Scholastic Scrimmage is a high school quiz bowl game show that was launched in 1975. It airs on WLVT-TV, the PBS affiliate for the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania and has been franchised to other Pennsylvania PBS Stations.
The long-running show is hosted by writer and producer David Graf.[1] Prior to fall 1995, the show was hosted by Harry Price. Other hosts have included Karen Walton, vice president of academics at DeSales University (1995–2017), Joseph Pacitti, English teacher at Salisbury High School (2017–18), and author and Bethlehem Area Public Library director Josh Berk (2018–2019).
Another version of the show is aired on WVIA-TV, currently hosted by Paul Lazar, in the Scranton media market.[2] A third version aired on WPSU-TV (formerly WPSX-TV) in central Pennsylvania from 2003–2009 before being discontinued. The newest version, launched in 2022, airs on Erie's WQLN-TV hosted by Dr. Glenn Holland.
Two teams of four players from Pennsylvania high schools field questions on a diverse range of academic subjects and score points with correct answers. The winners of each game advance in a competitive, season-long tournament.