Here are the unofficial non-league matchups between Division I and Division II high school teams for the 2009 season. Next year will be the second time games featuring Division I teams against Division II opponents will be scheduled based on regular-season order of finish.

Division I teams had an 8-5 record against Division II competition last season. 

• Pinkerton Academy vs. Bishop Guertin
• Nashua South vs. Timberlane
• Manchester Central vs. Exeter
• Londonderry vs. Keene
• Concord vs. Alvirne
• Salem vs. Dover
• Nashua North vs. Merrimack
• Manchester Memorial vs, Winnacunnet
• Manchester West vs. Spaulding

Note: Official schedules for 2009 have not been released. Non-league games will not be counted in the league standings and will be used for tiebreaking purposes only.

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Bruce Vieira (Pelham) RB; Josh Luciano (Pelham) RB; Joe DeAngelo (Pelham) RB; Wayne Parisi (Pelham) TE; Michael Carleton (Epping-Newmarket) WR; Saije Antonelli (Somersworth) RB; Dylan Moore (Somersworth) TE; Paul Brown (St. Thomas) TE; Jack MacNevin (St. Thomas) QB; Zach Merrigan (St. Thomas) RB; Dan Dicesare (St. Thomas) TE; Ryan Jenkins (Kearsarge) RB; Cody Anderson (Kearsarge) FB; Darcy Hayes (Kearsarge) OL; Billy Downs (Kearsarge) OL; Connor Lyons (Trinity) RB; Tyrell Skinner (Trinity) RB; Mike Roy (Trinity) OL; Rick Fosher (Trinity) TE; Mike Smirnioudis (Bishop Brady) RB; Eric Feehan (Bishop Brady) WR; Alex Ryan (Bishop Brady) OL; Matt Day (Stevens) FB. 

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

Cameron Robidoux (Pelham) RB; Matt Roy (Epping-Newmarket) QB; Cody Breitmaier (Somersworth) FB; Ryan Theriault (Somersworth) RB; Zack Duffey (St. Thomas) FB; D.J. Hodgdon (Kearsarge) RB; Max Rahill (Trinity) OL; Brad Taillon (Trinity) RB; Tom IIaria (Bishop Brady) RB; Cody Gale (Stevens) RB; Jesse Hughes (Stevens) WR; Justin Hodgkins (Bow) RB; Atticus Swett (Bow) P.

DIVISION V ALL-STATE DEFENSE

Bill Helliwell (Pelham) DT; Andrew Keegan (Pelham) LB; Dave Wesson (Pelham) DT; Mike Lombard (Pelham) LB; Conor McColgan (Pelham) LB; Chad Hauser (Somersworth) DT; Matt Janetos (St. Thomas) LB; Pat Curry (St. Thomas) DE; William Reagan (St. Thomas) DT; Josh Hughes (Trinity) LB; Jared Butler (Trinity) LB; Jake Castricone (Trinity) DB; James Horn (Trinity) DB; John Preston (Bishop Brady) LB; Kyle Duca (Bishop Brady) DT; Tom Poistras (Bow); Ian Wedemeyer (Bow) DT.

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

Marcus Boswell (Epping-Newmarket) DL; Todd Blanchard (Epping-Newmarket) LB; Sean Wynot (Somersworth) LB; Max Connolly (St. Thomas) DB; Jack Morgan (Kearsarge) DB; Pat McLaughlin (Trinity) DT; Dan Weidman (Bishop Brady) LB; Zach Roever (Bishop Brady) LB; Zach Chaisson (Bishop Brady) DB; Zach Knight (Stevens) LB; Mike Finnegan (Bow) DB.

Coach of the Year: Tom Babaian (Pelham). 

Chris Connolly (Alvirne) WR; Brennan Donnelly (Alvirne) OT; Andy Vailas (Bishop Guertin) QB; Andy Cunningham (Bishop Guertin) WR; Anthony Ferlan (Bishop Guertin) OT; Kyle Endyke (Bishop Guertin) OG; Preston Clark (Bishop Guertin) K; Tyler Long (Dover) RB; Andrew Page (Exeter) OT; Ray Boulay (Keene) TB; Colby Wilkinson (Keene) C; Taylor Canaday (Keene) TE; Kile Stetson (Merrimack) WR; Gary Jameson (Merrimack) OG; Derek Furey (Timberlane) RB; Matt Caiazzo (Timberlane) WR; Brian Nicoll (Timberlane) OT.

DIVISION II ALL-STATE DEFENSE

Matt Nowak (Alvirne) DT; Nick Salano (Bishop Guertin) DE; Walter Kell (Bishop Guertin) LB; Chip Ouellette (Dover) DL; Nick Lantz (Dover) DB; Andrew Kukesh (Exeter) DB; Eric Rajkowski (Exeter) LB; Nick Provost (Exeter) P; Dylan Ryan (Exeter) DL; Jermaine McDay (Keene) LB; Jeremy Hardy (Keene) LB; Mike Tateosian (Keene) DB; Logan Placey (Merrimack) DT; Steve Duval (Merrimack) DB; Jeremy Benoit (Spaulding) DB; Brett Sanchez (Winnacunnet) LB.

DIVISION II HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

Keith Rondeau (Alvirne) RB; Jim Reidy (Alvirne) TE; George Regan (Bishop Guertin) C; Mike Flynn (Bishop Guertin) RB; Mike Kelly (Bishop Guertin) RB; Noah Kabbara (Dover) WR; Matt Kimball (Dover) QB; Zach Kelleher (Exeter) RB; Alex Blomeke (Exeter) TE; Sean Southworth (Exeter) OG; Jeff Solomon (Exeter) C; Evan Ayres (Keene) RB; Mike Popowich (Keene) OT; Tanner Luopa (Keene) QB; Tyler King (Merrimack) QB; Matt Corey (Merrimack) RB; Ryan Smith (Spaulding) QB; Brandon Spiers (Spaulding) OT; Erik Hatton (Timberlane) QB; CJ Dupuis (Timberlane) TE; James Stevas (Winnacunnet), OT; Jesse Green (Winnacunnet) OT; James Eldrige (Winnacunnet) OG; Jack Danahy (Winnacunnet) TE.

DIVISION II HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

Derek Janko (Alvirne) LB; Nick Goldsack (Alvirne) LB; Codi Clark (Alvirne) DB; Anthony Koumarianos (Alvirne) DB; Nick Phillips (Bishop Guertin) LB; Matt Bayne (Bishop Guertin) DB; Pat Rhodes (Bishop Guertin) DL; Tom Bralle (Bishop Guertin) LB; Nick Carluccio (Bishop Guertin) LB; Josh Murphy (Dover) DL; Tyler Brnger (Keene) DT; Chris Pratt (Keene) DE; Sam Pritikin (Merrimack) NG; Cody Laforge (Merrimack) DE; Dalton Baita (Spaulding) DB; Matt Parker (Spaulding) LB; Ryan Lynch (Timberlane) DB; Max Fatello (Winnacunnet) DB.

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Former University of New Hampshire offensive coordinator Chip Kelly will be named the University of Oregon's head coach when current head coach Mike Bellotti takes over as Oregon's athletic director, the school announced Tuesday.

Kelly, who was born in Dover and played football at Manchester Central High School, is currently an assistant coach on Bellotti's staff.

"I am grateful Mike and Chip will continue to serve the university, the athletics department and the football program," University of Oregon president Dave Frohnmayer said in a release. "While the exact timing of the changes is yet to be determined, I wanted to announce the intended changes to establish the future direction of the department."

Kelly (pictured) is in his second season as Oregon's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He spent eight seasons in the same role at UNH.

"This is an incredible opportunity for me and I am honored to be named the head coach designate for one of the elite programs in the nation," Kelly said. "I appreciate the confidence that president Frohnmayer, (athletic director) Pat Kilkenny and Mike Bellotti has bestowed in me.

"It means so much to me to be entrusted with carrying on the great tradition of Oregon football. To succeed someone as successful and accomplished as Mike Bellotti when he retires from coaching at Oregon is not only a great honor, but a tremendous challenge. It is a win-win situation. Until he retires and when I am the head coach, we will continue our pursuit of a Pac-10 and national championship, and continue to provide a student-athlete experience that is second to none. I am thrilled to be staying at Oregon and in a special place with special people."

Kelly also spent two seasons as UNH's offensive line coach (1997-98) and three seasons as the program's running backs coach (1994-96).

Bellotti, who was named Oregon's head coach following the program's 1995 Rose Bowl appearance, had guided the Ducks to seven seasons of nine-or-more victories.

"Chip Kelly has proven that he possesses all the qualities needed to be an outstanding head coach," Bellotti said. "He is a tremendous teacher of the game and of our student-athletes, and has brought incredible innovation to our offense and enhanced the excitement for our entire program. It is important to me when I decide to leave this program to leave it in the best hands possible, and that is what we've done."

The five finalists for the seventh annual WGAM Mr. Football Award were released Tuesday, and four of the state's six divisions are represented. The finalists are:

• David Zocco (Nashua South)
• Steven Jellison (Souhegan)
• Andy Vailas (Bishop Guertin)
• Derek Furey (Timberlane)
• Bruce Vieira (Pelham)

The winner of this year's award, which is modeled after the Heisman Trophy, will be announced on Dec. 9 during a banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester. The award is voted on by the WGAM Friday Night Lights staff, as well as other selected media.

This year's finalists will be featured on "The Home Team," WGAM's local afternoon talk show. "The Home Team" will be broadcast live from the Hilton Garden Inn from 3 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 9.

Past winners of the award are Souhegan's Jeff Farrington (2002), Plymouth's Mike Boyle (2003), Manchester Central's Dave Philistin (2004), Pinkerton Academy's John Sughrue (2005), Bishop Guertin's Mark Spinney (2006) and Londonderry's Alex Theodhosi (2007).

Plymouth State head coach Paul Castonia has been selected New England Coach of the Year for Divisions II and III, as voted on by the New England Football Writers' Association.

Castonia (pictured) is the first Plymouth State coach to win the award, which will be presented at the New England Football Writers' Awards and Captains Banquet on Dec. 11, at Casa di Fior in Wilmington, Mass.  Also being honored that evening will be PSU senior running back Jeff Mack (Milford), who was named to the New England Football Writers' All-New England Team for Divisions II and III last week for the second straight year.

Now in his sixth year at PSU, Castonia led the Panthers to the New England Football Conference Championship in 2008, and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. It was PSU's first conference title since sharing the Freedom Football Conference championship in 2001, and it was Plymouth State's first visit to the NCAA Championships since 1995.

PSU, which is 19-3 the past two years under Castonia, finished first in the NEFC Boyd Division this season with a 7-0 record. The Panthers defeated Maine Maritime, 46-16, in the NEFC Championship game, before losing to Cortland State (N.Y.) in the NCAA playoffs, 31-14.

Souhegan High School's Ben Stallman is one of 100 candidates eligible to win the 2008 Jerry Rice Wide Receiver of the Year Award.

Stallman, a senior, caught 35 passes for 683 yards and eight touchdowns last season, when he helped Souhegan post a 12-0 record and win the Division III state championship. Stallman holds the Souhegan record for receptions in a season (35), yards receiving in a season (683) and receptions in a career (95). He was selected to the Division III All-State team following his junior and senior seasons and completed his career with 1,688 yards receiving and 20 touchdowns.

The 100 candidates for the award include one representative from each state. There are also 50 at-large selections. Stallman is the only player representing New Hampshire.

The list will be trimmed to 32 finalists later this month.

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The Joe Yukica Chapter of the National Football Foudation will hold its annual Coaches Huddle on Thursday night in Manchester. The event will take place at Sweeney Post and is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

The coaches for this year's six state championship teams -- Nashua South's Scott Knight (Division I), Bishop Guertin's Tony Johnson (Division II), Souhegan's Mike Beliveau (Division III), Plymouth's Chuck Lenahan (Division IV), Pelham's Tom Babaian (Division V) and Franklin's Greg Husband (Division VI) -- are among those who will be recognized.

One NHIAA official will be honored for exceptional work on the field as well. 

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Rich Manzi (Plymouth) QB; Nick Barnes (Plymouth) FB; Tim Farina (Plymouth) HB; Phil LaFlamme (Plymouth) T; Jordan Daigneault (Plymouth) G; Christian Birt (Laconia) RB; Matt King (Laconia) WR; Tyler L'Heureux (Laconia) P/PK; Nate Labelle (Laconia) G; Ian White (Kennett) TE; Alain Lanciaux (Laconia) FB; Ryan Hughes (Kennett) T; Christian Harris (Hanover) RB; Sam Carney (Hanover) QB; Mike McAlister (Merrimack Valley) G; Nate Gonya (Kingswood) RB; Kevin Wadlinger (Kingswood) OL; Cody Patch (Lebanon) RB; James Martineau (Monadnock Regional) OL.

Honorable Mention Offense

Jake Bissell (Plymouth) C; Casey Blanchard (Plymouth) TE; Kyle Underwood (Plymouth) K; Nick Converse (Laconia) QB; Josh Cherok (Laconia) DE; Jeff Harrison (Laconia) LB; Nick Holmes (Laconia) DB; Lucas Limmer (Kennett) G; Tim Flynn (Kennett) DE; Josh Potter (Kennett) LB; Kenneth Jones (Hanover) LB; Alek Ladd (Merrimack Valley) QB; Bryan Briggs (Merrimack Valley) LB.

First Team All-State Defense

Cord Barnes (Plymouth) OLB; Matt Varin (Plymouth) DT; Peter LaBreck (Plymouth) DT; Phil Slaughter (Plymouth) DB; Mike Bownes (Plymouth) LB; Kyle McAuliffe (Plymouth) OLB; Brian Bozek (Laconia) LB; Peter Evans (Laconia) DE; Zach Corbin (Laconia) DB; Matthew Schuster (Laconia) DT; Max Brennick (Kennett) LB; Tanner Baillargeon (Kennett) CB; Steve Dacey (Hanover) DT; Franklin Taylor (Hanover) DB; Alex Thurston (Merrimack Valley) LB; Branden Gallagher (Merrimack Valley) S; Aaron Weinstein (Merrimack Valley) DE; Andrew Morse (Lebanon) LB; Dan McMahan (Monadnock) NT; Joe Murphy (Sanborn) S.

Honorable Mention Defense

Jeff Batchelder (Kingswood) DE; Nick McHugh (Kingswood) LB; Aaron Vaillancourt (Kingswood) DB; Sam Walsh (Kingswood) DE; Jeremy Prasch (Lebanon) WR; Max Finnegan (Lebanon) G; Garrett Finn (Lebanon) DB; Blake Bolewski (Monadnock Regional) RB; Tyson Cole (Monadnock Regional) WR; Ryan Cormier (Monadnock Regional) DB; Dan Richard (Sanborn) G; Tyler Lawrence (Sanborn) OLB; Kyle Nadeau (Sanborn) LB; Justin Storace (Sanborn) DT.

Coach of the Year: Chuck Lenahan (Plymouth Regional).

The game will also be produced by ESPN Syndication and will be carried on ESPN Gameplan and ESPN360.com.

The 10th-ranked Wildcats (10-2) earned a spot in the quarterfinals following their 29-20 first-round victory at eighth-ranked Southern Illinois last Saturday. Fourth-ranked Northern Iowa (11-2) defeated Maine 40-15 last Saturday to make the quarterfinals.

This marks the fourth time in the past five years that UNH has advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

The Panthers lead the all-time series against the Wildcats (2-0) after winning in 2005 at Cowell Stadium (24-21) and finishing on top last year in Cedar Falls (38-35). This marks the third time in four years that these two teams have met in the NCAA FCS playoffs.    

Steven Jellison (Souhegan) TB; D.J. Petropulos (Souhegan) QB; Colin Cray (Souhegan) G; Jameson Luks (Souhegan), C; Ben Stallman (Souhegan) SE; Gallagher Hogan (Portsmouth) RB; Mike Montville (Portsmouth), SE; Mike Fransoso (Portsmouth) QB; Joe Tammick (Portsmouth) T; Nate Jones (Portsmouth) SE; Joe King (Milford) HB; Jeff Agnew (Milford) QB; Eric McDuff (Milford) OL; Tom Foote (Goffstown) G; Allen Finn (Goffstown) T; Jake Staffiere (Goffstown) HB; Justin Morgan (Con-Val) RB; John Hyder (Hollis-Brookline) OL; Bryan Morrisette (Pembroke Academy); Chris Allen (Pembroke Academy) RB; David Wilson (John Stark), RB.

Honorable Mention Offense

Tyler Wing (Souhegan) WR; Nick Hession (Souhegan) SE; Kyle Wons (Souhegan) G; Jason Bohan (Goffstown) WR; Jackson Crosby (Goffstown) P; Nate Reth (Con-Val) SE; Sean Crowley (Con-Val) P/K; Ryan Quigley (Hollis-Brookline) WR; Brett Farrell (Hollis-Brookline) OL; Kurt Farrell (Hollis-Brookline) OL; John Natalizio (Pembroke Academy) QB; Vincent Verrecchia (Pembroke Academy) TE; Daniel Kroll (Pembroke Academy) FB; Tyler Webber (Bedford) TE; Nick Heafield (John Stark) C.

First Team All-State Defense

Ian Ginnard (Souhegan) LB; Sean Cultrera (Souhegan) DE; Nick Chacos (Souhegan) CB; Stephen Daigneau (Souhegan) SS; Kyle Jones (Portsmouth) LB; Adam Studer (Portsmouth) LB; Chris Larro (Milford) LB; Justin Buskey (Milford) NG; Nick Spinosa (Milford) DL; Jamie McGarry (Goffstown) S; Jim Walker (Goffstown) LB; Barry Powers (Con-Val) NG; Josh Sirois (Con-Val) LB; Dustin Bealby (Con-Val) LB; Justin Shutt (Hollis-Brookline) LB.

Honorable Mention Defense

Matt Comstock (Souhegan) OLB; Matt Eusebio (Souhegan) CB; Max Goudreau (Milford) LB; Josh Ibarra (Milford) DB; Dan Seasholtz (Goffstown) DE; Josh Devriendt (Goffstown) LB; Anthony Faccidomo (Con-Val) DE; Tim Peck (Hollis-Brookline) DL; Brian Liamos (Hollis-Brookline) S; Jeff Wuebboct (John Stark) DE; Blaine Bishop (John Stark) S.

Coach of the Year: Mike Beliveau (Souhegan).

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