Division I football season preview

Here’s a look at how we think Division I might play out in 2014.

East Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Exeter (7-4, lost in semifinals)
2. Winnacunnet (5-4)
3. Portsmouth (10-2, lost in Division II final)
4. Spaulding (6-4, lost in conference championship)
5. Dover (2-7)

2013 Conference Championship: Exeter 24, Spaulding 14.

Game to watch: Sept 27, Exeter at Winnacunnet, 1:30 p.m.

Player to watch: Mikel Toar, linebacker, Portsmouth.

North Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Bedford (7-2)
2. Concord (12-0, won Division I)
3. Goffstown (3-6 in South Conference)
4. Manchester Central (7-3, lost in conference championship)
5. Manchester Memorial (2-7)

2013 Conference Championship: Concord 53, Manchester Central 14.

Game to watch: Oct. 17, Concord at Bedford, 7 p.m.

Player to watch: Mike Vailas, quarterback/defensive back, Bedford.

South Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Pinkerton (9-3, lost in championship game)
2. Salem (4-6)
3. Londonderry (4-6, lost in conference championship)
4. Merrimack (3-6)
5. Timberlane (1-8)

2013 Conference Championship: Pinkerton 55, Londonderry 7.

Game to watch: Sept. 20, Salem at Pinkerton, 7 p.m.

Player to watch: T.J. Urbanik, running back, Pinkerton.

West Conference

Predicted order of finish (last year’s record)

1. Bishop Guertin (6-3)
2. Nashua South (9-2, lost in conference championship)
3. Keene (8-3, lost in semifinals)
4. Nashua North (3-7)
5. Alvirne (1-8)

2013 Conference Championship: Keene 38, Nashua South 21.

Game to watch: Oct. 31, Nashua South at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.

Player to watch: Kelvin Rivera, running back, Bishop Guertin.

Conference Championship Winners

• East: Winnacunnet
• North: Bedford
• South: Pinkerton
• West: Nashua South

Championship game: Pinkerton over Bedford.