Portsmouth Christian Academy Advances to Round Two of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, November 11, 2010) – Portsmouth Christian Academy has been a dominating team in past Granite State Challenge seasons, and last night's game was no exception. Portsmouth Christian defeated New Hampton School by a score of 330 to 150, advancing 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 prevailing Portsmouth Eagles included seniors Eric Baker, Nathan Hafner, Katii Capern, and juniors Benjamin Leavitt, Sam Haverly and Zachary Rubeor. They were coached by Donna Capern and Raymond Gamble. Their opponents, the New Hampton Huskies, included seniors Connor Slover, Daniel Gordin, Mack Willingham, junior Jonathan Katz, and sophomores Jason Alexander and Ryder Arsenault. They were coached by Justin Freeman. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 @ 6 p.m. KEARSARGE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL vs. STEVENS 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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