BY MATT SCHOOLEYConnor Lyons earned a much-deserved rest. The Trinity High School gridiron star and Bedford resident found the end zone four times in the first half of a Division V semifinal-round game before taking the second half off during his team’s 37-0 win over Bow on Saturday, Nov. 7. The speedy senior opened the scoring with a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYKurt Hines, Bedford High School’s head football coach, has led the Bulldogs to two wins and some close losses in the program’s second year, and one opposing coach in particular has taken notice. “This team has come leaps and bounds, and it’s because they’re so well coached,” said ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYOn the opening drive of the second half, John Stark’s David Wilson took a handoff and rumbled 21 yards toward the goal line, carrying two would-be Bulldog tacklers on his back the final seven yards. That play summed up the evening for Bedford: the Bulldogs held on throughout, but weren’t able to take down the Generals, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt’s not difficult to find a Bedford influence on the Trinity High School football team.  On offense, on defense and on special teams, Connor Lyons is a leading Pioneer.  The senior running back, defensive back and place kicker from Bedford hopes to find his team back in the postseason. In 2008, Trinity reached the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYKurt Hines is hoping physics and football go hand in hand. As the Bedford High School football program prepares to enter its second varsity season, Hines said he believes his team’s offense is ready to produce after failing to score more than 14 points in any game during its inaugural campaign. “Last year the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt didn’t take Andy Vailas long to have an impact for New Hampshire during the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. The former Bishop Guertin standout quarterback broke free for a 55-yard touchdown run on the team’s third play from scrimmage, helping the Granite State team to a 40-6 victory on Saturday, Aug. 1. Vailas was named a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORHe knows it’s a cliche, but he’s going to say it anyway. He’s going to repeat it over and over again. “Defense wins championships,” said Bishop Guertin head coach Tony Johnson at least six times in a four-minute conversation. He’s only pointing out what his Cardinals, laden with Bedford ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIt wasn’t pretty. It was so ugly, in fact, Tony Johnson conceded it was funny. His Bishop Guertin Cardinals, widely considered the best team in the state, had just fumbled the ball 10 times, lost four, allowed a touchdown on an errant pitch and watched their opponent convert three thirddown- and-long situations in the ...

The Bedford Jaguars junior high school varsity football team made big plays on both sides of the ball, defeating the Pembroke Junior Spartans, 30-0, to win the Granite State Football League (GSFL) championship on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Bedford High. The Jaguars shut down the Jr. Spartans with a pair of goal-line stands, then broke a close game open ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYDavid Wilson’s arm was well rested when he dropped back and found his open receiver on a 29- yard second-quarter touchdown. Wilson and the John Stark offense used a heavy rushing attack to dominate the time of possession, earning a 26-6 road win on Friday, Sept. 19, at Bedford High School. John Stark didn’t put the ...