Football: D-II, D-IV All-State rosters announced

Bow QB Brady Lover tries to squeeze through the Gilford-Belmont defensive line during a 34-21 victory on Sept. 15.

Bow QB Brady Lover tries to squeeze through the Gilford-Belmont defensive line during a 34-21 victory on Sept. 15. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip

Gilford-Belmont’s Logan Grant heads for the end zone for one of his three touchdown catches at Pembroke Academy on Sept. 23. Grant, a wide receiver, was named to the Division II East First Team.

Gilford-Belmont’s Logan Grant heads for the end zone for one of his three touchdown catches at Pembroke Academy on Sept. 23. Grant, a wide receiver, was named to the Division II East First Team.  Shauna Parish

Gilford-Belmont QB Anakin Underhill jukes away from Bow's Josiah Funches during Friday night's game. September 15, 2023.

Gilford-Belmont QB Anakin Underhill jukes away from Bow's Josiah Funches during Friday night's game. September 15, 2023. Chip Griffin

Gilford-Belmont QB Anakin Underhill jukes away from Bow’s Josiah Funches during a game on Sept. 15. Underhill – a first-year QB – was named to the Division II East All-State First Team.

Gilford-Belmont QB Anakin Underhill jukes away from Bow’s Josiah Funches during a game on Sept. 15. Underhill – a first-year QB – was named to the Division II East All-State First Team. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip

By DAN ATTORRI

Monitor staff

Published: 12-07-2023 11:31 PM

Modified: 12-09-2023 2:22 PM

Several area football players were named to their respective division’s All-State roster, as selected by the NHIAA coaches. 

Gilford-Belmont led area Division II East programs with four First Team selections (including first-year quarterback Anakin Underhill), while Winnisquam led area D-IV programs, also garnering four First Team picks. 

Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton and John Stark both had players on the D-II West First Team.

A complete list of local D-II and D-IV All-State players are below. D-I rosters have not yet been released and no area players were selected for D-III with Kearsarge’s football program dropping to JV only midway through the season.

Division II East

First Team Offense: Gilford-Belmont’s Anakin Underhill, jr., QB; Gilford-Belmont’s Logan Grant, sr., WR; Gilford-Belmont’s Neal Downs, sr., OL; Gilford-Belmont’s Noah Harder, jr., KR.

First Team Defense: Bow’s Sean Nicholls, sr., DL; Merrimack Valley’s Colby Scheffer, jr., LB; Bow’s Jared Dolder, sr., P.

Second Team Offense: Pembroke’s Luke Hanson, jr., RB; MV’s Reece Clermont, jr., RB; Bow’s Ryan McCabe, sr., TE; Pembroke’s Treyvon Cannon, jr., WR; Gilford-Belmont’s Gavin Clark, sr., OL; Pembroke’s Nick Cushing, sr., OL.

Second Team Defense: Bow’s Jackson Hall, jr., DL; MV’s Nolan Beck, sr., DL; Gilford-Belmont’s Hutch Haskins, sr., LB; Bow’s Gavin McCabe, sr., DB.

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Honorable Mention: MV’s Michael Heine, jr., DL; Bow’s Caleb Schumacher, so., RB; Bow’s Eli Ayers, so., TE.

Division II West

First Team Offense: John Stark’s Rory Magoon, sr., OL; HDH’s Thaddeus Maughan, sr., OL; HDH’s Mason Nichols, sr., P.

First Team Defense: John Stark’s Joey Dykstra, jr., LB; John Stark’s Byron Parrish, sr., DB; HDH’s Noah Carter, sr., DB.

Second Team Offense: John Stark’s Donnie White, sr., RB; John Stark’s Alex Descoteau, sr., OL; John Stark’s Michael Jezierski, sr., OL.

Second Team Defense: HDH’s Michael McCaffrey, sr., DL; John Stark’s Deltyn Williams, sr., LB; HDH’s Ben Boothby, sr., LB; HDH’s Robert King, so., DB; John Stark’s Tyler Fredette, sr., DB.

Division IV

First Team Offense: Franklin’s Zeke McCoy, sr., QB; Winnisquam’s Chris Biancardi, sr., RB; Franklin’s Chris Supry, sr., OL; Winnisquam’s Patrick Kenney, sr., OL; Bishop Brady’s Seamus McIntyre, jr., K/P; Winnisquam’s Zach St. Onge, sr., K/P.

First Team Defense: Winnisquam’s Mike DeFosses, jr., DL; Bishop Brady’s Todd Sheppard, sr., CB/S; Bishop Brady’s Talon Perkins, jr., CB/S.

Second Team Offense: Winnisquam’s Alex Nichols, sr., QB; Franklin’s Gabe Alers-Alers, sr., RB; Winnisquam’s Ethan Poole, so., WR; Franklin’s Cameron Labrecque, so., TE; Bishop Brady’s Jason Doyle, jr., OL; Bishop Brady’s Luke Jackson, jr., OL.

Second Team Defense: Bishop Brady’s Evan Dow, sr., DL; Franklin’s Tyler Bennett, so., DL.; Winnisquam’s Nick Puffinburger, jr., LB; Bishop Brady’s Luke Jackson, jr., LB; Winnisquam’s Frank McComiskey, sr., CB/S; Franklin’s Harrison Kaplan, jr., CB/S.

Honorable Mention: Franklin’s Nathan Holmes, so., WR; Franklin’s Matt Nason, jr., DL; Franklin’s George Sarkis, so., LB.