Bow High School Advances to Round Two of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, October 21, 2010) – A bonus round helped propel Bow High School to a win over Fall Mountain Regional High School on last night's Granite State Challenge. Bow defeated Fall Mountain by a score of 285 to 170. 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 Bow Falcons included seniors William Sheffer, Olivia Bergen, Stephanie Strong, Eric Chase, Rachel Gottlieb and junior Aaron Forrest. They were coached by Michelle Miller. Their opponents, the Fall Mountain Wildcats, included seniors Welcome Frye, Kaelan Hansson, Evan Holmes, junior Jeremy Williams and sophomore Sean Kelly. They were coached by Nick Belsky.TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 6 p.m. INTER-LAKES REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL vs. FARMINGTON 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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