Con-Val Regional HS Defeats Phillips Exeter Academy in Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, October 7, 2010) – Con-Val Regional High School defeated Phillips Exeter Academy by a score of 325 to 165 last night on Granite State Challenge, advancing the Con-Val team to round two. Catch Granite State Challenge Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and again Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television, and always online.The successful Con-Val Cougars included seniors Alice Hale, Ethan Beihl, Karissa Vincent, Mara Zrzavy, and junior Will Welch. They were coached by Molly Flower Eppig. Their opponents, the Phillips Exeter Griffins, included seniors In Young Cho and Daniel Yuonathon, juniors Douglas Gordon, Jonathan Cai, Alan Dong, and sophomore Siddhartha Reddy. They were coached by Hunter Farnham. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 @ 6 p.m. LITTLETON HIGH SCHOOL vs. TRINITY 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, Markem-Imaje and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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