Plymouth's Chuck Lenahan hoping to go out on top

 

by Jeff Fisher
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Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams went-out on top with a home run in his final at-bat.  Next Saturday, New Hampshire Hall of Fame high school football coach Chuck Lenahan of Plymouth Regional hopes to end things on a high note as well.

Lenahan's Bobcats will play Portsmouth for the state's Division II title in his final game as head coach.  If Plymouth can come-out on top, it would be the school's 20th state football championship under Lenahan, who is retiring after 43 years as head coach of the Bobcats.

Lenahan, who didn't win a game in his first season in 1971, brings a 355-70-1 record into the game.  In addition to the 19 state titles, 13 of Lenahan's teams have finished undefeated.

Plymouth brings a 10-1 mark into next week's game.

2012 New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 3

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, September 14, 2012

Bedford 42 Timberlane 7
Bishop Brady 36 Mascoma Valley 21
Concord 35 Manchester Memorial 13
Dover 31 Spaulding 10
Epping-Newmarket 27 Pelham 10
Exeter 49 Manchester Central 0
Kearsarge 42 Sanborn 13
Londonderry 21 Salem 13
Milford 41 Merrimack Valley 6
Portsmouth 35 Con-Val Regional 12
Souhegan 37 Alvirne 20
Winnacunnet 47 Manchester West 6

Will New Hampshire Reduce the Number of Divisions in Football?

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

The New Hampshire Football Report published an article this week states the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association is considering cutting the number of football divisions in-half by the 2013 season.

Click here to read the story that says the NHIAA could adopt a three-to-five division format by April 1st.

New Hampshire currently runs six divisions of championships in football.

Three New Hampshire High School Football Championships to be Decided Saturday

by Jeff Fisher
New Hampshire High School Football Huddle

A couple of newcomers highlights this weekend's three New Hampshire state championship games.

First, there's Windham, which in just its second year of varsity football, playing for a Division V championship.  Windham (8-2) will play 2010 runner-up and unbeaten St. Thomas Aquinas tomorrow in Dover.

St. Thomas Aquinas (10-0), which is also seeking its first state title, beat Windham 48-20 during the regular season.

In the Division VI title game, playoff newbie Epping-Newmarket takes-on Inter-Lakes in Merideth.  This is the first year that the Blue Devils (8-2) have won more than four games in a season.  Epping-Newmarket has only given-up 55 points this season with five shutouts.

Inter-Lakes (10-0) will be trying to win the school's second state title.  The Lakers won the 2009 Division VI title, and beat the Blue Devils 3-0 during their regular season match-up.

From the championship newbies to a couple of teams that grabbed gold back in 2009.

In the Division IV championship game, top-seeded and unbeaten Trinity (10-0) takes-on Plymouth (9-1).  Trinity won the Division V championship in '09, while Plymouth captured the 2009 Division IV title, which was its fifth straight.

Tomorrow's Division IV title game will be played in Manchester.

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 1

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, September 2, 2011

Exeter  37  Spaulding  0
Fall Mountain  19  Bishop Brady  12
Hollis-Brookline  27  Manchester Memorial  19
Kearsage Regional  31  Stevens  28
Kennett  20  Lebanon  0
Laconia  55  Hanover  33
Manchester Central  30  Portsmouth  28
Manchester West  32  ConVal  31
Merrimack  27  Goffstown  26
Milford  13  Londonberry  6
Nashua North  14  Winnacunnet  7
Nashua South  37  Dover  20
Salem  20  Keene  13
Souhegan  33  Concord  31
Trinity  41  Merrimack Valey  14
Timberlane  42  Bedford  27

Travis Cote Hired as Head Football Coach at Bishop Guertin

by Jeff Fisher
New Hampshire High School Football Huddle

Travis Cote has some big shoes to fill at the new head football coach at Bishop Guertin.

Cote has been hired to replace Tony Johnson, who resigned earlier this year to focus on his athletic director's job.  Johnson led BG to six Division II state titles in seven years.

Cote has been the head coach at Milford High School since being hired in 2004.  In seven seasons at Milford, Cote's record was 29-46.

Tony Johnson Steps Down as Head Football Coach at Bishop Guertin

by Jeff Fisher
New Hampshire High School Football Huddle

After six state titles in seven years, Tony Johnson is stepping down has head coach at Bishop Guertin.

Reporter David Lane of the Union Leader reports that Johnson, who will stay-on as the school's athletic director, took over the down-and-out program in 1994.

Tom King of the Nashua Telegraph writes that Johnson's resignation from the football post catch many off-guard.

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Playoffs

Division I Championship

Pinkerton Academy  14  Nashua North  7

Division II Championship

Bishop Guertin  14  Winnacunnet  13

Division III Championship

Souhegan  24  Portsmouth  21

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships & Semfinals

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 13, 2011


Playoffs

Divsion IV Championship
Lebanon  24  Trinity 14

Division V Championship
Kearsarge  12  Aquinas  6


Division VI Championship
Newport  35  Gilford  0

Playoffs - Semifinals


Division I
Nashua North 49  Nashua South  35
Pinkerton  21  Salem  14

Division II
Bishop Guertin  28  Keene  21
Winnacunnet  30  Dover  27

Division III
Portsmouth  51  Milford  3
Soughegan  24  Hollis-Brookline  24

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Playoffs

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, November 12, 2010

Playoffs
Semifinals

Division III
Plymouth 51 Milford 3

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 10/Playoffs

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Playoffs
Semifinals

Division IV
Lebanon 35 Monadnock 7
Trinity 24 Laconia 14

Division V
Kearsarge 21 Somersworth 6
St. Thomas Aquinas 14 Stevens 0

Regular Season
Bishop Guertin 14 Keene 0
Hollis/Brookline 28 Goffstown 0
Nashua North 34 Exeter 19
Pinkerton Academy 34 Manchester Memorial 25
Portsmouth 33 Pembroke 20

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, November 5, 2010

Regular Season
Alvirne 48 Manchester West 18
Dover 14 Timberlane 6
Manchester Central 23 Nashua South 8
Milford 48 Pelham 16
Salem 55 Londonberry 32
Souhegan 14 Bedford 6
Winnacunnet 22 Merrimack 12

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 9

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Bow 21 Sanborn 0
Cushing 35 Phillips Exeter Academy 33
Franklin 12 Winnisquam 7
Gilford 40 Newport 20
Goffstown 36 ConVal Regional 10
Inter-Lakes 41 Mascoma 6
Kimball Union Academy 31 Tilton 29
Lebanon 14 Trinity 6
Newfound 20 Epping 14
Plymouth Regional 33 Stark 12
Proctor Academy 27 New Hampton 20
Raymond 43 Farmington 26
St. Paul's 21 Groton 14

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, October 29, 2010

Bishop Guertin 39 Alvirne 7
Concord 42 Salem 29
Dover 50 Manchester West 8
Hanover 42 Merrimack Valley 7
Kearsarge 37 Aquinas 36
Kennett 44 Kingswood 0
Laconia 37 Monadnock 27
Londonberry 42 Manchester Memorial 8
Merrimack 13 Nashua North 7
Milford 28 Hollis-Brookline 20
Nashua South 42 Exeter 19
Pinkerton Academy 20 Manchester Central 13
Portsmouth 47 Bedford 24
Somersworth 38 Fall Mountain 12
Souhegan 56 Pelham 6
Stevens 26 Bishop Brady 14
Timberlane 38 Spaulding 6
Winnacunnet 29 Keene 6

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 8

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Aquinas 48 Fall Mountain 14
Bow 35 Bishop Brady 20
Epping 42 Farmington 0
Gilford 41 Mascoma Valley 0
Hanover 55 Stark 7
Hyde 27 Holderness 20
Kimball Union Academy 27 Portsmouth 14
Merrimack 49 Manchester West 6
Milford 14 Goffstown 7
Newfound 21 Inter-Lakes 0
New Hampton 21 Pomfret 0
Newport 30 Franklin 18
Phillips Exeter Academy 33 Deerfield Academy 14
Pingree 49 Proctor Academy 22
Pinkertown Academy 27 Concord 14
St. Paul's 21 St. George's 20

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, October 22, 2010

Alvirne 28 Spaulding 21
Bishop Guertin 28 Winnacunnet 14
Dover 34 Londonberry 33
Kearsarge 48 Sanborn 7
Keene 31 Timberline 13
Laconia 28 Kennett 7
Lebanon 28 Plymouth Regional 21
Manchester Central 28 Exeter 21
Monadonock 47 Merrimack Valley 7
Nashua North 33 Manchester Memorial 14
Nashua South 38 Salem 34
Pembroke Academy 50 Pelham 22
Portsmouth 40 Hollis-Brookline 14
Somersworth 41 Campbell 14
Souhegan 42 Con-Val 20
Trinity 48 Kingswood 6
Winnisquam 71 Raymond 12

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 7

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, October 15, 2010

Brockton (MA) 21 Pinkerton Academy 14
Hollis-Brookline 9 Beford 0
Laconia 34 Kingswood 7
Londonberry 54 Nashua South 48 (2 OTs)
Manchester Central 14 Manchester Memorial 7
Nashua North 41 Concord 27
Souhegan 41 Milford 7
Timberlane 26 Winnacunnet 14

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 6

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 9, 2010


Campbell  39  Bow  16
Franklin  36  Epping-Newmarket  13
Gilford  40  Newfoundland Regional  7
Goffstown  13  Pelham  7
Inter-Lakes  31  Farmington  14
Kearsarge  42  Bishop Brady  0
Pinkerton Academy  21  Exeter  14
Souhegan  54  Pembroke  7
Trinity  50  John Stark  0
Winnisquam  27  Newport Middle  14


New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, October 8, 2010

Hanover  42  Kingswood  7
Hollis/Brookline  28  Con-Val  12
Keene  16  Merrimack  14
Laconia  30  Plymouth  20
Lebanon  50  Merrimack Valley  0
Manchester Central  9  Concord  0
Mascoma Valley  40  Raymond  22
Milford  28  Bedford  7
Nashua South  38  Nashua North  21
Sanborn 20  Fall Mountain  18
Somersworth  28  Windham  0
St. Thomas Aquinas  28  Stevens  7
Winnacunnet  52  Alvirne  15

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 5

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, October 1, 2010

Bow  41  Fall Mountian  0
Manchester Memorial  34  Exeter  32 (2 OTs)
Nashua South  41  Concord  7
Trinity  40  Monadnock Regional  17

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 4

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 25, 2010


Bishop Brady  35  Campbell  14
Bow  41  Windham  7
Franklin  46  Farmington  0
Gilford  19  Inter-Lakes  7
Monadnock  49  John Stark  7
Newport Middle  46  Mascoma Valley  8
Newfound  69  Raymond  13
Pinkerton Academy  38  Salem  31
Stevens  6  Sanborn  0
St. Thomas Aquinas  19  Somersworth  14
Winnacunnet  35  Exeter  28 (OT)
Winnisquam 25  Epping-Newmarket  18

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, September 24, 2010

Bedford  41  Pembroke  0
Bishop Guertin  28  Merrimack  3
Concord  28  Londonberry  18
Dover  34  Spaulding  0
Kearsarge  42  Fall Mountain  6
Keene  35  Manchester West  6
Kennett  29  Hanover  28
Kingswood  20  Merrimack Valley  13
Lebanon  27  Laconia  15
Milford  33  Con-Val Regional  18
Nashua North  35  Manchester Central  14
Nashua South  45  Manchester Memorial  28
Portsmouth  54  Pelham  6
Souhegan  36  Hollis-Brookline  15
Trinity  39  Plymouth Regional  6

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 2

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 11, 2010


Epping-Newmarket  18  Raymond  14
Franklin  18  Gilford  14
Kennett  41  John Stark  0
Newfound Regional  41  Farmington  18
Newport Middle  39  Inter-Lakes  7
Plymouth  50  Kingswood  6
Stevens  24  Bow  13
St. Thomas Aquinas  33  Windham  12
Winnisquam Regional  12


New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, September 10, 2010

Bedford  20  Goffstown  14
Bishop Guertin  21  Timberlane  6
Campbell  13  Fall Mountain  6
Concord  42  Exeter  21
Con-Val Regional  45  Pelham  0
Kearsarge  28  Somersworth  7
Keene  42  Alvirne  18
Laconia  35  Merrimack Valley  20
Lebanon  13  Monadnock  6
Merrimack  31  Dover  28
Milford  40  Pembroke  22
Nashua North  27  Londonberry  7
Pinkerton Academy  23  Nashua South  14
Salem  45  Manchester Central  19
Souhegan  23  Portsmouth  14
Trinity  24  Hanover  14
Winnacunnet  63  Spaulding  8

New Hampshire High School Football Scores - Week 1

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 4, 2010


Bishop Brady  18  Fall Mountain  7
Concord  22  Goffstown  7
Franklin  60  Mascoma Valley  0
Gilford  27  Farmington  0
Newfound  38  Winnisquam  15
Newport Middle  35  Epping-Newmarket  14
St. Thomas Aquinas  34  Campbell  0
Trinity  48  Merrimack Valley  0

New Hampshire High School Football Scores
Friday, September 3, 2010

Inter-Lakes  20  Raymond  6
Kearsarge  16  Stevens  8
Kingswood 29  John Stark  6
Laconia  14  Hanover  7
Lebanon  7  Kennett  6
Plymouth  35  Monadnock  7
Somersworth  25  Bow  23
Windham  43  Sanborn  23

New Hampshire High School Football Pre-Season Practice Begins August 11th

by Jeff Fisher

New Hampshire High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 New Hampshire high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning August 11th, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years.  I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country.  If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - August 11th

Regular Season Begins - September 3rd

Championships - November 20th

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America