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# Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-3/
- Published: 2016-05-23T16:05:39.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-23T16:05:39.000Z
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, boys lacrosse, Division I, Division II, Division III, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Here's how the boys lacrosse divisions stack up going into the final week of the regular season, and what the seedings would look like if the postseason started Monday.

### Division I

Ten teams make the playoffs, with the top six receiving a bye into the quarterfinals.

1. Pinkerton (17-0)
2. Bishop Guertin (15-1)
3. Bedford (13-3)
4. Exeter (13-4)
5. Souhegan (11-6)
6. Londonderry (9-7)
7. Nashua South (8-8)
8. Dover (7-7)
9. Concord (6-7)
10. Hanover/Nashua North (6-9) - play each other on May 23 at Hanover

**Outside:** Salem (6-9), Merrimack (3-13), Manchester Central (1-14), Manchester Memorial (0-13).

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Concord at No. 8 Dover
- No. 10 Hanover/North at No. 7 Nashua South

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Concord-Dover winner at No. 1 Pinkerton
- No. 5 Souhegan at No. 4 Exeter
- Hanover/North-South winner at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
- No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Bedford

### Division II

Twelve teams make the playoffs, with the top four getting byes into the quarterfinals.

1. Derryfield (14-1)
2. Portsmouth (13-2)
3. Goffstown (11-2)
4. Hollis Brookline (12-3)
5. Winnacunnet (11-4)
6. Windham (10-5)
7. St. Thomas (7-7)
8. John Stark (6-6)
9. Merrimack Valley (6-6)
10. Bow (6-7)
11. Pembroke (4-7)
12. Oyster River (4-7)

**Outside:** Timberlane (4-11), Kennett (3-9), Kingswood (3-9), Spaulding (1-11), Keene (1-14), Milford (0-11).

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Merrimack Valley at No. 8 John Stark
- No. 12 Oyster River at No. 5 Winnacunnet
- No. 10 Bow at No. 7 St. Thomas
- No. 11 Pembroke at No. 6 Windham

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- MV-JS winner at No. 1 Derryfield
- OR-Winnacunnet- winner at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
- Bow-St. Thomas winner at No. 2 Portsmouth
- Pembroke-Windham winner at No. 3 Goffstown

### Division III

The top eight teams qualify for the tournament, which begins with the quarterfinals

1. Laconia (12-0)
2. Trinity (10-1)
3. Kearsarge (10-2)
4. Pelham (9-2)
5. Monadnock (9-3)
6. Plymouth (8-4)
7. Hopkinton (8-4)
8. ConVal (7-4)

**Outside:** Bishop Brady (6-6), Campbell (4-7), Lebanon (4-7), Gilford (3-13), Coe-Brown (2-11), Belmont (1-10), Stevens (1-10), Manchester West (0-11).

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- No. 8 ConVal at No. 1 Laconia
- No. 5 Monadnock at No. 4 Pelham
- No. 7 Hopkinton at No. 2 Trinity
- No. 6 Plymouth at No. 3 Kearsarge