Portsmouth Clippers Sail Past Nashua North Titans

Granite State Challenge

How many consecutive strikes do you need to bowl a perfect 300 game in bowling? The answer — which Homer Simpson would confirm is 12 — helped Portsmouth High School earn a victory over Nashua North High School in this week’s Granite State Challenge. The final score was 310 to 240.

The Portsmouth Clippers were represented by captain Chithra Singareddy, Ethan Fuller, Tighe Clough, and Andrew Rogers, and alternates Sophia Hennesy and Stuart Johnson. They were coached by Hannah Dul.

The Nashua North Titans were represented by captain Risit Datta, Elizabeth Dion, Anson O’Young, and Randy Wang, and were coached by Timothy Bosch.

Portsmouth 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.