Hanover High School Advances to Semifinals of Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, March 18, 2010) – Hanover High School prevailed on Wednesday's Granite State Challenge, defeating the Derryfield School by a score of 240 to 160. The win secured Hanover High School the second spot in the semifinals. 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 Hanover Marauders included seniors Nick O'Leary and Eleanor Reid, sophomores Gabriel Brison-Trezise and Jaden Gladstone, as well as alternates Aaron Watanabe and Sucharita Jayanti. They were coached by Bill Murphy. Their opponents, the Derryfield Cougars, included seniors Brandon Wilson and Tucker DiNapoli, juniors Kaitlin Fink and Kate Jorgensen and alternate Kim Selwyn. They were coached by Dennis Holland.Hanover High School will face Bishop Guertin High School in the first Granite State Challenge semifinal match on Wednesday, April 7th at 6 p.m. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 @ 6 p.m. COE-BROWN NORTHWOOD ACADEMY vs. MANCHESTER CENTRAL 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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