{"id":57488,"date":"2014-10-31T09:13:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T16:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=57488"},"modified":"2014-11-04T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T20:56:42","slug":"local-robotics-teams-join-forces-in-battle-at-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/10\/31\/local-robotics-teams-join-forces-in-battle-at-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Local robotics teams join forces in \u2018Battle at the Border\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Two<\/a>
Two Antelope Valley robotics teams attended a Battle at the Border Oct. 25 at Francis Parker School in San Diego. (Photo courtesy TPAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE – In a heated Battle at the Border<\/em>, two Antelope Valley robotics teams formed a powerhouse partnership that fought to take the title in a competition last week in San Diego.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy and Lancaster High School teamed up to make it to the quarterfinals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Palmdale Aerospace Academy\u2019s Gryffingear Robotics Team joined together with Lancaster High School\u2019s Eagle Robotics Team to compete in the quarterfinals competition at Francis Parker School. After a noble effort in the battle, they were defeated by the ultimate victors of the day\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\u201cGryffingear works so hard year-round to show off what a great robotics program we have here,\u201d said The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Headmaster, Dr. Laura Herman. \u201cAs always, we are proud of our local teams and the great sportsmanship we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Academy\u2019s robots, Golden Snitch and Basilisk, had the highest combined tandem-team ranking of all schools in the tournament.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Academy robots received the highest combined scores of the competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They also scored the biggest upset against three World Championship teams, including Chairman’s Champ Holy Cows (High Tech High), WarLords (Francis Parker High), and SuperNerds (San Pasqual High) by a margin of 181 points.<\/p>\n

Golden Snitch proceeded to captain the #4 alliance, selecting Lancaster\u2019s bot Mona Lisa to play alongside them in eliminations. The quarterfinals saw three hard-fought matches before the Antelope Valley alliance was overcome by the eventual champions of the competition.<\/p>\n

The Academy\u2019s second bot, Basilisk, was selected as the second selection of the #5 alliance, captained by El Modena High School in Orange. The alliance advanced all the way into the semifinals where it was defeated by a narrow margin to the #1 alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all, we had an incredibly successful weekend for Team Gryffingear,\u201d stated Brian Martin, Robotics Advisor and teacher at The Academy. Gryffingear Coach Jeremy Germita added, \u201cWe’re pumped for what the 2015 season will bring us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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