SE PA High School Lists

Individual - Team
Compiled by SE PA Scholastic Coordinator NM Dan Heisman
Scholastic Chess Page - K-8 Honor Roll

updated October 20, 2007 - Is this page useful? E-mail me to let me know, otherwise I may discontinue it - thanks!

Southeastern PA Top-10 HS Teams

RANK SCHOOL TOP PLAYERS AND NOTES

1 Masterman Won 2007 PA State Championship

2 Conestoga Won 2006 PA State Championship

3 Pocono Mt East Won 2006 Gr Phila HS Champ

4 Lower Moreland Leading league; undefeated

5 Wyomissing Guziak; Won '05 Gr Phila HS Champ

6 Exeter 3rd at 05 Gr Phila Sch Ch.

7 Friend's Central 2nd to Conestoga in '05-06 MLCL

8 New Hope Academy Tied for 2nd in 2006 PA States

9 Abington Both McLaughlin's but...?

10 Pennsbury Tied for 2nd in 2006 PA States

RANK	SCHOOL	TOP PLAYERS AND NOTES
1	Masterman	Won 2007 PA State Championship
2	Conestoga	Won 2006 PA State Championship
3	Pocono Mt East	Won 2006 Gr Phila HS Champ
4	Lower Moreland	Leading league; undefeated
5	Wyomissing	Guziak; Won '05 Gr Phila HS Champ
6	Exeter	3rd at 05 Gr Phila Sch Ch.
7	Friend's Central	2nd to Conestoga in '05-06 MLCL
8	New Hope Academy	Tied for 2nd in 2006 PA States
9	Abington	Both McLaughlin's but...?
10	Pennsbury	Tied for 2nd in 2006 PA States

Honorable Mention: Warwick, Strath Haven, Lancaster Mennonite, Manheim,

Lower Merion, Marple-Newtown

Best Middle Schools: Masterman, Murray Avenue, Strath Haven

Good Luck to All Teams - (email Dan for suggesions)

How this fun list is generated: Subjectively, roughly based on the following factors: Standings in championships (National, State, Area), ratings of top 5 players, league matches and standings, play/participation in other tournaments.

Top SE PA Players. Area active K-12 players rated ~1500 USCF or above:

National Master Daniel Yeager, Hatboro-Horsham - '05 US Amateur East Champ! 06 & 07 PA HS co-champ_
Expert Alisa Melekhina, Woodrow Wilson MS- '01 Pan-Am Girls U-10 Champion, '04 6th in world, Girls U14!
Expert Andrew Shvartsman, Milton Allen MS
Expert Andrew Ng, Robertsville Elementary
Josh Bowman, Wissahickon - 2006 PA MS Champ_
Rahul Swaminathan, Brunswick Acres - 2005-06 Gr Phila HS co-champion_
Tommy Hsiao, Allentown?
Teme Seiko, South Works School - 2006-07 Gr Phila HS Champion
Alex Guziak - Wyomissing
R. Andrew Spore - Lancaster?
Christopher Blaise, Jr, Bible Baptist - '03-'04 Gr Phila HS co-champ
Benjamin E. Fisher, Kernsville
Brian Bucher, Conestoga
Udit Gupta, Princeton Landing
Andrew Ding - Valley Forge Elementary
Steven Fox, Devon Prep
Jacob Read - Masterman - is not active
Boris Valerstein, Goodnoes MS - is not active
Reuben Hampton - Masterman
Julian D. Smyth, Masterman
Evan Ames, Masterman, 2005-06 Gr Phila HS co-champion
Shinan Jin, Masterman
Steve McLaughlin, Jr. - Abington
Joel Amos Fagliano, Masterman
Amit Ashraf, Masterman - does not appear to be active
Max Dugan, Masterman MS - does not appear to be active
Erica McLaughlin, Abington
Jack Archer, Episcopal Academy - now inactive
Kathleen Zhou - Montgomery Classic
Keane Bacso, Princeton Friends - now inactive
Tyrell L. Smalls, ? may not be active
Elizabeth Lakata, Lower Moreland
Alex Luedtke, Conestoga
Jacob Kelly
Yi Ran Zhang - Conestoga

Upcoming Stars to Watch: Matt Slesinski, Odette Moolten

* = 2006-2007 Senior

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