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Pigskin Prophets: Week 6

There are plenty of football teams looking to take the road to the playoffs.

Seems the road less traveled
Shows happiness unraveled
And you got to take a little dirt
To keep what you love
That's what you gotta do

If You Could Only See by Tonic

There are plenty of football teams looking to take the road to the playoffs. But not everyone will and there are a handful of teams who will be fighting to keep their postseason chances alive in this sixth week of the high school football season.

Which teams will take a step further down that playoff road? Which teams will see their chances start to dissolve? Hopefully, our football "experts" will be able to steer you on the right path.

With at least a tiny bit of confidence, here are the picks.

Joe Marchilena

Bishop Guertin over NASHUA NORTH
SALEM over Keene
Winnacunnet over PORTSMOUTH-OYSTER RIVER
EXETER over Dover
MERRIMACK over Alvirne
Milford over HANOVER
Lebanon over BOW
SOUHEGAN over Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton
CAMPBELL over Monadnock
Somersworth over FALL MOUNTAIN

Last week: 5-4. Season: 31-17.

Joe Marchilena is the owner and editor of NH-HighSchoolSports.com, and has been covering high school sports in New Hampshire since 2005.

Mike Lochman

Bishop Guertin over NASHUA NORTH
SALEM over Keene
WINNACUNNET over PORTSMOUTH-OYSTER RIVER
EXETER over Dover
MERRIMACK over Alvirne
Milford over HANOVER
Lebanon over BOW
SOUHEGAN over Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton
Monadnock over CAMPBELL
Somersworth over FALL MOUNTAIN

Last week: 7-2. Season: 30-18.

Mike Lochman coached high school football in New Hampshire for 20 years at Merrimack, Hollis Brookline and Souhegan, and is a co-host for the Ninth State Sports Show football podcast.