The Salem Blue Devils Bedevil the Milford Spartans

Granite State Challenge

Do you know the pen name of English author Mary Anne Evans? If you answered George Eliot you would have won 20 points on this week’s Granite State Challenge, which saw Salem High School take on Milford High School. The final score was 580 to 180.

The Salem Blue Devils were represented by captain Tony Consentino, Aidan Gallo, Jonathan Tarness, and Ricky Jeffreys, and alternates Alexis Ahern and Oba Oseghali. They were coached by Bernie Campbell. The Milford Spartans were represented by captain Shelby Houghton, Ian Alton, Olivia Wisbey, and Andrew McNeil, and alternates Charlie Blue Arm and Sean Murphy. They were coached by Dave Alcox.

“I was very pleased with the strong performance the kids had today,” said Salem coach Bernie Campbell.

Salem now advances to the quarterfinals of Granite State Challenge. Hosted by Jim Jeannotte, the popular quiz contest began the season with Granite State Challenge Super Sunday at Manchester Community College. 46 New Hampshire high school teams took a qualifying test to secure one of only 16 spots on Granite State Challenge.

At the conclusion of the season, this year’s Granite State Challenge champion will move on to compete in the first-ever High School Quiz Show Invitational at WGBH in Boston against the winners of Maine Public’s High School Quiz Show: Maine . The winner of that game will face the winner of the semifinal game between Massachusetts and Rhode Island in a battle to decide the High School Quiz Show Invitational champion.

New Hampshire's top high school academic teams demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking and smarts as they play Granite State Challenge. The game emphasizes quick recall of math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts facts—along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New Hampshire.

Watch Granite State Challenge Saturdays at 6 PM on New Hampshire PBS, with multiple airdates on NHPBS and NHPBS EXPLORE. You can view the latest games, try your hand at online GSC Quizzes and track the progress of your favorite team at nhpbs.org/gsc.

Granite State Challenge is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil; additional funding is provided by NEA-New Hampshire, Heinemann Publishing, New Hampshire Lottery, D.F. Richard Energy, HRCU Measured Progress, the NHHEAF Network Organizations, and Super Sunday Sponsor Manchester Community College.