Portsmouth Christian Academy Advances to Semi-finals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, March 17, 2011) – Portsmouth Christian Academy faced off against Bow High School last night in the second quarterfinal match of Granite State Challenge. The teams were neck and neck until the final few moments when Portsmouth Christian pulled ahead to defeat Bow, 305 to 270. 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 Portsmouth Christian 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, Bow Falcons, included seniors William Sheffer, Olivia Bergen, Stephanie Strong, Eric Chase, Rachel Gottlieb, and junior Aaron Forrest. They were coached by Michelle Miller. Portsmouth Christian Academy will face Con-Val Regional High School in the semifinals on April 6th at 6 p.m.TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 @ 6 p.m. BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL vs. NASHUA HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH Tune 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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