Division I
Brian O'Reilly has witnessed just about everything during his high school career coaching football and lacrosse. So just because his Pinkerton Academy football team had defeated Bishop Guertin by 39 points during the regular, it didn't mean the Astros were guarantied of doing it again. In order to
Ninth State Sports Show
Two of the four champions have been crowned and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap all the playoff action, from the D3 and D4 title games to the D2 semifinals and D1 quarterfinals, and they look ahead to this week's slate.
Division I
BEDFORD - There was plenty of time for the Bedford High School football team to think about Saturday's Division I quarterfinal. Having earned one of the division's three byes, the Bulldogs spent the extra time focusing on what was in front of them - a matchup with Salem - and not what might be down
Division II
PLYMOUTH - Chris Sanborn knew what his Plymouth Regional High School football team was up against Saturday. But the Bobcats coach also knew that when his team played Souhegan in the regular season, it didn't do any of the things it wanted to do. With the season on the line, No. 2 Plymouth figured ou
Division I
DERRY - The Pinkerton Academy football team did a lot of things well in Friday night's Division I quarterfinal against Bishop Guertin. But what the Astros did best was keep the Cardinals from gaining any momentum. Top-seeded Pinkerton jumped on No. 8 Bishop Guertin early, going up by three scores, a
Fall Sports
The deeper we go into the playoffs, we will see who not only has the talent to move on, but who put in the work during the season and the offseason to make it beyond this point.
The Season
The Souhegan High School football team capped the regular season by honoring its seniors before taking on John Stark in a game with plenty of playoff implications.
Ninth State Sports Show
The first weekend of the football playoffs are done and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap all the games and take a look ahead to what to expect from this week's games, including championship matchups in Division III and IV.
Division I
NASHUA - Anthony Nalen had a feeling there would be a lot of points scored Saturday night when his Bishop Guertin High School football team hosted Dover in the Division I preliminary round. The first-year Cardinals coach didn't know the two teams would almost combine for triple digits. The offenses
Division I
LONDONDERRY - When Jimmy Lauzon went back over his game plan after the Londonderry High School football team played Windham in the regular season, the Lancers coach felt like he could do better. Lauzon got another chance in Saturday's Division I preliminary round, and the result was much different.
Division II
AMHERST - The Souhegan High School football team went into Friday night's playoff game against Bow feeling like the offense would be able to put up points. Making sure the defense and special teams were on par was the focus during the week and that focus paid off. The Sabers' defense kept the Falcon
Division I
Heading into the 2023 football season, Jimmy Lauzon felt his peers would think he is crazy. Why? The Londonderry High School football coach was planning his offense around a quarterback rotation ... of four. Since that August decision was made, the quartet of Conor Williams, Cam Brutus, Sam Ogden an