The Season
The Season (2025): Manchester West Football, Episode 11
The Manchester West High School football team wrapped up the regular season with a trip to Hanover on Halloween and things got a little scary.
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Ninth State Sports Show
Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition (Nov. 11), presented by The Event Center Nashua
The first weekend of playoffs are in the rearview mirror, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap the opening rounds of the postseason and take a look at what's coming up in the next round.
Division I
Bishop Guertin wakes up in 2nd half to beat Nashua North in D1 football playoffs
NASHUA – For whatever reason, the Bishop Guertin High School team didn’t come out with much juice in the first half of Saturday afternoon’s first-round game of the Division I playoffs against Nashua North. The Cardinals found their mojo coming out of the locker room at halftime. After slumping throu
Division III-IV
Hillsboro-Deering knocks off Farmington-Nute to reach D4 football final
HILLSBORO - Plenty of history was made in Saturday’s Division IV football semifinal. For the Hillsboro-Deering High School team, it was the Hillcats first ever home playoff game. For visiting Farmington-Nute, it was the Tigers first playoff appearance. And then Robert King made some history of his o
Division II
Pelham takes advantage of key turnover to beat Manchester West in D2 football playoffs
PELHAM – Not all turnovers are created equal. But with the Pelham High School football team getting backed into the wall, the Pythons needed their defense to make a play. No. 4 Pelham got it, forcing a No. 5 Manchester West fumble near midfield late in the third quarter, and the Pythons rode that mo
Division I
Salem football holds off Portsmouth-Oyster River in D1 prelims (video)
SALEM – Steve Abraham had a simple message for the Salem High School football team after Friday night’s Division I preliminary-round game. At this time of year, it doesn’t matter how many points you win by, just so long as you have more than the other team. In the Blue Devils’ case, that meant havin
Division I
Big plays lift Nashua South past Londonderry in D1 football playoffs
NASHUA - The Nashua High School South football team has played most of its big games from behind, but the Panthers didn’t want to start their playoff run that way. Senior quarterback Cody Jackson connected with fellow senior Colvin Levesque on a 28-yard passing touchdown on just the third play of th
Division II
Service leads Trinity's 2nd-half comeback to beat Hanover in D2 football playoffs
MANCHESTER - Whenever Trinity High School quarterback Ollie Service gets the ball in his hands, he doesn’t fail to put on a magic show. Turn a screen play into a touchdown pass over half the length of the field? Check. Lose the ball on the way to the ground and grab it in mid-air? Oh yes. For his fi
Division I
Merrimack football ends its season on a high note with win over Timberlane (video)
MERRIMACK - Kip Jackson needed to know what the Merrimack High School football team was going to do and he needed to know soon. When the Tomahawks season came to an unexpected end after a loss to Alvirne in the final week before the playoffs, they had the option to play an extra game Thursday night
Fall Sports
Pigskin Prophets: Week 10
The playoffs are here, and for some teams, there will be no tomorrow.
The Season
The Season (2025): Manchester West Football, Episode 10
The Manchester West High School football team honored its senior class before taking on John Stark in the final home game of the regular season.
Fall Sports
Semifinalists for Yukica Football Player of the Year Award announced
Just like the list of football teams has been whittled down for the start of the postseason, the list of names for the Joe Yukica Player of the Year Award has as well.