Fall Mountain Regional HS Defeats Moultonborough Academy in Granite State Challenge

– Fall Mountain Advances to Quarterfinals –

(DURHAM, February 6, 2009) – Fall Mountain Regional High School defeated Moultonborough Academy by a score of 195 to 100 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 triumphant Fall Mountain Wildcats were comprised of seniors Nathaniel Locke and William Carmody, juniors Lindsay Sanchez-Navaro and Kirk Grimsley, with alternates Welcome Frye and Quinn Prentiss-Sturgill. They were coached by Nick Belsky. Their opponents, the Moultonborough Panthers, included seniors Kelsey Marsh and Beatrice Dunnavan, juniors Josiah Weeks and Joseph Delaney, and alternate Sarah Ames. They were coached by Sally Sibulkin and Andrew Coppinger. Fall Mountain Regional High School will play the winner of next week's match between Belmont High School and Portsmouth High School. Tune in Friday, 2/13 @ 6 p.m. for the next match-up on Granite State Challenge Belmont High School vs. Portsmouth 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.