MANCHESTER, NH – As Southern New Hampshire hits peak foliage season, teams and athletes from Manchester look to elevate their performances on their respective playing surfaces heading into the home stretch of the season.
Football
Division I
The Manchester Central High School football team, which stumbled to an 0-2 start to the current campaign, has won it’s last two games, including a 49-35 home triumph over Portsmouth-Oyster Rover on Sept. 26. Next up for the Little Green is an Friday road game at 0-4 Alvirne. Kickoff in Hudson is 7 p.m.
Across town, Manchester Memorial improved to 4-0 with a 40-12 road victory over Timberlane. The Crusaders look to keep their undefeated season rolling when they host 1-3 Spaulding at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Division II
The Manchester West High School football team suffered its first loss of the season, 33-0, to championship favorite Souhegan.
Gio Doria passed for 123 yards, with two interceptions,, while rushing five times for 11 yards.
Liam King had 107 total yards, including 6 catches for 98 yards and nine yards on the ground, and Kingston Green provided 35 yards on 8 rush attempts and one catch for 7 yards.
On defense, Taylor Hale provided seven tackles, while Joel Camilo had five tackles and a fumble recovery and Michael Spooner, Jarome Henry and Kingston Green each had six tackles.
Next up for West is a Friday night clash at 2-2 Milford at 7 p.m.
Trinity High School improved to 3-1, bouncing back from a 46-14 Sept. 20 loss to Plymouth to earn a 45-6 victory over Pembroke on Sept. 26. The Pioneers will look to increase their win total when they travel to 0-4 Merrimack Valley for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff Friday.
Golf
Full results:
Division I
- Sept. 29 – Manchester Central home vs. Merrimack/Hanover/Manchester Memorial
- Manchester Central 200
- Merrimack 198
- Hanover 190
- Manchester Memorial 201
- Sept. 30 – Manchester Central/ Salem at Exeter
- Manchester Central 199
- Salem 208
- Exeter 193
- Oct. 1 – Manchester Central/Pinkerton/Windham at Salem
- Manchester Central 205
- Pinkerton 193
- Windham 197
- Salem 202
- Oct. 1 – Manchester Memorial home vs. Hanover/Bedford
- Hanover 199
- Bedford 180
- Manchester Memorial 239
Upcoming schedule:
- Monday, Oct. 6 – Manchester Central home vs. Londonderry/Bishop Guertin, 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Manchester Memorial/Merrimack/Pinkerton at Bedford, 2:30 p.m.
Division III
- Sept. 29 – Derryfield/Pelham/Sanborn at Plymouth
- Derryfield 91
- Sanborn 73
- Pelham 72
Upcoming schedule:
- Thursday, October. 2 – Trinity/Lebanon/Sanborn at Laconia, 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, October. 7 – Trinity/Laconia/Gilford at Pelham, 4 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Division I
– Sept. 23 – Manchester Central 0, Manchester Memorial 3
– Sept. 27 – Manchester Memorial 3, Bedford 3
– Sept. 30 – Manchester Memorial 0, Windham 4
– Sept. 30 – Manchester Central 1, Nashua South 3
Upcoming schedule:
– Thursday, Oct. 2 – Manchester Central away at Hanover, 6 p.m.
– Friday, Oct 3 – Manchester Memorial away at Merrimack, 6 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Manchester Memorial home vs. Londonderry, 6 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Manchester Central home vs. Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.
Division III
– Sept. 22 – Trinity 9, Conant 0
– Sept. 26 – Derryfield 1, St. Thomas Aquinas 4
– Sept. 30 – Manchester West 1, Hopkinton 1
Upcoming schedule:
– Thursday, Oct. 2 – Trinity away at Newfound, 4 p.m.
– Friday, Oct. 3 – Manchester West away at Kearsarge, 4 p.m.
– Monday, Oct. 6 – Manchester West home vs. Derryfield, 6 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Manchester West away at Sanborn, 4 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Trinity home vs. Mascoma Valley, 4 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Trinity away at Fall Mountain, 5 p.m.
Field hockey
Division I
– Sept. 22 – Manchester Memorial/Central 1, Portsmouth 5
– Sept. 24 – Manchester Memorial/Central 1, Concord 6
– Sept. 30 – Manchester Memorial/Central 0, Salem 3
Upcoming schedule:
– Friday, Oct. 3 – Manchester Memorial/Central at Nashua South, 6 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Manchester Memorial/Central home vs. Merrimack, 6 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Manchester Memorial/Central away at Windham, 4 p.m.
Division II
– Sept. 23 – Derryfield 3, Merrimack Valley 2
– Sept. 29 – Derryfield 4, ConVal 0
– Oct. 1 – Derryfield 0, Oyster River 6
Upcoming schedule:
– Friday, Oct. 3 – Derryfield at Pelham, 4 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Derryfield home vs. Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
Division II
– Sept. 22 – Manchester Central 0, Milford 3
– Sept. 22 – Manchester Memorial 1, St. Thomas Aquinas 3
– Sept. 22 – Manchester West 0, Somersworth 3
– Sept. 24 – Manchester West 1, Winnisquam 3
– Sept. 24 – Manchester Memorial 0, Gilford 3
– Sept. 26 – Manchester Memorial 0, Campbell 3
– Sept. 26 – Manchester Central 0, Kingswood 3
– Sept. 26 – Manchester West 0, St. Thomas Aquinas 3
– Sept. 29 – Manchester Central 0, Coe-Brown Northwood 3
– Sept. 29 – Manchester West 0, Hanover 3
– Oct. 1 – Manchester West 3, Pelham 2
Upcoming schedule:
– Monday, Oct. 6 – Manchester Central home vs. Prospect Mountain, 5:30 p.m.
– Monday, Oct. 6 – Manchester Memorial home vs. Coe-Brown Northwood, 6 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Manchester West away at Laconia, 6 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Manchester Central away at Oyster River, 6 p.m.
Division III
– Sept. 22 – Trinity 3, Hillsboro-Deering 0
– Sept. 24 – Trinity 3, Nute 0
– Oct. 3 – Trinity 3, Franklin 0
Upcoming schedule:
– Friday, Oct. 3 – Trinity home vs. Sunapee, 5:15 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Trinity home vs. Masonic, 5:15 p.m.
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