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I can finally breathe again
Standing on my own two feet again
Learning that my scars won’t bleed again
Mistakes I couldn’t undo
Try to destroy you

Breathe Again by Pop Evil

We can all breathe easy; football is back. It’s the first week of a new season here in New Hampshire, and we’ve all been putting in the work since last November, working on our flaws and getting back up to chase the dream one more time. Over here, we’ve added some depth, bringing in a couple more prophets to make the weekly football picks. Will it be enough? We’ll find out in a few months.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2024 football season.

With at least a tiny bit of confidence, here are the picks (home teams in CAPS).

Joe Marchilena

Exeter over DOVER
Bedford over NASHUA NORTH
GOFFSTOWN over Concord
SALEM over Londonderry
SOUHEGAN over St. Thomas
Monadnock over SOMERSWORTH
WINNACUNNET over Portsmouth-Oyster River
BOW over Pelham
WINDHAM over Timberlane
Nashua South over BISHOP GUERTIN

Joe Marchilena is the owner and editor of NH-HighSchoolSports.com, and has been covering high school sports in New Hampshire since 2005.

Mike Lochman

Exeter over DOVER
Bedford over NASHUA NORTH
Concord over GOFFSTOWN
Londonderry over SALEM
SOUHEGAN over St. Thomas
Monadnock over SOMERSWORTH
WINNACUNNET over Portsmouth-Oyster River
BOW over Pelham
Timberlane over WINDHAM
BISHOP GUERTIN over Nashua South

Mike Lochman coached high school football in New Hampshire for 20 years at Merrimack, Hollis Brookline and Souhegan, and is a co-host for the Ninth State Sports Show football podcast.