NHIAA releases details, brackets for field hockey open tournament (Updated Nov. 1)

With the shortened field hockey regular season scheduled to end this week, the NHIAA released Tuesday guidelines and brackets for all three divisions for its open tournaments.

All schools that felt comfortable participating in the open tournament were placed into brackets divided by division and region. Each division was broken down into regions based on location in the state, and opening games were determined by proximity of schools.

Records and standings from regular-season games were not taken into account when placing teams in brackets.

Numbers assigned to teams are not seeds, but alignment that was generated at random, according to the NHIAA. Teams with the lower number will host games through the first three rounds, with the location for the semifinals and final determined by a blind draw of remaining teams.

Teams will be permitted to opt out of the tournament at any time, with the next scheduled opponent moving on automatically to the next round.

Following are playoff pairings for all three divisions.

Division I

Region 1

• Nashua South, Nashua North, Bishop Guertin, Keene, Merrimack.

Round 1: Monday, Oct. 19

• No. 5 Merrimack 3, No. 4 Nashua South 0

Prelims: Wednesday, Oct. 21

• No. 2 Keene 6, No. 3 Nashua North 0
• No. 1 Bishop Guertin 4, No. 5 Merrimack 1

Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 24

• No. 2 Keene at No. 1 Bishop Guertin, 2 p.m.

Region 2

• Manchester Memorial, Manchester Central-West, Bedford, Concord

Prelims: Wednesday, Oct. 21

• No. 4 Manchester Central-West 5, No. 1 Manchester Memorial 0
• No. 3 Concord 1, No. 2 Bedford 0

Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 24

• No. 3 Concord 3, No. 4 Manchester Central-West 0

Region 3

• Winnacunnet, Timberlane, Dover, Exeter

Prelims: Wednesday, Oct. 21

• No. 4 Timberlane 1, No. 1 Winnacunnet 0
• No. 2 Dover 3, No. 3 Exeter 1

Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 24

• No. 2 Dover 2, No. 4 Timberlane 0

Region 4

• Pinkerton, Windham, Londonderry, Salem

Prelims: Wednesday, Oct. 21

• No. 4 Windham at No. 1 Pinkerton, 3 p.m.
• No. 2 Londonderry 2, No. 3 Salem 1

Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 24

• No. 4 Windham 1, No. 2 Londonderry 0 (OT)

Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Windham 3, Bishop Guertin 0
• Dover 3, Concord 2

Championship: Friday, Oct. 30

• Windham 4, Dover 3

Division II

Region 1

• Oyster River, Portsmouth, Pelham, Sanborn

Prelims: Thursday, Oct. 22

• No. 1 Oyster River 4, No. 4 Portsmouth 2
• No. 2 Pelham 2, No. 3 Sanborn 1

Quarterfinals: Monday, Oct. 26

• No. 1 Oyster River 2, No. 2 Pelham 1

Region 2

• Pembroke, Merrimack Valley, Bow, John Stark

Prelims: Thursday, Oct. 22

• No. 4 Merrimack Valley 6, No. 1 Pembroke 0
• No. 3 John Stark 3, No. 2 Bow 1

Quarterfinals: Monday, Oct. 26

• No. 4 Merrimack Valley 2, No. 3 John Stark 1

Region 3

• Plymouth, Kennett, Kingswood, Lebanon, Hanover

Round 1: Monday, Oct. 19

• No. 5 Kennett 3, No. 4 Plymouth 2 (OT)

Prelims: Thursday, Oct. 22

• No. 5 Kennett 2, No. 1 Kingswood 0
• No. 3 Hanover 2, No. 2 Lebanon 1 (OT)

Quarterfinals: Monday, Oct. 26

• No. 5 Kennett 4, No. 3 Hanover 0

Region 4

• Milford, Derryfield, Goffstown, Hollis Brookline, Souhegan

Round 1: Monday, Oct. 19

• No. 5 Derryfield 3, No. 4 Milford 0

Prelims: Thursday, Oct. 22

• No. 1 Goffstown 4, No. 5 Derryfield 0
• No. 3 Souhegan 4, No. 2 Hollis Brookline 1

Quarterfinals: Monday, Oct. 26

• No. 3 Souhegan 1, No. 1 Goffstown 0

Semifinals: Thursday, Oct. 29

• Souhegan 6, Oyster River 0
• Kennett 2, Merrimack Valley 0

Championship: Sunday, Nov. 1

• Kennett 2, Souhegan 0

Division III

Region 1

• Gilford, St. Thomas, Franklin, Laconia, Winnisquam

Round 1: Monday, Oct. 19

• No. 4 Gilford 3, No. 5 St. Thomas 0

Prelims: Friday, Oct. 23

• No. 4 Gilford 7, No. 1 Franklin 0
• No. 3 Winnisquam 2, No. 2 Laconia 1

Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 25

• No. 4 Gilford 2, No. 3 Winnisquam 1

Region 2

• Mascoma Valley, Kearsarge, Stevens, Newport

Prelims: Friday, Oct. 23

• No. 1 Mascoma Valley 2, No. 4 Kearsarge 1 (penalty strokes)
• No. 2 Stevens 3, No. 3 Newport 1

Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 25

• No. 1 Mascoma Valley 1, No. 2 Stevens 0

Region 3

• Hopkinton, Mascenic, Conant, Monadnock, Bishop Brady

Round 1: Monday, Oct. 19

• No. 4 Hopkinton 5, No. 5 Mascenic 0

Prelims: Friday, Oct. 23

• No. 4 Hopkinton 6, No. 1 Conant 0
• No. 3 Bishop Brady 8, No. 2 Monadnock 0

Quarterfinals: Monday, Oct. 26

• No. 3 Bishop Brady 3, No. 4 Hopkinton 2

Region 4

• Littleton, Newfound, Berlin, White Mountains

Prelims: Friday, Oct. 23

• No. 4 Newfound 1, No. 1 Littleton 0
• No. 2 Berlin 3, No. 3 White Mountains 0

Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 25

• No. 2 Berlin 2, No. 4 Newfound 1

Semifinals: Wednesday, Oct. 28

• Berlin 1, Gilford 0
• Bishop Brady 2, Mascoma Valley 1 (OT)

Championship: Sunday, Nov. 1

• Bishop Brady vs. Berlin