New Hampshire Boys D2 Top 8
| Rank | Team | [tooltip text="PR*" gravity="ne"]Previous Ranking[/tooltip] | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keene | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Goffstown | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Merrimack | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Oyster River | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Dover | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Somersworth/Coe-Brown | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Kingswood | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Could be awhile before the picture in D2 crystalizes – every team in this week’s HNIB News New Hampshire Division 2 Top 8 owns a .500 record or better and four have seven wins or more. Should be an interesting stretch run.
No. 1 Keene (6-2-1) hangs onto the top spot for now. The Blackbirds snapped a two-game skid with a key 3-2 win against Dover Saturday after dropping a 4-3 decision to St. Thomas Aquinas earlier in the week. They have two games in a little more than 24 hours on Friday at D1 Bishop Brady and Saturday vs. Winnacunnet.
No. 2 Goffstown (9-2-0) remains in the primary chase position. The Grizzlies returned from two weeks off to roll past Spaulding Saturday, 10-4. Their only game this week is Wednesday at Kingswood.
No. 3 Merrimack (7-2-0) climbs up a spot on the strength of its solid showing in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to D1 No. 3 Salem. The Tomahawks toppled Spaulding earlier in the week, 7-2. They stay at home this week against Alvirne/Milford Wednesday and St. Thomas Aquinas Saturday.
No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (7-3-1) bumps up a couple of spots after a strong week that saw the Saints edge Keene, 4-3, and Kingswood, 3-2 – giving them three straight one-goal wins. Saturday’s trip to Merrimack is their lone game this week.
No. 5 Oyster River (7-3-0) tumbles two places. The Bobcats fell to Somersworth/Coe-Brown, 5-3, but slid past Lebanon-Stevens/Mount Royal, 2-1. They visit Dover Wednesday and are home against Portsmouth/Newmarket Sunday.
No. 6 Dover (6-4-0) drops a spot with the loss to Keene their fourth defeat in five games. The Green Wave is home against Oyster River Wednesday and at LSMR Saturday.
No. 7 Somersworth/Coe-Brown (5-4-1) stays put after defeating Oyster River and Winnacunnet. SCB has a true home-and-home against Portsmouth/Newmarket on Monday and Wednesday and is home against Kingswood Saturday.
No. 8 Kingswood (4-4-0) split one-goal games, edging Winnacunnet, 4-3, and losing to STA, 3-2. The Knights take on Goffstown at home Wednesday before that game at SCB Saturday.
