# Team 987: HIGHROLLERS

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Rookie year 2002.

## Who backs them

- School: Cimarron-Memorial High School
- Sponsors: Steve and Susan Philpott, Limelight, Purvis Industries, Curt Thompson, Mark Jones, West Coast Products, Gene Haas Foundation, BAE Systems, All American Finishing, 4 The Team! LLC, Mike and Nancy Barry, Bosze Welding, Martin Sprocket
- Website: http://www.team987.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/high-rollers-team-987-117779181608465
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/team987
- X: https://twitter.com/987highrollers
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highrollers987

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **178.19**, rank 148 of 3708 (96.0th percentile)
- Record: 21-16-0 over 37 matches (57% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 31.0, teleop 146.2, endgame 1.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 97%, RP2 40%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arizona North Regional | 2026azfg | 2 | 14 | 5-4-0 | 22 | 2 | 113.8 |  | 36 |
| Las Vegas Regional | 2026nvlv | 6 | 3 | 7-3-0 | 32 | 1 | 145.7 |  | 71 |
| Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 50 | 3-7-0 | 17 | 4 | 178.2 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026nvlv)
- Volunteer of the Year (2026nvlv)
- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026nvlv)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026azfg)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2017, Mechanism, STEP/IGES: https://www.vexrobotics.com/pro/examples-guides#hqw7r29

## 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.

- 2007 – now: HIGHROLLERS
- 2004 – 2006: HighRollers

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 46
- Awards: 106, over 23 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 7 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 33 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 |
| Finalist | 17 | 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 |
| Innovation in Control | 10 | 2022, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2006 |
| Woodie Flowers | 7 | 2023, 2019, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 6 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2015, 2010 |
| Impact | 6 | 2016, 2015, 2013, 2009, 2008 |
| Autonomous | 5 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2019 |
| Industrial Design | 5 | 2020, 2017, 2012, 2010, 2005 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 3 | 2018, 2017 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2026, 2003 |
| Quality | 2 | 2022, 2007 |
| Leadership | 2 | 2019, 2011 |
| Judges' | 2 | 2014, 2009 |
| Website (no longer given) | 2 | 2012, 2011 |
| VOTY | 1 | 2026 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2014 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Imagery, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | Utah Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2024 | Einstein Field | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2023 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | Carver Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2022 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2018 | Turing Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Einstein Field (Houston) | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Carver Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Utah Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Einstein Field | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | Einstein Field | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist |
| 2015 | Hopper Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2015 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | Dallas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2014 | Curie Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2013 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2013 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2013 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2012 | Einstein Field |  | Finalist |
| 2012 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2012 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2011 | Einstein Field |  | Top four |
| 2011 | Curie Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Won the event |
| 2011 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2010 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2009 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2009 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist |
| 2008 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2008 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2007 | Einstein Field |  | Won the event |
| 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2007 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2007 | Silicon Valley Regional  |  |  |
| 2006 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2006 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2006 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2005 | Newton Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2005 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2004 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2003 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Arizona Regional |  | Top four |
| 2002 | Southern California Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 178.2 | 148 / 3708 | 96.0 | 21-16-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 85.3 | 32 / 3687 | 99.2 | 36-9-1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 45.8 | 19 / 3475 | 99.5 | 32-12-1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 57.0 | 136 / 3284 | 95.9 | 30-16-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 49.1 | 24 / 3053 | 99.2 | 36-11-1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 78.7 | 11 / 2024 | 99.5 | 16-0-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 31.6 | 53 / 3763 | 98.6 | 42-10-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 137.1 | 49 / 3617 | 98.7 | 33-17-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 163.6 | 9 / 3331 | 99.8 | 35-16-0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 66.4 | 18 / 3114 | 99.5 | 61-9-1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 89.5 | 4 / 2873 | 99.9 | 5-5-52 | 4 |
| 2014 | 83.5 | 16 / 2697 | 99.4 | 35-11-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 85.8 | 1 / 2510 | 100.0 | 39-9-0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 32.9 | 2 / 2332 | 100.0 | 48-3-0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 42.3 | 4 / 2053 | 99.9 | 44-11-0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 23 / 1801 | 98.8 | 24-7-1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 31.8 | 26 / 1675 | 98.5 | 26-11-1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 39.7 | 8 / 1498 | 99.5 | 43-5-0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 22.1 | 76 / 1295 | 94.2 | 29-14-0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 37.5 | 5 / 1125 | 99.6 | 37-7-0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 58 / 747 | 92.4 | 23-6-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 31.6 | 264 / 932 | 71.8 | 8-4-0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 17.2 | 519 / 785 | 33.9 | 10-10-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 360 / 641 | 43.9 | 5-2-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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