Pigskin Prophets: Week 4
It's rivalry week in New Hampshire high school football.
It's rivalry week in New Hampshire high school football, with old friends Pinkerton and Londonderry, Exeter and Winnacunnet, and Nashua North and South, meeting this weekend. There are some other big games on the schedule in all three divisions as well, with Alvirne heading to Merrimack, Milford hosting Pelham and Goffstown heading to Portsmouth for the first time since the 2012 Division III championship game.
Continue on for this week's picks.
John Doyle
Alvirne over MERRIMACK
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
Pinkerton over LONDONDERRY
Exeter over WINNACUNNET
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
Goffstown over PORTSMOUTH
Campbell over SOMERSWORTH
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 8-2. Season: 19-11.
John Doyle is a staff sports writer and editor at Foster’s Daily Democrat.
Jim Fennell
Alvirne over MERRIMACK
KEENE over Bishop Guertin
Pinkerton over LONDONDERRY
Exeter over WINNACUNNET
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
PORTSMOUTH over Goffstown
SOMERSWORTH over Campbell
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 8-2. Season: 120-10.
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
MERRIMACK over Alvirne
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
Pinkerton over LONDONDERRY
WINNACUNNET over Exeter
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
PORTSMOUTH over Goffstown
SOMERSWORTH over Campbell
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 9-1. Season: 24-6.
Roger Brown is the founder and editor of New Hampshire Football Report and the high school football writer for the Union Leader.
Justin McIsaac
MERRIMACK over Alvirne
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
Pinkerton over LONDONDERRY
WINNACUNNET over Exeter
Pelham over MILFORD
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
PORTSMOUTH over Goffstown
SOMERSWORTH over Campbell
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 7-3. Season: 19-11.
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
Alvirne over MERRIMACK
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
Pinkerton over LONDONDERRY
Exeter over WINNACUNNET
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
Goffstown over PORTSMOUTH
Campbell over SOMERSWORTH
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 6-4. Season: 20-10.
George Scione is a sports reporter for the Nashua Telegraph.
Dave Haley
MERRIMACK over Alvirne
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
Pinkerton over LONDONDERRY
WINNACUNNET over Exeter
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
Goffstown over PORTSMOUTH
SOMERSWORTH over Campbell
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 9-1. Season: 24-6.
Dave Haley writes for and is the owner of the New Hampshire Sportspage.
Pete Tarrier
Alvirne over MERRIMACK
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
LONDONDERRY over Pinkerton
WINNACUNNET over Exeter
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
Goffstown over PORTSMOUTH
SOMERSWORTH over Campbell
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 9-1. Season: 23-7.
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
Alvirne over MERRIMACK
Bishop Guertin over KEENE
LONDONDERRY over Pinkerton
WINNACUNNET over Exeter
MILFORD over Pelham
NASHUA SOUTH over Nashua North
Goffstown over PORTSMOUTH
SOMERSWORTH over Campbell
Souhegan over HOLLIS BROOKLINE
BOW over Bishop Brady
Last week: 9-1. Season: 25-5.
Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
