PLYMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TOPS HANOVER IN THIS WEEK'S GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE MATCH

(DURHAM, March 21, 2015 ) - In this week's GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE match, Plymouth Regional High School edged out Hanover High School by a score of 250 to 235. Plymouth trailed by 75 points heading into the final round, but closed the gap when Hanover lost points due to incorrect answers.The Plymouth Bobcats were represented by captain Alexander Browne, Sean Harris, Isaac Lewis, and Andrew Chabot, and were coached by Jay Fogarty. Hanover Marauders were represented by captain Tobias Reynolds, Raj Kane, Ben Chaimberg, and Felix Simon, and were coached by Bill Murphy.Watch the match online."If you live by the sword, you can die by the sword," said Hanover coach Bill Murphy. "We buzzed in quickly, but when the answers were wrong in the final round, it hurt us."Plymouth High School 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. Tune in Saturday, March 28 at 6 p.m., when Dover High School and Manchester Central test smarts and savvy, in the next match of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE.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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