Bow High Defeats Exeter High

(DURHAM, April 26, 2020) - Bow High and Exeter High went toe-to-toe in the final quarterfinal match of Granite State Challenge

The Falcons of Bow High were represented by Captain Justin Murphy, Aaron Burkett, Madeline Lessard, and Colin Bayer along with alternates Connor Griffin and Jacob McDaniel. The team was coached by Michelle Hlavaz. Bow High, located in Merrimack Country, has an enrollment of around 625 students.

Playing for the Exeter High School Blue Hawks were Captain Andrew McElroy, Sophia Rubens, Noah Robinson, and Barrett Su, joined by alternates Summer Young and Sonia Russell. The team was coached by Aaron Blais. Exeter High enrolls around 1,685 students and serves the towns of Exeter, Stratham, Kensington, Newfields, Brentwood, and East Kingston.

Bow took an early lead and at the end of Round One led by a score 0f 130-80. They held on to their lead on Round Two and went into the 60-second Round with a comfortable lead of 290-200.

In the 60-second Round, Exeter chose the category "Time After Time" and correctly identified seven titles that included a year, a month or a day, missing on only the movie Friday the 13th, the Rolling Stone song, "Ruby Tuesday" and the Tom Clancy novel, The Hunt for Red October.

Bow High chose the category "All About the Hype" and correctly identified 10 out of 10 answers that began with the letters "hyp" and picked up an extra 10 points for getting them all right, including identifying mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia. At the end of the round, Bow had extended their lead to 400-270.

In the final round of the game, correct answers are worth 20 points, but an incorrect answer will cost a team 20 points and leads can be quickly lost or gained.

Both teams played a cautious game in the beginning, and with two minutes left in the game, Bow lead by a score of 480-350. Exeter was not able to make up the point deficit and Bow went on the win the match by a score of 540-390.

Bow now goes on to face Plymouth Regional High in the semifinals.

Granite State Challenge games were pre-recorded in January.

Granite State Challenge is funded by lead sponsor Unitil; with additional funding from NEA New Hampshire, Safety Insurance, New Hampshire Lottery, Heinemann Publishing, Cognia, HRCU, and Manchester Community College.

Granite State Challenge features New Hampshire's top high school academic quiz teams as they demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking, and smarts to beat the clock and buzz in first on this iconic New Hampshire game show. The game emphasizes quick recall of math, science, social studies, language arts, and fine arts facts—along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New Hampshire.

You can follow your favorite team, test your own knowledge with GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE online quizzes, and more at the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE web page or try your hand at daily brainteasers on the GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Facebook page.

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