Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Advances to Quarterfinals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, February 18, 2010) – Coe-Brown Northwood Academy proved their mettle on Wednesday's Granite State Challenge, defeating Brewster Academy by a score of 205 to 160. The win secured Coe-Brown Northwood Academy's place in the quarterfinals. Catch Granite State Challenge Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and again Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on New Hampshire Public Television, and always online.The victorious Coe–Brown Bears included seniors Michelle Fioccoprile and Justin Loy, juniors Nick Sylvester and Anthony Craven and alternates Jacanna Sourisak and Mark Davis. They were coached by Lorraine Drake. Their opponents, the Brewster Bobcats, included senior Sean McCollum, junior Franklin Holcomb, sophomores Daniel Lopez and Zach Baum and alternates Marlowe Appe and Riley Merritt. They were coached by Charlie Hossack and Bret Barnett.TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 @ 6 p.m.NUTE HIGH SCHOOL vs. OYSTER RIVER HIGH SCHOOLTune 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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