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.
