GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE CHAMPS PINKERTON ACADEMY TOP KENNETT HS

Last year's GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE champions, Pinkerton Academy, returned with a win over Kennett High School by a score of 315 to 155. Kennett opened the game strong and trailed only by a few points at the end of the first half, but Pinkerton kept a fast buzzer and dominated the final round.The Pinkerton Astros were represented by captain Rebekah Terry, Joe Ronca, Jake Hudgins, and Alessandra Shipman, and were coached by Peter Crowell and Pam Griswold. The Kennett Eagles were represented by captain Ben Zimmer, Liam Van Rossum, Peter Mayer, and PJ Benson, and were coached by David Freedman and Jocylen Judge.Watch the match online.Pinkerton Academy now advances to the second round of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. The popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SUPERCHALLENGE title. Also, for a third year, there will be a Granite State vs. Bay State Governor's Cup match between the winners of the GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE and the WGBH Boston High School Quiz Show. New Hampshire's top high school academic teams demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking and smarts as they play GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. The game emphasizes quick recall of math, science, social studies, language arts and fine arts facts – along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New England. Host Jim Jeannotte poses the Challenge questions; co-host Lori Warriner gets the behind-the-scenes story from each team. Watch GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Saturdays at 6 PM on NHPTV PRIME, with multiple airdates on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE. All games can be watched online at video.nhptv.org, on YouTube or iTunes. Online GSC quizzes keep students and audiences involved in the fun. www.nhptv.org/gscGRANITE 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 NEA New Hampshire, Heinemann, D.F. Richard, Markem-Imaje, Measured Progress, and the NHHEAF Network.

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