Even though half our staff sold out to the lure of BIG POWER POLL, there's still only one Top 10 in New Hampshire that REALLY MATTERS. This is the Top 10 of whatever caught Justin McIsaac's attention this week

10. IT USED TO BE ABOUT THE MUSIC, MAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

Our Fearless Leader, David Haley, has gone to the dark side and joined the ranks of Power Poll Voters - it's like joining the Stonecutters on The Simpsons, only much more serious. That leaves me as the lone voice of reason when PP voters do something like rank a team above a team that just beat them. YOU WANT ME ON THAT WALL, YOU NEED ME ON THAT WALL!  I eat breakfast 500 yards from a thousand power poll voters that are trained to kill me! 

Wait what? Anyway, don't worry, NHSportspage.com readers, I'm still here to stick it to the man, at least until Dave threatens to fire me for it. SELL OUT!!!! (j/k Dave please don't fire me)

9. SPAULDING SCORED 41 POINTS! AND THAT'S ALL THAT HAPPENED!

Jon Speltz with 3 TD's and 180 yards! 27 points at halftime! Let's gooooooooooooooooo!
Sorry Nashua South, I can't seem to find anything about what you guys did on offense against my Alma Mater. So I'll assume Spaulding won 41-0! 

8. THE REDHAWKS ARE OFF AND RUNNING

I had a few D3 coaches tell me last year that they'd seen Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton in action (as a JV Program last year), and that the Redhawks would "Make some noise" their first season as a varsity program. Running back the opening kickoff for a TD en route to a 34-0 win over West in their first D2 game certainly qualifies, I'd say. 

7.  I THOUGHT OWLS ATTACKED FROM THE AIR?

Timberlane used a ground and pound attack, lead by Jacob Post's 4 TD's and 258 yards to defeat Memorial 48-20 on opening night. Post's teammate, Farai Zhou ONLY ran for 150 yards and two scores. What a slacker! If the Owls weren't on your radar heading into this season, they sure are now. 

6. THIS IS MY ANNUAL COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW YOU DON'T ACTUALLY LIKE PUMPKIN SPICE ANYTHING

Pumpkins are gross. If someone sliced up an acutal pumpkin, you'd barf if you ate it. What you like is cinnamon and nutmeg. PUMPKIN SPICED CHEERIOS ARE YOU &#*%ING ME?!?!?

5. THE VIKINGS TRADED FOR SAM BRADFORD AND OH MY GOD THEY GAVE UP WHAT?!?!?

A FIRST ROUNDER FOR SAM BRADFORD?!?!?! I have a 13 year old dog that walks with a limp, and I think she's going to be around longer than Sam Bradford. A first round pick (and, AND a 4th rounder!!) for the googly-eyed papier-mâché QB is complete insanity. Tom Brady would fetch an entire teams draft for the next 10 years at that exchange rate. 

4. ALL 3 CHAMPS OPENED UP WITH A W

Goffstown, Saint Thomas, and Newport all ended last season raising an NH shaped trophy at UNH, and started off on the right foot for the 2016 campaign. It's a long road from Week 1 to Championship Saturday but if these 3 have designs on repeating, an opening win is a good start. 

3. THAT TEXAS ND GAME THO

I had the... pleasure(?) of watching this game with ND Super Fan Dave Haley in a crowded establishment last night, this game had it all - have you ever seen a game tied up on a blocked PAT run back for a 2 point conversion? (No, you haven't you dirty liar). It was a roller coaster of emotions for Dave (which you're well aware of if you followed my snap story).  This might've been the game of the year in FCS Football and it's only Week 1...

2. SPOILER ALERT - EXETER IS GOING TO HAVE A GOOD RUNNING GAME THIS YEAR

I'm sure Coach Ball doesn't want me giving away any state secrets, but I have a feeling that Exeter might stick with running that Wing-T offense this year after a 41-14 win at Dover Friday night. Call it a hunch. Cam Flanagan ran for 3 scores, and a big Exeter O-Line opened up holes that I might've been able to run through (or, you know, probably not) in the win. 

1. DID PORTSMOUTH AND KEENE PLAY THE NHIAA GAME OF THE YEAR ALREADY?

Just as ND and Texas went up and down the field in Austin last night, Friday night it was the Clippers and the Blackbirds going haymaker for haymaker, like Creed vs Balboa in the 15th round. The turning point was Ben Barba causing a KHS fumble to prevent a TD that would've given Keene a 31-7 lead. Instead, PHS scored on the ensuing drive, and it was 24-14 and the race was on. 

There were 44 total points scored in the 4th quarter, KHS QB Sean Corrigan & PHS QB Cody Graham combined for 622 passing yards and 7 TD's in a 49-46 PHS win. Can these two play every week?

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