Across the Granite State: D1 field hockey playoffs get underway

Here's a look at what's going on in the world of New Hampshire high school sports.

• Kicker gives Exeter a leg-up on competition - Portsmouth Herald
• Amherst native was born to run Panthers' offense - Nashua Telegraph
• Concord in a must-win situation - Union Leader
• Record night for Somersworth's Hill - Foster's Daily Democrat

Division I Field Hockey preliminary round

• No. 5 Exeter 2, No. 12 Keene 1 - Portsmouth Herald
• No. 6 Salem 1, No. 11 Dover 0 - Foster's Daily Democrat
• No. 7 Londonderry 2, No. 10 Bedford 0 - NH-HighSchoolSports.com
• No. 8 Bishop Guertin 1, No. 9 Manchester Memorial 0 - Union Leader