As we all know, Power Polls are silly- some of the voters don’t even watch any games! But people love lists, which is why Buzzfeed is a thing, so here’s Justin McIsaac’s TOP TEN!
 

10. WHOAWHOAWHOAWHOA… CENTRAL BEAT GOFFSTOWN?
I literally just saw this as I was reviewing the weekend for the Top 10 – no offense to Ryan Ray’s crew, but this is big upset, just a back breaking loss for G’Town. They still had a heartbeat of getting a playoff berth if they could win out and get some help, but it’s O-V-A over now for the Grizzlies.

9. YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUGE WIN FOR MERRIMACK VALLEY
Most people assumed (and count me in this group) that MV was toast after losing all-world QB Ivan Niyomugabo, who went down for the year, but a 20-17 shocker of Laconia is the latest of 3 straight wins that have The Pride in position for a rematch with St Thomas in the playoffs. For Laconia, they need to win out and get help from Lebanon to get in.

8. KENNETT MAKES A BIG TIME STATEMENT
It’s a 2.5 hour bus ride from North Conway to Lebanon, and after being on a cramped bus with all the equipment for that long, teams can come out flat – not the Eagles though. Vaughan Beckwith’s team held the Raiders to 59 yards on the ground, and are undefeated in D2 North. Either Lebanon or Laconia will have to end up making the long drive to North Conway to face a tough Eagles team looking for a title for the first time since 1993

7. SOMERSWORTH PUTS A CHOKEHOLD ON THE 2 SEED
The Hilltoppers beat a high octane Bishop Brady offense 39-22 Friday night, and (so far) have swatted away every team in their conference (D3 South). Two big tests remain vs Epping/Newmarket, and a game to (possibly) decide the 1 seed at Bow. Can anyone stop Elyjah Dejoie? 4 more TD’s against Brady on Friday night.

6.  4.16
That’s how many points per game Bow’s allowing this year. There’s a great article by Tim O’Sullivan on the Bow defensive mentality (Read it here:http://www.concordmonitor.com/community/town-by-town/dunbarton/13968380-95/no-stopping-the-insanity-in-bow-when-it-comes-to-defense#.VEUD8ZiFGaQ.twitter), using “18 seconds of craziness” to stifle opponents. By the way, “18 seconds of craziness” is a great name for a Metal band.

5. THE RAMS’ TRICKERATION
The St. Louis Rams were underdogs at home vs Seattle, and Jeff Fisher knew it. He wasn’t afraid to employ the “Kitchen Sink Theorem” against the defending Super Bowl Champs, going deep into the playbook for the fake out punt return. Then FAKE PUNTING up 2 late in the game deep inside their own territory. I love trick plays, and I love gambling, so despite my dislike of Jeff Fisher, I loved the moves

4. BEDFORD SURVIVES THE CHAMPS
As Ric Flair said (many, many times) “To be the man, you’ve got to BEAT the man. WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” I don’t know if Kurt Hines would look good wearing one of Flair’s purple robes, but I do know Bedford wants to be The Man, and they got all they could handle from the defending D1 Champs on Friday night. The Bulldogs had some starters out with injuries (having 130 kids in the program comes in handy here), and got a character building OT win. Bedford will host either Memorial, or have a rematch with the Tide in the playoffs. Speaking of which….

3. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PETER COLCORD. YOU BROKE MY HEART. 
Memorial’s heart attack season continues after coming from behind to beat my alma mater Spaulding 19-18 on Friday night. The Red Raiders have been solid, but not been able to finish games (they led Concord in the 4th last week), and Memorial has had some magic going on this year. They hold the tie breaker with Concord for a playoff spot, but have a tough 2 weeks to go.

2. PERCY HARVIN TO THE JETS IS JUST THE THING TO TURN THEM…. *BUSTS OUT LAUGHING*
This has got to be the most Jets thing ever right? They’re 1-6, and Rex is on the hot seat, so let’s bring in a guy Seattle couldn’t wait to get rid of- this should turn out well! BTW there’s a 73% chance Michael Vick reads the paper on the sideline like “Steamin” Willie Beamen did in Any Given Sunday.

1. A GUTSY, POSSIBLY PYHRRIC VICTORY FOR PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth is the smallest D1 School, with an enrollment under 1000 this year. An epic performance from Connor DiCesare this week (469 yards and 5 TD’s throwing, 1 rushing TD) and some great work from Loden Formicelli and Christian Peete gave the Clippers a 50-36 comeback win over snakebitten Winnacunnet (Winny led 36-23 with 10 minutes to go).

Portsmouth won the battle this week, (without stud lineman Justis Mattis-Clark, BTW), and during the course of the game, lost Joey Auger, and had Mikey Toar playing his heart out despite looking like Barbaro at times. There are some who will spare no opportunity to espouse their love for the 3 division system, and mock those who think there should be a dialogue about getting it to 4 or 5 divisions, but here’s a case where further examination is needed.

Greek King Pyhrrus won a pair of victories over the Roman Empire in 279 and 280 BC, but suffered so many casualties that Pyhrrus is said to have uttered "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined." Portsmouth has Concord this week, luckily they have secured a playoff spot with their win over Winnacunnet.

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Did I really just go History Class in the Top 10?, Waking up to 74 texts after falling asleep during the ND v FSU game, 0-7 in fantasy now…. OH AND SEVEN, Pumpkinfest riots- I blame the pumpkins