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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.

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.

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.

PELHAM N.H. — You can't win if you can't score, and Pelham learned that the hard way in the second half in a 17-14 heartbreaking loss to Bow. 

The Python offense ran just 12 plays in the second half netting only 31 yards compared to Bow's relentless running attack which kept the clock moving and Pelham's defense on the field. Bow ran 36 plays for 158 yards and controlled the ball for over 19 minutes of the 24 minute second half.

PELHAM (NH) — All the axioms regarding rushing attacks and their importance to success on a football field were tossed out last night by the Pelham Pythons.

Taking to the air almost exclusively in the first half when Joseph DeAngelo was throwing for five touchdowns and running for another, Pelham won for the second time in three outings by routing over matched Campbell 39-7 in a nonleague game.

SOMERSWORTH, N.H. — Pelham put a stranglehold on Somersworth last night, 38-0. The bounce-back victory evened out the Pythons’ record to 1-1 and put a little bounce back in their step after losing last week to Trinity 20-0.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Hardly an athlete on the Pelham High sideline had experienced the feeling.

And it hurt.