New Hampshire Football Report

NHFR Team of the Week: Winnisquam

NHFR TEAM OF THE WEEK
Winnisquam Bears

MGSports

Winnisquam won the first NHIAA football championship of 2018 by beating Franklin 19-14 in the Division IV title game Saturday night at Laconia High School’s Bank of New Hampshire Stadium.

The top-seeded Bears (9-0) trailed 14-13 when sophomore quarterback Philip Nichols led them on a nine-play 63-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. The drive ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Nichols to receiver Gunnar Horman on a fourth-and-1 play.

Nichols completed 7 of 16 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns, but also hurt third-seeded Franklin (6-3) on the ground. He rushed for 191 yards, including an 82-yard run that set up running back Angelo Glover’s 1-yard TD plunge in the third quarter.

The title gave Winnisquam its first unbeaten season and the program’s first championship as well.

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