Division II
DURHAM - There were no great adjustments drawn up for the Plymouth Regional High School football team at halftime of Saturday's Division II championship game. All the Bobcats had to do was do what they'd been taught all week in practice. No. 1 Plymouth did just that, swinging momentum with a blocked
Division III-IV
DURHAM - Chandler Matson knows that Isaac Jasinski is more than just the kicker for the Monadnock Regional High School football team. But on Saturday, that's all the Huskies needed him to be. Jasinski kicked a 27-yard field goal with one second left on the clock to give No. 1 Monadnock a 15-12 win o
Division I
The Bedford High School football team has put together a remarkable season. The Bulldogs have the highest scoring team in the state, the stingiest defense in Division I, and have won all 11 of their games this season by at least three touchdowns. Bedford has trailed in a game only once, had a stretc
Division I
The Pinkerton Academy football team looked like it was cruising to a regular-season finale with Winnacunnet that would possibly determine the No. 1 seed in the South/East Cluster. But a week before that game, the Astros were stunned by Windham in the final game on their home field, and suddenly, a g
Division III-IV
Glen Costello knew what he was getting when he took over as the Campbell High School football head coach. Costello, who had run the defense under previous coach Greg Gush, knew what the Cougars had to go through in 2017 to win the Division III championship. And he knew that, aside from a new starter
Division II
It all started with Tommy Keegan. The junior lineman hit the weight room hard during the offseason, and when other members of the Alvirne High School football team saw that, they joined Keegan. When the calendar turned to a new year in January, Broncos coach Tarek Rothe estimates that they had abou
Fall Sports
Championship Saturday is just around the corner, and on this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman talk what to expect in all three title game matchups, and take a look back at the semifinal action. The show is recorded every
Division I
Things can change quickly in Division I football. One week, a team is on pace to be a top seed and have home field through the first two rounds of the playoffs, and then all it takes is one loss to change the course of a season. That was the case for the Pinkerton Academy football team going into it
Division I
SALEM - When the Pinkerton Academy football team faced Salem High School in the regular season, the Blue Devils found a weakness they could exploit in the Astros' defense. After that loss, Pinkerton coach Brian O'Reilly felt confident that if the teams met again, things would be different. The No. 4
Division III-IV
MANCHESTER - Campbell High School football coach Glenn Costello wasn’t surprised about anything that happened Saturday afternoon at Gill Stadium. Not a defensive struggle that led to a scoreless first half, not in the 8-0 final score, and certainly not in the performance of No. 2 running back Conor
Division I
BEDFORD – That was fast. The Bedford High School football team came out clicking on all cylinders on Saturday afternoon, as the top-seeded Bulldogs scored touchdowns on each of their first three drives during a 30-8 blowout against visiting No. 2 Merrimack in the semifinals of the Division I tournam
Fall Sports
Brian O'Reilly will feel a lot more comfortable going into this weekend's Division I semifinal against Salem than he did a week ago against Londonderry. All the Pinkerton Academy football coach has to point to to get the Astros motivated is a 15-14 loss to the Blue Devils back on Sept. 28, a game th