Playoff Picture: Division III quarterfinals
The Division III football playoffs get started with the quarterfinals on Saturday, and here's a look the final standings and the matchups.
The Division III football playoffs get started with the quarterfinals on Saturday, and here's a look the final standings and the matchups.
North Conference
- Newport (7-1, 14.25 rating)*
- Gilford (7-1, 14.0)*
- Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (5-3, 8.75)*
- Mascoma Valley (4-4, 6.50)*
- Franklin (3-5, 4.50)
- Stevens (2-6, 2.75)
- Fall Mountain (1-7, 1.25)
- Newfound (0-8, 0.00)
Quarterfinal matchup: No. 4 Mascoma Valley at No. 1 Newport, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. Newport won the regular-season meeting 47-0 back on Sept. 13. Mascoma needed a 46-44 win over Fall Mountain in the finale, and a Franklin loss to ILM, to get into the postseason. Newport was undefeated in the conference, with its lone loss a 21-20 defeat against Campbell.
Quarterfinal matchup: No. 3 ILM at No. 2 Gilford, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. Gilford won the regular-season meeting 33-7 on Oct. 18, and has won its last five games by a combined 233-41. ILM alternated wins and losses for the first six games of the year and finished with wins over Mascoma and Franklin to get the third seed.
South Conference
- Bow (8-0, 17.25)*
- Campbell (6-2, 13.00)*
- Somersworth (6-2, 12.75)*
- Bishop Brady (5-3, 8.75)*
- Winnisquam (4-4, 7.75)
- Epping-Newmarket (3-5, 5.50)
- Raymond (2-6, 3.50)
- Farmington-Nute (1-7, 1.50)
Quarterfinal matchup: No. 4 Bishop Brady at No. 1 Bow, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. Bow won the regular-season meeting in convincing fashion, 62-0, on Sept 27. The Falcons have allowed just 25 points all year, with four shutouts, and have scored an average of 42.4 points per game. Bishop Brady has averaged 46.2 points in its wins, and 7.3 points in its losses.
Quarterfinal matchup: No. 3 Somersworth at No. 2 Campbell, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. Somersworth won in the regular season, 20-13, on Sept. 26, but Campbell will host the game thanks to its higher rating. The Cougars haven't lost since that game, averaging 32.4 points per game. Somersworth had scored 40 points per game during a five-game win streak that was snapped in a 31-0 loss to Bow in the regular-season finale.
Semifinals/Conference games: Nov. 15 at home of higher seed.
Championship game: North champion vs. South champion, Nov. 22, 11 a.m. at UNH.
