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# Bishop Guertin makes a jump in this week's New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Girls Lacrosse Coaches Poll
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bishop-guertin-makes-a-jump-in-this-weeks-new-hampshire-orthopaedic-center-nhhssports-girls-lacrosse-coaches-poll/
- Published: 2026-05-04T18:06:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-04T18:06:21.000Z
- Description: A busy week, and a handful of wins, for the Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team helped the Cardinals move back into the top five of this week's New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Coaches Poll, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

A busy week, and a handful of wins, for the Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team helped the Cardinals move back into the top five of this week's New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll.

Bishop Guertin went 3-1 during April vacation week, getting wins over St. Thomas, Concord and Providence (R.I.) before a one-goal loss Saturday against Westwood (Mass.).

Portsmouth as once against the top team, getting all 11 first-place votes, while Souhegan remained at No. 2, getting all of the second-place votes. Exeter held on at No. 3 and the Blue Hawks will host the Clippers on Wednesday.

Pinkerton remained at No. 4 despite dropping a pair of games last week, and the Astros will host Exeter on Monday. Bishop Guertin rounds out the top five, moving up two spots, with a game at Bedford looming on Wednesday.

Londonderry dropped a spot to No. 6, as the Lancers host Pinkerton Wednesday, while Winnacunnet remains the top from Division II, coming in at No. 7 this week. Bedford move up one spot to No. 8 after a couple of big wins last week.

Timberlane also jumped a spot, coming in at No. 9, while Nashua South dropped two spots to No. 10.

Here is this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSS Girls Lacrosse Coaches Poll. These are the top 10 lacrosse teams in the state, with records, first-place votes/points, and last week’s ranking (T=tie).

1. Portsmouth (7-0), 11/110, 1st
2. Souhegan (5-1), 99, 2nd
3. Exeter (7-2), 73, 3rd
4. Pinkerton (4-4), 61, 4th
5. Bishop Guertin (6-3), 56, 7th
6. Londonderry (4-3), 49, 5th
7. Winnacunnet (5-2), 48, 6th
8. Bedford (4-2), 47, 9th
9. Timberlane (6-1), 21, 10th
10. Nashua South (6-1), 19, 8th

**Also receiving votes:** Goffstown (3-2), 5; Dover (3-4), 4; Bow (4-0), 3; Windham (3-4), 2; Merrimack (5-2), 1; St. Thomas (4-2), 1.

The coaches poll is voted on by girls lacrosse coaches from around the state and members of the media. The poll will be updated every Monday throughout the regular season.

*This spring, the coaches poll is sponsored by the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center.* [*Learn more about them by going here.* ](https://nhoc.com/?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com)