Farmington High School Advances to Round Two of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, October 28, 2010) – In the closing minutes of the game, Farmington High School ran away with the lead and defeated Inter-Lakes Regional High School by a score of 295 to 235 to win last night's Granite State Challenge match. 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 Farmington Tigers included seniors Samantha Stoakes and Rebecca Ireland, and juniors Katiemae White, Nick MacArthur, Matthew Hussey and Tyler Johnson. They were coached by Louise Leahy. Their opponents, the Inter-Lakes Lakers, included seniors Eliot Johnson, Cody Cook, Matt Otis, Austin Hart, Teddy Willey and Adam Merkwan. They were coached by Meg Bedford and Chuck Bates. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 @ 6 p.m. STRATFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL vs. NEWMARKET 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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