Bottom 5 gets shaken up in this week's New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll
As the final week of the regular season begins, there was a shakeup among the bottom five times in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll.
As the final week of the regular season begins, there was a shakeup among the bottom five times in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll.
The top half of the poll remained largely the same, with Winnacunnet getting six first-place votes to remain at No. 1 for the fourth week in a row. The Warriors look to complete an undefeated and untied regular season on Wednesday.
Souhegan, which received a first-place vote, and Pinkerton finished in a tie for No. 2 a week after the Sabers had moved ahead of the Astros for that spot. Keene remained at No. 4 and Bow once again rounded out the top five.
A week after trading places, Merrimack and Bedford swapped back again, with the Tomahawks moving back up to No. 6 and the Bulldogs coming in at No. 7.
Dover moved up two spots to finish at No. 8 this week, while bumping Hanover and Londonderry down a spot each, to Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
Here is this week's NHHSS Field Hockey Coaches Poll . These are the top 10 field hockey teams in the state, with this year’s record, first-place votes/points (T=tie), and last week's ranking.
- Winnacunnet (14-0), 6/68, 1st
- T-Souhegan (13-0-2), 1/56, 2nd
- T-Pinkerton (11-1-2), 56, 3rd
- Keene (11-2), 51, 4th
- Bow (12-1), 36, 5th
- Merrimack (10-4), 29, 7th
- Bedford (9-6), 27, 6th
- Dover (8-6), 19, 10th
- Hanover (11-2-1), 18, 8th
- Londonderry (7-6-1), 13, 9th
Others receiving votes: Bishop Guertin (6-7-1), 5; Gilford (13-0-1), 4; St. Thomas (8-5) 1; Mascenic (10-1-1), 1; Timberlane (7-7), 1.
The coaches poll is voted on by field hockey coaches from around the state and members of the media. The poll will be updated every Monday throughout the regular season.
This fall, the coaches poll is sponsored by the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center. Learn more about them by going here.
