It doesn’t get much better than Laconia facing off against Gilford in the state Division III football championship this weekend, where the No. 4 Golden Eagles look for their first division title, against a surging No. 2 Sachems squad coming off eight straight wins.

Laconia Sachems

The Sachems (9-2) came into the season with a little extra fire after a one point loss to Monadnock to end the 2024 campaign.

“They were hungry, hit the weight room, and were ready,” Coach Nick Ford said.

The Sachems rely on "smashmouth football," meaning their offense has a heavy ground attack used to wear down the opposing defense. The team has been run-oriented all year, and this was especially the case against the Inter-Lakes and Moultonborough Lakers, when all but one of their 43 plays were on the ground

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