Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com

Five items on the New Hampshire football landscape:

1. Top teams stumble.

Brockton (Mass.) 28, Pinkerton 27.
Timberlane 21, Exeter 7.
Billerica (Mass.) 21, Bishop Guertin 7.

When was the last time Pinkerton, Exeter and Bishop Guertin all lost during the same weekend? Glad you asked.

It was Oct. 26, 2001, when Manchester Memorial beat Pinkerton 27-10, Winnacunnet beat BG 19-7 and Andover (Mass.) beat Exeter 21-20.

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2. Fall Mountain ends streak.

Fall Mountain's 22-6 triumph over Mascoma on Saturday ended the program's 30-game losing streak. The Wildcats, who were held to 29 points in their first six games this season, will have a chance to make it two wins in as many weeks when they play Farmington (0-7) at home Friday night.

3. Chasing perfection.

When BG and Exeter lost last weekend it trimmed the number of unbeaten NHIAA teams to four: Souhegan (Division III), Plymouth (Division IV), Pelham (Division V) and St. Thomas (Division V).

That number will be reduced this weekend, when St. Thomas and Pelham meet in Dover. This weekend's other heavyweight matchup will feature Pinkerton and Nashua South. Those teams will play Saturday in Derry.

The Astros and Panthers are both 5-0 in Division I.

4. Winnacunnet wins.

The Warriors earned their first victory of the season when they beat Alvirne, 35-6, Friday night. It may have been the most surprising score of the weekend. Especially when you consider that Winnacunnet had allowed at least 26 points in each of its first six games. The Warriors were outscored 234-96 in those six contests.

 5. Defensive question.

What NHIAA team has allowed the fewest points this season?

The answer is Kennett, which has surrendered 40 points in seven games. The Eagles gave up 34 of those 40 points during a 34-6 loss to Plymouth.

Kennett posted its fourth consecutive shutout when it beat John Stark, 34-0, Friday.