HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL TOPS KEENE IN GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE

(DURHAM, May 6, 2013) - After an exciting opening round which ended in a tie, Hanover High School took a second-round lead and held to it for a victory of 375-280 over Keene High last night on GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE.Keene hit a homerun in the opening round, which ended with both teams tied at 110 points. In spite of another perfect 60-second round for Keene, Hanover took advantage of the bonus round and with some help from Neil Degrasse Tyson, they secured their third victory in the final round.The Hanover Marauders were represented by captain Graham Reid, Matt Jin, Siddhartha Jayanti, and Hannah Sobel, and led by coach Bill Murphy. The Keene Blackbirds were represented by captain Leo Hastings, Adam Burnett, Henry Herold, Matt Manning, and were coached by Susan Romano. Watch the match online here.Hanover High School now advances to the final round: the Granite State SuperChallenge; all GSC matches are available online to watch anytime.The popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title and brainy bragging rights. Look for exciting new angles to the games this season, including a Granite State vs. Bay State Governors' Cup grand finale match in May.It takes a winning combination of knowledge, teamwork, grace under pressure, and a quick buzzer reflex to play Granite State Challenge. The show brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in lively competition. The game emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines - math, science, social studies, language and fine arts - along with a mix of questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and regional topics. Host Jim Jeannotte poses the Challenge questions to the teams; Lori Warriner interviews team members.Each of the four team members and the alternates of the winning Granite State SuperChallenge team will receive a $1,000 award from the NHHEAF Network/ I Am College Bound.org program. The winning school also receives $1,000 and a trophy, and the runner-up school receives $500.Watch Granite State Challenge Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME, and at other times on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE; watch online anytime.Granite State Challenge is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil Corporation, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England. Additional funding is provided by the NHHEAF Network Organizations, DF Richard, Markem-Imaje, Pax World Funds, Heinemann and Measured Progress.

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