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Tales from the GridIron
2024 Football Season Edition
Volume 8, Issue 8
Lancers in the News
News From Last Week:
Londonderry Times
"Lancers Football Trounce Titans by a Score of 61-12"
Chris Paul, October 26, 2024
"The Londonderry High School football squad continued to display its dominance over Division I opponents on Friday night, Oct. 18, with a 61-12 victory over the Nashua North Titans at Lancer Park.
The Lancers tallied nine touchdowns, three during blocked punts, and only gave up two, for the team’s third consecutive win, putting them at 5-1 in the Division I standings and first in the Central Division."
New This Week:
NH Union Leader
"Londonderry waits its turn, beats Windham"
Chris Duffy, October 26, 2024
“Showing that patience can be a virtue in football, the Lancers prevailed, 21-6, on a night when their opponent rushed for all 16 offensive plays of the 12-minute first quarter.
“We were saying at halftime, “Get used to it, boys, because that’s what we’re going to see next week,’” said Londonderry coach Jimmy Lauzon, who made several defensive personnel adjustments in response to the Jaguar Shuffle. “Maybe, in some ways, it’s preparation for us. It is hard to simulate. Not that they’re running what Exeter is running, necessarily, but it is tight, foot to foot, three yards and cloud of dust. That’s the style of football. Rough, tough football."
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NH Union Leader
Granite State Grid
October 24, 2024, updated October 25
“Londonderry 21, Windham 6: At Lancer Park, senior quarterback Sam Ogden passed for two touchdowns and rushed 1 yard for a fourth-quarter insurance TD to lead the hosts. Londonderry, which did not run an offensive play until the second play of the second quarter, improved to 6-1 in Division I, 6-2 overall. Ogden's TD passes went to Nathan Marshall (12 yards) and Mason Paquette (17 yards)."
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NH Union Leader Power Poll | After Week 8
Staff Report, October 28, 2024
"On the last regular-season weekend of the season, the schedule features a pair of Friday night matchups involving top-10 teams: No. 2 Exeter hosting Londonderry, which is tied with Pinkerton Academy at No. 3."
Londonderry moves back up to 3rd place, tied with Pinkerton, and behind Bedford ranked first, and Exeter second.
The Power Poll is based on voting by members of the media from the Union Leader, NH-HighSchoolSports.com, and FNLNH Media.
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WMUR News | Friday Night Football
"Alvirne, Bedford, Pinkerton, Londonderry, Pelham, Trinity among the winners in Week 8 of FNF"
"The Lancers hosting the Jaguars from Windham. Londonderry takes it 21 to 6."
Watch the highlights here (starting at 3:05)
The Lancer's 17-yard pass is #5 in NH's longest passes from week 8, powered by hudl:
NHIAA.org
"Standings: Boys Football Division I"
Londonderry still sits atop the Central Conference standings in Division 1.
NHIAA standings are based on the Football Point Rating system that awards points for wins, and additional points for a beaten opponents wins, and are divided by the number of qualifying games played.
NH Football Report
Roger Brown, October 27, 2024
"NHFR’s Playoff Projections"
Division 1:
"The winner of Friday night’s Exeter/Londonderry game will be the No. 2 overall seed. There is a scenario in which the Lancers will win the Central and earn a bye even with a loss to Exeter."
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Jersey Decorating
Senior parents got together to decorate the wooden jerseys for their son's on Senior Night. Thank you to Jason Buttle for preparing the wooden jerseys, to Sara Ogden for Cricut'ing the names and numbers, and the whole Buttle family for allowing this rowdy group to take over your barn for the afternoon!
If there were an award for the most dedicated parent for the event it might go to Rebecca Petkus - travelling in style on a scooter wearing Paul's hemet! 😃
Locker Decorating
Senior parents spent Thursday night after practice decorating their son's lockers for the final home game of the regular season - Senior Night! Luckily the smell does not come through with these photos! 😅
Senior Night
Thank you for helping to celebrate our seniors last weekend!
More photos from the week including the jerseys, banners, and the family pics taken on Senior Night can be found on SmugMug
Lancer Happenings
Upcoming Events
Exeter - Blue Hawks
Nov 1 AWAY @ Exeter HS
NHIAA Div 1 Playoffs
Round 1 of the playoffs start the weekend of November 9th!
If Londonderry wins the Central Conference they'll get a bye and not play again until the quarterfinals on the weekend of November 16.
Varsity Wrap-Up
home vs
Windham
10-25-2024
Final Score
21 - 6
Win
Coach's Summary
As it always is when we play Windham, Friday’s game was a challenging and unique match up. We never know what to expect and we always get the best effort of the Jaguars. Regardless of the difficulty at times or lack of ball control we may have had, it was a win on senior night, a conference win, and a victory versus a tough opponent. They have a good defense and given the amount of possessions we had, I felt we moved the ball pretty well. Our defense settled in after a tough first quarter and they created some much needed takeaways! Our special teams’ units continue to improve, our kickoff coverage was almost perfect, except for a couple missed tackles which allowed Windham good field position. We blocked our fourth punt in a row and an extra point which is great to see! We appreciate the commitment to the special teams’ practice our kids are putting forth each week and their hard work is paying off.
We made many mistakes which had become somewhat limited over the last 2-3 games leading up to Windham, so I was surprised with how many self-inflicted mistakes we made forcing us into difficult situations throughout the game, but fortunately we made it out of several of them. We need to prepare better and make less mistakes going forward, which starts with me and the planning of preparation leading up to the game. I can do a better job preparing the boys going forward! We have a tough opponent this week as we take on an undefeated Exeter team. We are looking forward to the challenge with playoff implications on the line, it’s a great position to be in at this point in the year!
JV Wrap-Up
away at
Windham
10-26-2024
Final Score
7 - 14
Loss
Coach's Summary
The JV game on Saturday was a tough one. I felt the effort and physicality of the team was excellent! We were the more physical team, and we did a nice job defending their triple option offense which is not easy to do with as little practice time the JV has as a group together throughout the week. However, there were a lot of missed assignments and we struggled to consistently execute. It felt as if we were taking turns missing an assignment, for example 9-10 guys on each play would do it right, but 1-2 would not, and in some games we’re able to overcome those mistakes, but in some games we are not, which is how the sport of football goes. I do feel many of the sophomores and juniors are developing at a proper pace and starting to understand their positions more and more, although they were not all able to be in the game on Saturday, we see it in practice and we’re seeing the progress they’re making.
Freshmen Wrap-Up
away at
Windham
10-24-2024
Final Score
46 - 27
Win
Coach's Summary
The Londonderry Lancer freshman football team defeated Windham 46-27 to continue the winning streak. The game was close through the first three quarters as Windham struck first on the first play from the line of scrimmage making it 7-0. The Lancers responded making it 8-7 but Windham quickly scored. The game was close in the third quarter as Windham was driving but fumbled the ball. The Lancers recovered and never looked back. They capitalized on the momentum and sealed the victory. The Lancers look to take on Exeter at home to end the regular season.
Lancer Football Photos
Your 2024 Lancers
Varsity/JV Roster
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Hazzard
Fundraising Director
Amy
Toro-Vega
Concessions Director
Charlie
Ogden
PR/Social Media Director
Dave
Daron
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Kelly
Ayers
Events Co-Director
Jodi
Daron
Team Parent