Fall Sports

Pigskin Prophets: Week 7

Postseason berths are won and loss throughout the regular season, but with this week's slate of high school football games, there will be a couple of teams who will look back to this point as deciding their fate in 2021.

At the starting line, a never ending race
What I've got inside isn't common place
I've been dreaming about hopeful better days
Time for dreaming's done, time to face the sun

The Time Is Now by Atreyu

As was discussed on this week's Ninth State Sports Show, there are a bunch of games in Division I this week that will eliminate some teams, and maybe even clinch playoff spots for others.

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

Joe Marchilena

DOVER over Portsmouth-Oyster River
EXETER over Bedford
NASHUA NORTH over Salem
Winnacunnet over GOFFSTOWN
BISHOP GUERTIN over Pinkerton
Hanover over SOUHEGAN
MILFORD over Manchester West
Plymouth over ST. THOMAS
PELHAM over Campbell
NEWPORT over Epping-Newmarket

Last week: 9-0. Season: 40-17.

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

Portsmouth-Oyster River over DOVER
EXETER over Bedford
Salem over NASHUA NORTH
Winnacunnet over GOFFSTOWN
Pinkerton over BISHOP GUERTIN
SOUHEGAN over Hanover
MILFORD over Manchester West
Plymouth over ST. THOMAS
PELHAM over Campbell
NEWPORT over Epping-Newmarket

Last week: 8-1. Season: 38-19.

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.