PLYMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TOPS MANCHESTER CENTRAL IN GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE

(DURHAM, May 13, 2013) - In the concluding round of this season's GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE, Plymouth Regional High School was able to maintain its lead and secure a victory of 325-275 over Manchester Central. This win sets the stage for Plymouth to take on Hanover High School in next week's finale, the GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE match.The Plymouth Regional Bobcats were represented by captain Kate Brownstein, Jordan Brownstein, Jade McLaughlin, and Aaron Scheinman, and led by coach Jay Fogarty. The Manchester Little Greens were represented by captain Connor Harding, Aiden Connell, Addie Curran, Abby Swenson, and were coached by Lorraine Meyette and Chad Sandford. Watch the match online here.Plymouth Regional High School now advances to the final round: the Granite State SuperChallenge, which airs Sunday, May 19th at 6:30 p.m. 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.On May 26 at 6:30 p.m., the winner of Granite State SuperChallenge will compete against the winner of WGBH's High School Quiz Show in the first Granite State/Bay State Governor's Cup Challenge match.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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