Nashua South's Bill Ferriter has been selected as New Hampshire's Gatorade Player of the Year. Ferriter, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound quarterback/safety, becomes eligible for Gatorade's National Player of the Year, which will be announced later this month.

Ferriter led South to a 10-2 record last season. South lost to Pinkerton in the Division I championship game.

Ferriter completed 99 of his 159 passes and threw for 1,012 yards during his senior season. In addition, he ran for 1,269 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Defensively, Ferriter made 96 tackles and intercepted eight passes. He also averaged 36.7 yards per kick as the team's punter.