Nashua High School South Advances to Semi-finals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, March 24, 2011) – The Nashua High School South team laid claim to one of the last spots in the semi-finals when they defeated Bedford High School 330 to 230 on last night's Granite State Challenge. 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 Nashua South Purple Panthers included seniors Alden LeClair, Mitchell Gustin, Kinjal Shah, William Gosse, IV, and juniors Erin Barry and Alicia Javier. They were coached by Neil Claffey and Catherine E. Poulin. Their opponents, the 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.Nashua High School South will face the winner of next week's match in the semi-finals on April 13th at 6 p.m.TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 @ 6 p.m. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL vs. BISHOP BRADY 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 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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