Merrimack HS Defeats Goffstown HS in Round One of Granite State Challenge

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(DURHAM, September 19, 2008) - Merrimack High School dominated the first match of Granite State Challenge's 26th season, defeating Goffstown High School by a score of 245 to 120. Granite State Challenge airs Fridays @ 6 p.m., and again Saturdays @ 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television. Seniors Meghna Chandra, Carolyn Chakuroff, and Siddharth Soundararjan, junior Ross Johnson, and alternates Dan Chick, and Jeremy King, comprised the victorious Merrimack Tomahawk team, which was coached by Susan Ruggeri. Their opponents, the Goffstown Grizzlies, included seniors Brendan Bertagnoll, Lindsey Wiggin, Eric Moran, and Nicholas Aubut, and alternates Julia Rosen and Mitchel Entrekin. They were coached by Granite State Challenge alum Keith Martin ('90). Tune in Friday, 9/26 @ 6 p.m.for the next match-up on Granite State Challenge Lebanon High School vs. St. Thomas Aquinas High School Tune in each Friday night @ 6 p.m. and follow your favorite teams' progress. The popular quiz contest begins with 32 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title. There are four single-elimination rounds leading to the final contest in May. If you missed a match and want to see how your favorite team fared, watch Granite State Challenge online at www.nhptv.org/gsc and on YouTube, or download it from the Granite State Challenge website or iTunes Music Store as a video podcast. Granite State Challenge brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in spirited competition. The contest emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines - math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts - along with a smattering of pop culture trivia and New Hampshire topics. Long-time host Jim Jeannotte asks the Challenge questions to the teams; co-host Tim Estiloz interviews team members prior to the game. Major funding for Granite State Challenge is provided by the New Hampshire Lottery. Additional funding is provided by Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.