DIVISION II SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Keene at No. 1 Bishop Guertin

•When and where: Saturday (1 p.m.) at Nashua's Stellos Stadium.
•Team records: BG is 8-2 overall, 7-1 in Division III.
•Regular-season result: Keene won, 18-14, in Nashua.
•Noteworthy: BG has reached the Division II championship game in each of the last four seasons. The Cardinals won the Division II title in 2004, 2005 and 2006 before losing to Exeter in last year's championship game. ... Keene hasn't reached the Division II championship game since 1994, when it lost to Londonderry (21-0). ... Keene running back Ray Boulay rushed for 1,131 yards and scored 20 touchdowns during the regular season. He's complemented by Keene quarterback Tanner Luopa, who threw for 978 yards and seven touchdowns. ... BG was without quarterback Andy Vailas (concussion) when it loss to Keene, 18-14, during the regular season. BG blocked a field goal attempt with 3:04 left in the fourth quarter, but Keene's Colby Wilkinson scooped up the loose ball and carried it to BG's 1-yard line. Boulay scored the go-ahead touchdown - his third of the game - and finished the contest with 126 yards rushing on 26 carries. ... Sophomore quarterback Steve Cuipia threw two TD passes to Andy Cunningham in the loss. His second TD pass covered 26 yards and gave BG a 14-12 lead with 8:50 left in the third quarter. ...The winner of this game will face either second-seeded Timberlane or third-seeded Exeter in the Division II championship game. Exeter and BG have met in the title game each of the last three seasons.

No. 3 Exeter vs. No. 2 Timberlane

•When and where: Saturday (1 p.m.) at Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow.
•Team records: Exeter is 7-3 overall, 6-2 in Division II. Timberlane is 7-3 overall, 6-2 in Division II.
•Regular-season result: Timberlane won, 21-7, in Plaistow.
•Noteworthy: Exeter will be trying to end a two-game losing streak. The Blue Hawks enter this contest coming off losses to Plymouth (Mass.) North (8-7) and Bishop Guertin (45-9). ... The 45 points BG scored were the most surrendered by an Exeter team in Bill Ball's 16 seasons as the program's head coach. A victory over BG would have given Exeter the No. 1 seed for the playoffs. ... The Timberlane offense is propelled by running back Derek Furey and quarterback Erik Hatton. Furey, a junior, rushed for 1,417 yards on 238 carries during the regular season. Hatton has completed 68 of 123 passes for 1,004 yards. ... Exeter was held to 116 yards rushing on 35 carries in its regular-season loss to Timberlane. No Exeter player ran for more than 46 yards in that game. ... Hatton completed 12 of 18 passes for 196 yards and two TDs in the regular-season meeting with Exeter. He also scored on a 2-yard run. Timberlane's Matt Caiazzo caught four passes for 106 yards in that contest. ... Kevin Fitzgerald is in his first season as Timberlane's head coach. The Owls are seeking their first state championship since 2001, when they beat BG (26-20) in the Division II championship game. Timberlane also beat Exeter (28-14) to win the 1999 Division II championship. ... The Blue Hawks, who won last year's Division II championship, have advanced to the championship game in five of the last six seasons.

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