Manchester Central High School Defeats Pinkerton Academy in First Round of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, November 19, 2009) –Manchester Central High School rose to the challenge on Wednesday's Granite State Challenge, defeating Pinkerton Academy by a score of 320 to 160, and advancing to round two. Granite State Challenge airs Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and again Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television. The conquering Manchester Little Green included seniors Ben Stergiou, Nihco Gallo, David Neider, Nick Ambrogi, Andrew Lavoie and junior Olivia Papp. They were coached by Sean Russell and Mike Hennessy. Their opponents, the Pinkerton Astros, included seniors Morgan Sutherland, Lucas Newell, Samuel Rind and sophomore Tannishtha Pramanick. Alternates were Martha Beard, Joon-Ho Lee and Nicholas Kukshtel. They were coached by Anthony Penta and Peter Crowell. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 @ 6 p.m. FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL vs. NEWPORT MIDDLE 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 Public Service of New Hampshire, the Community College System of New Hampshire, Irving Oil, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

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