Every week Pete Tarrier reveals his Top 10 ballot for the NH Union Leader High School Power Poll.  This is the pre-season edition of the poll.  Here's how the 6 voters see things before kickoff on Opening Night tonight around the state...going forward the new poll will be announced on Tuesday's each week.

Preseason Poll

The top 10 high school football teams in New Hampshire, with first-place votes/points in parentheses, plus last year’s final rankings. Voter are Union Leader sports writers Roger Brown, Alex Hall and Joe Duball, Union Leader Chief Sports Editor Chris Duffy, Union Leader contributor Joe Marchilena of NH-HighSchoolSports.com and Pete Tarrier, host of the NH High School Football Radio Show, with Dave Haley, on Saturdays at 9 a.m. on 99.9 FM/1370AM:

1.  Pinkerton (3/57) 3rd

2. Winnacunnet (3/54) 1st

3. Bedford (47) 7th

4. Man. Central (30) NR

5. Goffstown (27) 4th

6. Exeter (26) 6th

7. Plymouth (24) 2nd

8. Londonderry (15) NR

9. Nashua North (13) NR

10. Windham (12) NR

Others receiving votes: Salem (8 points), 5th; Bow (8 points), 8th; Nashua South (5 points), 9th; Campbell (2 points), 10th; Salem (2 points), 5th.

Here's how Pete voted...

1. Winnacunnet
2. Pinkerton
3. Bedford
4. Goffstown
5. Exeter
6. Salem
7. Manchester Central
8. Plymouth
9. St. Thomas
10. Campbell