Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 16)

With championship Sunday just a little more than a month away, it’s time to start taking a look at how the standings and playoff pairings might start to come together.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2022 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)

Exeter (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
Bishop Guertin (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
Nashua South (10-3, 3.0769, 3rd)
Pinkerton (9-4, 2.7692, 4th)
Londonderry (9-5, 2.5714, 5th)
Concord (6-6, 2.0000, 7th)
Bedford (6-7, 1.8462, 6th)
Merrimack (5-6, 1.8182, 8th)
Salem (4-7, 1.4545, NA)

Outside: Souhegan (4-8, 1.3333, 9th); Dover (3-8, 1.0909); Keene-Monadnock (2-8, 0.8000); Nashua North (1-12, .03077).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Salem at No. 8 Merrimack

Quarterfinals

Salem/Merrimack at No. 1 Exeter
No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Pinkerton
No. 7 Bedford at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
No. 6 Concord at No. 3 Nashua South

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Wednesday, June 8: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

Portsmouth (11-1, 3.6667, 2nd)
Derryfield (9-2, 3.4545, 4th)
Timberlane (9-2, 3.3636, 1st)
ConVal (8-2, 3.2000, 6th)
Windham (8-3, 3.0000, 5th)
Winnacunnet (9-3, 3.0000, 3rd)
St. Thomas (8-3, 2.9091, 7th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (6-4, 2.4000, 10th)
Goffstown (7-5, 2.3333, 8th)
Alvirne (5-6, 1.8182, 11th)
Kingswood (5-6, 1.8182, 12th)
Coe-Brown (4-5, 1.7778, 9th)
Hollis Brookline (4-8, 1.3333, NA)
Hanover (3-6, 1.3333, 13th)

Outside: Manchester Memorial-Central (3-8, 1.1818); Merrimack Valley (3-8, 1.0909, 14th); Kennett (1-6, 0.5714); Pembroke (1-8, 0.4444); Bow (0-12, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

Windham wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.
Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups

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

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Tuesday, June 7: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.
Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

Campbell (11-0, 4.0909, 1st)
Plymouth (9-1, 3.6000, 2nd)
Hopkinton (8-1, 3.5556, 4th)
Laconia (8-2, 3.2000, 3rd)
Lebanon (8-3, 2.9091, 6th)
Trinity (7-3, 2.8000, 5th)
Pelham (4-4, 2.0000, 8th)
Gilford (4-6, 1.6000, 9th)
Kearsarge (4-7, 1.4545, 7th)

Outside: Bishop Brady (3-7, 1.2000); Milford (2-8, 0.8000); Hillsboro-Deering (1-7, 0.5000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-9, 0.4000); Stevens (0-11, 0.0000).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)