> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 22) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-22-2/ - Published: 2018-05-22T15:30:13.000Z - Updated: 2018-05-22T15:30:13.000Z - Description: (Updated May 22) 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 (16-0, 4.0000) 2. Pinkerton (14-2, 3.5000) 3. Exeter (13-3, 3.2500) 4. Bedford (11-6, 2.5882) 5. Londonderry (10-6, 2.5000) 6. Salem (9-8, 2.1176) 7. Nashua South (8-8, 2.0000) 8. Hanover (7-9, 1.7500) **Eliminated:** Souhegan (5-11, 1.2500); Concord (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (2-11, 0.6154); Merrimack (2-12, 0.5714); Manchester Central (2-13, 0.5333). **Remaining schedule** - **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. **Scenarios** - Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Pinkerton is the No. 2 seed if it beats Exeter (May 25), or if Exeter loses to Souhegan. - Exeter is the No. 2 seed if it wins out. - Bedford clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Merrimack. - Londonderry clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Hanover and a loss by Bedford. - Salem has clinched the No. 6 seed. - Nashua South has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Hanover has clinched the No. 8 seed. **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 (16-0, 4.0625) 2. Portsmouth (13-2, 3.4667) 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 (11-5, 2.7500) 8. Kingswood (8-5, 2.4615) 9. Keene (7-7, 2.0714) 10. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7857) 11. St. Thomas (6-8, 1.7143) 12. Hollis Brookline (6-9, 1.6000) **Outside:** Oyster River (5-8, 1.5385); Bow (5-8, 1.5385); John Stark (5-8, 1.5385). **Eliminated:** Kennett (3-10, 0.9231); Alvirne (2-11, 0.6154); Pembroke (1-11, 0.3333); Spaulding (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (0-12, 0.0000). **Remaining Schedule** - **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. **Scenarios** - Derryfield has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Portsmouth will clinch the No. 2 seed with a win. - Dover, Goffstown, Merrimack Valley and Winnacunnet still have a shot at a bye. - Windham has clinched a top eight seed. - Kingswood has clinched a playoff spot. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Derryfield - No. 2 Portsmouth - No. 3 Dover - No. 4 Goffstown **Preliminary round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Kingswood - No. 12 **Hollis Brookline** at No. 5 Merrimack Valley - No. 10 **Timberlane** at No. 7 Windham - No. 11 **St. Thomas** 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 (10-3, 3.1538) 5. Monadnock (7-4, 2.6364) 6. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-5, 2.3333) 7. Milford (7-5, 2.3333) 8. Trinity (6-5, 2.1818) **Outside:** ConVal (6-6, 2.0000); Coe-Brown (7-7, 2.0000); Gilford (4-6, 1.6000). **Eliminated:** Campbell (3-9, 1.0000); Kearsarge (3-10, 0.9231); Lebanon (3-10, 0.9231); Bishop Brady (2-10, 0.7500); Stevens (0-13, 0.0000). **Remaining Schedule** - **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. **Scenarios** - Hopkinton is the No. 1 seed if it wins out, or if it wins one of its two final games and Laconia loses one of its two final games. - Laconia can get the No. 1 seed if it wins out and Hopkinton loses one, or both, of its two final games. - Pelham and Plymouth have clinched playoff spots. **Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 8 **Trinity** at No. 1 Hopkinton - No. 5 Monadnock at No. 4 Plymouth - No. 7 **Milford** at No. 2 Laconia - No. 6 **Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough** at No. 3 Pelham Quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, June 1, at the home of the higher seed.