(DURHAM, October 15, 2009) – Bishop Guertin High School flexed their mental muscles on Wednesday's Granite State Challenge and defeated Kingswood Regional High School by a score of 315 to 185. Bishop Guertin's landslide win marks a new scoring record for this season. Granite State Challenge airs Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and again, Saturdays at 8:30 a.m.The conquering Bishop Guertin Cardinals included seniors Nick Aldwin, Andy Brink and Nadia Morris, junior Brandon Pierotti and alternate Chris Dicesare. They were coached by Mary Starratt. Their opponents, the Kingswood Knights, included seniors Paul Rainville, John Jamieson and Mike Harris, junior Corbyn Lamy and alternates Ceci Mancuso and David Harrigan. They were coached by John Struble. Tune in Wednesday, October 21 @ 6 p.m.for the next GSC match-up Mascoma Valley High School vs. Newfound Regional High School
WATCH ONLINE Tune in each Wednesday night @ 6 p.m. and follow your favorite teams' progress. The popular quiz contest begins with 32 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title. There are four single-elimination rounds leading to the final contest in April. If you missed a match and want to see how your favorite team fared, watch Granite State Challenge online at www.nhptv.org/gsc and on YouTube, or download it from the Granite State Challenge website or iTunes Music Store as a video podcast.Granite State Challenge brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in spirited competition. The contest emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines - math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts - along with a smattering of pop culture trivia and New Hampshire topics. Long-time host Jim Jeannotte asks the Challenge questions to the teams; co-host Lori Warriner interviews team members prior to the game.Funding for Granite State Challenge is provided by Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.