It's back! The best listicle in NH, the McIsaac Top 10! And I'd like to announce that this year, Jen Chick-Ruth is a Top 10 voter! 

(46 minutes later)

Oops, Austin Grass had a giant screaming fit about that decision, so Jen's out. I guess she had a slice of pizza in a media press box once, and THAT CAN'T BE ALLOWED. 

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10. SOMEONE IN THE HOLLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD TO AMAZON SOME SCOREBOARD LIGHT BULBS

I mean, I assume that’s what had to happen after the Cavs 51-36 win over Alvirne Friday night. Sander Wimmer threw for 390 and had just 4 incompletions, which is absurdly good at the HS level. That W gets HB to 6-2 and might just earn them a home playoff game

9. NOT TWO, NOT THREE, NOT FOUR

Five TD’s for Keegan Mills in 40-27 win for Campbell over Monadnock in a game that wasn’t decided until there were less than 4 minutes to play. It had to be sweet for Keegan, who missed last year’s D3 title game against the Huskies.

8. LET’S ALL HOPE CURTIS HARRIS IS OK

North’s all world QB had to exit after a knee injury in a 31-19 win over Merrimack on Friday night, after putting on a show for the opening 3 quarters. All the hype has been with Londonderry this season (you won’t believe this but someone has called D1 the “Londonderry Invitational” … wait, that was me…), but if North has Harris and can get through their side of the bracket, the Titans might have something to say about that.

7. DESHAUN WATSON GOT KICKED DIRECTLY IN THE FACE AND THREW A TD ANYWAY

I don’t know how my man pulled this off, but yowza.

6. SINCE I’M A GOOD FRIEND I WON’T POINT OUT THAT MICHIGAN COMPLETELY WRECKED ND SATURDAY NIGHT

It’d be pretty mean of me to point out to my friend Dave Haley that his Fighting Irish laid an egg in front of the entire world the other night, so I’m not going to do that.

Furthermore, I’m not going to point out that Brian Kelly thought it was a good idea to throw the ball 100 times in a monsoon, and that this isn’t the first time he’s done that.

I’m not going to point out either of those things, and I think I deserve some credit for that.

5. DID I ADOPT THE WRONG TEAM?!?!?

A 17-14 win for Pembroke over MY Kingswood Knights means the Spartans have won 3 of their last 5, and have a chance to get win #4 when they take on MV on the final night of the season – I’m not saying I have buyers remorse, but I am completely saying that.

4. OLD MEN TRYING TO MOSH

I went to see Helmet on Saturday night in NYC for their 30th-anniversary show- this probably requires some explanation for the Youngins. You see, back in the day, there was “Rock Music”, which doesn’t really get made anymore. And in the early to mid-’90s, rock music/alt-rock/punk was especially loud and awesome. And if you’re my age, you think this is where all culture peaked, because that’s how Being Old works.

ANYWAY, at this show, the crowd was comprised mostly of old guys like me, and some of them tried to form a circle pit and mosh, mostly out of obligation, I think. (You see kids, dancing at rock shows mostly comprised all of us committing 2nd-degree assault on each other, but in a friendly way)

I just wanted to watch the show up close without some dude throwing his elbow into my temple, but I understand the spirit of trying to recapture your youth through slam dancing. The lesson here is, don’t do anything when you’re old.

(Helmet, for the record, was awesome)

3. FOUR SCORES AND ONE COMEBACK AGO

Down 9-7 at the half to St Thomas, Pelham ran off 27 second-half points to get a 34-15 win to improve to 6-2 with 5 straight W’s. Pelham will be favored at West to close out the regular season and might be the scariest team in D2 with their lock down D

2. BG’S OPENING DRIVE AT SPAULDING

19 plays! 8:49 of possession! 3 4th down conversions! It was insanity! Ethan Holt scored the only points BG would need to cap it off as BG won 14-0. Dylan Santosuosso ran for 133 yards from the QB spot to help lead the Cards to a win. We’ll get you back in bowling season, BG….

1. GOFFSTOWN WITH A GINORMOUS WIN

29-28 over Salem to clinch a playoff spot and remind everyone in D1 that they won’t be an easy out in the playoffs. Peyton Strickland had the play of his life with a 79-yard catch and run to set up the winning TD.

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: The Browns have outstanding players and a road cone for a coach, MY Raymond Rams fell short, The guy who dressed up as The Gimp from Pulp Fiction for a Halloween party in NYC, Big win for Bow

Justin McIsaac writes the Top 10 every week (usually). He is the 2018 NSMA NH Sportscaster of The Year.  He has 1,000 jobs, including radio color commentary for UNH Football, Producer of "NH Today with Jack Heath", HS play by play for MOSN, The McIsaac On Sports Network, college play by play for Dartmouth, St Anselm’s, UNE, Harvard, and whoever else will cut the check. Follow him on Twitter: @justin_mcisaac