Hollis-Brookline HS Advances to Round Two of Granite State Challenge

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(DURHAM, December 26, 2008) – Hollis-Brookline High School scored a significant win over Merrimack Valley High School, defeating them by a score of 405 to 70 on Friday's Granite State Challenge. The series airs Fridays @ 6 p.m. and again Saturdays @ 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television. The victorious Hollis-Brookline Cavaliers were comprised of seniors Patrick McDaniel, Dylan King, and Dan Michon, junior Joe Perricone and alternates Caroline Quaglieri and Trevor Nierendorf. They were coached by Granite State Challenge alum Chris Cieto. Their opponents, the Merrimack Valley Pride, included seniors Newell Moser, Abby Lance, and Margaret Jones, junior Ben Tasker with alternate Lindsey Galliher. They were coached by Brett Thompson and Kathleen Graham. Tune in Friday, 1/2 @ 6 p.m. for the next match-up on Granite State Challenge Manchester Memorial High School vs. Nashua High School North 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.