Farmington High School Advances to Round Two of Granite State Challenge

Farmington Defeats Mascenic Regional on NHPTV's Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, October 17, 2008) - Farmington High School claimed a decisive victory over Mascenic Regional High School on Friday's Granite State Challenge, defeating Mascenic Regional by a score of 195 to 120. Granite State Challenge airs Fridays @ 6 p.m. and again Saturdays @ 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television. Seniors Christopher Youden, Alexandria Dudley, Thomas Eldredge, and Mike Sprague, and alternates Rebecca Ireland and Samantha Stoakes, comprised the triumphant Farmington Tigers team, which was coached by Louise Leahy. Their opponents, the Mascenic Vikings, included seniors Craig Brand, Shannon Grover, Jobadiah Christiansen, and Bruce Ruotsala, as well as alternates Rachael Stanley and Shawna Letteney. They were coached by Karen McDonough. Tune in Friday, 10/24 @ 6 p.m. for the next match-up on Granite State Challenge Stratford Public School vs. Laconia Christian 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.