BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt wasn’t the way Paul Cohen envisioned bidding farewell to the Bow High School football campaign. The Falcons, who were at one time 5-0 and tied atop the standings, were thumped by Trinity High School for a second consecutive week, losing in the Division V semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 7, 37-0. “We kind of came ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bow High School football team has given faithful hearts weekly workouts in 2009. The most recent example was a 17-14 win at two-time defending state champion Pelham on Friday, Sept. 25. The Falcons scored the game-winning touchdown with just 30 seconds remaining. So far, Bow’s four victories have come by a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY It’s a task Tom Babaian hasn’t faced in recent years, but the Pelham football head coach must now help his team find a way to bounce back. After producing undefeated state championships the last two seasons, the Pythons are now 1-2 in Division V play following a heartbreaking 17-14 loss to visiting Bow High ...

BY BONA HAYES Beset with injuries the past three games, a healthier Bow High football squad showed an enthusiastic crowd of fans, alumni and ex-players a balanced offense and strong defense in defeating Division- V foe Epping-Newmarket, 27- 6, at homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 18. “Because it was homecoming weekend, there were a lot ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Tom Babaian wasn’t impressed with his team’s performance. Paul Cohen wasn’t pleased with how his squad played either. But someone had to come out with a win. Babaian’s Pelham football team defeated Cohen’s Bow Falcons, 35-20, on Saturday, Oct. 4, in a turnover-plagued contest that helped ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Paul Cohen knows he needs Herculean efforts from the 24 players on his Bow High School football team if the Falcons hope to earn another Division V playoff appearance. “If I had a big squad, a lot of kids would play one way. We don’t have that, so we have to prepare for each week faced with the reality that ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey team, was giving a speech. “A lot of people think I have the best job in hockey, and I tell ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYFor much of the first half it appeared the Bow Falcons football team was in position for an upset of undefeated and top-ranked Pelham High School, trailing 7-0 at intermission. Things weren’t as they seemed. Pelham scored 35 second- half points to cruise into the Division V championship game with a 42-7 victory over the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Pelham High School football team won’t have to dig too far into the archives to find game film for the Division V title game. After overcoming a sloppy first half, the Pythons rolled past Bow High School 42-7 at home to set up a rematch with Gilford in next week’s D-V final. Pelham edged Gilford on Nov. 2, ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Two years after winning the 2004 Division V title, the Bow Falcons stumbled to a 2-7 record last season and missed the playoffs. That’s why Bow head coach Paul Cohen said his team’s first game, a 34-14 road win at Campbell High School of Litchfield, was so important. “It was about the first time making a ...