Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 23)

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 (15-2, 3.5294, 1st)
2. Exeter (12-4, 3.0000, 3rd)
3. Pinkerton (12-4, 2.9375, 2nd)
4. Souhegan (11-5, 2.7500, 5th)
5. Hanover (10-4, 2.7143, 4th)
6. Londonderry (10-6, 2.5000, 6th)
7. Concord (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
8. Nashua South (9-8, 2.1176, 8th)
9. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, out)

Outside: Bedford (6-9, 1.6000, 9th).

Eliminated: Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Salem (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500); Keene (0-14, 0.0000).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• 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 (14-1, 3.8000, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
3. Winnacunnet (11-3, 3.2143, 3rd)
4. Portsmouth (13-4, 3.1176, 4th)
5. Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333, 5th)
6. Merrimack Valley (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
7. St. Thomas (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
8. Merrimack (10-6, 2.5625, 8th)
9. John Stark (7-5, 2.3333, 9th)
10. Kingswood (7-6, 2.1538, 10th)
11. Windham (7-7, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Manchester Central (6-6, 2.0000, 12th)
13. Bow (7-7, 2.0000, 13th)
14. Oyster River (6-8, 1.7143, out)

Outside: Coe-Brown (6-8, 1.7143, 14th)

Eliminated: Manchester Memorial-West (3-9, 1.0000); ConVal (2-10, 0.6667); 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.
• Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown 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)

• 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 (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hopkinton (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Monadnock (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 4th)
5. Campbell (9-5, 2.5714, 5th)
6. Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 7th)
7. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
8. Trinity (6-6, 2.0000, 6th)
9. Gilford (5-8, 1.5385, 9th)

Eliminated: Plymouth (4-9, 1.2308); Milford (3-9, 1.0000); Lebanon (2-12, 0.5714); Bishop Brady (1-11, 0.3333); Stevens (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Trinity

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• 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.