The 2nd Annual CSRA High School Miniatures Tournament held at the Siege of Augusta 5-7 January 1996 drew competitors form seven area high schools and middle schools. This year twenty students competed in the intro-army competition. A new feature from last year was that almost half the competitors brought their own painted armies. Monroe Havird won the painting competition with his 11th Century Byzantines while Thomas Key placed second with his Republican Romans. The competitors played three rounds and scored points based on the in rules scoring system in :
The student with the highest score is the winner. Students were paired in two player teams and the number of teams a school brought was dependent on the number of players it brought. Butler High School had four teams. Their were also prizes awarded for individuals at the middle school and high school levels.
Players rotated between matches and did not play students from their same team or school. Most of the players had played several other matches during the last year and very little coaching or referee work was required. Jim Birdseye, Rick Amend, Kelly Timmerman, and Paul Harrison acted as referees. The tournament lasted from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Silver Eagle Miniatures, Viking Forge, Buffalo Books and HMGS Mid-South all gave awards.
| SEIGE OF AUGUSTA - HIGH SCHOOL MINIATURES RESULTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning teams | |||
| First Place | 9200 points | Westminster H.S. | Judson Baxley and Thomas Key |
| Second Place | 6420 points | Lakeside H.S. | Josh Benton and Jessica Williamson |
| Third Place | 6200 points | Butler H.S. | Billy Lloyd and Tony Duckett |
| Middle Schools* | |||
| First Place | 9150 points | Augusta Prep. | Eric Stubbs and Barrett Layman |
| Second Place | 4800 points | Episcopal Day School | Stuart Carrol and Elliot Flanery |
| * Played against the high school players | |||
| Placement individuals | |||
| 1st | Barrett Layman | 5050 points | Early Swiss |
| 2nd | Thomas Key | 4800 points | Republican Romans |
| 3rd | Asher Rivener | 4600 points | Sung Chinese |
| 3rd | Will Story | 4600 points | French 100 years |
| 4th | Judson Baxley | 4300 points | English 100 years |
| 5th | Eric Stubbs | 4100 points | German Imperialist |
| 6th | Josh Benton | 4000 points | English lOOyears |
| 6th | Billy Lloyd | 4000 points | Carthaginians |
| Sportsmanship | Monroe Havird | 11th Century Byzantines | |
ARMATI TOURNAMENT RESULTS
A High School Invitational Tournament was held at Augusta Prepatory School on February 5th, 1996. Four area High schools were represented, Lakeside HS Evans Ga., Butler HS, Augusta, Ga., Augusta Prep, Martinez Ga. and Augusta Christian HS, Martinez Ga.
This was our most balanced contest to date. Each schools participants played three matches. Students competed as individuals.
The winner received an intro-Armati army donated by HMGS Mid-south and Viking Forge. Josh Benton (100 Years War English) won with 3800 points and Duane Troutman (100 Years War English) placed second with 3600 points. Third place went to Tony Duckett (Mongols) with 2600 points. The maximum score possible was 6,000 points. So no one was a walk over and the lowest score was 2200 points. There will be other toumaments in the future.