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Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 16)

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

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 16)

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.

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