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# Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 21)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-21/
- Published: 2018-05-21T13:00:56.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-21T13:00:56.000Z
- Description: (Updated May 21) It's the final week of the regular season and there's still a lot left to be decided before the start of the boys lacrosse playoffs. 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
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, boys lacrosse, Division I, Division II, Division III, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It's the final week of the regular season and there's still a lot left to be decided before the start of the boys lacrosse playoffs.

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 (15-0, 4.0000)
2. Pinkerton (13-2, 3.4667)
3. Exeter (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Bedford (10-6, 2.6000)
5. Londonderry (9-6, 2.4000)
6. Salem (9-7, 2.2500)
7. Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667)
8. Hanover (7-9, 1.7500)

**Outside:** Souhegan (5-10, 1.3333).

**Eliminated:** Concord (3-11, 0.8571); Nashua North (2-10, 0.6667); Merrimack (2-11, 0.6154); Manchester Central (2-12, 0.5714).

**Remaining schedule**

- **Monday:** Bishop Guertin at Salem, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Merrimack, 4:30 p.m.; Exeter at Nashua North, 6 p.m.; Bedford at Souhegan, 6 p.m.; Nashua South at Concord, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Manchester Central, 7 p.m.
- **Tuesday:** Pinkerton at Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.), 4:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Nashua South, 6 p.m.
- **Wednesday:** Duxbury (Mass.) at Bishop Guertin, 5 p.m.; Concord at Merrimack, 7 p.m.; Souhegan at Exeter, 7 p.m.
- **Thursday:** Bishop Guertin at Concord, 4 p.m.; Manchester Central at Salem, 5 p.m.; Londonderry at Hanover, 5 p.m.; Merrimack at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.
- **Friday:** Hollis Brookline (D2) at Nashua North, 3:30 p.m.; Exeter at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- No. 8 Hanover at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Bedford
- No. 7 Nashua South at No. 2 Pinkerton
- No. 6 Salem 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 (15-0, 4.0000)
2. Portsmouth (12-2, 3.4286)
3. Dover (10-3, 3.1538)
4. Goffstown (10-3, 3.1538)
5. Merrimack Valley (9-3, 3.0833)
6. Winnacunnet (10-3, 3.0769)
7. Windham (10-5, 2.6667)
8. Kingswood (8-4, 2.6667)
9. Keene (7-7, 2.0714)
10. Hollis Brookline (6-8, 1.7143)
11. Oyster River (5-7, 1.6667)
12. Bow (5-7, 1.6667)

**Outside:** Timberlane (5-8, 1.6154); St. Thomas (5-8, 1.5385); John Stark (5-8, 1.5385).

**Eliminated:** Kennett (3-9, 1.0000); Alvirne (2-10, 0.6667); Pembroke (1-11, 0.3333); Spaulding (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (0-12, 0.0000).

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Monday:** Alvirne at Windham, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Bow, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Plymouth (D3), 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Oyster River, 4:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
- **Tuesday:** Manchester Memorial at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Keene at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at John Stark, 4:15 p.m.
- **Wednesday:** Goffstown at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Windham at Manchester Memorial, 5 p.m.; Portsmouth at Winnacunnet, 6 p.m.; St. Thomas at Dover, 7 p.m.
- **Thursday:** Kingswood at Dover, 7 p.m.
- **Friday:** Hollis Brookline at Nashua North (D1), 3:30 p.m.; Kennett at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Windham at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Bow at John Stark, 4:15 p.m.; Timberlane at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Goffstown, 4:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Keene, 5:30 p.m.

**Tiebreakers**

- Dover wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Windham wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round byes**

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

**Preliminary round matchups**

- No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Kingswood
- No. 12 Bow at No. 5 Merrimack Valley
- No. 10 Hollis Brookline at No. 7 Windham
- No. 11 Oyster River at No. 6 Winnacunnet

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

### Division III

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Hopkinton (12-0, 4.0000)
2. Laconia (11-1, 3.7500)
3. Pelham (9-1, 3.6000)
4. Plymouth (9-3, 3.0000)
5. Monadnock (7-4, 2.6364)
6. Trinity (6-4, 2.4000)
7. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-5, 2.3333)
8. Milford (7-5, 2.3333)

**Outside:** Coe-Brown (6-7, 1.9231); ConVal (5-6, 1.8182); Gilford (4-6, 1.6000); Campbell (3-9, 1.0000); Kearsarge (3-10, 0.9231); Lebanon (3-10, 0.9231); Bishop Brady (2-10, 0.7500); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Monday:** Stevens at Coe-Brown, 4 p.m.; Trinity at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Kennett (D2) at Plymouth, 4 p.m.
- **Tuesday:** Kearsarge at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Milford at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Trinity at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 5 p.m.; Hopkinton at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.; ConVal at Monadnock, 7 p.m.
- **Wednesday:** Gilford at Pelham, 4 p.m.
- **Friday:** Hopkinton at Milford, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Stevens, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Plymouth, 4:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Kearsarge, 5 p.m.; Gilford at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Bishop Brady at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.

**Tiebreakers**

- Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**Quarterfinal matchups**

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

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