Pigskin Prophets: Week 4

Can you feel the hairs stand on the back of your neck?
Can you feel your heart beating right out of your chest?
Can you feel your bones ache like there’s something within?
Can you feel your blood pumping inside of your skin?Can you feel it?

• They Don’t Want What We Want by Asking Alexandria

For many teams in Division I, this is rivalry week. The chance to make your season worthwhile, regardless of what else happens the rest of the year, because beating a rival isn’t just a win on the field. A win over your rival means bragging rights, until you meet again.

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

Joe Marchilena

• PINKERTON over Londonderry
• Nashua South over NASHUA NORTH
• DOVER over Spaulding
• MANCHESTER WEST over Souhegan
• INTER-LAKES/MOULTONBOROUGH over Gilford
• ST. THOMAS over Bow
• Winnacunnet over EXETER
• BISHOP GUERTIN over Salem
• PLYMOUTH over Kingswood
• HILLSBORO-DEERING over Mascoma Valley

Last Week: 6-4. Season: 20-10.

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 Londonderry
• Nashua South over NASHUA NORTH
• DOVER over Spaulding
• Souhegan over MANCHESTER WEST
• INTER-LAKES/MOULTONBOROUGH over Gilford
• ST. THOMAS over Bow
• EXETER over Winnacunnet
• BISHOP GUERTIN over Salem
• PLYMOUTH over Kingswood
• Mascoma Valley over HILLSBORO-DEERING

Last Week: 7-3. Season: 23-7.

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 Londonderry
• NASHUA NORTH over Nashua South
• DOVER over Spaulding
• MANCHESTER WEST over Souhegan
• Gilford over INTER-LAKES/MOULTONBOROUGH
• Bow over ST. THOMAS
• EXETER over Winnacunnet
• BISHOP GUERTIN over Salem
• PLYMOUTH over Kingswood
• HILLSBORO-DEERING over Mascoma Valley

Last Week: 4-6. Season: 19-11.

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

Dan Doyon

• PINKERTON over Londonderry
• Nashua South over NASHUA NORTH
• DOVER over Spaulding
• Souhegan over MANCHESTER WEST
• Gilford over INTER-LAKES/MOULTONBOROUGH
• ST. THOMAS over Bow
• EXETER over Winnacunnet
• BISHOP GUERTIN over Salem
• PLYMOUTH over Kingswood
• Mascoma Valley over HILLSBORO-DEERING

Last Week: 6-4. Season: 20-10.

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