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Pigskin Prophets: Week 1

The football season is here, and everyone, even the experts, are trying to figure out who is going to rule the roost in 2025.

Joe Marchilena

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Pigskin Prophets: Week 1
Pigskin Prophets

Nothing here to see
Just a kid like me
Trying to cut some teeth
Trying to figure it outNothing better to do
When I’m stuck on you
And still I’m in here
Trying to figure it out

The football season is here, and everyone, even the experts, are trying to figure out who is going to rule the roost in 2025. We think we know, but the truth is, we don’t. Not yet, at least, but that’s never stopped us from acting like we do.

With more confidence than we should have, here are the picks (home team in CAPS).

Joe Marchilena

  • PINKERTON over Windham
  • Dover over PORTSMOUTH-OYSTER RIVER
  • Londonderry over ALVIRNE
  • KEENE over Goffstown
  • Salem over CONCORD
  • PELHAM over Bow
  • Souhegan over ST. THOMAS
  • TRINITY over Hanover
  • Somersworth over MONADNOCK
  • GILFORD over Sanborn

Last Year: 81-33.

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

  • PINKERTON over Windham
  • PORTSMOUTH-OYSTER RIVER over Dover
  • Londonderry over ALVIRNE
  • KEENE over Goffstown
  • Salem over CONCORD
  • PELHAM over Bow
  • Souhegan over ST. THOMAS
  • TRINITY over Hanover
  • MONADNOCK over Somersworth
  • GILFORD over Sanborn

Last Year: 83-31.

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. 

George Scione

  • PINKERTON over Windham
  • PORTSMOUTH-OYSTER RIVER over Dover
  • Londonderry over ALVIRNE
  • KEENE over Goffstown
  • Salem over CONCORD
  • PELHAM over Bow
  • Souhegan over ST. THOMAS
  • TRINITY over Hanover
  • MONADNOCK over Somersworth
  • GILFORD over Sanborn

Last Year: 80-34.

George Scione writes for NH-HighSchoolSports.com and has covered high school sports in New Hampshire since 1995.

Dan Doyon

  • PINKERTON over Windham
  • Dover over PORTSMOUTH-OYSTER RIVER
  • Londonderry over ALVIRNE
  • KEENE over Goffstown
  • Salem over CONCORD
  • PELHAM over Bow
  • Souhegan over ST. THOMAS
  • TRINITY over Hanover
  • Somersworth over MONADNOCK
  • GILFORD over Sanborn

Last Year: 82-32.

Dan Doyon covers high school sports in New Hampshire for several media outlets.

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