VIDEO: Academic Team Overcomes Latest 'Challenge'

Five members of the academic team have spent this year competing in MSG Varsity's "The Challenge," winning three regional rounds and moving on to the tri-state championships.

Seniors Michael Lovito, Parker Dixon, Julie Messing, Adam Rosenzweig and Joseph Slamm— from a tryout held in September. They answered questions in the style of "The Challenge" to show off their accuracy, recall abilities and speed in "buzzer reaction," Fineman said.

The team first 400-240 after they traveled through a snow storm to make it to the taping in November. In February, the team competed in Round 2 against Piscataway High School. The episode aired in March, and 430-305.

In the third and final round, which , the team came from a 5-point lag to asnswer six straight questions to defeat Marlboro High School with a final score of 310-245.