Division I football season preview

Here’s a look at how we think Division I might play out in 2015.

East Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Exeter (8-3, lost in semifinals)
2. Winnacunnet (2-7)
3. Portsmouth (6-4, lost in conference championship)
4. Spaulding (2-7)
5. Dover (0-9)

Game to watch: Sept. 26, Winnacunnet at Exeter, 1:30 p.m.

Players to watch: Kyle Ball, Exeter; Brian Auffant, Winnacunnet; Joey Auger, Portsmouth.

South Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Pinkerton (12-0, division champion)
2. Salem (7-2)
3. Timberlane (4-5)
4. Londonderry (8-2, lost in conference championship)
5. Merrimack (2-7)

Game to watch: Sept. 19, Pinkerton at Salem, 2 p.m.

Players to watch: Doug Maroun, Salem; David Wiedenfeld, Londonderry; Tyler DeNeill, Merrimack.

North Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Goffstown (5-4)
2. Bedford (11-1, lost in division championship)
3. Concord (6-4, lost in conference championship)
4. Manchester Central (3-6)
5. Manchester Memorial (5-4)

Game to watch: Oct. 10, Bedford at Goffstown, 1:30 p.m.

Players to watch: Franklin Castillo Diaz, Goffstown; Bobby Heald, Bedford; Jacob Lewis, Concord.

West Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Bishop Guertin (5-6, lost in semifinals)
2. Alvirne (4-6, lost in conference championship)
3. Nashua North (2-7)
4. Nashua South (4-5)
5. Keene (1-8)

Game to watch: Oct. 30, Alvirne at Concord, 7 p.m.

Players to watch: Jordan Hiscoe, Bishop Guertin; Danny Brown, Alvirne; Max Fay, Nashua North.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (South/East Cluster)

• Winnacunnet vs. Pinkerton
• Salem vs. Exeter

Quarterfinals (North/West cluster)

• Concord vs. Bishop Guertin
• Bedford vs. Goffstown

Final four: Pinkerton, Exeter, Bishop Guertin, Goffstown.

Championship game: Pinkerton over Goffstown.