NHIAA football has become divided

Wednesday's Manchester Union Leader takes a look a the new landscape in NHIAA football. New Hampshire, which now has 55 varsity programs, has expanded from five to six divisions, and many programs will be competing in new leagues this fall.

Bedford, Sanborn, Mascoma and Inter-Lakes will field first-year varsity programs this season. Mascoma and Inter-Lakes will be among the 10 teams in Division VI, which also includes Fall Mountain, Campbell, Gilford, Winnisquam, Farmington, Franklin, Newfound and Newport.

Bedford has been placed in Division III, and Sanborn will play a Division IV schedule.

Among the other changes is Plymouth's drop from Division III to Division IV. The Bobcats have won nine of the last 11 Division III state titles.