Patch Whiz Kids Of The Week: Sharon High School's High School Quiz Show team

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Here's our story on this week's Whiz Kids:

Sharon High School's High School Quiz Show team of senior Nishanth Iyengar, sophomores Matt Corman and Frank Zhou, freshman Siddharth Singh, and sophomores Hari Anbarasu and Pittayut Phonboon. Anbarasu and Phonboon were the alternates.

Whiz Kids' Accomplishment:

Nishanth Iyengar, Matt Corman, Frank Zhou, Siddarth Singh, Hari Anbarasu and Pittayut Phonboon shared a secret from February until early May.

The six students formed the school's team on High School Quiz Show, the fast-paced academic game show airing weekly on WGBH-2.

However, they could not reveal how they did after taping the episodes in February. Family and friends had to watch the show.

The ride ended May 15, when Hamilton-Wenham's quarterfinal victory over Sharon aired. Sunday night, Hamilton-Wenham's Eastern Mass. Championship win over Arlington was shown. Hamilton-Wenham advanced to the June 5 state final with the Western Mass. winner from As Schools Match Wits, a co-production of Westfield State University and WGBY.

The Sharon team of Iyengar, Corman, Zhou and Singh (Anbarasu and Phonboon were alternates) defeated and to reach the final four in the 16-team single elimination Eastern Mass. tournament.

"Bromfield is the defending champ, so they were expected to be tough," math teacher Emmanuel Sodbinow, who advised the team with Spanish teacher Valerie Gundlah, said late last week.

Iyengar represented Sharon during each of the 90-second head-to-head rounds, where both teams send one player to compete.

"I think everyone knew the answers. It was just how fast you could hit the buzzer," Iyengar said.

"It was a competition of speed."

Gundlah agreed.

"It's not like you don't know answers," she said.

"If you can't buzz in faster, you're in trouble."