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SALEM, N.H. — With the game, and a trip to the Division 1 state semifinals on the line, Salem’s Aidan McDonald had a hunch.

“They brought their big running back in, so I knew they were going to run up the middle,” said McDonald, a linebacker. “It was a lucky guess. I went in, wrapped him up, and I think Jake (Brady) and a few other guys came in to bring him down. It was unreal.”

LONDONDERRY — Windham could do nothing to slow defending Division 1 state champion Londonderry and star QB Dylan McEachern, as the Jaguars fell 41-0 on Friday night.

Stephen Mague led Windham (0-2), rushing for a team-high 94 yards on eight carries and making nine tackles. Jackson Milano made a team-best 13.5 tackles, while Keegan Parke made 11 stops.

But McEachern continued to surge for Londonderry (3-0). He rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns and threw a third score.

Windham faces another tough task in its regular season finale, hosting Salem (2-1) next Saturday (1 p.m.)

LONDONDERRY – There wasn’t the typical 5,000 frenzied fans surrounding the battlefield.

But football was played.

The event was missing the yearly union between two of New England’s best marching bands, combining with more than 200 instruments for a spine-chilling rendition of the national anthem.