​Souhegan High Falls to Fall Mountain on Granite State Challenge

DURHAM, NH — In this week’s Granite State Challenge, Fall Mountain Regional High School defeated Souhegan High School by a score of 610 to 170. Fall Mountain came out of the gate strong and maintained their lead against a tough Souhegan team throughout the game, according to a press statement.

Playing for the Fall Mountain Wildcats was captain Tim Fitzpatrick, Lenard Lim, George Gowdy, Lauren MacLachlan, and alternates Grace Bushway and Brandon Perkins. The team was coached by Nick Belsky.

The Souhegan Sabers were represented by captain Hannah Parrott, Elizabeth Purvis, Sean Corrigan, Jake Upton and alternates Brian Heaney and Sarah Eastland. The team was coached by Dave Jasinski and Tony Doucet.

“We are very proud of the growth our students have shown,” said Souhegan coach Tony Doucet. “This was the first year that our team finished in the top 14 of the Super Sunday Qualifying event, and we are extremely proud of them for that.”

Fall Mountain now advances to the second round of Granite State Challenge.

Hosted by Jim Jeannotte, the popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title. Also, for a fourth year, there will be a Granite State vs. Bay State Governor's Cup match between the winners of the Granite State SuperChallenge and the WGBH Boston High School Quiz Show.

New Hampshire's top high school academic teams demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking and smarts as they play Granite State SuperChallenge. 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 England.

Watch Granite State Challenge Saturdays at 6 PM on NHPTV PRIME, with multiple airdates on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE. Games are also streamed live on the NHPTV Facebook page, facebook.com/NHPTV. All games are available to view online at video.nhptv.org. Online GSC quizzes keep students and audiences involved in the fun. nhptv.org/gsc

Granite State Challenge is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England; additional funding is provided by NEA-New Hampshire, Markem-Imaje, Heinemann Publishing, PAX World Investments, D.F. Richard, Measured Progress, and the NHHEAF Network Organizations.

Submitted by New Hampshire Public Television.