DIVISION II SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Winnacunnet vs. No. 1 Exeter

When and where: Saturday (1 p.m.) at Exeter's Eustis Field.
Team records: Winnacunnet is 7-3 overall, 6-3 in Division II. Exeter is 9-1 overall, 8-1 in Division II.
Regular-season result: Winnacunnet won 28-26 in Exeter.
Last state championship: Winnacunnet (2000). Exeter (2003).
Noteworthy: Expect a healthy crowd in Exeter for this contest, which features two teams that make up one of the fiercest rivalries in the state. Winnacunnet quarterback Ryan Cronan ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the regular-season game against Exeter. He also blocked an extra point. It was Winnacunnet's first victory over Exeter since the 2002 season. ... Exeter committed two turnovers (one fumble, one interception) in its loss to Winnacunnet. Winnacunnet recovered the fumble for a touchdown. ... Cronan and running back Sam Auffant have rushed for more than 2,800 yards between them. ... Senior fullback Gabe Bourgeois leads Exeter with 1,148 yards and 15 touchdowns on 146 carries. The Blue Hawks are averaging 6.07 yards per carry as a team. Exeter quarterback Andrew Kukesh has completed 30 of his 49 pass attempts for 522 yards and eight TDs. His only interception came against Winnacunnet. ... The Warriors have scored at least 20 points in nine of their 10 games, but have allowed at least 19 points in every contest. ... No Division II team allowed fewer points than Exeter (114). ... Winnacunnet is 4-1 on the road. ... Either Exeter or Winnacunnet has reached the Division II championship game in 10 of the last 11 years. ... Exeter leads the all-time series 51-23-2.

No. 3 Dover vs. No. 2 Bishop Guertin

When and where: Friday (7 p.m.) at Nashua's Stellos Stadium.
Team records: Dover is 6-4 overall, 6-3 in Division II. BG is 9-1 overall, 8-1 in Division II.
Regular-season result: BG won 55-13 in Nashua.
Last state championship: Dover (1996). BG (2006).
Noteworthy: BG is attempting to win its fourth straight Division II title and enters this game with the most powerful offense in the division. The Cardinals scored 413 points in their 10 games. No other Division II team scored more than 311 (Exeter). ... No team has improved more than Dover this season. The Green Wave lost three of its first four games, but then won five of its last six. The only loss in that span came last week in a non-league game against Division I Londonderry (41-20). ... BG had a 21-7 lead at halftime when these teams met during the regular season. BG scored a defensive touchdown early in the third. It was 28-13 before the Cardinals pulled away. "We're not as good and they're not as bad as that score would indicate," BG coach Tony Johnson said. "They run a spread offense and some of their skill kids have improved a lot since the start of the year." ... Dover outscored its opponents 244-231 this season and scored at least 34 points in each of its last four Division II games. ... Tailback Matt Cyr leads BG in rushing with 850 yards. BG quarterback Ryan Burgess has passed for more than 1,000 yards and run for more than 500. ... Dover will likely need a big game from quarterback Matt Kimball to keep things competitive. Kimball has thrown for more than 200 yards each of his last two games. He completed 13 of 20 passes for 224 yards and three TDs against Timberlane, and connected on 17 of 26 pass attempts for 218 yards in last weekend's loss to Londonderry. ... BG has won 44 of its last 46 games. Both losses came against Exeter.