Manchester Memorial secured the NHIAA Division I East title, a first-round playoff bye and its best regular-season record since 1972 on Friday night at Chabot-McDonough Field.

The Crusaders got big plays in the run game from Jacob Schuff and a late defensive stop to earn a 28-21 victory over Exeter.

Schuff rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. The senior logged six runs of at least 10 yards, including a 61-yarder.

Ranked No. 2 in this week's Union Leader Power Poll, Memorial (8-1 overall, 7-1 NHIAA play) also scored on a 45-yard pass from Alex Sutherland to Jathyen Torres.

Exeter (5-4, 5-3) trailed by the final score when it started its final drive from its own 49-yard line with 2:23 remaining. That possession ended on the first play, when Memorial's Pharrell Therencie

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