Salem, others move up in this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Football Coaches Poll
Three teams made a nice jump in this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll, starting with the Salem High School football team.
Three teams made a nice jump in this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll, starting with the Salem High School football team.
The Blue Devils, who were sixth in the first two polls of the season, moved up to No. 3 this week following their 2-0 start to the season. Bedford remained at No. 1 for the third poll in a row, with the Bulldogs getting 11 first-place votes, one more than last week.
Pinkerton remained just behind Bedford at No. 2, receiving the other five first-place votes, and with Astros going to Salem this Friday, it means for the second week in a row, there will be a meeting between teams in the top 3.
Nashua South, with lost to Bedford last Friday, dropped one spot to No. 4 and Bishop Guertin, which knocked off Merrimack, moved up two spots to round out the top five. Exeter fell one spot to No. 6.
Concord, coming off a win over Londonderry, moved into the top 10 for the first time, coming in at No. 7 while the Lancers fell four spots to No. 8.
Souhegan and Manchester Memorial both moved down a spot, to Nos. 9 and 10, respectively, while Portsmouth-Oyster River dropped out of the top 10.
Here is the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Football Coaches Poll for this week. These are the top 10 football teams in the state, with record, first-place votes/points (T=tie) and last week’s ranking.
- Bedford (2-0), 11/155, 1st
- Pinkerton (2-0), 5/149, 2nd
- Salem (2-0), 112, 6th
- Nashua South (1-1), 109, 3rd
- Bishop Guertin (2-0), 83, 7th
- Exeter (2-0), 76, 5th
- Concord (1-1), 49, NR
- Londonderry (1-1), 44, 4th
- Souhegan (2-0), 37, 8th
- Manchester Memorial (2-0), 36, 9th
Dropped out: Portsmouth-Oyster River.
Others receiving votes: Winnacunnet (2-0), 14; Portsmouth-Oyster River (1-1), 5, 10th; Trinity (2-0), 4; Pelham (2-0), 3; Windham (0-2), 2; Plymouth (2-0), 1; Campbell (2-0), 1.
The coaches poll is voted on by football coaches from around the state and members of the media. The will be updated every Monday throughout the regular season.
This fall, the coaches poll is sponsored by the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center. Learn more about them by going here.
