Pigskin Prophets: Conference Championships
It's playoff time.
It's playoff time, and in Divisions I and II, the conference championships take place on Saturday, while Division III opens with the quarterfinals. In Division I, the top two teams - Bedford and Pinkerton - were unanimous picks by our experts.
For the rest of the picks, continue on.
John Doyle
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
BISHOP GUERTIN over Alvirne
EXETER over Portsmouth
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
SANBORN over Hollis Brookline
CAMPBELL over Somersworth
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 5-5. Season: 59-31.
John Doyle is a staff sports writer and editor at Foster’s Daily Democrat.
Jim Fennell
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
BISHOP GUERTIN over Alvirne
EXETER over Portsmouth
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
Hollis Brookline over SANBORN
Somersworth over CAMPBELL
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 8-2. Season: 66-24.
Jim Fennell is the founder of SportsNewHampshire, a web-based news service that currently focuses on local sports in the southwest corner of New Hampshire. To receive the SNH newsletter, email him at jim@sportsnh.com.
Roger Brown
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
BISHOP GUERTIN over Alvirne
EXETER over Portsmouth
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
SANBORN over Hollis Brookline
CAMPBELL over Somersworth
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 5-5. Season: 67-23.
Roger Brown is the founder and editor of New Hampshire Football Report and the high school football writer for the Union Leader.
Justin McIsaac
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
Alvirne over BISHOP GUERTIN
Portsmouth over EXETER
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
Hollis Brookline over SANBORN
Somersworth over CAMPBELL
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 4-6. Season: 49-41.
Justin McIsaac is the Sports Director for WTSN AM 1270 in Dover, announcer for Seacoast Roller Derby and 2003 NEI Pro Wrestling Personality of The Year. Somehow none of those things are made up. Follow him on twitter @Justin_McIsaac.
George Scione
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
BISHOP GUERTIN over Alvirne
EXETER over Portsmouth
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
Hollis Brookline over SANBORN
CAMPBELL over Somersworth
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 8-2. Season: 63-27.
George Scione is a sports reporter for the Nashua Telegraph.
Dave Haley
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
BISHOP GUERTIN over Alvirne
Portsmouth over EXETER
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
SANBORN over Hollis Brookline
CAMPBELL over Somersworth
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 5-5. Season: 65-25.
Dave Haley writes for and is the owner of the New Hampshire Sportspage.
Pete Tarrier
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
Alvirne over BISHOP GUERTIN
EXETER over Portsmouth
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
SANBORN over Hollis Brookline
CAMPBELL over Somersworth
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 7-3. Season: 66-24.
Pete Tarrier talks sports for Clear Channel Radio in NH. He hosts “The NH High School Football Show,” Saturdays from 8-9am on WGIR-AM 610 in Manchester and WQSO 96.7 FM on the Seacoast.
Joe Marchilena
BEDFORD over Concord
PINKERTON over Londonderry
BISHOP GUERTIN over Alvirne
EXETER over Portsmouth
WINDHAM over Milford
ST. THOMAS over Merrimack Valley
KENNETT over Kearsarge
Hollis Brookline over SANBORN
CAMPBELL over Somersworth
GILFORD over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
Last week: 8-2. Season: 67-23.
Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
