Hanover football opened at home Friday night and came up short. Plymouth walked into Merriman-Branch Field and left with an 18-11 win, dropping the Bears to 0-1. Plymouth sits 1-0. Quarters were not posted; the final stands Plymouth 18, Hanover 11.
OTHER RELEVANT PLAY ON FRIDAY
Kennett (0-1) 6 @ Manchester West (1-0) 9 (OT)
Manchester West won it in overtime.
Merrimack Valley (1-0) 50 @ Hollis-Brookline (0-1) 21
Merrimack Valley opened with a decisive road win.
Souhegan (1-0) 41 @ Bow (0-1) 7
Souhegan rolled in its opener on the road.
Pelham (1-0) 21 @ Kingswood (0-1) 0
Pelham blanked Kingswood in Wolfeboro.
St. Thomas Aquinas (0-1) 31 @ ConVal (1-0) 33
ConVal edged St. Thomas in a two-point thriller.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Hanover at Stark | September 4, 2026
Volleyball kept the win streak rolling on the road. Hanover swept Stark 3-0 in Division II, improving to 2-0 after Wednesday’s 3-2 home win over Coe-Brown. Stark falls to 0-1. Set points were not posted.
OTHER RELEVANT PLAY ON FRIDAY
Souhegan (2-1) 3 @ Fall Mountain (0-1) 0
Souhegan took a clean road sweep in Division II.
Kennett (0-1) 0 @ Coe-Brown Academy (1-1) 3
Coe-Brown answered at home after Wednesday’s five-set loss at Hanover.
Plymouth (0-2) 1 @ Manchester West (1-0) 3
Manchester West opened with a home win; Plymouth is 0-2.
Laconia (0-2) 0 @ Kingswood (1-0) 3
Kingswood swept Laconia.
That wraps up the day for Hanover High School sports. We’ll see you next time!