Londonderry Faces Souhagan

Granite State Challenge - Round One

(DURHAM, February 25, 2020) –Tune in to NHPBS Saturday, February 29 at 6:00 pm as the Londonderry High Lancers take on the Souhegan High Sabers in round-one of Granite State Challenge.

Playing for the Lancers are Captain Adhvika Arunkumar, Conor Donohue, Chris Ferrick, Tim Gore and alternates Connor Fongeallaz and Katie LaCerda. The team is coached by Pete Willis. Londonderry High enrolls over1,500 students.

The Souhegan High Sabers are represented by Captain Alec Reitter, Zach Cotter, Ari Garnick, Amanda Fulton and alternates Daniel Svendsen and Nick Giannakopoulos. The team is coached by Dave Jasinski, Sarah Kunyoysing, and Travis Nason. Souhegan High is located in Amherst and serves students in Amherst and Mont Vernon. It has an enrollment of around 830 students.

The winner of the match will face Nashua High South in the quarterfinals.

Granite State Challenge is funded by lead sponsor Unitil; with additional funding from NEA New Hampshire, Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery, Heinemann Publishing, Cognia, HRCU , and Manchester Community College.

Granite State Challenge features New Hampshire's top high school academic quiz teams as they demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking, and smarts to beat the clock and buzz in first on this iconic New Hampshire game show. The game emphasizes quick recall of math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts facts—along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New Hampshire.

You can follow your favorite team, test your own knowledge with GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE online quizzes, and more at the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE web page or try your hand at daily brainteasers on the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Facebook page.