Pigskin Prophets: Week 3
With each week, we learn something new about each team - and about the guys picking the games. Just about no one gave Concord a chance to beat Exeter, while everyone was wrong going with Nashua South against Pinkerton. Which game will be this week's surprise contest? Our group of high school footbal
With each week, we learn something new about each team - and about the guys picking the games. Just about no one gave Concord a chance to beat Exeter, while everyone was wrong going with Nashua South against Pinkerton. Which game will be this week's surprise contest? Our group of high school football "experts" will try to successfully predict the outcome of a handful of select games from around the state. Following are this week's picks.
Home teams in ALL CAPS.
Mark Ouellette
SOUHEGAN over Goffstown Souhegan 41, Goffstown 27 MERRIMACK over Alvirne Merrimack 28, Alvirne 13Bedford over PELHAM Bedford 48, Pelham 0
BISHOP GUERTIN over Spaulding Bishop Guertin 48, Spaulding 7
Tyngsboro over MILFORD Tyngsboro 40, Milford 21
Concord over MANCHESTER CENTRAL
Manchester Central 28, Concord 3
PINKERTON over Nashua NorthNashua North 33, Pinkerton 7
LOWELL over Nashua South Lowell 40, Nashua South 17PEMBROKE over Hollis/Brookline
Hollis/Brookline 34, Pembroke 0
EXETER over LondonderryLondonderry 20, Exeter 7
Last week: 9-1; Overall: 15-5.
Mark Ouellette is the founder, co-owner, managing editor and web editor of NHReporter.com. His work has appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph and The Cabinet Press' four weekly newspapers.
George Scione
SOUHEGAN over Goffstown Souhegan 41, Goffstown 27 MERRIMACK over Alvirne Merrimack 28, Alvirne 13 Bedford over PELHAM Bedford 48, Pelham 0BISHOP GUERTIN over Spaulding Bishop Guertin 48, Spaulding 7
MILFORD over Tyngsboro
Tyngsboro 40, Milford 21
Concord over MANCHESTER CENTRALManchester Central 28, Concord 3
Nashua North over PINKERTON Nashua North 33, Pinkerton 7Nashua South over LOWELL
Lowell 40, Nashua South 17
PEMBROKE over Hollis/BrooklineHollis/Brookline 34, Pembroke 0
EXETER over LondonderryLondonderry 20, Exeter 7
Last week: 6-4; Overall: 13-7.
George Scione is the assistant sports editor for the Nashua Telegraph.
Mike Zhe
SOUHEGAN over Goffstown Souhegan 41, Goffstown 27 Alvirne over MERRIMACKMerrimack 28, Alvirne 13
Bedford over PELHAM Bedford 48, Pelham 0BISHOP GUERTIN over Spaulding Bishop Guertin 48, Spaulding 7
Tyngsboro over MILFORD Tyngsboro 40, Milford 21
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Concord Manchester Central 28, Concord 3
PINKERTON over Nashua North
Nashua North 33, Pinkerton 7
Nashua South over LOWELLLowell 40, Nashua South 17
Hollis/Brookline over PEMBROKE Hollis/Brookline 34, Pembroke 0EXETER over Londonderry
Londonderry 20, Exeter 7
Last week: 6-4; Overall: 15-5.
Mike Zhe is a staff writer for the Portsmouth Herald and the editor of New England Hockey Journal.
Pete Tarrier
SOUHEGAN over Goffstown Souhegan 41, Goffstown 27 MERRIMACK over Alvirne Merrimack 28, Alvirne 13Bedford over PELHAM Bedford 48, Pelham 0
BISHOP GUERTIN over Spaulding Bishop Guertin 48, Spaulding 7
Tyngsboro over MILFORD Tyngsboro 40, Milford 21
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Concord Manchester Central 28, Concord 3
PINKERTON over Nashua North
Nashua North 33, Pinkerton 7
Nashua South over LOWELLLowell 40, Nashua South 17
Hollis/Brookline over PEMBROKE Hollis/Brookline 34, Pembroke 0EXETER over Londonderry
Londonderry 20, Exeter 7
Last week: 7-3; Overall: 14-6.
Pete Tarrier is the host of Friday Night Lights-NH High School Football and Basketball shows on Sports Radio WGAM The Game.
John Doyle
SOUHEGAN over Goffstown Souhegan 41, Goffstown 27 MERRIMACK over Alvirne Merrimack 28, Alvirne 13Bedford over PELHAM Bedford 48, Pelham 0
BISHOP GUERTIN over Spaulding Bishop Guertin 48, Spaulding 7
Tyngsboro over MILFORD Tyngsboro 40, Milford 21
Concord over MANCHESTER CENTRAL
Manchester Central 28, Concord 3
PINKERTON over Nashua NorthNashua North 33, Pinkertin 7
LOWELL over Nashua South Lowell 40, Nashua South 17Hollis/Brookline over PEMBROKE Hollis/Brookline 34, Pembroke 0
EXETER over Londonderry
Londonderry 20, Exeter 9
Last week: 5-5; Overall: 10-10.
John Doyle is the Sunday sports editor and staff writer at Foster's Daily Democrat and Laconia Citizen.
Joe Marchilena
SOUHEGAN over GoffstownSouhegan 41, Goffstown 27
MERRIMACK over AlvirneMerrimack 28, Alvirne 13
Bedford over PELHAMBedford 48, Pelham 0
BISHOP GUERTIN over SpauldingBishop Guertin 48, Spaulding 7
MILFORD over TyngsboroTyngsboro 40, Milford 21
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Concord PINKERTON over Nashua North Nashua North 33, Pinkerton 7Nashua South over LOWELL
Lowell 40, Nashua South 17
Hollis/Brookline over PEMBROKE Hollis/Brookline 34, Pembroke 0EXETER over Londonderry
Londonderry 20, Exeter 7
Last week: 8-2; Overall: 13-7.
Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
