Littleton High Defeats Bow High in Round One

A marsupial, a marsupial, my kingdom for a marsupial. Marsupials are found on three continents. Can you name them all? That question stumped both teams in the second game of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE.

While they couldn't answer that question, the Littleton High Crusaders managed well enough with other questions to defeat the Bow High Falcons by a score of 570-400 in in Round One of Granite State Challenge.

The Crusaders of Littleton High were represented by captain Jenna Doucette, Marcos Silveira, Aidan Hastings, Vincent Silva and alternates Dayna Garcia and Breanna Corliss. The team was coached by Charles Denny.

The Bow High Falcons were represented by Luca Demian, Connor Griffin, Justin Murphy, and captain Aaron Burkett along with alternates Zach McDaniel and Lara Chern. The team was coached by Michelle Hlavaz.

Littleton will now go on to face Hanover High in the first game of the Quarter Finals on Saturday, March 30 at 6 pm on NHPBS.

Fall Mountain and Souhegan face each other in the next Round One game  on Saturday, February 16 at 6 pm on NHPBS.

You can view matches online, play weekly Granite State Challenge online quizzes and keep up with your favorite team at nhpbs.org/gsc.

Oh, and about that question both teams missed - marsupials are found in Australia, North America and South America.

Granite State Challenge features New Hampshire's top high school academic quiz teams as they demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking and smarts to beat the clock and buzz in first on this iconic New Hampshire game show. 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 Hampshire.

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