Congratulations to the players and coaches who were honored by the NHHSBCA. As Ironwill stated, "enjoy the debate." I remember a few disgruntled posters last time around.
Here's some breakdowns for D1 All-State selections as well as some thought on the season. In regards to All-State, I just started looking and here's what I found.
1st team:
9 juniors and 10 seniors (including POY).
2nd team:
1 sophomore, 4 juniors, and 13 seniors.
3rd team:
1 freshman, 6 sophs, 4 juniors, and 7 seniors.
D1 totals:
1 frosh, 7 sophomore, 17 juniors, and 30 seniors.
Twenty-five underclassmen give the fans something to look forward to in 2014.
# of players represented on D1 teams, the teams record, and my skinny.
Londonderry (16-4) 7. Best team in D1. Coach of the Year, Brent Demas. Depth from 1-9 as well as pitching. In a series, I would never pick against them, but it is only one game. Revenge game tomorrow vs. Timberlane, who handed them one of their 4 losses. Looking ahead, could see Pinkerton for the 3rd time at Holman...
North (13-7) 5 . McCarthy and Roberts tough 1-2 punch. Offense has been up and down. I'd have to call them explosive after seeing them come back against Merrimack.
Concord (12-6), Alvirne (11-7), and Merrimack (11-7) 4. Only Concord remains out of these three. Seeds 4, 6, and 7 went down yesterday. All three one-run disappointments. Concord, looking to return to the championship, has Dover in its way followed by North or Exeter with Joyce on the bump.
Keene (12-7), BG (11-9), Dover (10-9), Timberlane (10-8), Pinkerton (8-11), Bedford (9-9) Exeter (9-9) (including POY), and Trinity (6-12) 3 Keene, Bedford, BG, and Trinity do not advance from this grouping. The Pinkerton turn around is the great story of the tournament. Steve Campo's #13 seeded ball club has won 6 straight. Timberlane, who have now won 9 of 11 after a very slow start, should be confident after beating the Lancers 4-3 on the road two weeks ago.
Spaulding (11-7) and Salem (7-13) 2. Spaulding toasted Pinkerton last night as the Astros' victory helps them avoid the long ride to Keene. Salem's tough, 1-0, loss to North last night ends their season
Memorial (4-14), Winny (6-12), and South (6-12) 1. South only team of this grouping in the tournament as the #16th seed were blanked by #1 Londonderry. Of the 8 games yesterday, it appears 6 were good ball games.
Central (4-14) 0.
Good luck to all tomorrow.