Division II
When it comes to the Division II playoffs, every game counts. With the eight postseason slots determined by football rating, they all really do. That makes it difficult to figure out who is in and who is out, because over the next two weeks, the outcome of all 22 games will count.
Division II
The postgame message Chris Sanborn gave to his Plymouth High School football team on Saturday was as much a reminder as it was anything else. Sure, the Bobcats had just suffered their first loss of the season on a late touchdown by John Stark, but that fact could take a backseat to what both teams h
Fall Sports
There's not much breathing room this week among the top teams in the state rankings, and there could be a major changeup in the week ahead.
Division I
Kip Jackson stood among a group of reporters Friday night, after his Merrimack High School football team had accomplished a few things that might have been unbelievable just 19 months ago. After being informed that his Tomahawks, who had just defeated Pinkerton 68-29, had likely clinched a playoff b
Division I
George Pendleton knows how quickly a two-game lead can unravel. So with the Spaulding High School girls volleyball team on the verge of missing out on a sweep against Bishop Guertin, the Red Raiders head coach called a timeout.
Fall Sports
For the second week in a row, the top two teams in the state rankings remained the same.
Division II
Rod McQuarrie was expecting the John Stark High School football team to make a stop.
Division I
Kip Jackson knows his Merrimack High School football team has several offensive weapons.
Division I
The four biggest games this weekend feature teams from outside the playoff picture taking on teams they are chasing in the postseason race. In the East/West Cluster, Nashua North travels to Portsmouth in a matchup of teams reeling from losses last week, but for different reasons. The Titans were con
Division II
On one side is a high school football program that has won almost two dozen championships in its history. On the other is a program that has never played in a postseason game. In most years, Plymouth and John Stark meeting on the football field would be just another game on the schedule
Fall Sports
The high school girls volleyball season is racing to a finish, and there's been a rush of teams toward the top of the rankings.
Division II
There was no coach speak to be found from ConVal High School football coach Paul Landau when someone brought up the P-word Saturday afternoon. Many high school football coaches would have shied away from the question of playoffs, using the old "one-game-at-a-time" cliche, especially with three weeks