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# Division I football season preview
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/division-i-football-season-preview/
- Published: 2014-09-05T14:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-05T14:00:32.000Z
- Description: Here's a look at how we think Division I might play out in 2014.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Fall Sports, Alvirne, Bedford, Bishop Guertin, Concord, Division I, Dover, East, Exeter, football, Goffstown, Keene, Londonderry, Manchester Central, Manchester Memorial, Merrimack, Nashua North, Nashua South, North, Pinkerton, Portsmouth, Salem, South, Spaulding, Timberlane, West, Winnacunnet, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

![Kelvin Rivera and Bishop Guertin could be one of the top teams in Division I.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jmkebgfball092113-b23-1.jpg)

Kelvin Rivera and Bishop Guertin could be one of the top teams in Division I.

Here's a look at how we think Division I might play out in 2014.

## East Conference

**Predicted order of finish (last year's record)**

1. Exeter (7-4, lost in semifinals)
2. Winnacunnet (5-4)
3. Portsmouth (10-2, lost in Division II final)
4. Spaulding (6-4, lost in conference championship)
5. Dover (2-7)

**2013 Conference Championship:** Exeter 24, Spaulding 14.

**Game to watch:** Sept 27, Exeter at Winnacunnet, 1:30 p.m.

**Player to watch:** Mikel Toar, linebacker, Portsmouth.

## North Conference

**Predicted order of finish (last year's record)**

1. Bedford (7-2)
2. Concord (12-0, won Division I)
3. Goffstown (3-6 in South Conference)
4. Manchester Central (7-3, lost in conference championship)
5. Manchester Memorial (2-7)

**2013 Conference Championship:** Concord 53, Manchester Central 14.

**Game to watch:** Oct. 17, Concord at Bedford, 7 p.m.

**Player to watch:** Mike Vailas, quarterback/defensive back, Bedford.

## South Conference

**Predicted order of finish (last year's record)**

1. Pinkerton (9-3, lost in championship game)
2. Salem (4-6)
3. Londonderry (4-6, lost in conference championship)
4. Merrimack (3-6)
5. Timberlane (1-8)

**2013 Conference Championship:** Pinkerton 55, Londonderry 7.

**Game to watch:** Sept. 20, Salem at Pinkerton, 7 p.m.

**Player to watch:** T.J. Urbanik, running back, Pinkerton.

## West Conference

**Predicted order of finish (last year's record)**

1. Bishop Guertin (6-3)
2. Nashua South (9-2, lost in conference championship)
3. Keene (8-3, lost in semifinals)
4. Nashua North (3-7)
5. Alvirne (1-8)

**2013 Conference Championship:** Keene 38, Nashua South 21.

**Game to watch:** Oct. 31, Nashua South at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.

**Player to watch:** Kelvin Rivera, running back, Bishop Guertin.

### Conference Championship Winners

- East: Winnacunnet
- North: Bedford
- South: Pinkerton
- West: Nashua South

**Championship game:** Pinkerton over Bedford.