Division I Championship Game

Salem vs. Nashua North

• When and where: Saturday (noon) at Salem High School.
• Team records: Top-seeded Salem is 10-1 overall, 9-1 in Division I. Second-seeded Nashua North is 9-1 overall, 8-1 in Division I.
• Regular-season result: Salem won 54-33 in Nashua.
• Noteworthy: Will these guys be playing any defense? That's a question many New Hampshire football fans are asking after Salem scored 54 points in a 21-point victory over North during the regular season. Salem led all Division I teams in points scored this season (400). North enters this contest averaging 34.8 points per game and has scored at least 24 points in each of its 10 contests. ... Salem running backs Max Jacques and Jerickson Fedrick rushed for 491 yards and seven touchdowns in the regular-season meeting between these teams. North had a 26-19 halftime lead in that contest. Salem had five touchdown runs of at least 40 yards. Quarterback Dylan Brodeur led North with 123 yards on 18 carries. Brandon Karkhanis, North's other QB, completed 15 of 28 passes for 177 yards and three TDs in the loss. ... Salem advanced by beating fourth-seeded Pinkerton Academy 44-28 in the semifinals. North posted a 26-19 triumph over third-seeded Manchester Central in the other semifinal. ... North has a 27-37 record in six seasons of varsity football. The Titans made the playoffs for the first time this year. ... Salem is making its first appearance in a championship game since it lost to Pinkerton Academy in the 2006 Division I title game. Salem hasn't won a championship since it beat Londonderry for the Division II title in 1995.

                                                                 -- Capsule compiled by Roger Brown