DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 Souhegan vs. No. 1 Plymouth

When and where: Saturday (1 p.m.) at Plymouth High School. 
Team records: Plymouth is 10-0. Souhegan is 9-1.
Regular-season result: Plymouth won 11-9 in Amherst.
Last state championship: Plymouth (2006). Souhegan (2004).
Noteworthy: No game had a more unusual ending this year than the regular-season matchup between the Bobcats and Sabers. Plymouth won the game on a free kick following a fair catch with 16 seconds to play. Kyle Underwood, who missed an extra-point attempt earlier in the game, made a 47-yard field goal to give Plymouth a two-point lead. ... Plymouth has won six of the last seven Division III championships and eight of the last 10. The Bobcats scored more points than any other Division III team this season (370) and are allowing an average of 8.1 points per game. ... Souhegan surrendered 78 points in its 10 game, and is coming off a 10-0 victory over third-seeded Milford in the semifinals. The Souhegan offense is averaging 25.7 points per contest. ... Plymouth advanced by beating fourth-seeded Con-Val 35-14 in the semifinals. ... This is Souhegan's seventh appearance in the championship game in the last 13 years. ... Plymouth owns a 32-game winning streak and has won its last 13 playoff games played at home. ... Souhegan forced 28 turnovers this season. ... Plymouth's Nick Barnes scored on a 61-yard run when these teams met in the regular season. Souhegan received a 32-yard field goal from Ben Lawrence and a 10-yard TD run from Steve Daigneau. Barnes also made the fair catch that set up what turned out to be the game-winning kick.