Manchester Central High School Advances to Finals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, April 15, 2010) – Manchester Central High School was victorious on Wednesday's Granite State Challenge, defeating Londonderry High School by a score of 270 to 215. The win secured Manchester Central High School the coveted final spot in the Granite State SuperChallenge. They will face off against Hanover High School on next week's season finale airing at a special time, Wednesday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. The match will air again Thursday, April 22 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 24 at 8:30 a.m. The conquering Manchester Little Green included seniors Ben Stergiou, Nihco Gallo, David Neider, Nick Ambrogi, Andrew Lavoie and junior Olivia Papp. They were coached by Sean Russell and Mike Hennessy. Their opponents, the Londonderry Lancers, included seniors Michael Darcy, Mark Cwalinski, Jessica Fang, Stephen Bowen and alternates Wesley Axtell and Stephen Peters. They were coached by James Choquette.Hanover High School is a past Granite State SuperChallenge winner, taking the title in 1991 and 2003. This will be Manchester Central High School's first appearance in the SuperChallenge. GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE APRIL 21 @ 5:30 p.m. and APRIL 22 @ 8 p.m.HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL vs. MANCHESTER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLTune in each Wednesday 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 April. 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 Lori Warriner interviews team members prior to the game.Funding for Granite State Challenge is provided Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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