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# Moses proving to be a pillar in middle of Goffstown football's defense
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/moses-proving-pillar-middle-goffstown-footballs-defense/
- Published: 2017-09-30T15:45:57.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-30T15:45:57.000Z
- Description: Justin Hufft knows there is a player in the middle of the Goffstown High School football team's defense that a list of other coaches would love to have. That list mainly consists of college coaches who could use a player like Adam Moses to be a disruptive force on the defensive line. Unfortunately f
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, football, Goffstown, NH High School Sports Insider, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Justin Hufft knows there is a player in the middle of the Goffstown High School football team's defense that a list of other coaches would love to have.

That list mainly consists of college coaches who could use a player like Adam Moses to be a disruptive force on the defensive line.

Unfortunately for them, Moses is still a year away from suiting up for a college team, but that doesn't mean he couldn't do it. The Goffstown senior has almost always played with kids older than himself.

"Every single year, it’s still the case," Moses said of being one of the biggest guys on the field. "Being a freshman, I was still a bigger guy. In first grade, I was told I’m too big to play. In my first year playing, I was playing against kids who already knew how to play."

Competing against older players helped Moses create a mentality of always having to prove himself, to show that just because he was the youngest guy, that didn't mean he was unable to hold his own.

"It just made me go a hundred percent every single time," he said. "Being the younger kid, you can’t show weakness. You want to step up to the same level as the older guys."

That mentality has turned Moses, who is a three-year starter on Goffstown's defensive line, into one of the most reliable and hardest working members of the Grizzlies.

"He’s a good leader for us," Hufft said. "It’s just a natural thing. His personality is something that people kind of flock to a little bit. The thing about Adam, too, is he works his tail off and he always has.

"To watch him when we’re out here doing conditioning or anything, whether it’s in the summer or the fall, he is finishing every single sprint and every rep in the weight room. He gets on the treadmill and does extra running. He works so hard that I think the other kids see that and respect that."

While he got some varsity experience as a freshman, and was in the rotation on defense at the start of his sophomore year, Moses was thrust into the lineup midway through the 2015 season. Starting defensive tackle Christian Melanson went down early in a regular-season game against Bedford with a season-ending injury, and Moses suddenly found himself as a starter on a team with championship aspirations.

"It wasn’t just the adrenaline," Moses said. "It was anger and resentment because seeing my close friend, his senior year, and I know how much he loved football, to see him go out like that. Every time, it broke my heart going out there. I said that’s what I’ve got to do for him. Coach Hufft believes in me to replace him, so I have to show them I’m good enough to replace him."

Moses held his own for the rest of the season, as Goffstown went undefeated and won the school's first football championship that year.

"He knew he was an underclassman, he knew his role, but he was also confident," Hufft said. "He kind of stepped right in, did his job, and was very workmanlike. He wasn’t as boisterous as he is now as a senior, but that’s kind of knowing your role."

Moses knew he needed to be more of a silent contributor as a sophomore, but started to take on more of a vocal role as a junior.

"As a junior, you’re in the middle," he said. "That motivation hasn’t gone away. I still try my hardest. Now I’m senior, especially being a captain, that pressure is back."

So far, the Grizzlies have lived up to it, and Moses has been at the center of a defense that's been stout all year, as Goffstown has allowed an average of 12.5 points per game. A big reason for that has been the experience the Grizzlies have on that side of the ball.

"Having experience there, they can obviously help out the guys next to them," Hufft said. "They know the calls, they know how the defense fits together. I can ask senior-year Adam Moses to do stuff that I wouldn’t have asked sophomore-year Adam Moses to do. That’s probably true for all of those guys."

And when the season is done, and those college coaches can finally come calling, Hufft believes Moses will find a good fit for himself playing for one of them.

"He is a good football player," the coach said. "He uses technique, he fights and battles. He’s worked his tail off to be in as good a shape as he can be. He understands football, so he’s extremely valuable in that sense."