Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com

The Division II playoff picture became clear Friday night.

Exeter (8-1) secured the No. 1 seed with its 34-21 triumph over Merrimack. The Blue Hawks will have home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Exeter's victory left Bishop Guertin (8-1) as the No. 2 seed. BG, which loses the first tiebreaker against Exeter (head-to-head result), will be at home for the semifinals.

Dover (6-3) clinched the No. 3 seed by beating Timberlane 34-13. The Green Wave has won five in a row and will face BG in the semifinals, which will be played Nov. 10. Dover will complete the regular season with a non-league game against Londonderry on Friday.

Either Winnacunnet or Goffstown will be the fourth seed. Goffstown (5-3)  will make the playoffs if it beats Timberlane at home next Saturday. A Timberlane victory in that game would open the door for Winnacunnet (6-3). The Warriors completed the Division II portion of their regular season with a 24-20 loss to Goffstown on Friday.

A Timberlane victory over Goffstown would hand Winnacunnet the No. 4 seed and a set up another game against rival Exeter. Winnacunnet, which will play a non-league game against Whittier Tech next Saturday, is the only team that has beaten Exeter this season.

Dover's victory over Timberlane eliminated Keene (4-4) from the playoff hunt.