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 Saturday. The Coe-Brown boys also 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.
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 Saturday. The Coe-Brown boys also 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. Credit: RICH MIYARA / NH Sports Photography

TEAM (last week’s rank)

1. COE-BROWN BOYS’ X-C (1)  set a Meet of Champions record on Saturday for best average time of the top five finishers, a blistering 15:44.

2. BOW FOOTBALL (5)  capped a 9-0 regular season with a 41-31 comeback win against Souhegan powered by running back Steven Guerrette (five TD).

3. BISHOP BRADY FIELD HOCKEY (8)  won the first title in program history on Sunday with a 1-0 result against defending-champ Mascoma.

4. CONCORD BOYS’ X-C (2)  finished third at the Meet of Champions behind Coe-Brown and Pinkerton to qualify for the New England championships. 

5. CONCORD GIRLS’ X-C (3) finished third at the Meet of Champions behind Souhegan and Bishop Guertin to qualify for the New England championships. 

6. WINNISQUAM FOOTBALL (6)  the undefeated defending champs had a week off to prepare for Saturday’s Division IV semifinal against Bishop Brady.

7. BOW GIRLS’ SOCCER (RV)  will face No. 2 Hollis Brookline in Thursday’s Division II semifinals after a 1-0 win against No. 6 Oyster River on Sunday.

8. BISHOP BRADY GIRLS’ SOCCER (NR) improved to 15-2 and advanced to Monday’s D-III semifinals with a 2-1 comeback against Inter-Lakes.

9. HOPKINTON BOYS’ SOCCER (NR)  got a great game from keeper Aiden Burns and upset No. 2 Gilford in PKs to advance to Wednesday’s D-III semifinals. 

10. BOW BOYS’ SOCCER (NR)  posted an impressive 4-0 win at No. 4 Milford in Saturday’s quarterfinals to reach the Division II final four.

Others receiving votes: Hopkinton girls’ soccer, Concord field hockey, Kearsarge girls’ X-C