The Goffstown Screamin’ Eagles middle school football team plays for its third championship in four years following a convincing 28-8 win against the Manchester Bears on Sunday, Nov. 15. The locals face Lowell, Mass., at Bedford High School on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. Goffstown once again started quickly, with Alex Duval capping the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYGood things do indeed come in small packages. Especially when it’s a blitz package. The Goffstown sixth-grade football team was severely outsized in its Northeast regional semifinal contest against Massachusetts foe Milford, but the Screamin’ Eagles proved they weren’t going to be outworked. On Saturday, Nov. ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYReturning its leading rusher, the Goffstown High School football team has plans to run back to where its season ended last year – the Division III playoffs. The Grizzlies’ run-heavy offense once again relies on star back Jake Staffiere, who returns for his senior season. Staffiere should receive blocking support from ...

Down 12 points with halftime approaching, the Goffstown Screamin’ Eagles middle school varsity football team needed a big play. Instead, the locals made several and won the Northeast Junior High Football League championship, beating Lowell on Sunday, Nov. 16, 28-20, at Mountain View Middle School. “These hard-working boys … ...

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 ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORDivision III football has a different look in 2008. While perennial beast Souhegan of Amherst remains the favorite, and always-solid Milford and Portsmouth are still around as well, Plymouth, winner of seven of the last 10 D-III titles, moves down a division. “From year to year, the teams change so much it’s ...