Laconia, Bedford, Pinkerton, Salem, and Nashua South Advance in High School Football Playoffs

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

In our Friday Night Football game of the week, Laconia punched its first ticket to a division championship game since 2009, beating Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough 28-7. They’ll play the winner of Saturday’s Division III semifinal between Monadnock and Gilford.

In Division I, seven-seeded Salem upset Manchester Memorial, top-seeded Bedford moved on, Pinkerton won big, and Nashua South won at home.