On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Catholic Central High School Quiz Bowl hosted the 12th Annual Detroit Catholic Central Middle School Kickoff Tournament, featuring 26 teams from 11 different schools and approximately 130 5th through 8th graders. Teams were quizzed on 640 questions.  

“Our kickoff tournament is an excellent way for middle school students who have never played quiz bowl to be introduced to the sport. It's a good tournament for players and teams that have experience to test themselves against the best middle schoolers in the state. It's also a way for our current players to give back to the quiz bowl community and sometimes to the schools they have come to CC from,” stated CC’s Academic Team Head Coach, Mr. Chris Gismondi ’00.  

The following 26 teams participated:  

• All Saints A 
• All Saints B 
• All Saints C 
• Boulan Park 
• Detroit Country Day 
• Emerson A 
• Emerson B 
• Emerson C 
• Emerson D 
• Smith A 
• Smith B 
• Spiritus Sanctus A 
• Spiritus Sanctus B 
• Spiritus Sanctus C 
• Spiritus Sanctus D 
• St. Charles Borromeo A 
• St. Charles Borromeo B 
• St. Hugo 
• St. Michael A 
• St. Michael B 
• St. Michael C 
• St. Michael D 
• St. Michael E 
• St. Patrick A 
• St. Patrick B 
• Stockbridge 

The top eight team finishers included: 

• 1st Place: Emerson A (Ann Arbor) 
• 2nd Place: Detroit Country Day 
• 3rd Place: Boulan Park (Troy) 
• 4th Place: Emerson B 
• 5th Place: Spiritus Sanctus Academy  
• 6th Place: St. Michael 
• 7th Place: St. Patrick 
• 8th Place: Smith (Troy) 

For a complete list of results, including top individual scorers, please visit the National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT)’s official stats page: https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=15219