Pigskin Prophets: Week 2
The first week of the 2014 high school football season provided quite a few surprises, and Week 2 could have several more.
The first week of the 2014 high school football season provided quite a few surprises, and Week 2 could have several more. That didn't stop the experts from all agreeing on the outcome of three games this week, with all eight taking Nashua North, Goffstown and Salem in games this weekend. One game was split right down the middle - Saturday night's contest between Merrimack and Bishop Guertin.
Continue on to the jump for this week's picks.
John Doyle
Bedford over PORTSMOUTH
Concord over WINNACUNNET
BISHOP GUERTIN over Merrimack
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
Trinity over WINDHAM
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
CONVAL over John Stark
Last week: 5-5. Season: 5-5.
John Doyle is a staff sports writer and editor at Foster’s Daily Democrat.
Jim Fennell
Bedford over PORTSMOUTH
WINNACUNNET over Concord
BISHOP GUERTIN over Merrimack
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 5-5. Season: 5-5.
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 PORTSMOUTH
Concord over WINNACUNNET
Merrimack over BISHOP GUERTIN
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
Campbell over BOW
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 7-3. Season: 7-3.
Roger Brown is the founder and editor of New Hampshire Football Report and the high school football writer for the Union Leader.
Justin McIsaac
PORTSMOUTH over Bedford
WINNACUNNET over Concord
BISHOP GUERTIN over Merrimack
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
Spaulding over EXETER
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 7-3. Season: 7-3.
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 PORTSMOUTH
Concord over WINNACUNNET
Merrimack over BISHOP GUERTIN
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 5-5. Season: 5-5.
George Scione is a sports reporter for the Nashua Telegraph.
Dave Haley
Bedford over PORTSMOUTH
Concord over WINNACUNNET
BISHOP GUERTIN over Merrimack
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 7-3. Season: 7-3.
Dave Haley writes for and is the owner of the New Hampshire Sportspage.
Pete Tarrier
Bedford over PORTSMOUTH
Concord over WINNACUNNET
Merrimack over BISHOP GUERTIN
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 5-5. Season: 5-5.
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 PORTSMOUTH
Concord over WINNACUNNET
Merrimack over BISHOP GUERTIN
NASHUA NORTH over Alvirne
WINDHAM over Trinity
GOFFSTOWN over Dover
EXETER over Spaulding
Salem over KEENE
BOW over Campbell
John Stark over CONVAL
Last week: 7-3. Season: 7-3.
Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
