NHHSSports Football Performances of the Week (Oct. 20)

Every week during the football season, on the Ninth State Sports Show podcast, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman will each select a Player and a Team of the Week from the previous weekend’s performances.

You can listen to this week’s podcast by going here.

Here are the selections for Week 7:

Player of the Week

• Mike’s Pick: Izak Jolin, Plymouth. The junior running back had 163 yards rushing and scored the Bobcats' only touchdown on the opening drive, then helped move them down the field on another scoring drive in a 10-7 win over Pelham.
• Joe’s Pick: Jackson Wright, Windham. The junior quarterback completed 14 of 18 pass for 211 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for another touchdown in the Jaguars' 38-0 win over Nashua South.

Team of the Week

• Mike’s Pick: Bedford. The Bulldogs were able to win a defensive battle, 6-0, shutting out a Manchester Memorial team that had averaged 35 points in its previous three games.
• Joe’s Pick: Merrimack Valley. The Pride scored a late touchdown to get a 13-7 win over Milford, improving to 7-0 on the season. The win total matches the program record and Merrimack Valley will try for 8-0 at Plymouth on Saturday.

Top Performers of 2026

Week 7

• Players: Izak Jolin, Plymouth; Jackson Wright, Windham.
• Teams: Bedford; Merrimack Valley.

Week 6

• Players: Jordan Ball, Pinkerton; Demitrius Tsakiris, Portsmouth-Oyster River.
• Teams: Manchester Memorial, Stevens.

Week 5

• Players: Brady Spellman, Pinkerton; Brody Pinciaro, Campbell.
• Teams: Windham, Nashua North.

Week 4

• Players: Luke Draper, Pelham; Eric Baker, Nashua South.
• Teams: Winnacunnet, Souhegan.

Week 3

• Players: Dima Petrov, Hanover; Kingston Green, Manchester West.
• Teams: Milford, Londonderry.

Week 2

• Players: Nate Bowen, Bishop Guertin; Jacob "Bubba" Bryan, Souhegan.
• Teams: Plymouth, Pinkerton.

Week 1

• Players: AJ Bellen, John Stark; Maverick Torres, Merrimack.
• Teams: Salem; ConVal.