MERRIMACK HIGH SCHOOL BEATS KEARSARGE; MOVES TO SEMIFINALS OF GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE

(DURHAM, April 23, 2016) - In this week's GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE match, Merrimack High School beat Kearsarge Regional by a score of 400 to 300. Merrimack closed the first round with a slight advantage and kept the lead throughout.The Merrimack Tomahawks team was represented by captain Jack Landry, Bailey Joseph, Pooja Agrawal, and Zev Sernik, and coached by Sara Campbell. The Kearsarge Cougars team was represented by captain Aidan Terhune, Eric Scheuch, Elise Paquette, and David Russell, and coached by Randy Wormald. Watch this and all the matches online >>Merrimack High School now advances to the semifinals of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. Hosted by Jim Jeannotte, the popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SUPERCHALLENGE title. Also, for a fourth 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 fact-along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New England.Watch GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Saturdays at 5:30 PM on NHPTV PRIME, with multiple airdates on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE. All games are available to watch online at video.nhptv.org. Online GSC quizzes keep students and audiences involved in the fun. 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, Markem-Imaje, Heinemann Publishing, PAX World Investments, D.F. Richard, Measured Progress, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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