KEENE HIGH SCHOOL TOPS PLYMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH IN GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE

(DURHAM, April 26, 2014) - Saturday's GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE match saw perennial powerhouse Keene High School take on returning champion Plymouth Regional High School. The match was a nail-biter, but Keene came away with a 295-210 win."We were confident going into the quarter-finals," said Plymouth Regional coach Jay Fogarty, "but we knew we would have to stop Keene's top player, Adam, if we were going to win."The Keene High School Blackbirds were represented by Captain Adam Burnett, Peter Fedrizzi, Emrys Fitzgerald-Cherry and Nikhil Vummadi, and coached by Susan Romano. The Plymouth Regional High School Bobcats were represented by captain Sophia Adams, Andrew Buttolph, Alexander Browne and Nathan Maves-Moore, and coached by Jay Fogarty.Watch this and all the matches online >>Keene High School now advances to the semi-finals of Granite State Challenge. The popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling for the coveted SuperChallenge title and brainy bragging rights.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 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.The winner of the Granite State SuperChallenge receives $1,000, a trophy and a champion banner for their school; the runner-up school receives $500 and a trophy. The SuperChallenge winner will compete for the Governor's Cup against the winner of the WGBH Boston High School Quiz Show at the end of the season.Watch Granite State Challenge Saturdays at 6 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME, and at other times on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE; watch online anytime.Ready to play Granite State Challenge online? Join others in the group, play with your friends on Facebook, or take the quiz on your own. Take the interactive online quiz now!Granite State Challenge is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England. Additional funding is provided by NH NEA, Heinemann, DF Richard, Markem-Imaje, Pax World Mutual Funds, and Measured Progress. The GSC 2014 champion banner for the winning school was donated by the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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