Prospect Mountain High Takes on Plymouth Regional High

(Durham, February 3, 2025) - The Prospect Mountain Timberwolves face the Bobcats of Plymouth Regional High in the first game of the 43rd season of Granite State Challenge on Thursday, February 6 at 8:30 p.m. on New Hampshire PBS.

Playing for Prospect Mountain High captain and 11th grader Loralie Chase, 11th grader Liam Conway, 10th grader Jude Dumond and 9th grader Lucas Lund. The team alternates are 9th graders Kira Campanile and Kaydens Roy-Bennett. The team is coached by social studies teacher Amanda Vanderlinde. Prospect Mountain enrolls 496 students from Alton and Barnstead.

When asked what Prospect Mountain High team’s biggest strength was, coach Amanda Vanderlinde stressed their communication. “They work really well together as a team, they're so respectful of each otherit's not just something they do after school they really care about each other,” said Vanderlinde.

The Prospect Mountain High team is stacked with underclassmen; team captain Loralie Chase specialty is math and history. “We work together as a team trying to keep that sportsmanship going and be polite, whether we win or lose, we are just trying to really remember that,” said Loralie. “We're representing our school.”

Playing for Plymouth Regional High are team captain and 12th grader Reagan Sutherland, twelfth graders Norm Sackett and Max Shamansky and 10th grader Yuriy Paul. The team alternates are 12th grader Mason Glew and 10th grader Abe Hankens. The coaches for the team are drafting teacher Jay Fogarty and world languages teacher Troy Harris. Plymouth Regional High School is a three-time Granite State Challenge champion. It enrolls 658 students from Plymouth, Ashland, Holderness, Campton, Rumney, Wentworth, Warren, Ellsworth, Waterville Valley and Thornton.

In the hour-long trip to the New Hampshire studios in Durham, Plymouth team captain Reagan Sutherland said, “We did some practice questions in the van. It was a lot of fun and we just tried to create a positive atmosphere going into every match so we're in a good spot mentally.”

Plymouth Regional High coach Jay Fogarty is excited to be coaching his well-seasoned team. “I know that across-the-board they play well together and they've been playing together for a long time, and I think one of the nice advantages when you've been playing together for a long time is they know their own strikes and weaknesses,” said Fogarty.

Catch the new season of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE premiering on Thursday, February 6th at 8:30 p.m. on NHPBS. You can also stream it on the PBS App, the NHPBS YouTube channel, or online at nhpbs.org/gsc.

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ABOUT GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE HOST: Hosted by Bow High School teacher and former Granite State Challenge coach (Bedford High), contestant (Belmont High) and Granite State Challenge crew member, Jon Cannon. Granite State Challenge features some of New Hampshire's brightest high school students 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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