Hanover High Meets Manchester Central

Granite State Challenge - Round One

(DURHAM, March 11, 2020) –Tune in to NHPBS Saturday, March 14 at 6:00 pm as the Marauders of Hanover High take on the Little Green of Manchester Central in the first round of Granite State Challenge.

The Hanover Marauders are represented by Captain Daniel Bender, Dennis Acker, Tom Mosdal, Luke Szczepiorkowski and alternate Cameron Bonner. The team is coached by William Murphy. Hanover High is located in Grafton County and has an enrollment of around 749 students.

Playing for the Manchester Central Little Green are Captain Karishma Manchanda, Eamonn Ryan, Kellan Barbee, Jonas Weissberg, and alternates Aiden O'Connell and Cooper Hamel. The team is coached by Lorraine Meyette. Manchester High enrolls around 2,100 students.

The winner of the match will face defending champs, Plymouth Regional High, 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.