# Team 9214: Honking Narwhals

Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2023. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- School: Roadstead Montessori High School & Matthew Fontaine Maury High
- Sponsors: 757 Makerspace
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the9214roadsters

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **6.40**, rank 3349 of 3708 (9.7th percentile)
- Record: 7-17-0 over 24 matches (29% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 1.8, teleop 4.3, endgame 0.3
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 12%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 25 | 5-7-0 | 17 |  | 5.6 | 8 |  |
| FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | 2026vache | 3 | 28 | 2-9-0 | 11 |  | 6.4 | 6 |  |

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2026 – now: Honking Narwhals
- 2025: Ripstik Robotics
- 2023: The Roadsters

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 1 | 2025 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2023 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 6.4 | 3349 / 3708 | 9.7 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27.9 | 1864 / 3687 | 49.5 | 17-9-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16.7 | 2541 / 3284 | 22.6 | 7-7-0 | 1 |

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The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/9214](https://www.match13.com/team/9214).

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