Bedford HS Advances to Quarterfinals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, February 10, 2011) – It was a big win for Bedford High School last night, as they defeated Stevens High School 360 to 195 in a round two 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 triumphant Bedford Bulldogs included seniors Camden Bisson and Jordan Dempsey, and juniors Milan Sandhu, Zach Collins, Liam Synan and Kegan Leberman. They were coached by Jon Cannon and Robert Zeller. Their opponents, the Stevens Cardinals, included seniors Asa Barre, Tyler Dillehay, Liz Kern, Beth Klebes, Josh Sturtevant and junior Catherine Gessner. They were coached by Gary Cullison and Karen Cullison. Bedford High School will face the winner of next week's match in the quarterfinals. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 @ 6 p.m. GORHAM MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL vs. NASHUA HIGH SCHOOL SOUTHTune 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 by 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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