BY JERRY LIPTAKJohn Stark football’s head coach, Bob Clarke, tried to tell his athletes they’d played well in a 12-6 loss to host Pembroke Academy on Saturday, Sept. 12. They disagreed. For proof, Clarke could point to the mud-covered uniforms – and faces – of his Generals, or his quarterback’s wrapped thumb, which ...

The end result was precisely what Dave Tremblay, Pembroke Academy’s football coach, wanted. The means to that end, he said, require some tweaking. PA opened slowly, answered quickly, then dominated on defense to beat visiting John Stark, 12-6, on Saturday, Sept. 12. The Spartans allowed two long third-down gains – the latter ...

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 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 ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWith 10 seconds remaining, Nate Harrington plunged into the end zone, and fans of the Bedford Bulldogs and players on the sideline celebrated the biggest touchdown in program history – the only touchdown in program history. Although Bedford fell to visiting John Stark, 26-6, the Bulldogs cracked the scoreboard for the first ...