity 4th Place; Adriana Ortega of Ceres, Varsity 5th Place; and Sadie Padilla of Hughson, Alternate 5th Place.
In Science competition, the following were medalists: Ethan Carter of Ceres, Honors 4th Place; Darian Gomes of Ceres, Scholastic 4th Place; Nick Guzman of Hughson, Scholastic 5th Place; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Gold; Ivan Perez of Hughson, Varsity Bronze; Zachary Baker of Ceres, Varsity 4th Place; Adriana Ortega of Ceres, Varsity 5th Place; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity 5th Place; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity 5th Place; and Michael Costa of Ceres, Alternate Silver.

Top scorers in Language and Literature were: Sarah Hollcraft of Hughson, Honors Silver; Maddy Keo of Hughson, Honors 4th Place; Silvana Contreras of Hughson, Scholastic Bronze; Kristine Piedad of Hughson, Scholastic Bronze; Nick Guzman of Hughson, Scholastic 4th Place; Jose Arroyo of Ceres, Scholastic 5th Place; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Gold; Zachary Baker of Ceres, Varsity Silver; Ivan Perez of Hughson, Varsity Bronze; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity 4th Place; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity 5th Place; Sadie Padilla of Hughson, Alternate Silver; and Gillian Taylor of Ceres, Alternate 5th Place.

In Art, top scorers were: Maddy Keo of Hughson, Honors Bronze; Sarah Hollcraft of Hughson, Honors 5th Place; Kristine Piedad of Hughson, Scholastic Gold; Silvana Contreras of Hughson, Scholastic 4th Place; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity Gold; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Silver; Ivan Perez of Hughson, Varsity Bronze; Adriana Ortega of Ceres, Varsity Bronze; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity 4th Place; Zachary Taylor of Ceres, Varsity 5th Place; Rachel Johnson of Hughson, Alternate 5th Place; and Sadia Padilla of Hughson, Alternate 5th Place.

Top scorers in Music competition were: Ethan Carter of Ceres, Honors Bronze; Maddie Hinkle of Hughson, Honors 4th Place; Gavin Andres of Ceres, Honors 5th Place; Maddy Keo of Hughson, Honors 5th Place; Darian Gomes of Ceres, Scholastic Bronze; Connor Mills of Ceres, Scholastic 4th Place; Silvana Contreras of Hughson, Scholastic 5th Place; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Gold; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity Silver; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity Bronze; Ivan Perez of Hughson, Varsity 4th Place; and Adriana Ortega of Ceres, Varsity 4th Place.
Top scorers of the Social Science competition were: Maddy Keo of Hughson, Honors Bronze; Jesus Lupe of Ceres, Honors 5th Place; Kristine Piedad of Hughson, Scholastic Silver; Connor Mills of Ceres, Scholastic 5th Place; Ivan Perez of Hughson, Varsity Gold; Christian Vasquez of Ceres, Varsity Gold; Zachary Baker of Ceres, Varsity Silver; Brandon Neal of Hughson, Varsity Silver; Sky Phillips of Hughson, Varsity Bronze; Gillian Taylor of Ceres, Alternate 4th Place; and Rachel Johnson of Hughson, Alternate 5th Place.