Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 21)

The final week of the high school lacrosse regular season is here and there’s a lot still to be determined before it ends.

Every day this week, we’ll keep track of where every team stands as we creep closer to the playoffs. As we get closer to the end of the week, we’ll add in scenarios for each division.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine playoff teams, Division II will have 12 teams and Division III will have 11 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are 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, previous)

1. Bedford (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
2. Bishop Guertin (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
3. Exeter (11-6, 2.5882, 3rd)
4. Pinkerton (10-7, 2.3529, 5th)
5. Londonderry (8-7, 2.1333, 6th)
6. Merrimack (8-7, 2.1333, 4th)
7. Concord (7-9, 1.7500, 7th)
8. Dover (6-9, 1.6000, NR)

Outside: Manchester (5-9, 1.3571, 8th).

Eliminated: Salem (4-10, 1.1429); Nashua South (3-14, 0.7059); Nashua North (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreaker

• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinal Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 8 Dover at No. 1 Bedford
• No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Pinkerton
• No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
• No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Exeter

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, May 21: Acton-Boxborough at Bishop Guertin, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 22: Manchester at Dover, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Londonderry, 5 p.m.; Exeter at Merrimack, 5:15 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Nashua North, 6 p.m.; Salem at Concord, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Bishop Guertin at Boston College High, 6 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Nashua South at Merrimack, 4:30 p.m.; Bedford at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.

Scenarios

• Bedford and Bishop Guertin will be the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds.
• Exeter has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Pinkerton, Londonderry, Merrimack and Concord have clinched playoff spots.
• The winner of Wednesday's game between Manchester and Dover will clinch the final playoff spot.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Portsmouth (15-0, 4.1333, 1st)
2. Timberlane (12-2, 3.5714, 2nd)
3. Derryfield (13-2, 3.5333, 3rd)
4. Windham (12-3, 3.3333, 4th)
5. St. Thomas (11-3, 3.2857, 5th)
6. Hollis Brookline (10-5, 2.8000, 6th)
7. Winnacunnet (9-5, 2.6429, 7th)
8. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-5, 2.6429, 8th)
9. Goffstown (9-5, 2.6429, 9th)
10. Alvirne (9-6, 2.5333, 10th)
11. Kingswood (6-6, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Hanover (5-7, 1.6667, 12th)
13. Keene-Monadnock (5-10, 1.4000, 13th)
14. Merrimack Valley (4-8, 1.3333, 14th)

Outside: Souhegan (4-11, 1.0667); Kennett (3-9, 1.0000); Pembroke (3-10, 0.9231); ConVal (2-10, 0.6667); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• In a three-way tiebreaker, Winnacunnet, Oyster River-Newmarket and Goffstown finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head games.

First-round Byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 2 Timberlane

First-round Matchups

• No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
• No. 12 Hanover at No. 5 St. Thomas
• No. 13 Keene-Monadnock at No. 4 Windham
• No. 10 Alvirne at No. 7 Winnacunnet
• No. 14 Merrimack Valley at No. 3 Derryfield
• No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 Hollis Brookline

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, May 21: Alvirne at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Windham at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; ConVal at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark at Oyster River-Newmarket, 5 p.m.; Hanover at Souhegan, 5:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Kennett, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 22: Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Oyster River-Newmarket at Souhegan, 6 p.m.; Goffstown at Hollis Brookline, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Spaulding at Portsmouth, 6 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Brattleboro Union, 7 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Hanover at Windham, 4:30 p.m.; St. Thomas at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Derryfield, 6 p.m.; Alvirne at Winnacunnet, 6 p.m.; ConVal at Keene-Monadnock, 6:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Kingswood, 7 p.m.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Pelham (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
2. Campbell (12-3, 3.2667, 2nd)
3. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
4. Plymouth (9-4, 2.8462, 4th)
5. Kearsarge (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
6. Bow (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
7. Laconia (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
8. Coe-Brown (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
9. Bishop Brady (5-8, 1.6154, 9th)
10. Gilford (5-8, 1.5385, 10th)

Outside: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-9, 1.2308); Lebanon (2-10, 0.6667); Trinity (2-12, 0.5714); Milford (1-12, 0.3077); Stevens (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• In a three-way tiebreaker, Kearsarge finishes ahead of Laconia and Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Coe-Brown
• No. 10 Gilford at No. 7 Laconia

Quarterfinal Matchups

• Bishop Brady/Coe-Brown winner at No. 1 Pelham
• No. 5 Kearsarge at No. 4 Plymouth
• Gilford/Bow winner at No. 2 Campbell
• No. 6 Bow at No. 3 Hopkinton

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, May 21: Coe-Brown at Trinity, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Plymouth, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 22: Kearsarge at Stevens, 4 p.m.; Lebanon at Campbell, 4:30 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 5:15 p.m.; Gilford at Milford, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Campbell at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Bow at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Milford at Lebanon, 4:30 p.m.

Scenarios

• Pelham has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Campbell clinches the No. 2 seed with two wins.
• Hopkinton will be either the No. 2 or 3 seed.
• Plymouth, Kearsarge, Bow, Laconia and Coe-Brown have clinched playoff spots.
• Gilford clinches a playoff spot with a win over Milford.
• The winner of Wednesday's game between Bishop Brady and Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough will clinch the final playoff spot, if Gilford wins.