MANCHESTER, NH – Labor Day was only two weeks ago, yet there has already been plenty of high school sports action in and around the Queen City. Here’s a glance at some of the recent and upcoming action:
Football
The Manchester West High School football team continued its hot start to the 2025 season, improving to 2-0 with a 37-0 victory over Hollis-Brookline on Friday, Sept. 12.
Quarterback Manny Mendoza led the Blue Knights with 182 passing yards on a 13-for-21 effort, tossing three touchdowns. Myles Whiter let the receiving corps with three catches for 52 yards, finding pay dirt once.
Running back Liam King pitched in with six rushes for 57 yards, a 28-yard catch and a touchdown, while backfield mate Rayvon Nelson had three rushes for 20 yards, including a touchdown, and three catches for 34 yards.
Also contributing in West’s winning effort were Elias Abreu, who provided 44 yards on six touches; Jarome Hernet, who rushed twice for 15 yards, including a touchdown, and also garnered one of Mendoza’s touchdown passes, finishing with three catches for 51 yards. Kingston Green rushed five times for 34 yards.
On défende, Hernet capped his all-around effort with seven tackles, two for a loss, and recovered one fumble, while Camden Rapaglia Armstrong provided three tackles and one interception.
The Blue Knights next host ConVal this Friday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. before welcoming Souhegan to town for significant litmus test on Sept. 26.
Additional results:
– Sept. 5 – Manchester Central 7, Nashua North 31
– Sept. 5. – Manchester Memorial 14, Central (Providence) 13
– Sept. 5 – Trinity 33, Hanover 10
– Sept. 12 – Trinity 42, Kinkswood 14
– Sept. 12 – Manchester Central 41, Pinkerton 0
– Sept. 12 – Manchester Memorial 30, Dover 6
Upcoming schedule:
– Friday, Sept. 19 – Manchester Central home vs. Concord, 6:30 p.m.
– Friday, Sept. 19 – Manchester Memorial home vs. Portsmouth-Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.
– Saturday, Sept. 20 – Trinity away at Plymouth, 1 p.m.
Golf
Full results:
Division I
- Aug. 27 – Manchester Central/Pinkerton @ Keene
- Manchester Central 221
- Pinkerton 193
- Keene 209
- Aug. 27 – Manchester Memorial home vs. Londonderry/Spaulding
- Manchester Memorial 237
- Londonderry 197
- Spaulding 207
- Sept. 2 – Manchester Memorial/Exeter at Bishop Guertin
- Manchester Memorial 247
- Exeter 205
- Bishop Guertin 194
- Sept. 2 – Manchester Central/Pinkerton/Concord @ Merrimack
- Manchester Central 209
- Pinkerton 197
- Concord 194
- Merrimack 203
- Sept. 8 – Manchester Central/Nashua South @ Concord
- Manchester Central 210
- Nashua South 226
- Concord 201
- Sept. 10 – Manchester Central/Concord/Nashua North @ Londonderry
- Manchester Central 204
- Nashua North 206
- Concord 207
- Londonderry 203
- Sept. 11 – Manchester Memorial/Nashua South/Dover @ Exeter
- Manchester Memorial 264
- Nashua South 209
- Dover 186
- Exeter 193
- Sept. 12 – Manchester Memorial/Bedford/Salem @ Pinkerton
- Manchester Memorial 257
- Salem 212
- Bedford 184
- Pinkerton 188
- Sept. 15 – Manchester Central/Exeter @ Spaulding
- Manchester Central 220
- Exeter 204
- Spaulding 201
Division III
- Aug. 28 – Derryfield/Trinity/Kearsarge @ Bishop Brady
- Derryfield 86
- Trinity 74
- Kearsarge 62
- Bishop Brady 91
- Sept. 2 – Derryfield/Monadnock/Lebanon @ Pelham
- Derryfield 90
- Monadnock 72
- Pelham 62
Upcoming schedule:
– Thursday, Sept. 18 – Derryfield home vs. Trinity/Gilford/Campbell
– Monday, Sept. 22 – Derryfield/ConVal @ Coe-Brown Northwood
– Monday, Sept. 22 – Manchester Central home vs. Bedford/Bishop Guertin
– Monday, Sept. 22 – Manchester Memorial/Nashua South/Nashua North @ Keene
Field hockey
Full results:
– Aug. 28 – Manchester Memorial/Central 0, Dover 8
– Aug. 29 – Derryfield 0, Hollis-Brookline 7
– Sept. 2 – Derryfield 2, Lebanon 1
– Sept. 3 – Manchester Memorial/Central 1, Exeter 10
– Sept. 5 – Manchester Memorial/Central 1, Pinkerton 10
– Sept. 5 – Derryfield 0, John Stark 3
– Sept. 9 – Derryfield 10, Laconia 1
– Sept. 9 – Manchester Memorial/Central 1, Londonderry 10
Upcoming schedule:
– Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Manchester Memorial/Central home vs. Timberlane, 6 p.m.
– Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Derryfield home vs. Souhegan, 4 p.m.
– Tuesday, Sept. 17 – Manchester Memorial/Central away at Bedford, 4 p.m.
– Friday, Sept. 19 – Derryfield home vs. Hanover, 4 p.m.
– Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Manchester Memorial/Central away at Portsmouth, 4:30 p.m.
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