Division I
LONDONDERRY - Jake Holland had been waiting since the first kickoff of the season for a team to kick one to him again. The Londonderry High School senior got his wish in the second quarter of Saturday's game against Windham. With the Jaguars kicking off from their own 25 after a deadball personal fo
Division II
DOVER - There’s a reason the Plymouth High School football team has won back-to-back Division II titles and nine since the 2005 season. It’s because when it comes to big games the Bobcats come to play, and muscle and bruise their way past their opponents. Saturday in Dover it was no different, as th
Division II
AMHERST - The Milford High School football used its triple-option offensive scheme dominated Souhegan in a 47-27 win in their annual Division II South rivalry matchup. Milford dominated the game from the opening drive, as the Spartans took the opening possession over 80 yards down the field for a t
Division I
MERRIMACK - For the Merrimack High School football team, there was only one objective heading into Friday's game against Bishop Guertin - win in convincing fashion. Led by quarterback James Dowling and running back Tristan Wood, the Tomahawks did just that, blowing out the Cardinals 41-9 in a Divis
Division I
BEDFORD - Neither Bedford High School football coach Derek Stank, nor Manchester Central coach Ryan Ray, were looking at the standings heading into Friday night's game, but it was the Bulldogs who established themselves as the favorite in the Division I North Conference with a 45-0 win over the Litt
Division I
NASHUA - Through one half of football Friday night, the teams from Nashua High School North and South couldn't have been much closer. The Titans had run four more plays, the Panthers had gained eight more yards, and the new scoreboard at Stellos Stadium said the teams were tied 6-6. But in the secon
Division I
Nathanael Tejeda isn't sure what causes him to smile so much. He just does it. All the time. To the point that not many of his Nashua High School South football teammates and coaches call him by his name. Instead, they refer to the senior as the nickname given to him when he first started playing th
Fall Sports
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 talk about a big Week 4 in high school football and an even bigger Week 5 that features several rivalry
Fall Sports
It's the unofficial rivalry weekend in Division I football, and many of this week's matchups are dripping with playoff implications. This week will feature five games between teams either in the postseason field, or just a game outside of it, starting Friday with Salem and Pinkerton in Derry.
Fall Sports
The halfway point of the high school football season is here, and with it comes a game that many in Division II have had circled on the calendar since the schedules were released. On Saturday, Plymouth (4-0) travels to St. Thomas (4-0) in a matchup of the two teams currently at the top of the standi
Fall Sports
Here’s a look at what the postseason fields would look like in Division III and IV football, if the playoffs started this week. Division III This season, the top eight teams, based on football rating, make the postseason and are seeded 1-8. Playoff field (record, rating) 1. Monadnock
Division I
Joey DaSilva was nervous Saturday before he made his first varsity start for the Bishop Guertin High School football team against Keene, and when the Cardinals were to get the opening kickoff, those butterflies fluttered even more. But just as DaSilva was psyching himself up to take the field, Joey