DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
No. 1 Exeter vs. No. 2 Bishop Guertin

When and where: Saturday (1 p.m.) at Exeter's Eustis Field.
Team records: Top-seeded Exeter is 10-1 overall, 9-1 in Division II. Second-seeded BG is 10-1 overall, 9-1 in Division II.
Regular-season result: Exeter won, 28-21, in Exeter.
Last state championship: Exeter (2003). BG (2006).
Noteworthy: This is the sixth time Bishop Guertin and Exeter have met in the Division II championship game. BG won in 1973 (13-8), 2005 (21-7) and 2006 (21-14). Exeter prevailed in 1997 (24-15) and 1998 (20-17). ... Exeter advanced by beating fourth-seeded Winnacunnet 28-6 in the semifinals. Exeter fullback Gabe Bourgeois gained a game-high 152 yards on 20 carries in the victory. The Blue Hawks also received two touchdowns from senior halfback Brett McAllister. ... BG reached the championship game with a 34-12 triumph over third-seeded Dover in the semifinals. BG quarterback Ryan Burgess completed 10 of his 12 pass attempts for 164 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinals overcame four turnovers in that game. ... A 14-point fourth quarter propelled Exeter to a 28-21 victory over BG during the regular season. BG led 21-14 after three quarters. McAllister had three TDs in that game, one of which came when he returned an interception 35 yards. The Blue Hawks trailed 21-20 until McAllister scored on a 1-yard run with 1:50 to play. Although he operates a run-based offense, Exeter quarterback Andrew Kukesh completed more passes (six) than Burgess (five) in that game. ... Burgess (75 yards on 14 carries) and tailback Matt Cyr (74 yards on 11 carries) led BG's ground attack in the regular-season game against Exeter. Burgess and Cyr both live in Dracut, Mass. ... Bourgeois leads Exeter with 1,300 yards on 166 carries (7.83 ypc). He has also run for 16 touchdowns. McAllister has gained 912 yards on 158 rushing attempts (5.77 ypc). He's run for 12 touchdowns and caught three TD passes. Kukesh is averaging 7.06 yards per carry (339 yards on 48 attempts) and has completed 32 of 53 passes for 556 yards and nine touchdowns. He's had one pass intercepted. ... McAllister leads the team in tackles (59). Defensive ends Brad Kelly and Joe Richard each have a team-high three sacks, and Kukesh and Rob Bardell lead the team with three interceptions apiece. ... Burgess came off the bench to lead BG to three fourth-quarter touchdowns in last year's championship game. He completed all six of his pass attempts for 186 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a 2-yard TD. ... Exeter has a 14-7 record in playoff games since Bill Ball became the program's head coach in 1993. Ball's overall record is 124-37. ... BG is trying to become the first team to win four consecutive Division II championships since Milford accomplished that feat from 1976 to 1979. ... BG has a 95-63 record since Tony Johnson became the program's head coach in 1994. Johnson played on the 1975 BG team that won the Division II title. He played college football at the University of Rhode Island and was an assistant coach at Plymouth State and UNH before taking over at BG.