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Football Roundup: Division I championship (video)
Here's what is being said around the state about Winnacunnet's 41-21 win over Pinkerton in the Division I championship game.
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Offense leads Winnacunnet past Pinkerton in D1 football title game
DURHAM - All season, the Winnacunnet High School football team has been able to shut down opponents with its defense. In Saturday's Division I championship game against Pinkerton, the Warriors were able to do it with their offense. No. 1 Winnacunnet scored on its first six possessions, and didn't ha
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Unfamiliar opponent awaits Pinkerton football in the D1 title game
There is at least one way that this year's Division I championship game feels like 2014 to Brian O'Reilly. When the Pinkerton Academy football team lines up for kickoff against Winnacunnet, it will be going up against a team that has played great defense all season long, and the Astros coach believe
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Pinkerton football returns to D1 championship game with win over Salem
SALEM - All season, the Salem High School football team was at the top of the state’s power rankings while Pinkerton Academy was overlooked coming into the season. The Astros made it certain that they will not be overlooked again, advancing to the Division I title game with a 45-28 win over the Blue
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Defense stepped up when it need to to get Pinkerton football into the D1 semifinals
It wasn't a play that would show up on many stat sheets, but it proved to be a big one in Saturday's Division I quarterfinal between the Pinkerton Academy and Nashua High School South football teams. With 2.4 seconds left in the first half of the Astros' 42-14 win, the Panthers faced a fourth-and-22
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Pinkerton football takes advantage of turnovers, rolls past Nashua South (video)
NASHUA - It's not often the Pinkerton Academy football team goes into the postseason with less playoff experience than its opponent. That was the case in Saturday's Division I quarterfinal, and the Astros showed that inexperience early on offense and special teams, losing three fumbles in the first
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Pinkerton football's success in 2017 a product of last season's struggles
When talking about all the players he can put in the offensive backfield, Pinkerton Academy football coach Brian O'Reilly almost runs out of adjectives. The Astros had six different ball carriers in the first half of Friday night's 61-19 win over Nashua North, and none of them finished the game with
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Pinkerton football powers its way to convincing win over Nashua North
NASHUA - Brian O'Reilly knew his Pinkerton Academy football team would be facing an opponent Friday night that was desperate for a signature win. The Astros coach warned his players to be ready for just about anything from Nashua North, but Pinkerton was ready to go, and then some. Ty and Terrell Hi
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Pinkerton football runs over Londonderry on the way to victory
DERRY - In front of a crowd of six thousand fans, the Pinkerton Academy football team had two feature performers. First, there was halfback Ty Hicks who ran for 279 yards and three touchdowns. Then there were the boys in the trenches who imposed their will on the Londonderry defensive front. The com
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Defense adjustments helped Salem football take control in win over Pinkerton
It took just 10 plays on two separate drives for the Pinkerton Academy football team to score 14 points in the first quarter last Saturday afternoon against Salem. The Blue Devils' defense had allowed the same number of points over the course of 48 minutes in season-opening wins against Nashua South
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Sibanda, Salem football win showdown with Pinkerton
SALEM - The Salem High School football team tries to find ways to get running back Josh Sibanda into space on the outside. But when there was no room to run on the outside Saturday against Pinkerton Academy, the senior was able to get his yards the hard way. Sibanda rushed for 180 yards and two touc
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Defense shines as Pinkerton football rolls past Nashua South
DERRY - The solution sounded simple for the Nashua High School South football team. “We just need to player better.” That was a post-game sentiment by South coach Scott Knight following Friday's a 28-6 loss at Pinkerton. The Panthers had a very slow start, but that slow start can also be credited to