First A/G, Montgomery, AL
Coach
Head Coach - Daniel Mims (Coaching since 1995 - Coached at Nationals 5 years-1995, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Assistant Coach - Andrew Banach - quizzed at National Finals in 2008
Quizzers
Captain - Hudson Kelley - 10th grade, NMA - 3rd straight year to quiz at National Finals
Silas Mims - 8th grade - memorized all of Corinthians, 2nd year to quiz at Nationals
Amberly Kirkpatrick - 12th grade, memorized all of Corinthians, 2nd year to quiz at Nationals (2005, 2010)
Sidney Mims - 6th grade, 1st appearance at Nationals
Team History
Montgomery First made it to Nationals for the first time in 1985 under the
direction of Greg Kelley (at the time he was the youth pastor and is now
the senior pastor of the church - Hudson's dad; Greg was also a top quizzer at Nationals in Ohio
in 1978 and 1979). They returned in 1986, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2009 & 2010.
The highest finish at Nationals is 8th place. Most recently, the team finished
3rd in the Challenger division in 2009.
Most Exciting Match This Season
Friendship Classic - an overtime win against Bighamton, NY
Favorite verse from Corinthians
1 Corinthians 15:10
Tournaments attended this year
Friendship Classic
Atlanta Open
Owasso Xtreme Tournament
Favorite non-quiz related moment this year
This can be something that happened in
a church van, in a hotel room, etc.
What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
We recently used our Bible Quiz to minister on an all church missions trip to South Africa (2009) and the Canary Islands (2010)