NHIAA releases brackets for football open tournaments (Updated Nov. 22)

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