Dover remains at the top of the NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll to start the fall
The defending Division I champions will being their title defense as the top team in the preseason NHHSSports Coaches Poll.
The defending Division I champions will being their title defense as the top team in the preseason NHHSSports Coaches Poll.
The Dover High School field hockey team received four of 13 first-place votes and held off Exeter to take the top spot in the coaches poll to begin the 2024 season. The Green Wave open the regular season Wednesday, when they host Goffstown.
Exeter, which also received four first-place votes to come in at No. 2, will begin the year Friday at Keene. Windham, last year’s runner-up in D1, got two first-place votes to finish third and will start the season by hosting Pinkerton on Friday.
John Stark, the defending two-time D2 champs, came in at No. 4 while Bedford received three first-place votes to round out the top five. The Generals don’t begin their season until Sept. 6 at Derryfield while Bedford hosts Salem on Friday to start the fall.
Pinkerton came in at No. 6 and Bishop Guertin opens the year at No. 7, as the Cardinals will go to Timberlane for their opener on Friday. Souhegan, which took the No. 8 spot, begins its season Friday at Hanover.
Oyster River, which hosts Laconia on Friday, came in at No. 9 while Londonderry, which opens at home against Merrimack, finished out the top 10.
Here is the preseason NHHSS Field Hockey Coaches Poll for the 2024 season. These are the top 10 field hockey teams in the state, with last year’s record, first-place votes/points (T=tie), and last year’s final ranking.
- Dover (18-0-1), 4/109, 1st
- Exeter (12-5-1), 4/100, 5th
- Windham (16-2-1), 2/76, 2nd
- John Stark (16-1), 72, 4th
- Bedford (9-7), 3/70, NR
- Pinkerton (10-5-2), 51, 7th
- Bishop Guertin (16-3), 44, 3rd
- Souhegan (12-3-2), 40, 10th
- Oyster River (12-4), 34, NR
- Londonderry (8-10), 24, NR
Others receiving votes: Hollis Brookline (11-5), 16; Keene (7-7-3), 14; Winnacunnet (10-6-1), 11; Concord (11-6-1), 10, 8th; Portsmouth (9-6-1), 9; Kennett (14-3), 6, 6th; Derryfield (4-9-2), 6; Bow (12-5), 5; Gilford (16-1), 4, 9th; Bishop Brady (11-4), 4; Merrimack Valley (7-6-2), 2; Goffstown (11-4-1), 1.
The coaches poll is voted on by field hockey coaches from around the state and members of the media. If you would like to sponsor the poll, send an email to nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
