On Thursday, members of the Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA) College Bowl Dandy Lions traveled to Flatbush for their second meet of the year. Entering the meet, the junior varsity team held a record of 4-0, and the varsity team a record of 2-1. Both teams were looking to improve their position in the standings.

The competition did not start off well for the varsity team, which fell behind early to Westchester and trailed by as many as 9 in the second half of the match. However, the Dandy Lions mounted a massive comeback and were able to narrowly overtake Westchester (who had beaten MTA during the first meet), winning in a most dramatic fashion that would help propel the Lions against their following opponents.

Next up was SAR, another formidable opponent. Although MTA again started off slowly, the Dandy Lions were able to hit their stride during the second half of the game and came out victorious. The varsity Dandy Lions then proceeded to soar above Magen David, winning all three of their matches in an amazing meet. This brought their record to 5-1.

Although the JV team entered the meet with an undefeated 4-0 record, it witnessed its first bout of adversity of the College Bowl season. The JV Dandy Lions lost both of their matches. Nevertheless, the JV team remains in a solid position to make the playoffs (as do their varsity counterparts), and remain confident that they will be able to regain their composure during the next and final meet.

Both JV and varsity are looking to make a successful run at the College Bowl playoffs.

By Rami Nordlicht