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Boys lacrosse rankings for May 25

Joe Marchilena

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Londonderry has won eight games in a row and remains in the top five.
Londonderry has won eight games in a row and remains in the top five.

Not much change among the top six teams in the state, although there were two teams that traded places.

For the second week in a row, Bishop Guertin is the No. 1 high school boys lacrosse team in the state, with Bedford right behind in second. Pinkerton again is at No. 3, but Goffstown trades places with Londonderry to take the No. 4 spot, while the Lancers move to No. 5.

Here’s a look at the top 15 boys lacrosse teams in the state, along with rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating (last week)

  1. Bishop Guertin (14-2, Division I), 24.63 (1)
  2. Bedford (14-2, Division I), 23.50 (2)
  3. Pinkerton (13-3, Division I), 21.88 (3)
  4. Goffstown (13-0, Division II), 21.38 (5)
  5. Londonderry (12-4, Division I), 19.13 (4)
  6. Derryfield (14-1, Division II), 19.07 (6)
  7. John Stark (11-1, Division II), 18.50 (9)
  8. Portsmouth (12-2, Division II), 17.71 (12)
  9. Souhegan (11-4, Division I), 17.20 (8)
  10. Trinity (12-0, Division III), 17.17 (11)
  11. Windham (12-3, Division II), 16.80 (10)
  12. Pelham (14-1, Division III), 16.80 (13)
  13. Hanover (12-5, Division I), 16.12 (7)
  14. Laconia (11-2, Division III), 12.77 (NR)
  15. Hopkinton (10-3, Division III), 11.69 (15)

Division I

  1. Bishop Guertin (14-2), 24.63
  2. Bedford (14-2), 23.50
  3. Pinkerton (13-3), 21.88
  4. Londonderry (12-4), 19.13
  5. Souhegan (11-4), 17.20
  6. Hanover (12-5), 16.12
  7. Exeter (9-8), 10.94
  8. Salem (6-9), 9.20
  9. Nashua South (7-8), 9.07
  10. Merrimack (7-9), 8.50
  11. Concord (4-9), 5.54
  12. Nashua North (4-11), 5.20
  13. Dover (4-10), 4.43
  14. Manchester Central (1-12), 0.92
  15. Manchester Memorial (0-13), 0.00

Division II

  1. Goffstown (13-0), 21.38
  2. Derryfield (14-1), 19.07
  3. John Stark (11-1), 18.50
  4. Portsmouth (12-2), 17.71
  5. Windham (12-3), 16.80
  6. Winnacunnet (9-6), 11.60
  7. Timberlane (8-6), 11.29
  8. St. Thomas (7-7), 9.29
  9. Oyster River (6-6), 8.83
  10. Hollis Brookline (6-9), 7.33
  11. Kennett (5-8), 6.46
  12. Bow (4-9), 5.23
  13. Merrimack Valley (3-10), 4.46
  14. Keene (3-12), 4.13
  15. Pembroke (3-10), 3.38
  16. Kingswood (3-9), 3.33
  17. Milford (2-10), 2.67
  18. Spaulding (1-13), 2.20

Division III

  1. Trinity (12-0), 17.17
  2. Pelham (14-1), 16.80
  3. Laconia (11-2), 12.77
  4. Hopkinton (10-3), 11.69
  5. Plymouth (8-4), 10.17
  6. Monadnock (8-4), 10.17
  7. Kearsarge (8-5), 9.69
  8. ConVal (6-7), 5.85
  9. Lebanon (5-8), 4.77
  10. Bishop Brady (4-8), 3.50
  11. Gilford (3-9), 2.33
  12. Campbell (3-10), 2.15
  13. Manchester West (2-10), 1.33
  14. Coe-Brown (0-13), 0.00
  15. Stevens (0-13), 0.00

Here’s how the rankings were done

A year ago, we used Maine’s Heal Point System to ranking teams throughout the state, but that process is a long one to figure out. This year, we took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2, and eight for a win over D3. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.

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