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# Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 16)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-16/
- Published: 2018-05-16T15:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-16T15:00:06.000Z
- Description: In case you haven’t noticed, the spring postseason is just around the corner, with the boys lacrosse playoffs scheduled to begin in two weeks. Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Inside
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, boys lacrosse, Division I, Division II, Division III, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

In case you haven’t noticed, the spring postseason is just around the corner, with the boys lacrosse playoffs scheduled to begin in two weeks.

Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below.

*Note: Divisions I and III will have eight playoff teams, while Division II will have 12 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.*

### Division I

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Bishop Guertin (14-0, 4.0000)
2. Pinkerton (12-2, 3.4286)
3. Exeter (10-3, 3.0769)
4. Salem (9-5, 2.5714)
5. Bedford (8-5, 2.4615)
6. Londonderry (7-6, 2.1538)
7. Nashua South (7-7, 2.0000)
8. Souhegan (5-8, 1.5385)

**Outside:** Hanover (5-9, 1.4286); Concord (3-10, 0.9231); Nashua North (2-9, 0.7273); Merrimack (2-11, 0.6154); Manchester Central (2-11, 0.6154).

**Games to watch this week:** Bedford at Salem (May 16); Nashua South at Exeter (May 16); Bedford at Bishop Guertin (May 17); Hanover at Souhegan (May 17); Salem at Dover (May 18); Souhegan at Londonderry (May 19).

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- No. 8 Hanover at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 5 Bedford at No. 4 Salem
- No. 7 Nashua South at No. 2 Pinkerton
- No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Exeter

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Saturday, June 2, at the home of the higher seed.

### Division II

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Derryfield (13-0, 4.0000)
2. Winnacunnet (10-2, 3.3333)
3. Portsmouth (10-2, 3.3333)
4. Dover (9-2, 3.2727)
5. Goffstown (8-3, 3.0000)
6. Merrimack Valley (7-3, 2.9000)
7. Windham (9-4, 2.7692)
8. Kingswood (7-4, 2.5455)
9. Keene (7-5, 2.4167)
10. Bow (5-5, 2.0000)
11. Timberlane (5-6, 1.9091)
12. St. Thomas (4-7, 1.4545)

**Outside:** Oyster River (4-7, 1.4545); Hollis Brookline (4-8, 1.3333); John Stark (4-8, 1.3333); Kennett (3-8, 1.0909); Pembroke (1-9, 0.4000); Alvirne (1-9, 0.4000); Spaulding (1-11, 0.3333); Manchester Memorial (0-10, 0.0000).

**Games to watch this week:** Bow at Goffstown (May 16); Hollis Brookline at Windham (May 16); Derryfield at Concord (May 16); Laconia at Keene (May 16); Timberlane at Windham (May 17); St. Thomas at Timberlane (May 16); Dover at Merrimack Valley (May 16); Portsmouth at Bow (May 18); Winnacunnet at Derryfield (May 18); Salem at Dover (May 18); Goffstown at Keene (May 18); Merrimack Valley at St. Thomas (May 18).

**Tiebreakers**

- Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Derryfield
- No. 2 Winnacunnet
- No. 3 Portsmouth
- No. 4 Dover

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Kingswood
- No. 12 St. Thomas at No. 5 Goffstown
- No. 10 Bow at No. 7 Windham
- No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

The preliminary round is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at the home of the higher seed.

### Division III

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Hopkinton (10-0, 4.0000)
2. Pelham (7-0, 4.0000)
3. Laconia (9-1, 3.6000)
4. Monadnock (7-2, 3.2222)
5. Plymouth (7-3, 2.8000)
6. Trinity (5-3, 2.5000)
7. Coe-Brown (6-4, 2.5000)
8. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (5-4, 2.2222)

**Outside:** Milford (5-5, 2.0000); ConVal (4-5, 1.7778); Gilford (4-6, 1.6000); Kearsarge (3-9, 1.0000); Lebanon (2-8, 0.8000); Bishop Brady (1-9, 0.4000); Campbell (1-9, 0.4000); Stevens (0-8, 0.0000).

**Games to watch this week:** Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Coe-Brown (May 16); Laconia at Keene (May 16); Hopkinton at Trinity (May 16); Pelham at Coe-Brown (May 17); ConVal at Milford (May 18); Pelham at Hopkinton (May 18); Monadnock at Laconia (May 18).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Trinity wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- No. 8 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 1 Hopkinton
- No. 5 Plymouth at No. 4 Monadnock
- No. 7 Coe-Brown at No. 2 Pelham
- No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 Laconia

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, June 1, at the home of the higher seed.