Hanover Heads to the Semifinals at Stellos Stadium

 Hanover faces its most significant game of the season on Monday, playing Manchester Central in the NHIAA Division One semifinals at 4:00 at Stellos Stadium in Nashua.  The winner will play the victor in an intriguing Nashua North vs, Nashua South matchup in the second game of the doubleheader.  The venue is a familiar one for Hanover.  They have played twice this year at Stellos, once when they lost 1-0 to top-seeded Nashua South, and more recently when they staged their miracle comeback against Bishop Guertin.

Hanover is also quite familiar with Central, who beat them 1-0 two weeks ago, their only other in-state loss this season.  The top three teams in the state have made it to Stellos,  a scenario that has been looming since September, when Nashua South beat both the Little Green and Hanover back to back.  All three teams are evenly-matched.

Logistics:  Hanover will wear white against Central.  The team is dismissed at 1:05, and will depart at 1:15.  They will not have a Blue Sparrow supper awaiting them after the game, so they will need to provide for themselves,  Perhaps Chik-Fil-A delivers.

Hanover and Central have been adversaries since 2012, Hanover's first year in Division One.  Hanover (Have you noticed how hard it is to repeatedly refer to the team and not have a mascot name available?  Please, Council, announce the winner of the mascot voting!) beat Central 1-0 in the regular season, and lost to the Little Green in the D1 finals. They didn't face off in the postseason again until 2018, when Central crushed them 4-0 in the semifinals.  Bedford then went on to win their only D1 title in the subsequent finals.  The following year, Hanover beat Central on penalties in the semifinals at Manchester Memorial. Hanover led in the match 2-0, gave up the lead after two starters were injured, and survived  the shootout with backup keeper Andrew Enelow in goal. In the finals, Hanover beat Bedford on PKs in the finals and won the 2019 title.

Not much else to say.  This is the game that the team has hoped for and planned for. They are equal to the task.


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