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PELHAM N.H. — Three-peat no more.

The two-time defending Div. V State Champion Pelham Pythons fell in the state semi-finals 32-18 to the Bishop Brady Giants. The dream of winning its third state championships in a row was erased by the Giants who used a nightmare of a first half for Pelham to its own advantage, capitolizing on almost all of Pelhams turnovers and turning them into points.

PELHAM N.H. — Continuing to show the big play abiliy in all three phases of the game, Pelham rolled to a 38-0 stomping of winless Epping in its last regular season game before the playoffs. Not only did Pelham connect on several big plays, they did so in timely fashion during key moments of the game.

CLAREMONT, N.H. — Pelham spotted Stevens a 12-7 lead in the first quarter before scoring 28 straight points in a 41-20 victory over Stevens last night.

Quarterback Joe DeAngelo led the Pythons (6-2) on a 69-yard drive in the game’s first possession and scored on an 11-yard run. And then, trailing 12-7, DeAngelo put Pelham ahead for good with a touchdown pass to Michael Lombard in the end zone and a two-point conversion pass to Sean Sweeney.

Despite a strong effort from Kathryn Mostone filling in at middle hitter due to injury, Pelham dropped its season finale to Somersworth, 3-0. Mostone had 9 digs, 3 returns for points, 3 blocks and held her own against an imposing Somersworth front line.

Jacqui Perry was prominent in Pelham's 3-1 victory over John Stark, leading the Pythons in kills (10), blocks (9), service points (20) and aces (12).

PELHAM — It was almost poetic justice that the deciding factor of a thrilling overtime game was a positive result from a mistake.

On a roller-coaster Friday evening so full of highs and lows that even Six Flags’ best rides couldn’t match them, Pelham’s defense faced a fourth down-and-goal in a second overtime period. St. Thomas was perched 18 inches from the end zone with its playoff hopes on the line and handed off the ball to senior Zach Duffey up the middle behind a sizeable line.

NORTH SUTTON, N.H.  Joe DeAngelo did it all last night to lift Pelham to a hard-fought 24-23 victory at Kearsarge.

DeAngelo began the scoring in the first quarter with a 6-yard touchdown run and threw to Sean Sweeney for two points to make it 8-0. He made it 16-8 before halftime with an 8-yard TD pass to Kevin Cheam and a conversion pass to Cam Robidoux.

Senior Jacqui Perry was her usual dominant self and got a lot of help from junior Kathryn Demetri, but Pelham fell to Bedford in three tight games. Perry rolled up big stats (team-leading 6 kills, 3 blocks, 8 assists and 16 digs) while Demetri (6 assists, quality defense) had her best match of the season.

Molly Smith scored on a penalty corner 10 minutes into overtime in a 7-on-7 situation as Pelham field hockey beat Con-Val 3-2.

PELHAM N.H. — With a few new looks on offense and a dominating performance on both defense and special teams, Pelham bounced back with an impressive 25-7 win over Bishop Brady.

Linebackers Conor McColgan and Mike Lombard (10 tackles each) led an aggressive defense and special teams that turned in several big plays while quarterback Joe DeAngelo threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns as the Pythons improved to 3-2.