Spectrum 3847 Competes at Premier Off-Season Robotics Event in San Jose
Spectrum 3847, the FIRST Robotics team from St. Agnes Academy and Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, competed last weekend at Chezy Champs in San Jose, California.
Spectrum 3847, the FIRST Robotics team from St. Agnes Academy and Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, competed last weekend at Chezy Champs in San Jose, California. The team brought a brand-new off-season robot, Ripoff, to one of the most competitive off-season events in FIRST Robotics.
Chezy Champs is an invitation-only tournament hosted by The Cheesy Poofs 254 of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. The event is often compared to a mid-season championship. The 46-team field included FIRST Championship and Hall of Fame–caliber programs from across the country. Matches were live streamed on The Blue Alliance and by RoboSports Network.
Chezy Champs is an invitation-only tournament hosted by The Cheesy Poofs 254 of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. The event is often compared to a mid-season championship. The 46-team field included FIRST Championship and Hall of Fame–caliber programs from across the country. Matches were live streamed on The Blue Alliance and by RoboSports Network.
Spectrum 3847 finished qualifications 5–5–0 and ranked 19th. The team was selected as the first pick of Alliance 8, captained by Robotic Eagles 5507, with partners Greybots 973 and The Nerd Herd 687.
In the playoffs, Alliance 8 lost its first match to Alliance 1 — HighTide 4414, Jack in the Bot 2910, and EagleForce 2073 — by a score of 568–849. In round two, Alliance 8 lost to Alliance 4 — Gear Heads 2813, Valor 6800, and WarriorBorgs 3256 — by a score of 643–811. Spectrum 3847 finished the event 5–7–0.
Building an entirely new robot after the 2026 season took determination. Ripoff was inspired by Denham Springs 8044 and gave students a second full design cycle in the same year. They designed, built, competed, diagnosed problems, fixed code, and kept iterating under pressure. A new group of student leaders stepped into roles on the team and met that challenge with poise and a strong work ethic.
“The off-season is where I see our students grow the most,” said Allen Gregory IV, Head Coach of Spectrum 3847. “At Chezy Champs they were not just competing. They were watching how the best teams work, solving problems in the pits, strategy, programming, and finding their place in a community that will stay with them long after high school. That is the real value of a weekend like this. They come home more capable, more connected, and more ready for the 2027 FIRST Robotics Competition season.”
Spectrum 3847 is a year-round program and will compete again in October in Manor, Texas.
Spectrum 3847 extends sincere thanks to its sponsors, including St. Agnes Academy, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Analog Devices, Boeing, BAE Systems, REV Robotics, Gene Haas Foundation, TE Connectivity, QADWorks, Intuitive Foundation, Del’s Plating Works, NI/Emerson, Solarcraft, Inc., Texas Workforce Commission, Fabworks, and SendCutSend, and to the community partners whose support makes this work possible.
