The road teams seem to be the favorites this week, as some key battles in the top three divisions take place. A crossover game and a game against an out-of-state rival also highlight the schedule, as Souhegan heads to Manchester Central and Catholic Memorial comes to Nashua to face Bishop Guertin.
Head to the jump for the picks.
George Scione
ALVIRNE over Dover
BISHOP GUERTIN over Catholic Memorial
Nashua South over CONCORD
Bedford over CON-VAL
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Souhegan
MERRIMACK over Timberlane
Portsmouth over MILFORD
WINNACUNNET over Manchester West
Salem over NASHUA NORTH
Hollis/Brookline over PELHAM
Last week: 7-3. Season: 18-12.
George Scione is the assistant sports editor for the Nashua Telegraph.
Pete Tarrier
Dover over ALVIRNE
Catholic Memorial over BISHOP GUERTIN
Nashua South over CONCORD
Bedford over CON-VAL
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Souhegan
Timberlane over MERRIMACK
Portsmouth over MILFORD
WINNACUNNET over Manchester West
Salem over NASHUA NORTH
Hollis/Brookline over PELHAM
Last week: 9-1. Season: 25-5.
Pete Tarrier talks sports for WGIR-AM 610 in Manchester and 930/1380 “The Sports Animal.”
John Doyle
Dover over ALVIRNE
BISHOP GUERTIN over Catholic Memorial
Nashua South over CONCORD
Bedford over CON-VAL
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Souhegan
Timberlane over MERRIMACK
Portsmouth over MILFORD
WINNACUNNET over Manchester West
Salem over NASHUA NORTH
Hollis/Brookline over PELHAM
Last week: 6-4. Season: 21-9.
John Doyle is the Sunday sports editor and staff writer at Foster’s Daily Democrat.
Mike Zhe
Dover over ALVIRNE
Catholic Memorial over BISHOP GUERTIN
Nashua South over CONCORD
Bedford over CON-VAL
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Souhegan
Timberlane over MERRIMACK
Portsmouth over MILFORD
Manchester West over WINNACUNNET
Salem over NASHUA NORTH
Hollis/Brookline over PELHAM
Last week: 6-4. Season: 23-7.
Mike Zhe is a staff writer for the Portsmouth Herald and the editor of New York Hockey Journal.
Joe Marchilena
Dover over ALVIRNE
Catholic Memorial over BISHOP GUERTIN
Nashua South over CONCORD
Bedford over CON-VAL
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Souhegan
MERRIMACK over Timberlane
Portsmouth over MILFORD
WINNACUNNET over Manchester West
Salem over NASHUA NORTH
Hollis/Brookline over PELHAM
Last week: 8-2. Season: 26-4.
Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com, and sports editor of The Cabinet Press. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.