Nashua High South Purple Panthers Meet Souhegan High Sabers

(DURHAM, April 8, 2020) –Tune in to NHPBS Saturday, April 11 at 6:00 pm as the Purple Panthers of Nashua High South take on the Souhegan High Sabers in the quarterfinals of Granite State Challenge.

Playing for the Purple Panthers are Captain George Eid, Njeri Kiritu, Sri Korandla, Andrew Guo and alternate Shivani Shah. The team is coached by Greg Montine. Nashua High South enrolls over 1,790 students. 

The Souhegan High Sabers are represented by Captain  Alec Reitter, Zach Cotter, Ari Garnick, Amanda Fulton and alternates Daniel Svendsen and Nick Giannakopoulos. The team is coached by Dave Jasinski, Sarah Kunyoysing, and Travis Nason. Souhegan High is located in Amherst and serves students in Amherst and Mont Vernon. It has an enrollment of around 830 students.

Souhegan defeated the Lancers of Londonderry High on their way to the quarterfinals. Nashua High South bested the Clippers of Portsmouth High to secure their spot. The winner of the match will face Merrimack High in the semifinals.

* Granite state Challenge games were prerecorded in January.

Granite State Challenge is funded by lead sponsor Unitil; with additional funding from NEA New Hampshire, Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery, Heinemann Publishing, Cognia, HRCU, and Manchester Community College.

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.

You can follow your favorite team, test your own knowledge with GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE online quizzes, and more at the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE web page or try your hand at daily brainteasers on the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Facebook page.

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