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NASHUA - Jaylan Pacheco saw how hard his Nashua High School South football teammates had been working in practice the last few weeks, getting ready for Wednesday night's Turkey Bowl. Knowing the effort the Panthers had put in, and knowing that this would be his last time playing with them, the senio
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On this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena is joined by Roger Brown, of the Union Leader and New Hampshire Football Report, to recap Saturday's three division championship games and take a look ahead to what might be in store for
Division I
The third quarter of Saturday's Division I championship game was like no other this season for the Bedford High School football team. The Bulldogs held a 14-0 lead over Pinkerton Academy at the start of the second half, but two lost fumbles gave the Astros the ball inside the Bedford 10-yard line. B
Division I
Here's what is being said about Bedford's 28-14 win over Pinkerton in the Division I football championship. * Bedford wins state title - Union Leader * Bedford's running attack was impressive - Union Leader * Missed opportunities doomed Pinkerton in loss to Bedford - Eagle Tribune * Bulldogs are the
Division I
DURHAM - The Bedford High School football team made it to Saturday's Division I championship game doing just about whatever it wanted against opponents. The highest-scoring offense in the state, and the stingiest defense in the division, the Bulldogs were put to the test against Pinkerton Academy, a
Division I
The Bedford High School football team has put together a remarkable season. The Bulldogs have the highest scoring team in the state, the stingiest defense in Division I, and have won all 11 of their games this season by at least three touchdowns. Bedford has trailed in a game only once, had a stretc
Division I
The Pinkerton Academy football team looked like it was cruising to a regular-season finale with Winnacunnet that would possibly determine the No. 1 seed in the South/East Cluster. But a week before that game, the Astros were stunned by Windham in the final game on their home field, and suddenly, a g
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Championship Saturday is just around the corner, and on this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman talk what to expect in all three title game matchups, and take a look back at the semifinal action. The show is recorded every
Division I
Things can change quickly in Division I football. One week, a team is on pace to be a top seed and have home field through the first two rounds of the playoffs, and then all it takes is one loss to change the course of a season. That was the case for the Pinkerton Academy football team going into it
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Here are the high school field hockey all-state teams for 2018, as selected by the New Hampshire Field Hockey Coaches Association.
Division I
SALEM - When the Pinkerton Academy football team faced Salem High School in the regular season, the Blue Devils found a weakness they could exploit in the Astros' defense. After that loss, Pinkerton coach Brian O'Reilly felt confident that if the teams met again, things would be different. The No. 4
Division I
BEDFORD – That was fast. The Bedford High School football team came out clicking on all cylinders on Saturday afternoon, as the top-seeded Bulldogs scored touchdowns on each of their first three drives during a 30-8 blowout against visiting No. 2 Merrimack in the semifinals of the Division I tournam