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)  didn’t meet its expectations, but was still fourth at New Englands, the best finish for a New Hampshire boys’ team.

2. BOW FOOTBALL (2)  will host No. 5 Hollis Brookline in Saturday’s D-II semifinals after a 51-7 quarterfinal rout of No. 8 Souhegan.

3. HOPKINTON GIRLS’ SOCCER (RV)  beat Bishop Brady in PKs, 2-1, in Sunday night’s final to repeat as Division III champions.

4. CONCORD GIRLS’ X-C (5)  exceeded its expectations by finishing third at New Englands, the best result for any New Hampshire team at the event.

5. WINNISQUAM FOOTBALL (6) improved to 8-0 and earned another trip to the D-IV final with Saturday’s 34-7 win against Bishop Brady.

6. CONCORD BOYS’ X-C (4)  after a surprising Division I title, the Tide was third at the Meet of Champions and then took 16th at New Englands.

7. HILLSBORO-DEERING-HOPKINTON FOOTBALL (NR)  beat No. 4 Monadnock, 54-14, to earn a spot in the D-III semifinals against No. 1 Lebanon.

8. BISHOP BRADY FIELD HOCKEY (3) the season is over for the D-III champs, but Kelly Owen was named D-III Co-Coach of the Year last week.

9. BOW GIRLS’ SOCCER (7)  played a great game against undefeated Hanover in the Division II final, but wound up losing in PKs, 1-0.

10. BISHOP BRADY GIRLS’ SOCCER (8)  lost to only one team all year, Hopkinton, who beat Brady three times, including Sunday’s D-III final.

Others receiving votes: Coe-Brown volleyball, Hopkinton boys’ soccer, Bow boys’ soccer