Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 22)

It is the final week of the boys lacrosse regular season and there is still a lot to be determined in the next few days.

Here’s a look at where teams stand in all three boys lacrosse divisions heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2019 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (14-2, 3.5000, 1st)
2. Pinkerton (12-4, 2.9375, 4th)
3. Exeter (10-4, 2.8571, 3rd)
4. Hanover (10-4, 2.8571, 2nd)
5. Souhegan (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
6. Londonderry (10-6, 2.5000, 5th)
7. Concord (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
8. Nashua South (9-8, 2.1176, 8th)
9. Bedford (6-8, 1.7143, out)

Outside: Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 9th).

Eliminated: Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Salem (3-11, 0.8571); Nashua North (1-14, 0.2667); Keene (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Bedford at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

• Bedford/Nashua South at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 5 Souhegan at No. 4 Hanover
• No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Pinkerton
• No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Exeter

Remaining Schedule

Games with no score reported: Keene at Exeter (May 18).

• Wednesday, May 22: Bedford at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Salem at Souhegan, 5:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Nashua North, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Nashua South at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.; Exeter at Pinkerton, 7 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Hanover at Londonderry, 4 p.m.; Dover at Keene, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Concord, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Andover, 7 p.m.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Derryfield (13-1, 3.7857, 2nd)
2. Hollis Brookline (11-1, 3.6667, 1st)
3. Winnacunnet (10-3, 3.1538, 4th)
4. Portsmouth (13-4, 3.1176, 3rd)
5. Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333, 6th)
6. Merrimack Valley (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
7. St. Thomas (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
8. Merrimack (9-6, 2.4667,7th)
9. John Stark (7-5, 2.3333, 11th)
10. Kingswood (7-6, 2.1538, 12th)
11. Windham (7-7, 2.0000, 10th)
12. Manchester Central (6-6, 2.0000, 9th)
13. Bow (7-7, 2.0000, 14th)
14. Coe-Brown (6-7, 1.8462, 13th)

Outside: Oyster River (6-8, 1.7143)

Eliminated: Manchester Memorial-West (3-8, 1.0909); ConVal (2-9, 0.7273); Kennett (2-11, 0.6154); Pembroke (1-12, 0.3077); Alvirne (0-11, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Windham wins the three-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central and Bow thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 2 Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 John Stark at No. 8 Merrimack
• No. 13 Bow at No. 4 Portsmouth
• No. 12 Manchester Central at No. 5 Goffstown
• No. 10 Kingswood at No. 7 St. Thomas
• No. 14 Coe-Brown at No. 3 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Windham at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

Remaining Schedule

Games with no score reported: Alvirne at ConVal (May 16); Alvirne at Manchester Memorial-West (May 20)

• Wednesday, May 22: Coe-Brown at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Hollis Brookline, 4 p.m.; Merrimack at Manchester Memorial-West, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Derryfield at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-West at John Stark, 6 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Pembroke at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Kennett at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Windham, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Bow, 5 p.m.; John Stark at Merrimack Valley, 5 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-West at Winnacunnet, 5:30 p.m.; ConVal at Manchester Central, 6 p.m.; Spaulding at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Alvirne at Oyster River, 7 p.m.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Pelham (12-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hopkinton (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Monadnock (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Laconia (9-4, 2.7692, 4th)
5. Campbell (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
6. Trinity (6-5, 2.1818, 7th)
7. Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 6th)
8. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (6-6, 2.0000, 8th)
9. Gilford (5-8, 1.5385, 9th)

Outside: Milford (3-8, 1.0909).

Eliminated: Plymouth (3-9, 1.0000); Lebanon (2-11, 0.6154); Bishop Brady (1-10, 0.3636); Stevens (0-10, 0.0000).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough

Quarterfinal matchups

• Gilford/Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 1 Pelham
• No. 5 Campbell at No. 4 Laconia
• No. 7 Kearsarge at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 Monadnock

Remaining Schedule

• Wednesday, May 22: Laconia at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Milford at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Stevens at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Lebanon, 4:30 p.m.; Trinity at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 5 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Kearsarge at Trinity, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.; Stevens at Monadnock, 6 p.m.; Milford at Bishop Brady, 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Gilford at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Stevens at Plymouth, 4:30 p.m.