Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 13)

Only two weeks remain in the boys lacrosse regular season, and thanks to a rainy spring, there is still a lot to be determine in the next 14 days.

Here’s a look at where teams stand in all three boys lacrosse divisions heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2019 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Bishop Guertin (10-2, 3.3333, 1st)
2. Exeter (9-3, 3.0000, 2nd)
3. Hanover (7-3, 2.8000, 7th)
4. Pinkerton (7-4, 2.5455, 3rd)
5. Londonderry (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
6. Timberlane (6-4, 2.4000, 9th)
7. Concord (6-5, 2.1818, 6th)
8. Nashua South (7-6, 2.1538, 4th)
9. Souhegan (5-5, 2.0000, 8th)

Outside: Bedford (4-8, 1.3333); Dover (3-7, 1.2000); Salem (1-9, 0.4000); Nashua North (1-10, 0.3636); Keene (0-9, 0.0000).

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

• Souhegan/Nashua South at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Pinkerton
• No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Exeter
• No. 6 Timberlane at No. 3 Hanover

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Derryfield (11-0, 4.0909, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (8-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
3. Portsmouth (10-3, 3.1538, 3rd)
4. Merrimack Valley (7-2, 3.1111, 7th)
5. Winnacunnet (8-3, 3.0000, 9th)
6. Goffstown (8-4, 2.6667, 11th)
7. Manchester Central (6-3, 2.6667, 6th)
8. St. Thomas (7-4, 2.5455, 5th)
9. Windham (7-5, 2.3333, 8th)
10. Merrimack (6-5, 2.2727, 4th)
11. Kingswood (5-5, 2.0000, 10th)
12. Bow (5-6, 1.8182, out)
13. John Stark (4-5, 1.7778, 12th)
14. Coe-Brown (4-5, 1.7778, out)

Outside: Oyster River (3-7, 1.2000, 14th); Manchester Memorial-West (2-6, 1.0000, 13th); Kennett (1-7, 0.5000); ConVal (1-7, 0.5000); Pembroke (1-9, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-8, 0.0000); Alvirne (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 2 Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Windham at No. 8 St. Thomas
• No. 13 John Stark at No. 4 Merrimack Valley
• No. 12 Bow at No. 5 Winnacunnet
• No. 10 Merrimack at No. 7 Manchester Central
• No. 14 Coe-Brown at No. 3 Portsmouth
• No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 Goffstown

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Pelham (8-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Hopkinton (8-1, 3.5556, 1st)
3. Campbell (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
4. Monadnock (6-2, 3.0000, 6th)
5. Laconia (7-3, 2.8000, 3rd)
6. Trinity (5-3, 2.5000, 7th)
7. Kearsarge (6-4, 2.4000, 5th)
8. Gilford (4-6, 1.6000, 8th)
9. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-6, 1.6000, out)

Outside: Milford (2-6, 1.0000, 9th); Bishop Brady (1-6, 0.5714); Lebanon (1-7, 0.5000); Plymouth (1-8, 0.4444); Stevens (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 8 Gilford

Quarterfinal matchups

• Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough/Gilford at No. 1 Pelham
• No. 5 Laconia at No. 4 Monadnock
• No. 7 Kearsarge at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 Campbell