Week 5...Plymouth and Windham

As we enter the midpoint of the season, I want to wish both Nick Massa and David Mahoney speedy recoveries. I'm  a big fan of both of these guys and they are both Seniors, playing in their final High School season and both finding themselves injured and missing games. Hopefully they will find themselves back on the field at some point in the second half of the season.

Without a doubt, Plymouth and Windham have established themselves as the clear frontrunners in D IV. They meet on Saturday in what should be the game of the week in NH at any division. Both had tough games last week against teams with winning records and found themselves on top by substantial margins. This one should be a great game, Goodale, Thomas, Reisert meet Cooney, Cannone and Lorenze, this could go either way. I've seen both teams play this year and defensively they're very similar. Windham might be a bit bigger up front, but the speed factor goes to the Bobcats. I'm  a speed guy so I think I'm going with Plymouth in this one 21-14.

Trinity and Lebanon. Once again, the Raiders committed costly turnovers killing their chances against Kennet last week. They'll look to turn their season around as they travel to Manchester to play a Trinity team who made a statement in Laconia last week. The Sachems never had a chance as the Pioneers jumped out early and never looked back. As good as the Dozer is, I think the Pioneers have too many weapons, and they're at home. Even if the Raiders manage to quell the turnover bug, I see the Pioneers coming out on top 34-14.

Kennett and Hanover. With Massa hurt and it being unclear whether or not he'll play this week, it's hard not to go with the Marauders in this one. They've had a tough 2 game stretch though so we'll have to see if they can right the ship as they meet the Eagles. Both Teams are at 2-2 so this is a big game for both of them. I suspect 6-3 is what you'll need to make the playoffs this year in DIV so winning is key for both of these teams. Hanover gets back on track here, 14-0.

St. Thomas and John Stark - The Saints will look to improve to 4-1 against the Generals. John Stark picked up their first W in Kingswood last week as they put up 28 points on the Knights. This game will be closer than you might think. Saints will still come out on top 20-17.

Kingswood and Laconia - Kingswood is an extremely small team this year and Laconia is beyond banged up. This game will be a close one, with the Sachems coming out with their first W! 31-28.

Good luck to all teams this week! 

~HC~