BY DAVID SUITORA determined Grizzlies football team committed early turnovers against their unbeaten hosts, and Souhegan High School took advantage on Saturday, Nov. 8, winning the Division III semifinal- round contest, 42-18. Despite the loss, which ended Goffstown High’s season with a 5-4 mark, the Grizzlies’ second postseason trip ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThree years ago, the last time Goffstown and Pembroke met on the Division III football gridiron, the Grizzlies were headed for the postseason and the Spartans were struggling to win a game. Following the most recent matchup, on Saturday, Oct. 25, GHS coach Rob Cathcart told his team: “I love games like this, but I ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThough the Grizzlies traveled roughly 14 miles up Route 114 from Goffstown to Weare, the host Generals faced the long ride home. Goffstown posted a program high 53 points against John Stark in the first varsity gridiron meeting between the two squads in three seasons. “It is our cross-border rival. We do have the ...

BY GREGOR R-BAUGHBig hits and tenacious rushing brought Goffstown within a hairsbreadth of a comeback win last Saturday, Sept. 27, but Portsmouth managed to hold on and win a matchup of Division III football foes, 20-14. “They just have to do more of what they did to open the second half – block well, run well,” said Rob ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThe last time they laced up their cleats, threw on their helmets and played on the Division III gridiron, the Goffstown Grizzlies played their hearts out but suffered a closerthan- it-appeared 46-14 loss to annual favorite Souhegan in the playoff quarterfinals. That was 2005. On Saturday, Sept. 6, the GHS football team ...