MANCHESTER CENTRAL TOPS PLYMOUTH AND MOVES TO SEMIFINALS OF GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE

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(DURHAM, April 16, 2016) - In this week's GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE match, Manchester Central beat Plymouth Regional High School by a score of 410 to 320. Plymouth started the game with a sizable lead, but Manchester Central dominated the final round and took home the victory. The Manchester Little Green team was represented by captain Liam Downing, Tom Regan, Sean Madden and Emery Veilleux, and coached by Lorraine Meyette. The Plymouth Bob Cats team was represented by captain Andrew Chabot, Sean Harris, Isaac Lewis and Nate Maves-Moore, and coached by Jay Fogarty. Watch this and all the matches online >> Manchester Central High School now advances to the semifinals of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. Hosted by Jim Jeannotte, the popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SUPERCHALLENGE title. Also, for a fourth year, there will be a Granite State vs. Bay State Governor's Cup match between the winners of the GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE and the WGBH Boston High School Quiz Show. 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 fact-along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New England. Watch GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Saturdays at 5:30 PM on NHPTV PRIME, with multiple airdates on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE. All games are available to watch online at video.nhptv.org. Online GSC quizzes keep students and audiences involved in the fun. nhptv.org/gsc GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England; additional funding is provided by NEA-New Hampshire, Markem-Imaje, Heinemann Publishing, PAX World Investments, D.F. Richard, Measured Progress, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.