The Season
The Season (2025): Manchester West Football, Episode 12
The Manchester West High School football team went on the road to Pelham for the Division II playoffs and came close to making history.
playoffs
Division II
Defense continues to fly under the radar for Souhegan football
AMHERST - There was good reason to talk about the offense after the Souhegan High School football team's 47-14 win over Pelham in last Saturday's Division II semifinals. It's hard to ignore the buzz when a team scores three touchdowns in 43 seconds of a playoff game. In 11 games so far this seas
Ninth State Sports Show
Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition (Nov. 18), presented by The Event Center Nashua
An exciting weekend of playoff football ended with a Division IV champion crowned, four teams punching their tickets to the title games in Division II and III, and the final four determined in Division I. Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman break it all down in a marathon episode.
Division I
Salem football able to dictate play in postseason win over Manchester Memorial
MANCHESTER - Steve Abraham felt it would be a big deal if his Salem High School football team had the lead at halftime of last Friday night's Division I quarterfinal against Manchester Memorial. So when the No. 7 Blue Devils took a 17-7 lead into the break against the second-seeded Crusaders, Abrah
Division III-IV
Wood, Hillsboro-Deering football took a long, winding path to first championship
LACONIA - When Jay Wood first moved to Contoocook in 1999, the lack of a football program in the area struck him. When he was hired as Hillsboro-Deering High School’s athletic director in 2007 he proposed the idea of starting one. Seven years later, the H-D/Hopkinton Redhawks cooperative team star
Division III-IV
Hillsboro-Deering comes back to beat Mascoma Valley, win D4 football title
LACONIA – Staring at a 14-point deficit in the second quarter, the Hillsboro-Deering High School football team needed to reverse the momentum that defending-champion Mascoma Valley was building during Saturday afternoon’s Division IV championship game. The Hillcats did that and they didn’t give the
Fall Sports
Football Roundup: Pinkerton overcomes slow start to beat Windham (video)
Here are results from the weekend’s football playoff action.
Division II
Souhegan leaves no doubt, beats Pelham in D2 football semifinals (video)
AMHERST - The Souhegan High School football team already had taken control of Saturday's Division II semifinal in the first half. The Sabers removed any doubt in the opening minute of the third quarter. Top-seeded Souhegan scored 20 points in just 43 seconds to start the second half, ending any mo
Division I
Salem knocks off Manchester Memorial in D1 football quarterfinals (video)
MANCHESTER - The Salem High School football team found success with its defensive game plan for most of Friday night's Division I quarterfinal against Manchester Memorial. But when it came to crunch time, the Blue Devils put the game away with an old-fashioned game of keep away, going on a 17-play
Division I
Nashua South holds off Bishop Guertin to move on to D1 football semifinal
NASHUA - The Nashua High School South football team believes it has the best wide receivers in the state and after Friday night’s quarterfinal you can certainly see why. Senior quarterback Cody Jackson went 16 for 22 with 214 passing yards and two touchdowns, and senior receiver Colvin Levesque (11
Division I
Bedford comes out strong to beat Winnacunnet in D1 football quarterfinal
BEDFORD – After earning the top seed in the Division I playoffs, the undefeated Bedford High School football team was eager to follow its bye week with aggression entering Friday night’s quarterfinal against Winnacunnet. The eighth-seed Warriors fell victim to that in a dominant fashion from the st
Ninth State Sports Show
Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition (Nov. 11), presented by The Event Center Nashua
The first weekend of playoffs are in the rearview mirror, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap the opening rounds of the postseason and take a look at what’s coming up in the next round.