Bow Meets Mascoma Valley Regional On Granite State Challenge

DURHAM, NH — Bow High School meets Mascoma Valley Regional High School in game six in the first round of Granite State Challenge at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday on NHPBS.

Bow High is represented by senior and captain Alessandra Sargent, along with seniors Emily Vincent, Theodore Barker, and Logan Fox. The team alternates are seniors Daniel Miranda and Becky Zheng. The team is coached by Michelle Hlavaz. Bow High enrolls around 650 students from Bow and Dunbarton.

Playing for Mascoma Valley Regional High are Captain and senior Gage Lambert along with seniors Logan Escano-Smith and Liam Finger, and junior Lidia Josephson. The team alternates are sophomore Sydney Pettus and junior Breanna Houston. The team is coached by John Sweetland. Mascoma Valley Regional High School enrolls around 340 students from Canaan, Grafton, Enfield, Orange, and Dorchester.

The winner of the game will move on to the quarterfinals where they will face Plymouth Regional High at 7:30 p.m. on April 13. The next round-one game pits Oyster River High against Winnacunnnet High School and airs at 7:30 p.m. on March 16.

Hosted by Bow High School teacher and former Granite State Challenge coach (Bedford High), contestant (Belmont High), and Granite State Challenge crew member, Jon Cannon, 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 hands at daily brainteasers on the Granite State Challenge Facebook page.

Granite State Challenge is funded by lead sponsor Unitil; with additional funding from NEA New Hampshire, Safety Insurance, The New Hampshire Lottery, D.F. Richard Energy, Cognia, and HRCU.

Submitted by New Hampshire Public Television.