Football Roundup: Week 8
Here are results from Week 8 of the high school football season.
Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, this week's Ninth State Sports Show: Football Podcast will be posted on Tuesday, either late afternoon or early evening.
AMHERST - Luke Fallon had a hand in all three touchdowns as the Souhegan High School football got a 21-7 win Friday night over Pelham.
Fallon was 7 of 11 passing for 150 yards and two touchdowns in the first half against the Pythons and added a 17-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. Kobe Morin finished with six catches for 112 yards and caught both touchdown passes from Fallon.
Owen Mobley added 39 yards rushing and had two interceptions on defense, as the Sabers (8-0, No. 9 in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll) forced four turnovers against the Pythons (5-3).
Pelham got 68 yards on the ground from Noah Johnson while Luke Draper ran for 51 yards and a touchdown. Johnson also had six tackles on defense while Nick Landry had nine tackles, two for loss, and Chase Bressette blocked a punt.
Kennett 27, Trinity 15
The Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive with a win over the Pioneers.
Cooper Coleman ran for 261 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries to lead Kennett (4-4) while Colin Smith added 107 yards and a score on 13 totes. Bowen Brown was 7 of 16 passing for 55 yards, with Marquis Twomey catching five passes for 30 yards.
Nate Johnston led the Eagles defense with 10 tackles while Lucca Poscatello had six stops and Chris Foudriat, Brock MacPherson and Twomey each had five tackles.
Kingswood 34, St. Thomas 20
Down 20-13 going into the fourth quarter, the Knights scored 21-unanswered points in the final 12 minutes to beat the Saints.
Dean Porter scored three of his four touchdown to account for all three scores, as he ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries and also returned a fumble for a score.
Nolan Chominski was 6 of 13 passing for 73 yards and a 29-yard touchdown pass to Ewan Nicoll. Porter also had three catches for 36 yards for Kingswood (4-4).
Brady McDonald had a big night for St. Thomas (2-6), as he completed 21 of 25 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns.
John Stark 17, Manchester West 14
The Blue Knights were stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Generals' 2-yard line with two minutes remaining to come up short on the road.
Kingston Green ran for 107 yards on 25 carries and Tyler Weachter caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Drake Oquendo-Koeut.
Division I
No. 6 Winnacunnet 34, South Portland (Maine) 14
The Warriors went on the road and ran for 296 yards as a team in a win over the Red Riots.
Burke Spalding led the way with 170 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries for Winnacunnet (5-2 in D1, 6-2 overall). Jaxon McDonald ran for 37 yards and a touchdown and completed 6 of 10 passes for 78 yards.
Michael Bramhall blocked a punt that was returned by Shea Rafferty for a touchdown. Rafferty also had an interception on defense.
No. 8 Bedford 49, Nashua North 21
The Bulldogs rushed for 383 yards as they cruised to a win over the Titans.
Camden Santos had 166 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries while Brycen D'Urso had 169 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries and also had 21-yard touchdown reception from Parker Beauchemin.
Beauchemin and Harshil Puvvadi also had touchdown runs in the win for Bedford (5-2, 5-3).
Brady O'Connor led North (3-5) by completing 15 of 25 passes for 131 yards with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Yandel Velazquez. O'Connor also had 33 yards and a touchdown rushing.
Xavier Maldonado also ran for a touchdown and caught seven passes for 80 yards.
No. 4 Windham 27, No. 2 Pinkerton 13
Jackson Wright completed 15 of 21 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Jaguars past the Astros.
Wright also ran for a touchdown while Mike Brearley had 15 carries for 88 yards and a score while catching six passes for 73 yards and a touchdown for Windham (7-1). Alex Blanco added three catches for 44 yards and a touchdown and Sam Roidoulis (64 yards) and Chris Boyd (38) also had three receptions each.
Brooks Batson finished eight tackles and three sacks and Quinn Belair also had eight stops and a fumble recovery. Joe Estrella added seven tackles and a sack.
Nashua South 49, Keene 7
Eric Baker ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns to help the Panthers get a win over the Blackbirds.
Robert Sanchez added 60 yards and a touchdown on the ground while Justin Fish also had rushing touchdown and returned a punt 52 yards for another score. Jaydan Toussaint also had an 83-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Luke Graven was 10 of 17 for 90 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions, with Shawn Burrus catching four passes for 46 yards and a score.
Whitman Conboy had the lone touchdown for Keene on a 6-yard run. Mason Ward led the Blackbirds (0-8) with 51 yards rushing.
No. 1 Bishop Guertin 55, Westerly (RI) 21
Nate Bowen was 13 of 18 passing for 149 yards and four touchdowns as the Cardinals knocked off the Bulldogs.
Rocco Roy (four catches, 39 yards), Jake Bowen (two, 35), Logan Curran and Will Adams each had a touchdown catch while Curran added 90 yards and a score and Adams had 85 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Andre Steinbrueck also scored on a 20-yard touchdown run for Bishop Guertin (7-0, 8-0).
Bishop Kearns (one sack) and John Kirk (one tackle for loss) each had four tackles on defense while Deion Sisay had an interception and Xavier Johnson had two sacks.
