Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 23)

The final week of the regular season is here, and here is a look at how the standings and playoff pairings shape up if the postseason started now. The playoff picture will be updated daily this week.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2022 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, last week)

Exeter (15-1, 3.7500, 1st)
Bishop Guertin (14-2, 3.5000, 2nd)
Nashua South (12-4, 3.0000, 3rd)
Londonderry (11-5, 2.5714, 5th)
Pinkerton (9-7, 2.2500, 4th)
Concord (8-7, 2.1333, 6th)
Merrimack (7-7, 2.0000, 8th)
Bedford (7-8, 1.8667, 7th)
Souhegan (6-9, 1.6000, NA)

Outside: Dover (4-9, 1.2308); Salem (4-10, 1.1429, 9th); Keene-Monadnock (2-12, 0.5714); Nashua North (1-14, 0.2667).

Remaining Schedule

Monday, May 23: Pinkerton at Nashua South, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Dover, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Salem, 5 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Bishop Guertin, 6 p.m.; Nashua North at Souhegan, 6 p.m.; Merrimack at Concord, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24: Londonderry at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25: Keene-Monadnock at Nashua South, 4 p.m.; Portsmouth at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Merrimack, 5 p.m.; Salem at Dover, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 26: Cape Elizabeth (Maine) at Bishop Guertin, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Concord, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial-Central, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 27: Bedford at Keene-Monadnock, 7 p.m.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Bedford

Quarterfinals

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

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Wednesday, June 8: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

Portsmouth (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
Derryfield (10-3, 3.2308, 2nd)
Timberlane (11-3, 3.2143, 3rd)
Windham (10-3, 3.1538, 5th)
Winnacunnet (11-3, 3.1429, 6th)
St. Thomas (9-3, 3.0000, 7th)
ConVal (9-3, 3.0000, 4th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (8-5, 2.4615, 8th)
Coe-Brown (6-5, 2.1818, 12th)
Goffstown (7-7, 2.0000, 9th)
Manchester Memorial (6-9, 1.6667, NA)
Hanover (4-7, 1.5455, 14th)
Kingswood (5-8, 1.5385, 11th)
Hollis Brookline (5-9, 1.4286, 13th)

Outside: Alvirne (5-9, 1.4286, 10th); Merrimack Valley (3-9, 1.0000); Pembroke (2-10, 0.6667); Kennett (1-9, 0.4000); Bow (1-12, 0.3077); Spaulding (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining Schedule

Monday, May 23: Windham at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Kennett, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Bow, 4:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Alvirne, 5:15 p.m.; St. Thomas at Oyster River-Newmarket, 5:45 p.m.; Portsmouth at Winnacunnet, 6 p.m.; Derryfield at Manchester Memorial-Central, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24: ConVal at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Spaulding at Kennett, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25: Bow at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Windham, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Oyster River-Newmarket, 4:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Hanover at Goffstown, 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 26: Coe-Brown at Kennett, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.
Friday May 27: ConVal at Hanover, 4 p.m.; Timberlane at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Goffstown at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-Central at Windham, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Hollis Brookline, 5:30 p.m.; Oyster River-Newmarket at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 28: Coe-Brown at St. Thomas, 10 a.m.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups

No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
No. 12 Hanover at No. 5 Winnacunnet
No. 13 Kingswood at No. 4 Windham
No. 10 Goffstown at No. 7 ConVal
No. 14 Hollis Brookline at No. 3 Timberlane
No. 11 Manchester Memorial-Central at No. 6 St. Thomas

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Tuesday, June 7: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.
Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

Campbell (13-0, 4.0769, 1st)
Hopkinton (11-1, 3.6667, 3rd)
Plymouth (10-2, 3.3333, 2nd)
Laconia (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
Lebanon (8-4, 2.6667, 5th)
Pelham (7-5, 2.3333, 7th)
Trinity (7-5, 2.3333, 6th)
Kearsarge (5-7, 1.6667, 9th)
Gilford (5-7, 1.6667, 8th)

Outside: Bishop Brady (4-9, 1.2308); Milford (3-10, 0.9231); Hillsboro-Deering (1-9, 0.4000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-11, 0.3333); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining Schedule

Monday, May 23: Kearsarge at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Lebanon at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Trinity at Stevens, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Campbell, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24: Trinity at Hillsboro-Deering, 4 p.m.;
Wednesday, May 25: Kearsarge at Stevens, 3:30 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Hillsboro-Deering at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Gilford at Lebanon, 4:30 p.m.; Plymouth at Milford, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 26: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Hillsboro-Deering, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Trinity, 4 p.m.
Friday, May 27: Hillsboro-Deering at Campbell, 3 p.m.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)