Week in Sports: Manchester squads wrap up regular season, six head to playoffs

    MANCHESTER, NH – A handful of Queen City teams locked up postseason spots last week while another finds itself in need of a big win this week to continue into the playoffs. Results from last week and upcoming games, including playoff matchups, as follows:


    Boys Soccer

    Trinity 2, Manchester West 2 (10/23/24)

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    After giving up two goals, including a penalty kick tally, in the first half of last Wednesday’s game, the Pioneers held West scoreless in the second half and scored the equalizer with 15 minutes remaining. Read more on the Queen City clash.

    Additional results:

    • Manchester West 2, Fall Mountain 3 (10/22/24)
    • Manchester Central 4, Windham 0 (10/22/24)
    • Manchester Memorial 2, Alvirne 1 (10/22/24)
    • Derryfield 1, Mascoma Valley 7 (10/23/24)
    • Holy Family 0, Sunapee 1(10/23/24)
    • Manchester Memorial 3, Nashua South 2 (10/24/24)
    • Manchester Central 1, Exeter 1 (10/24/24)
    • Derryfield 3, Berlin 2 (10/25/24)
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    Playoff Schedule:

    • No. 11 Manchester Central opens the D-I playoffs at No. 6 Keene on Wednesday at 4 p.m. (the winner advances to compete in the playoff quarterfinals against No. 3 Londonderry/No. 14 Nashua North Saturday at 3 p.m.)
    • No. 10 Derryfield opens the D-II playoffs at No. 7 Stevens at 3 p.m. Wednesday (the winner advances to play No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas/No. 13 Fall Mountain Saturday at 3 p.m.)
    • No. 12 Trinity opens the D-II playoffs at No. 5 Winnisquam Wednesday at 3 p.m. (the winner advances to play No. 2 Mascoma Valley/No. 16 Raymond Saturday at 3 p.m.)
    • Note: Manchester West would have been the No. 7 seed in the D-III tournament but was ineligible due to petitioning down a division this season.

    Girls Soccer

    Central-West 0, Windham 1 (10/22/24)

    Central-West was unable to clinch a playoff spot after allowing a late deciding goal on a penalty kick and falling to Windham , 1-0, last Tuesday. Read more.

    Additional results:

    • Central-West 0, Exeter 3 (10/24/24)

    Playoff Schedule:

    • No. 8 Trinity opens the D-III playoffs today against No. 9 Kearsarge at 3 p.m. (the winner advances to play No. 1 Gilford/No. 16 Mascoma Valley Friday at 2 p.m.)
    • No. 11 Derryfield opens the playoffs at No. 6 Campbell today at 3 p.m. (the winner advances to play No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas/No. 14 Prospect Mountain Friday at 2 p.m.)

    Girls Volleyball

    It was a week of inner-Manchester battles with West earning Queen City bragging rights for another year with a 3-0 win over Central, two days before the Little Green earned their first win of the season in their final game, defeating Memorial, 3-1. Friday.

    Additional results:

    • Manchester Memorial 2, Winnisquam 3 (10/21/24)
    • Trinity 3, Conant 0 (10/23/24)
    • Manchester West 0, Milford 3 (10/25/24)

    Playoff Schedule:

    • No. 3 Trinity earned a bye in the first round and will compete in the D-III quarterfinals Thursday at 6 p.m. against the winner of No. 6 Belmont and No. 11 Epping

    Football

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    Manchester Memorial 37, Winnacunnet 7 (10/26/24)

    Following two-straight road losses, the Manchester Memorial football team returned home and proved an inhospitable host to Winnacunnet (4-4), defeating the Warriors by 30 points to move closer to the playoffs.

    The Crusaders (5-2 in NH play, 5-3 overall) close the regular season at 6:30 Friday night when they host 2-6 Timberlane.

    Manchester Central 6, Goffstown 40 (10/26/24)

    The Little Green (0-8), put six points on the board for the third-straight week and for the third-straight week, they fell by 28 points or more, losing this week to 2-6 Goffstown by 34 points.

    Central now looks to follow the example set by the girls volleyball team and finish the season with a win when the Little Green welcome 3-4 Windham to town for a 6:30 p.m. clash at Gill this Friday.

    Manchester West 0, John Stark 13 (10/26/24)

    The Blue Knights dropped a second-consecutive game for the first time this season, falling to 5-3 John Stark this past Saturday.

    The defensive battle came down to John Stark touchdowns on a 70-plus yard counter and a defensive scoop and score.

    The Generals limited West to 196 yards of total offense, 52 of which came from KeShawn Foster who scrapped for 11 yards on the ground while catching four passes for 41 yards. Logan Paradis had 39 yards rushing on 10 carries and Myles Whiter had seven catches for 46 yards, while Gio Doria was 10-for-15 passing for 88 yards.

    Rayvon Nelson led the team with 11 tackles, followed closely by Nono Omol and Ryan Perkins, which each made nine stops.

    Paradis contributed eight tackles, including four for a loss, while Foster made 7 tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage and also blocked a punt.

    Jarome Hernet provided eight tackles, one sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, and Jhystoni produced eight tackles of his own, including three for a loss. Jacob Eli Henry had six tackles in the contest.

    West (5-3), hopes to potentially secure a playoff spot when it hosts 4-4 Hanover for Senior Night on the West side at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The game will also be hosted by T-Mobile, which has already awarded the Blue Knights $25,000 and has the team in the running for the Friday Night 5G Lights $2 million grand prize.

    Trinity 50, Kennett 15 (10/25/24)

    The Pioneers extended their unbeaten streak to five and improved their overall record to 8-1 when they hosted and dispatched Kennett back to the White Mountains Friday night.

    With a playoff spot secure, Trinity closes the regular season Friday night at home against 5-3 Bow at 7 p.m.


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