Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 15)

There are just two weeks remaining in the boys lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go.

There are just two weeks remaining in the boys lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today's action.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have eight teams, Division II will have 14 teams and Division III will have 10 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are not eligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.

Division I

Team (Record, rating)

Bishop Guertin (10-2, 3.3333)
Pinkerton (11-4, 2.8667)
Merrimack (7-3, 2.8000)
Bedford (7-3, 2.8000)
Exeter (8-5, 2.4615)
Londonderry (5-6, 1.8182)
Salem (3-6, 1.2308)
Nashua North (4-9, 1.2308)

Outside: Dover (3-8, 1.0909); Concord (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester (2-9, 0.6364); Nashua South (2-11, 0.6154).

Tiebreakers

Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Quarterfinal Matchups

No. 8 Nashua North at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
No. 5 Exeter at No. 4 Bedford
No. 7 Salem at No. 2 Pinkerton
No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Merrimack

Division II

Team (Record, rating)

Portsmouth (12-0, 4.0833)
Derryfield (11-1, 3.6667)
Timberlane (10-2, 3.5000)
Windham (10-2, 3.5000)
Winnacunnet (7-3, 2.8000)
St. Thomas (7-4, 2.5455)
Souhegan (7-4, 2.5455)
Oyster River-Newmarket (7-5, 2.4167)
Hollis Brookline (7-6, 2.3077)
Pembroke (6-5, 2.1818)
ConVal (5-5, 2.0000)
Alvirne (5-6, 2.0000)
Hanover (4-5, 1.7778)
Goffstown (4-6, 1.6000)

Outside: Merrimack Valley (3-7, 1.2000); Kingswood (2-7, 0.8889); Kennett (2-7, 0.8889); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-8, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (4-9, 1.3077); Spaulding (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups

No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
No. 12 Alvirne at No. 5 Winnacunnet
No. 13 Hanover at No. 4 Windham
No. 10 Pembroke at No. 7 Souhegan
No. 14 Goffstown at No. 3 Timberlane
No. 11 ConVal at No. 6 St. Thomas

Division III

Team (Record, rating)

Bow (10-0, 4.0000)
Campbell (11-0, 4.0000)
Pelham (7-2, 3.1111)
Plymouth (8-3, 3.0000)
Laconia (7-4, 2.5455)
Coe-Brown (6-4, 2.4000)
Hopkinton (6-4, 2.4000)
Lebanon (4-5, 1.7778)
Trinity (4-5, 1.7778)
Gilford (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (2-7, 0.8889); Bishop Brady (1-6, 0.5714); Kearsarge (1-8, 0.4444); Stevens (0-7, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Milford (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Bow wins the tiebreaker with Campbell thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory
Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.

First-round matchups