> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # NHIAA releases brackets for football open tournaments (Updated Nov. 22) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/nhiaa-releases-brackets-for-football-open-tournaments/ - Published: 2020-10-26T16:29:45.000Z - Updated: 2020-10-26T16:29:45.000Z - Description: The NHIAA released Monday playoff pairings for all four divisions of football. - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Fall Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, football, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 The NHIAA released Monday playoff pairings for all four divisions of football. ## Division I The 2020 season was originally to be broken down into clusters of games between the East and North Conferences and West and South Conferences. For the open tournament, the brackets were setup in a similar manor, with teams seeded within the bracket based on regular-season records. ### North Conference **Play-in game: Friday, Oct. 23** - Manchester Central at Concord, 7 p.m. **Prelims: Friday, Oct. 30** - No. 3 Bedford 31, No. 2 Manchester Memorial 8 **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 1 Goffstown 40, No. 4 Concord 14 **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 1 Goffstown 35, No. 3 Bedford 7 ### East Conference **Play-in game: Friday, Oct. 23** - Exeter 35, Portsmouth-Oyster River 6 **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 4 Exeter 14, No. 1 Dover 0 - No. 2 Winnacunnet 26, No. 3 Spaulding 8 **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 4 Exeter at No. 2 Winnacunnet, 1 p.m. **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 14** - Goffstown 27, Winnacunnet 15 ### West Conference **Play-in game: Friday, Oct. 23** - Bishop Guertin 28, Keene 0 **Prelims: Friday, Oct. 30** - No. 1 Nashua North 35, No. 4 Bishop Guertin 6 **Prelims: Sunday, Nov. 1** - No. 2 Merrimack 27, No. 3 Nashua South 26 **Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 6** - No. 1 Nashua North 42, No. 2 Merrimack 12 ### South Conference **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 2 Londonderry 21, No. 3 Windham 2 - No. 1 Salem 53, No. 4 Alvirne 6 **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 1 Salem 21, No. 2 Londonderry 13 **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 14** - Nashua North 33, Salem 28 **Championship: Saturday, Nov. 21** - Nashua North 49, Goffstown 21 ## Division II For the 2020 season, the division was to broken down into nine-team conferences, divided by East and West. For the open tournament, further division was done, creating four regional pods, two with four teams and two with five teams. Those regions were then matched up based on North and South. ### North-East region **Play-in game: Saturday, Oct. 24** - Merrimack Valley 34, Kingswood 14 **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 1 Plymouth 42, No. 4 Merrimack Valley 7 - No. 2 Kennett 46, No. 3 Gilford-Belmont 10 **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 1 Plymouth 14, No. 2 Kennett 6 ### North-West region **Play-in game: Saturday, Oct. 24** - Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton 36, John Stark 7 **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 1 Bow 20, No. 4 Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton 6 - No. 2 Lebanon 37, No. 3 Hanover 0 **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 2 Lebanon 30, No. 1 Bow 6 **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 14** - Plymouth at Lebanon, 1 p.m. ### South-East region **Prelims: Friday, Oct. 30** - No. 2 Timberlane 42, No. 3 Sanborn 6 **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 4 St. Thomas 22, No. 1 Pembroke 0 **Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 6** - No. 4 St. Thomas at No. 2 Timberlane, 6:30 p.m. ### South-West region **Prelims: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 4 Manchester West at No. 1 Souhegan, 1 p.m. - No. 2 Hollis Brookline 33, No. 3 Milford 14 **Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 6** - No. 1 Souhegan 63, No. 2 Hollis Brookline 34 **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 14** - Souhegan 31, Timberlane 7 **Championship: Saturday, Nov. 21** - Souhegan 26, Plymouth 21 ## Division III Only seven of the division's 10 teams are participating in the open tournament and those teams were divided into two groups based on location. ### South region **Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 30** - No. 2 Monadnock 26, No. 3 Trinity 13 **Quarterfinals: Monday, Nov. 2** - No. 1 Pelham 35, No. 4 Campbell 0 **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 1 Pelham 14, No. 2 Monadnock 10 ### North Region **Quarterfinal: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 2 Stevens 22, No. 3 Laconia 21 (2OT) **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 2 Stevens at No. 1 Winnisquam, 1 p.m. **Championship: Saturday, Nov. 14** - Pelham 40, Stevens 0 ## Division IV Nine of the division's 10 teams opted to participate in the open tournament. Teams were divided into two regions based on location. ### North region **Play-in game: Saturday, Oct. 24** - Mascoma Valley 45, Raymond 8 **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 1 Newport 44, No. 4 Mascoma Valley 6 - No. 3 Fall Mountain 40, No. 2 Franklin 8 **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 1 Newport 43, No. 3 Fall Mountain 0 ### South region **Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 31** - No. 4 Epping at No. 1 Somersworth, 1 p.m. - No. 2 Raymond 14, No. 3 Bishop Brady 13 **Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 7** - No. 1 Somersworth 26, No. 2 Raymond 6 **Championship: Saturday, Nov. 14** - Newport 42, Somersworth 0