Londonderry Advances to Semifinals on Granite State Challenge

(DURHAM, April 1, 2010) – Londonderry High School triumphed on Wednesday's Granite State Challenge, defeating Oyster River High School by a score of 230 to 215. The fifteen-point win secured Londonderry High School the final 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 prevailing Londonderry Lancers included seniors Michael Darcy, Mark Cwalinski, Jessica Fang, Stephen Bowen and alternates Wesley Axtell and Stephen Peters. They were coached by James Choquette. Their opponents, the Oyster River Bobcats, included seniors Alexe Taylor and Gordon Fenn, juniors Gubby Noronha and Ryan Horton and alternates Chandler Hull and Hannah Nelson. They were coached by John Monahan.TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 @ 6 p.m. FOR THE FIRST SEMIFINAL MATCHBISHOP GUERTIN HIGH SCHOOL vs. HANOVER 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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