New Hampshire Boys D2 Top 8
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Winnacunnet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dover | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Somersworth/Coe-Brown | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Oyster River | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Goffstown | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Alvirne/Milford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Merrimack | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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(NOTE: Records do not include Holiday Tournament game action)
No. 1 Saint Thomas defeated Division 1 Bishop Brady 13-1 and then doubled up Oyster River by a score of 6-3. The Saints will take on Portsmouth-Newmarket in a rematch of the Finals matchup from last season and they’ll travel to play Goffstown later in the week.
Moving up the rankings and turning some heads is undefeated No. 2 Winnacunnet. They moved to 4-0 on the season after hanging on to beat Somersworth/Coe-Brown 4-3 in overtime and squeaking by Spaulding 5-4. It’s sure to be a challenging week ahead for the Warriors as they will face Dover and travel for a Somersworth/Coe-Brown rematch.
No. 3 Dover drops a spot in this week’s rankings in large part to the 8-2 defeat they suffered at the hands of Division 1 Windham. The Green Wave rebounded with a 10-4 win versus an overmatched Portsmouth-Newmarket team. All eyes will be on Dover this week with the mid-week matchup with Winnacunnet and a scrappy Alvirne team to close out the weekend.
They may have lost the game to Winnacunnet but No. 4 Somersworth/Coe-Brown’s resiliency bumps them up a spot. They trailed Winnacunnet late in the third period and battled back to force overtime. They look to be picking up some momentum.
No. 5 Oyster River stays locked in the fifth spot in the rankings despite a 6-3 loss to St Thomas. They’ll look to get right with games against Spaulding and Timberlane this week.
No. 6 Goffstown managed two wins this week including a 3-2 overtime win vs Spaulding and a 6-2-win vs Timberlane. Two games this week will test their mettle…Merrimack and Saint Thomas.
In one of their biggest wins in team history, No. 7 Alvirne-Milford Admirals knocked off Merrimack 3-1. Earlier in the week they lost 1-0 to Division 1 Nashua South but we said it to begin the season…this team will catch some teams off-guard. They did.
Having the biggest drop-off 8 this week is No. 8 Merrimack. The Tomahawks fell to Keene 6-4 and then got upended by Alvirne-Milford, 3-1. They’ll be looking to get back on track when they take on Goffstown and Portsmouth-Newmarket this week.
I know you will update this week, but as a Goffstown parent, I know these kids peak at your polls. They were 3-1 going into Merrimack yesterday, not 3-2. You will see they beat Merrimack 2-0 and are now 4-1
Please take another read as the 3-2 reference was to the score of Spaulding game, not team record. Also, it’s “peek” not “peak”.