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# Cavs, Sabers lead locals in to girls soccer tourneys
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/cavs-sabers-lead-locals-in-to-girls-soccer-tourneys/
- Published: 2010-10-26T01:31:40.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-26T01:31:40.000Z
- Description: The Hollis/Brookline High School girls soccer team challenged itself by moving up to Division I this season, and at least for the regular season, the Cavaliers proved they belong.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, Division II, Division III-IV, Fall Sports, Alvirne, Bedford, Bishop Guertin, Brookline, Division III, Division IV, girls soccer, Hollis, Lyndeborough, Merrimack, Milford, playoffs, Souhegan, Wilton, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

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The Hollis/Brookline High School girls soccer team challenged itself by moving up to Division I this season, and at least for the regular season, the Cavaliers proved they belong.

H/B earned the No. 2 seed in the Division I playoffs by compiling a record of 14-1-1 and a bye into the quarterfinals, which will be played Saturday at 3 p.m. The Cavs, who haven't allowed a goal in their last eight games, will face the winner of No. 7 Pinkerton and No. 10 Dover in that game. H/B defeated Dover 4-0 on Sept. 24 and knocked off Pinkerton 2-0 in the last game of the regular season.

Also on that side of the bracket, Alvirne (6-8-2) earned the 11th seed and will face No. 6 Londonderry (10-4-2) in the preliminary around at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lancers won the regular-season meeting 2-0 in on Oct. 12\. The winner of that game will face No. 3 Salem, which received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Bishop Guertin (8-7-1) is the No. 8 seed and the Cardinals will host No. 9 Concord (7-7-2) at 3 p.m. on Wednesday; the teams did not meet in the regular season. The winner will get to face No. 1 Exeter in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Merrimack (7-9) is the 12th and final seed and the Tomahawks will take on No. 5 Manchester Central (11-5), also at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, in Manchester. The Little Green won in the regular season, beating the Tomahawks 5-1 on Oct. 15\. The winner will face No. 4 Winnacunnet in the quarterfinals.

### Division II

Souhegan earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament by going 13-3 in the regular season. The Sabers started the year 8-0 but lost three of four before winning their final four games. They'll take on No. 14 Merrimack Valley (7-9) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Amherst; the teams didn't play in the regular season. The winner will face either No. 6 St. Thomas or No. 11 Pembroke in the quarterfinals on Friday.

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Bedford (12-3-1) ended up with the No. 7 seed and will host No. 10 John Stark (9-6-1) in the preliminary round at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The two teams didn't meet during the regular season. The winner will advance to take on the winner of No. 2 Lebanon and No. 15 Bishop Brady in the quarterfinals.

Milford (10-6) enters the tournament at No. 9 and will travel to take on No. 8 Hanover (8-3-4) in the opening round at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The Marauders won the regular-season meeting with the Spartans 3-1 on Sept. 20\. The winner of that game will take on the winner of No. 1 Goffstown and No. 16 Trinity.

No. 4 Portsmouth will host No. 13 Laconia in the preliminary round, with the winner moving on to face either No. 5 Oyster River or No. 12 Sanborn in the quarterfinals.

### Division III

The NHIAA is experimenting with open tournaments in several Division III sports, so any team that wished to participate was allowed to. Play-in games took place last Friday to determine the final eight teams for the preliminary round of playoff games. There were seven play-in games, fewer than the boys because there were less girls teams in Division III this year. The only lower seeds to win were No. 13 Kingswood, 3-0 over No. 12 Stevens, and No. 16 Raymond, 2-0 over No. 9 White Mountains.

The top four seeds in the tournament all received a bye into the quarterfinals, including Campbell (15-0), which earned the top seed. The Cougars will take on the winner of No. 8 Kearsarge and No. 16 Raymond in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Prospect Mountain is the No. 4 seed and will face the winner of No. 5 Somersworth and No. 13 Kingswood in the quarterfinals.

No. 2 Bow will take on either No. 7 Gilford or No. 10 Monadnock in the quarterfinals. Gilford defeated No. 18 Inter-Lakes, 9-0, in a play-in game, while Monadnock beat No. 15 Newfound, 3-1, in a play-in game.

Fall Mountain is the No. 3 seed and will take on the winner of No. 6 Hopkinton or No. 11 Belmont in the quarterfinals. Hopkinton, the defending Class M champion, defeated No. 19 Mascenic 8-0 in a play-in game, while Belmont knocked off No. 14 Hillsboro-Deering 2-0 in a play-in game.

All preliminary round games are scheduled for Tuesday, and all quarterfinal games are set for Friday.

### Division IV

Wilton-Lyndeborough (11-5) will be the No. 7 seed when the tournament begins on Wednesday, and the Warriors will host No. 10 Nashua Christian at 3 p.m. in Wilton. The Warriors won both regular-season meetings with the Eagles, winning 3-1 and 4-2\. The winner will face either No. 2 Gorham and No. 15 Epping in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Also on the bottom half of the bracket, No. 3 Derryfield will host No. 14 Groveton in the preliminary round, with the winner facing the winner of No. 6 Colebrook and No. 11 Woodsville in the quarterfinals.

Sunapee is the No. 1 seed and will open the tournament by hosting No. 16 Hinsdale. The winner of that game will take on either No. 8 Portsmouth Christian or No. 9 Pittsfield in the quarterfinals.

No. 4 Moultonborough hosts No. 13 Lin-Wood in the opening round, and No. 5 Littleton takes on No. 12 Lisbon to start the tournament. The winners of both games will meet in the quarterfinals.