Coe-Brown’s Luke Tkaczyk (121), the eventual first-place finisher, leads the field up the hill during the early stages of the boys’ race at the Division II cross country championships at Derryfield Park in Manchester on Oct. 26. The Coe-Brown boys brought home the D-II team title with seven runners finishing in the top 12 and a score of 21, the lowest team total by any champion in any division in the last 30 years. This week, Coe-Brown finished fourth at the New England Championships.
Coe-Brown’s Luke Tkaczyk (121), the eventual first-place finisher, leads the field up the hill during the early stages of the boys’ race at the Division II cross country championships at Derryfield Park in Manchester on Oct. 26. The Coe-Brown boys brought home the D-II team title with seven runners finishing in the top 12 and a score of 21, the lowest team total by any champion in any division in the last 30 years. This week, Coe-Brown finished fourth at the New England Championships. Credit: RICH MIYARA / NH Sports Photography

TEAM (last week’s rank)

1. COE-BROWN BOYS’ X-C (1)  won the D-II title with a historic point total (21), beat every team in the state at MOC and was fourth in New Englands. ​​​​​​​

2. WINNISQUAM FOOTBALL (5)  capped back-to-back 9-0 championship seasons with Saturday’s 20-0 win vs. Fall Mountain in the D-IV final.

3. CONCORD GIRLS’ X-C (4)  the Division I champs also finished third at New Englands, the best result for any New Hampshire team at the event.

4. BISHOP BRADY FIELD HOCKEY (8)  claimed the first title in program history with a 1-0 win against defending-champ Mascoma in the D-III final.

5. CONCORD BOYS’ X-C (6)  won a third straight D-I title behind individual champ Eben Bragg despite graduating some of the region’s top talent.

6. HOPKINTON GIRLS’ SOCCER (3)  stumbled some in the regular season, but played best when it mattered most to win a second straight D-III title.

7. KEARSRGE GIRLS’ X-C (NR)  put three runners in the top 6, including individual champ Mya Dube, for a surprise Division III championship.

8. BOW GIRLS’ SOCCER (8)  lost to undefeated Hanover in the Division II final, 1-0 in PKs, to finish the regular season 16-3.

9. BISHOP BRADY GIRLS’ SOCCER (9)  wound up 16-3 with all three losses coming against Hopkinton, including a 2-1 defeat in PKs in the D-III final.

10. HOPKINTON GIRLS’ X-C (NR)​​​​​​​  went undefeated in Division III until the championships, when it finished just behind Kearsarge (53-57) for second place.

Others receiving votes:  Bow golf, Coe-Brown volleyball, Bow football