Nashua High South Wins 2016 Granite State SuperChallenge

DURHAM, NH - In the season finale of Granite State Challenge, Nashua High School South beat Merrimack High School by a score of 480 to 270.

Nashua began the year strong and finished its season with a hard-won victory and the title of 2016 SUPERCHALLENGE champions.

As the SuperChallenge winner, Nashua South will take on Lexington High School in Massachusetts in the annual Granite State/Bay State Governor's Cup match between the winners of Granite State Challenge and the WGBH Boston's High School Quiz Show.

"We had an awesome year with this group. This is the first year that our team has made it this far," said Nashua coach Catherine Poulin. "We're excited to compete next week."

The team from Merrimack dominated their season, too, with impressive wins over several teams.

"It was a great year for the kids," said Merrimack coach Sara Campbell.

The Nashua Panther team was represented by captain Dody Eid, Noah Telerski, Sam McIntyrel and Nicha Devasia, and coached by Neil Claffey, Catherine Poulin and Greg Montine. The Merrimack Tomahawk team was represented by captain Jack Landry, Bailey Joseph, Pooja Agrawal and Zev Sernik, and coached by Sara Campbell.

Watch this and all the matches online >>

Hosted by Jim Jeannotte, the popular quiz contest began its 32nd season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title. New Hampshire's top high school academic teams demonstrate remarkable teamwork, quick thinking and smarts as they play Granite State Challenge. The game emphasizes quick recall of math, science, social studies, language arts and fine arts fact-along with questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and New England.

Watch Granite State Challenge Saturdays at 6 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME, with multiple airdates on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE. All games are available to watch 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.