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Girls lacrosse rankings for May 4

Joe Marchilena

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Pinkerton moved up four spots into the top four in the state, while Nashua North dropped out of the top 15.
Pinkerton moved up four spots into the top four in the state, while Nashua North dropped out of the top 15.

Spring vacation week brought some change to the high school girls lacrosse rankings, but the top team in the state remained the same.

Souhegan picked up three wins during the week, including two big ones over Londonderry and Portsmouth, to stay atop the rankings. Bishop Guertin and Windham switched spots while Pinkerton jumped four spots. Exeter rounds out the top five.

Here are the top 15 girls lacrosse teams in the state, followed by rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

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

  1. Souhegan (9-0, Division I), 19.11 (1)
  2. Bishop Guertin (8-1, Division I), 15.78 (3)
  3. Windham (6-0, Division II), 15.33 (2)
  4. Pinkerton (7-2, Division I), 14.67 (8)
  5. Exeter (5-3, Division I), 12.00 (5)
  6. Derryfield (5-0, Division III), 12.00 (4)
  7. Salem (4-1, Division I), 11.20 (12)
  8. Hanover (6-2, Division II), 11.00 (9)
  9. Lebanon (5-0, Division III), 10.80 (10)
  10. Portsmouth (6-3, Division II), 10.44 (6)
  11. Londonderry (5-3, Division I), 9.50 (T14)
  12. Winnacunnet (4-3, Division II), 9.43 (13)
  13. Laconia (4-1, Division III), 9.20 (T15)
  14. Bedford (4-3, Division I), 9.14 (NR)
  15. Kearsarge (3-1, Division III), 8.50 (7)

Division I

  1. Souhegan (9-0), 19.11
  2. Bishop Guertin (8-1), 15.78
  3. Pinkerton (7-2), 14.67
  4. Exeter (5-3), 12.00
  5. Salem (4-1), 11.20
  6. Londonderry (5-3), 9.50
  7. Bedford (4-3), 9.14
  8. Merrimack (3-3), 7.00
  9. Nashua North (4-4), 6.75
  10. Concord (2-5), 3.71
  11. Hollis Brookline (2-5), 3.71
  12. Manchester Central (2-5), 3.71
  13. Nashua South (1-6), 1.71
  14. Dover (0-7), 0.00
  15. Manchester Memorial (0-7), 0.00

Division II

  1. Windham (6-0), 15.33
  2. Hanover (6-2), 11.00
  3. Portsmouth (6-3), 10.44
  4. Winnacunnet (4-3), 9.43
  5. Goffstown (3-2), 6.80
  6. John Stark (2-2), 5.50
  7. Timberlane (2-2), 5.50
  8. Kingswood (3-3), 5.00
  9. Keene (1-5), 2.00
  10. Pembroke (1-6), 1.43
  11. Merrimack Valley (0-4), 0.00
  12. Spaulding (0-5), 0.00

Division III

  1. Derryfield (5-0), 12.00
  2. Lebanon (5-0), 10.80
  3. Laconia (4-1), 9.20
  4. Kearsarge (3-1), 8.50
  5. Gilford (3-1), 7.50
  6. Pelham (3-1), 7.50
  7. Bow (2-2), 4.50
  8. St. Thomas (2-2), 4.50
  9. Oyster River (1-2), 2.67
  10. Coe-Brown (1-3), 2.00
  11. ConVal (1-3), 2.00
  12. Hopkinton (1-4), 2.00
  13. Plymouth (1-4), 1.60
  14. Bishop Brady (0-3), 0.00
  15. Belmont (0-5), 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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