Division I
PORTSMOUTH - Jayden Espinal hadn’t prepared to play quarterback in a couple of years, but that all changed after last week’s injury to Nashua High School North’s dynamic starter, Curtis Harris. North wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the East/West cluster of the Division I quarterfinals in last week’s vi
Division I
DERRY - Playoff football came a week early for a pair of Division I clubs on Friday. It was a do-or-die scenario between Pinkerton and Bedford in their regular-season finale, as the winner would extend their season to next weekend’s opening round of the D1 postseason. It took the unlikely combinatio
Division II
The last week of the regular season is here for the top three divisions in the state and there's still a few things left to be determined before the playoffs start next week. In Division II, seven of the eight spots have been wrapped up, with two teams trying to claim the final playoff spot. Here ar
Division I
The last week of the regular season is here for the top three divisions in the state and there's still a few things left to be determined before the playoffs start next week. In Division I, six of the eight spots have been wrapped up, with four teams trying to claim the final two playoff spots. Here
Division III-IV
The last week of the regular season is here for the top three divisions in the state and there's still a few things left to be determined before the playoffs start next week. In Division III, a handful of matchups this weekend could shuffle the seeding a little bit, while three teams at the bottom o
Fall Sports
On this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap results from last week's big games and take a look at the games with the biggest playoff implications coming up this weekend.
Division I
The Nashua High School North football team went into Friday's game against Merrimack with two goals on defense. The Titans wanted to win the early downs to force the Tomahawks into third-and-long situations, while also limiting Merrimack's playmakers on offense. While North was a little inconsistent
Fall Sports
Here's a look at results from the eighth week of the New Hampshire high school football regular season. Division I * Nashua North 31, Merrimack 19 - NH-HighSchoolSports.com * Nashua South 41, Dover 10 - NH-HighSchoolSports.com * Keene 27, Winnacunnet 0 - Portsmouth Herald * Bedford 45, Timberlane 0 - Eagle Tribune
Division III-IV
LITCHFIELD - Keegan Mills didn't know who was chasing him or how close anyone might be to gaining on him. He was just going to keep running until someone caught him or he crossed the goal line. The Campbell High School senior busted through the first level of the Monadnock football team's defense an
Division I
NASHUA - The Nashua High School North football team had just picked up its eighth win of the season, remaining undefeated, and clinched home field through the first two rounds of the Division I playoffs. But after Friday night's 31-19 win over Merrimack, the Titans celebration was slightly tempered.
Division I
DOVER - A year after missing the Division I playoffs, the Nashua South High School South football team emphatically clinched its postseason return on Friday night against Dover. South junior quarterback Chris Keefe rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries, and completed five of eigh
Division III-IV
Jeff Davis knew the Franklin High School football team was going to have a tough time replacing the seniors from last year's Division IV runner-up. With a roster of 17 by the end of 2018, losing almost a dozen players to graduation meant turning over around three-quarters of the lineup. But there w