> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Wade, Newport roll over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough to win D3 football title (video) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/wade-newport-roll-over-inter-lakesmoultonborough-to-win-d3-football-title/ - Published: 2015-11-23T15:08:04.000Z - Updated: 2015-11-23T15:08:04.000Z - Description: Newport runs over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough in D3 final. - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Division III-IV, championship, Division III, football, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, Newport, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 DURHAM - There was no panic in Noah Wade when the Newport High School football team didn't score on its first possession, despite getting down to the 1-yard line. There was a lot of football left to be played Sunday, and the Tigers senior running back knew it wouldn't be easy. ![Newport's Noah Wade picks up yards behind a block by Stephen Nix.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jmilmnew112215-n28-1.jpg) Newport's Noah Wade picks up yards behind a block by Stephen Nix. It wasn't, at least not right away. Once Newport - Wade in particular - got going, there was no stopping the Tigers, as they rolled over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough for a 48-14 win in the Division III championship game at the University of New Hampshire's Cowell Stadium. Wade had 332 total yards and scored five touchdowns, including four on consecutive touches in the first half, as the Tigers (11-0) took control of the game and cruised through the second half on the way to an undefeated season. "It's still sinking in right now," Wade said. "It's an amazing feeling. It means everything. I've always wanted to win a state championship growing up and this is a dream come true." Wade rushed for 274 yards and four touchdowns and also returned a punt 57 yards for a score, as Newport ran for 364 yards while the defense shut down ILMA's running game. After rushing for almost four hundred yards in the semifinals against Winnisquam, the Lakers (9-2) had just 92 against the Tigers' defense. Nick Brothers led the way with 70 yards on 17 carries, but no one else had more than 21. "Look at our defense all year long, they've been great," Newport coach Larry McElreavy said. "We took them out of their game plan. They like to run the ball and they had to throw." The Lakers went to their passing game in the first half, and it produced two touchdowns in the second quarter, as Ryan Kelly hit Andrew Brothers for a 57-yard score and then found Zach Swanson in the back of the end zone on an 11-yard scoring toss. ![The Newport defense swarms ILMA quarterback Ryan Kelly.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jmilmnew112215-n-3.jpg) The Newport defense swarms ILMA quarterback Ryan Kelly. For a while, it looked like ILMA might keep it close, but being one dimensional on offense caught up with the Lakers and they couldn't stop the Tigers' offense until it was too late. "You don't want to have to get out of an offense that's worked so well for you," ILMA coach Jon Francis said. "That shotgun was effective against them last time and it worked (Sunday), but they could just score whenever they wanted and it doesn't matter how much you put up on offense." The Tigers led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter on two rushing scores by Wade, but ILMA cut the lead to one score when Kelly pump-faked a defender and hit Andrew Brothers almost in stride for a 57-yard touchdown with 10:40 left in the second quarter. But Stephen Nix returned the ensuing kickoff to the Lakers' 28-yard line and Wade scored on the first play of the drive. Dylan McNamara hit John Hogan for the two-point conversion to make it 21-7 Newport with 10:18 left in the first half. Newport's defense forced a punt on ILMA's next possession and Nix fielded the kick just beyond midfield. The senior turned to his left and handed the ball to Wade, who danced through the Lakers' coverage team to find the end zone for a 28-7 lead. "They ran that against the last time," Francis said. "And it worked then, too. Our special teams had been solid all year, but their guys were able to make plays that ours weren't able to make. It's just another aspect of the game they beat us in." The Lakers were able to answer that score, as they went 73 yards on 13 plays, scoring on Kelly's 11-yard pass to Swanson, who managed to get a foot down in the back of the end zone to make it 28-14 with 5:01 to go in the quarter. On the drive, Kelly was 5 of 8 passing for 51 yards. But with the Tigers success on special teams, the Lakers elected to kick short, giving Newport the ball at its own 41-yard line and just enough time remaining. The Tigers marched down the field in 10 plays, getting a 1-yard scoring run from CJ Lawrence (43 yards rushing, two touchdowns) to go up 34-14 with 39 seconds to go until halftime. Wade added a 51-yard touchdown run on Newport's first possession of the second half and Lawrence scored from 9 yards out in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring. "I've been coaching a long time and I don't think I've ever been through a perfect season before," McElreavy said. "I've been going for so long I can't remember that far back. The thing I like is to see the smiles at the end of the day. That's my reward."