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Concord, Merrimack, Windham get top spots in girls lacrosse playoffs

Lauren Perry and the Merrimack girls lacrosse team are the top seed in the Division II playoffs.

The Concord High School girls lacrosse team earned the No. 1 seed in the Division I playoffs and is three wins away from an undefeated season.

Same goes for Division III top seed Windham, while Merrimack is the No. 1 seed in the Division II playoffs.

All three division tournaments begin on Wednesday.

Division I

The Crimson Tide (15-0), last year’s runner-up, will be the top seed and will host No. 8 Nashua North (5-10), which is making its first tournamentĀ appearance. The teams played on the first day of the regular season, with Concord winning 20-3 on April 13. They will meet in the quarterfinals at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Concord.

No. 5 Hollis Brookline (8-5) will take on No. 4 Exeter (10-4) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Exeter. The Blue Hawks won the only regular-season meeting, 11-10, on May 17. The winner of that game will face either Concord or North in the semifinals.

Souhegan (12-3) is the No. 2 seed and will host No. 7 Salem (6-9) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Amherst. The teams played on May 22, with the Sabers winning 18-7.

No. 3 Londonderry (10-3) is the defending champion, and will host No. 6 Pinkerton (6-7) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Londonderry. The teams played twice during the regular season, with the Lancers winning 16-4 on May 1 and 19-11 on May 9. The winner of that game will face either Souhegan or Salem in the semifinals.

The semifinals are scheduled for June 2, starting at 6 p.m., at Southern New Hampshire University. The final is set for 7 p.m. on June 4, also at SNHU.

Division II

No. 1 Merrimack (14-1) will host No. 8 Bow (8-6) in the quarterfinals at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams opened the regular season against each other on April 9, with the Tomahawks winning 19-10.

No. 4 Bedford (12-2) takes on No. 5 Hanover (10-5) at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs, who have won six games in a row in the division, won the regular-season meet 13-10 on May 7. The winner will face either Merrimack or Bow in the semifinals.

No. 2 Bishop Guertin (13-1) hosts No. 7 Keene (8-7) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Stellos Stadium. The teams played once in the regular season, with the Cardinals winning 15-7 on May 21.

No. 3 Portsmouth (13-2) will take on No. 6 Lebanon (8-6) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday on the seacoast. The Clippers, who are the defending champions, won the regular season matchup, 20-10, on May 23. The winner gets either Bishop Guertin or Keene in the semifinals.

The semifinals are scheduled for June 2, starting at 2 p.m., at SNHU, while the final will be held on June 4 at 5 p.m., also at SNHU.

Division III

Windham (14-0) finished the regular season undefeated to earn the No. 1 seed, and the Jaguars will host No. 8 Oyster River (7-6) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Windham won the regular-season meeting, 19-7, on May 5.

No. 4 Con-Val (11-4) will host No. 5 Hopkinton (8-6) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the quarterfinals. The teams played twice during the regular season, with the Cougars winning both, 5-3 on April 17 and 8-3 on April 30. The winner gets to face either Windham or Oyster River in the semifinals.

No. 2 Kearsarge (12-1) faces off against No. 7 Kingswood (8-6) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Kearsarge, which has won 11 games in a row, defeated Kingswood during the regular season, 14-12 on May 9.

Plymouth (11-3) is the third seed and will face No. 6 John Stark (8-6) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Plymouth. The Bobcats won the lone regular-season matchup, beating John Stark 21-18 on April 26. The winner will face the winner of Kearsarge and Kingswood in the semifinals.

The semifinals are scheduled for June 3, starting at 1 p.m. at SNHU. The final is scheduled for June 7 at 7 p.m., also at SNHU.

 

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