Posts Tagged ‘football’
BG gets started with scrimmage against Memorial
MANCHESTER – The Bishop Guertin High School football team took the field Tuesday against another squad for the first time this season, traveling to face Manchester Memorial. While BG coach Tony Johnson felt there were positive things to take away from the first scrimmage of the season, he had hoped the Cardinals would come out more aggressive [...]
Former Londonderry standout named to Mackey Award list
The Nassau County Sports Commission announced the preseason watch list for the 2010 John Mackey Award on Monday, and a familiar name was among the 32 there. Londonderry High School graduate Ryan Griffin, a redshirt sophomore at the University of Connecticut, is one of four second-year players named to the list. Griffin was also one of four Big [...]
North football player suffers serious injury in practice
A Nashua High School North football player was set to undergo surgery on Tuesday following a "tragic accident" over the weekend, according to multiple reports. North sophomore Cooper Doucette suffered a broken neck during practice and was scheduled for surgery at Children's Hospital in Boston, where he has been since Saturday. According to a [...]
Cards putting the pieces together
NASHUA – Tony Johnson likes to have around 20 players from each class on the Bishop Guertin High School football team. The Cardinals coach had that and more when it came to seniors on the 2009 team, which won its second-straight Division II title. Of the 34 graduated players, 16 were starters on either side of the ball. While there are [...]
Tomahawks picking up where they left off
MERRIMACK – The expectations are in place for the Merrimack High School football team. No not for the regular season, which begins on Sept. 4 at Hollis/Brookline. Joe Battista enters his third year as the program’s head coach, and with a senior class of almost two dozen, the first two days of practice have been smooth sailing. [...]
Titans get started on new season
NASHUA – Jason Robie stood with over a hundred sweaty high school kids around him. The Nashua High School North football coach talked to his prospective players while they caught their breath and chugged some water, telling them that every football team in the state was doing the same thing they were Wednesday morning. (more...)
Football practice begins Wednesday
The Bishop Guertin High School boys football team will begin its quest for a third straight Division II championship on Wednesday, along with the other 56 high school football programs in the state. Aug. 11 is the first day football teams can practice, with the first games of the season scheduled for Sept. 3. For a list of when local teams [...]
NH beats VT for 10th straight win
New Hampshire continued its dominance over Vermont in the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl by using a run-heavy offense to grab a 34-20 victory in the 57th annual game. It was New Hampshire's 10th straight win in the series, giving it a 42-13-2 record all-time against Vermont. (more...)
Rosters announced for Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl
The Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl announced the rosters for both the New Hampshire and Vermont teams for the 2010 football game. This year's game is scheduled to be played on Aug. 7 at Windsor (Vt.) High School, with both teams to begin practice on July 29. (more...)