Pigskin Prophets: Week 8

Who would have know that a game between Spaulding and Alvirne in Week 8 would have playoff implications? It does, as do other games this week, like Nashua South at Salem, Goffstown at Milford, Exeter at Manchester Central and perhaps the biggest game of the weekend, Portsmouth at Hollis/Brookline.

Check out the jump for this week's picks.

George Scione

ALVIRNE over Spaulding

Nashua South over SALEM

Merrimack over MANCHESTER WEST

MILFORD over Goffstown

SOUHEGAN over Con-Val

NASHUA NORTH over Manchester Memorial

HOLLIS/BROOKLINE over Portsmouth

BISHOP GUERTIN over Winnacunnet

MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Exeter

TIMBERLANE over Keene

Last week: 5-5. Season: 37-23.

George Scione is the assistant sports editor for the Nashua Telegraph.

Pete Tarrier

Spaulding over ALVIRNE

Nashua South over SALEM

Merrimack over MANCHESTER WEST

Goffstown over MILFORD

SOUHEGAN over Con-Val

Manchester Memorial over NASHUA NORTH

Portsmouth over HOLLIS/BROOKLINE

BISHOP GUERTIN over Winnacunnet

MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Exeter

TIMBERLANE over Keene

Last week: 6-4. Season: 49-11.

Pete Tarrier talks sports for WGIR-AM 610 in Manchester and 930/1380 “The Sports Animal.” He also hosts “The NH High School Football Show” on WGIR and WQSO 96.7 FM “The Wave” from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturdays.

John Doyle

Spaulding over ALVIRNE

SALEM over Nashua South

Merrimack over MANCHESTER WEST

Goffstown over MILFORD

Con-Val over SOUHEGAN

NASHUA NORTH over Manchester Memorial

Portsmouth over HOLLIS/BROOKLINE

BISHOP GUERTIN over Winnacunnet

MANCHESTER CENTRAL over Exeter

TIMBERLANE over Keene

Last week: 7-3. Season: 43-17.

John Doyle is the Sunday sports editor and staff writer at Foster’s Daily Democrat.

Mike Zhe

Spaulding over ALVIRNE

SALEM over Nashua South

Merrimack over MANCHESTER WEST

Goffstown over MILFORD

SOUHEGAN over Con-Val

NASHUA NORTH over Manchester Memorial

Portsmouth over HOLLIS/BROOKLINE

BISHOP GUERTIN over Winnacunnet

Exeter over MANCHESTER CENTRAL

TIMBERLANE over Keene

Last week: 7-3. Season: 47-13.

Mike Zhe is a staff writer for the Portsmouth Herald and the editor of New York Hockey Journal.

Joe Marchilena

Spaulding over ALVIRNE

Nashua South over SALEM

MANCHESTER WEST over Merrimack

Goffstown over MILFORD

SOUHEGAN over Con-Val

Manchester Memorial over NASHUA NORTH

Portsmouth over HOLLIS/BROOKLINE

BISHOP GUERTIN over Winnacunnet

Exeter over MANCHESTER CENTRAL

TIMBERLANE over Keene

Last week: 7-3. Season: 48-12.

Joe Marchilena is the editor of nh-highschoolsports.com, and sports editor of The Cabinet Press. Reach him at nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.