Pigskin Prophets: Week 6
It's October, which means the high school football season has reached the halfway point and its time to start thinking about the playoffs.
It's October, which means the high school football season has reached the halfway point and its time to start thinking about the playoffs. In Division I, there are two games that have huge playoff implications - Nashua South at Manchester Central and Londonderry at Concord. Dover will try to keep its Division II playoff hopes alive at Keene. Same goes for Alvirne and Con-Val when they meet in Hudson.
Head to the jump for this week's picks.
John Doyle
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
Con-Val over ALVIRNE
TIMBERLANE over Merrimack
BEDFORD over Manchester West
Dover over KEENE
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 9-1. Season: 35-15.
John Doyle is the Sunday sports editor and staff writer at Foster’s Daily Democrat.
Mike Zhe
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
Con-Val over ALVIRNE
TIMBERLANE over Merrimack
BEDFORD over Manchester West
Dover over KEENE
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 6-4. Season: 34-16.
Mike Zhe is a staff writer for the Portsmouth Herald and the editor of New York Hockey Journal.
Justin McIsaac
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
ALVIRNE over Con-Val
TIMBERLANE over Manchester West
BEDFORD over Manchester West
Dover over KEENE
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 7-3. Season: 36-14.
Justin McIsaac is the Sports Director at WTSN AM 1270 in Dover. He desperately wants to host a Candlepin Bowling show. Follow him on twitter @Justin_McIsaac.
George Scione
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
ALVIRNE over Con-Val
TIMBERLANE over Manchester West
BEDFORD over Manchester West
Dover over KEENE
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 6-4. Season: 33-17.
George Scione is the assistant sports editor for the Nashua Telegraph.
Dave Haley
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
ALVIRNE over Con-Val
TIMBERLANE over Manchester West
BEDFORD over Manchester West
KEENE over Dover
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 7-3. Season: 35-15.
Dave Haley writes for and is the owner of the New Hampshire Sportspage.
Pete Tarrier
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
ALVIRNE over Con-Val
TIMBERLANE over Manchester West
BEDFORD over Manchester West
KEENE over Dover
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 10-0. Season: 39-11.
Pete Tarrier talks sports for Clear Channel Radio in NH. He hosts “The NH High School Football Show,” Saturdays from 7-9 a.m. on WGIR-AM 610 in Manchester and WQSO 96.7 FM “The Wave” on the Seacoast.
Joe Marchilena
MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Nashua South
NASHUA NORTH over Milford
PORTSMOUTH over Hollis Brookline
Souhegan over PEMBROKE
ALVIRNE over Con-Val
Merrimack over TIMBERLANE
BEDFORD over Manchester West
KEENE over Dover
CONCORD over Londonderry
SOMERSWORTH over Stevens
Last week: 5-5. Season: 34-16.
Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com, and sports editor of The Cabinet Press. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
