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# Playoff Picture: Football (Nov. 3)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-football-nov-3/
- Published: 2019-11-03T11:00:47.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-03T11:00:47.000Z
- Description: Here is what the football playoffs are expected to look like when the tournament pairings are released on Monday.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Fall Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, football, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Here is what the football playoffs are expected to look like when the tournament pairings are released on Monday.

### Division I

**East/West Cluster**

1. Nashua North (9-0, 18.0000)
2. Exeter (8-1, 15.1111)
3. Nashua South (6-3, 10.2222)
4. Merrimack (6-3, 10.2222)

**Outside:** Bishop Guertin (6-3, 10.2222); Portsmouth-Oyster River (3-6, 4.4444); Dover (2-7, 3.3333); Spaulding (2-7, 2.8889); Keene (2-7, 2.8889); Winnacunnet (1-8, 1.5556).

**Tiebreakers**

- Nashua South wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack and Bishop Guertin thanks to a better football rating in road games against division opponents.
- Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**North/South Cluster**

1. Londonderry (9-0, 18.0000)
2. Goffstown (7-2, 12.8889)
3. Salem (7-2, 12.6667)
4. Pinkerton (6-3, 10.2222)

**Outside:** Bedford (6-3, 10.4444); Windham (4-5, 5.7778); Manchester Central (3-6, 4.0000); Concord (2-7, 2.4444); Manchester Memorial (1-8, 1.1111); Timberlane (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Playoff Matchups**

- No. 4 Merrimack at No. 1 Nashua North
- No. 3 Nashua South at No. 2 Exeter
- No. 4 Pinkerton at No. 1 Londonderry
- No. 3 Salem at No. 2 Goffstown

### Division II

1. Bow (9-0, 17.7778)
2. Milford (8-1, 16.8889)
3. Pelham (7-2, 13.1111)
4. Kennett (7-2, 12.8889)
5. Hollis Brookline (7-2, 12.2222)
6. Plymouth (7-2, 12.2222)
7. Alvirne (6-3, 11.1111)
8. Souhegan (5-4, 9.3333)

**Outside:** St. Thomas (4-5, 6.8889); Gilford-Belmont (4-5, 6.0000); John Stark (3-6, 4.8889); Merrimack Valley (3-6, 4.8889); Pembroke (3-6, 4.6667); Kingswood (3-6, 4.6667); Manchester West (3-6, 4.4444); ConVal (1-8, 1.7778); Sanborn (1-8, 1.3333); Hanover (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a better football rating against tournament teams.

**Playoff Matchups**

- No. 8 Souhegan at No. 1 Bow
- No. 5 Hollis Brookline at No. 4 Kennett
- No. 7 Alvirne at No. 2 Milford
- No. 6 Plymouth at No. 3 Pelham

### Division III

1. Lebanon (8-1, 15.7778)
2. Trinity (7-1, 15.5000)\*
3. Campbell (8-1, 14.8889)
4. Monadnock (6-3, 10.6667)
5. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (6-3, 9.7778)
6. Stevens (5-4, 7.5556)
7. Newport (4-5, 6.6667)
8. Laconia (4-5, 5.5556)

**Outside:** Somersworth (3-5, 4.4444)\*; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-8, 1.7778); Epping-Newmarket (1-8, 1.5000); Kearsarge-Mount Royal (0-8, 0.0000).

\*The game between Trinity and Somersworth was postponed from Friday to Sunday.

**Scenarios**

- A Trinity win clinched the No. 2 seed for the Pioneers and gives Laconia the No. 8 seed and eliminates Somersworth from the playoffs.
- A Somersworth win clinches the No. 7 seed for the Hilltoppers and gives Campbell the No. 2 seed, drops Newport to No. 8 and eliminates Laconia.

**Playoff Matchups**

- No. 8 Laconia at No. 1 Lebanon
- No. 5 Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton at No. 4 Monadnock
- No. 7 Newporrt at No. 2 Trinity
- No. 6 Stevens at No. 3 Campbell