Fall Sports
Rob Sturgis sees plenty of similarities on the field between his Manchester Memorial High School football team and Manchester West, the team the Crusaders will be playing Thursday in the annual Manchester Turkey Bowl. Off the field, the teams have followed similar paths as well. Memorial and West
Fall Sports
The final week of the 2025 football season is here, with two games remaining on the schedule.
Division I
BEDFORD - On the third play of Friday night's Division I semifinal, the Nashua High School South football team was already behind the sticks. It was third-and-12 and Panthers quarterback Cody Jackson was looking to make a big play.
Ninth State Sports Show
Two more champions have been crowned, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman discuss how Gilford and Trinity got to the top of their respective divisions. They also run down the semifinals in Division I and what to watch for in the last title game on Saturday.
Division II
DERRY - The Trinity and Souhegan high school football teams went into halftime of Saturday's Division II championship game tied. It was an unfamiliar spot to be in for the Sabers. Not so for the Pioneers. Trinity scored on its first three possessions of the second half and its defense kept Souhegan
Division III-IV
EXETER – As a physical education teacher at Gilford High School, football coach Brandt O’Hara notices all the championship banners daily that adorn the gymnasium walls. Not one of them was for the football program. That will soon change, as his field of vision will likely zoom in on the impending ba
Division I
BEDFORD - With a perfect season and a spot in the championship game at risk in the fourth quarter, Bedford High School football coach Zach Matthews needed his leaders to step up. Senior Landon Ellsmore answered the call. Senior quarterback Bennett Matthews (5 for 12, 87 passing yards, two touchdowns
Division I
DERRY – The Pinkerton Academy football team may have lost three straight games to end the regular season, but the defending Division I champion still entered the playoffs with a lot of confidence with the knowledge it'd finally be healthy. With the rash of injuries behind them, the Astros are back t
Fall Sports
One champion has been crowned. Two more will get a title this weekend, while two other teams will win the chance at one next weekend. The end is near of the season is near, but there's still so much left to be decided.
The Season
The Manchester West High School football team went on the road to Pelham for the Division II playoffs and came close to making history.
Fall Sports
The list of players for the Yukica Football Player of the Year has been cut down to three finalists.
Division II
AMHERST - There was good reason to talk about the offense after the Souhegan High School football team's 47-14 win over Pelham in last Saturday's Division II semifinals. It's hard to ignore the buzz when a team scores three touchdowns in 43 seconds of a playoff game. In 11 games so far this season