By DAN BARILE
Eagle Times Correspondent
Stevens 36, Somersworth 22
Stevens sent its seniors out in style, winning a back-and-forth affair on senior night at Barnes Park in Claremont. Angel Roth, Maddox Foster, Zach Richardson, Dezmond Abair, Dominik VanGuilder, William Guillette, Henry Owens, Austin Simoneau, Duante Laraway and Steven Rheaume played their last regular season home game for the Cardinals, who moved to 5-3 on the season.
According to the NHIAA website, Stevens is currently sitting in sixth place in the Division 3 standings, which puts them in position to head to third-seeded Inter-Lakes Moultonborough (7-1) in the opening round of the playoffs.
Gilford 26, Newport 12
Newport jumped out to a 12-0 first quarter lead after a couple of rushing touchdowns by quarterback Aaron Fellows, but Gilford came storming back with 26 unanswered points to earn the victory on Saturday at Maryn Field.
Gilford finally got on the board with just 10 seconds remaining in the first half on a 20-yard touchdown pass. The Eagles carried that momentum into the second half as they connected for another long touchdown pass to take their first lead of the night with 9:53 remaining in the third quarter. Gilford added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure an impressive victory in the regular season finale. Gilford and Newport both finished the season at 5-3, and they appear to be headed for a rematch at Gilford this weekend in the opening round of the playoffs.
No. 2 Woodstock 48, No. 3 Springfield 8
Woodstock remained undefeated following a dominant performance where they entered halftime with a 48-0 lead. Maddox Wilson lofted a 10-yard pass into the endzone that was reeled in by Cam Williams to put the Cosmos on the board with 1:10 remaining in the game. Wilson also scrambled for the two-point conversion.
Springfield finishes the season with a 5-4 record. While the Cosmos will lose key players Trevor Carl, Hunter Ferland, Dillan Lacasse, and Williams to graduation, they have a strong nucleus of younger players slated to return, led by Dmitri Jasinski and Josiah Martinez. Woodstock (8-0) will face fourth-seeded Otter Valley (5-4) in the Division 3 State Championship game.
Sanborn 25, Fall Mountain 0
Sanborn notched its first victory of the season with a 25-0 victory over Fall Mountain on Friday night. Seniors Finn Brodeur, Josiah Dunning, Austin Guerriere, Max Manley, and Tyson Patch played their final game for Fall Mountain, who finished the season with an 0-8 record.
