MERRIMACK VALLEY
CONFERENCE I
Team League Overall
Central 2-0 7-1
Andover 1-0 8-0
Lowell 1-1 6-2
Chelmsford 0-2 4-4
Billerica 0-2 2-6
PLAYOFF PICTURE: Central has Billerica and Andover left. Andover has Lowell, Billerica and Central. If both sides take care of business, it becomes the biggest Thanksgiving game this area has seen since Chris Lane piloted Central to victory in the 1989 classic. Which actually was snowed out on Thanksgiving.
MERRIMACK VALLEY
CONFERENCE 2
Team League Overall
Tewksbury 3-0 4-4
N. Andover 2-1 3-4
Haverhill 2-1 6-2
Lawrence 1-2 1-7
Dracut 0-2 2-6
Methuen 0-2 2-6
PLAYOFF PICTURE: If it beats Methuen or Dracut, Tewksbury celebrates. All North Andover or Haverhill can do is keep winning and pray for miracles.
CAL/NEC DIVISION 3
Team League Overall
Amesbury 2-0 6-2
Pentucket 2-0 5-3
Newburypor 2-0 5-3
Winthrop 1-2 2-6
Triton 0-2 1-6
Saugus 0-3 4-4
PLAYOFF PICTURE: Those who don’t like the new playoff format will point to this division where three fierce. border rivals, all within 10 miles of each other, stand unbeaten in the league with collisions on the horizon.
Pentucket, Amesbury and Newburyport have to play a round-robin to decide this one.
CAL/NEC DIVISION 4
Team League Overall
N. Reading 2-0 6-1
Lynnfield 2-0 5-2
Ham-Wenham 1-1 5-2
Ipswich 1-1 2-6
Manchester 0-2 1-6
Georgetown 0-2 1-7
PLAYOFF PICTURE: North Reading hosts Hamilton-Wenham Friday night. Win a win in that one, and barring upsets, it sets up a Turkey Day game vs. Lynnfield for all the marbles in the CAL/NEC 4.
COMMONWEALTH LARGE
Team League OveralL
Shawsheen 2-0 6-1
Whittier 1-0 6-2
Gr. Lawrence 1-1 6-2
Northeast 1-2 6-2
Lynn Tech 0-2 2-5
PLAYOFF PICTURE: Shawsheen can basically lock down on the CAC Large title by knocking off Whittier Saturday. Whittier, if it can rebound from last week’s non-league loss to North Shore, would put itself in strong position with a win Saturday. Then the Wildcats could play for the title on Thanksgiving against Greater Lawrence.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION 1
Team League Overall
Exeter 7-0 8-1
Pinkerton 6-1 8-1
Nashua South 5-2 7-2
Manch. Central 4-3 5-4
Concord 3-4 4-4
Nashua North 2-5 3-5
Memorial 2-5 4-5
Londonderry 1-6 2-7
Salem 0-7 0-9
PLAYOFF PICTURE: Pinkerton and South meet for the No. 2 seed this week and will meet again next week. Central is locked in at the No. 4 seed and Exeter will host the Little Green a week from Saturday in the semis.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION 2
Team League Overall
Bedford 6-1 7-1
Winnacunnet 6-1 7-1
Keene 5-2 6-2
Bishop Guertin 5-2 5-3
Man. West 3-4 3-6
Timberlane 3-4 4-5
Dover 2-5 2-6
Spaulding 2-6 2-7
Merrimack 0-7 0-9
PLAYOFF PICTURE: Beat Merrimack and take the top seed. Winnacunnet, Keene and Bishop Guertin will sort out the final three spots, but they are all in. Winnacunnet and B.G. play this weekend.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION 4
Team League Overall
Plymouth 9-0
Trinity 8-1
Windham 7-2
St. Thomas 6-3
Hanover 4-5
Kennett 4-5
Laconia 4-5
Lebanon 2-7
John Stark 1-8
Kingswood 0-9
PLAYOFF PICTURE: The state semifinals are Saturday. Blasted by Trinity Friday night, Windham gets a second chance, Saturday afternoon at Gill Stadium. No. 4 St. Thomas attempts the impossible, trying to win at No. 1 Plymouth Saturday.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION 5
Team League Overall
Somersworth 7-1
Kearsarge 6-2
Monadnock 6-2
Stevens 5-3
Sanborn 4-4
Bow 3-5
Pelham 2-6
Inter-Lakes 1-7
Epping-Newmarket 1-7
PLAYOFF PICTURE: State semifinals are Saturday with Stevens at Somersworth and Monadnock at Kearsarge.





