Bedford, Exeter take top spots in Union Leader/ESPN NH football poll

Here is the Union Leader/ESPN New Hampshire football power poll for Week 11 of the 2016 season.

These are the top 10 high school football teams in New Hampshire, with record, first-place votes/points in parentheses, plus last week’s ranking:

1. Bedford, 11-0 (7/70), 1st
2. Exeter, 10-1 (60), 3rd
3. Merrimack, 9-2 (59), 2nd
4. Nashua North, 8-3 (49), 5th
5. Goffstown, 7-3 (40), 6th
6. Plymouth, 9-2 (33), tie-7th
7. Windham, 10-1 (23), 4th
8. Salem, 6-4 (20), tie-7th
9. Bow, 9-2 (17), 10th
10. Nashua South, 6-4 (8), NR

Also receiving votes: John Stark, 9-2 (3), NR; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 9-2 (1), NR; Hanover, 9-2 (1), NR; Dover, 6-3 (1), NR.

Voters are:

• Roger Brown, Union Leader
• Alex Hall, Union Leader
• Chris Duffy, Union Leader
• Nick Anastos, ESPN New Hampshire
• Pete Tarrier, ESPN New Hampshire
• Dave Haley, New Hampshire Sports Page
• Joe Marchilena, NH-HighSchoolSports.com

And here is how I voted in the poll:

1. Bedford, beat Merrimack 27-20 in overtime.
2. Exeter, beat Nashua North 23-20 in overtime.
3. Merrimack, lost to Bedford 27-20 in overtime.
4. Nashua North, lost to Exeter 23-20 in overtime.
5. Plymouth, beat Windham 20-18.
6. Windham, lost to Plymouth 20-18.
7. Goffstown, did not play.
8. Salem, did not play.
9. Bow, beat Hanover 38-24.
10. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, beat Bishop Brady 34-28 in overtime.