Londonderry High School Defeats Alvirne High School in First Round of NHPTV's Granite State Challeng

(DURHAM, January 7, 2009) – Triumphing in the last game of round one of Granite State Challenge, Londonderry High School defeated Alvirne High School by a score of 245 to 230 in last night's match. 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 Alvirne Broncos, included seniors Jean-Luc Bouchard, Akshat Goyal and Fionna Howes, sophomore Meghan O'Keefe and alternates Lauren Straight, Shawn Gould and Amber Gamrat. They were coached by Alan Belancik. TUNE IN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 @ 6 p.m. FOR THE START OF ROUND 2NEWMARKET HIGH SCHOOL vs. WINNACUNNET REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLWATCH 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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