> ## 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 23) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-23-5/ - Published: 2024-05-23T15:00:02.000Z - Updated: 2024-05-23T15:00:02.000Z - Description: (Updated May 23) The final week of the high school lacrosse regular season is here and there’s a lot still to be determined before it ends. Every day this week, we’ll keep track of where every team stands as we creep closer to the playoffs. As we get closer to the end of the week, we’ll add in scena - 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 The final week of the high school lacrosse regular season is here and there’s a lot still to be determined before it ends. Every day this week, we’ll keep track of where every team stands as we creep closer to the playoffs. As we get closer to the end of the week, we’ll add in scenarios for each division. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have eight playoff teams, Division II will have 14 teams and Division III will have 10 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are eligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.* ### Division I **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Bedford (15-1, 3.7500, 1st) 2. Bishop Guertin (15-2, 3.5294, 2nd) 3. Exeter (12-6, 2.6667, 3rd) 4. Pinkerton (10-7, 2.3529, 4th) 5. Londonderry (8-8, 2.0000, 5th) 6. Merrimack (8-8, 2.0000, 6th) 7. Concord (8-9, 1.8824, 7th) 8. Dover (7-9, 1.7500, 8th) **Eliminated:** Manchester (5-10, 1.2667); Salem (4-10, 1.1429); Nashua South (3-14, 0.7059); Nashua North (1-16, 0.2353). **Tiebreaker** - Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory. **Quarterfinal Matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 8 Dover at No. 1 Bedford - No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Pinkerton - No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Bishop Guertin - No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Exeter **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 23:** Bishop Guertin at Boston College High, 6 p.m. - **Friday, May 24:** Bedford at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.; Nashua South at Merrimack, 5:15 p.m. **Scenarios** - Bedford clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Pinkerton or a loss and a Bishop Guertin loss to Boston College High. - Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Boston College High and a Bedford loss to Pinkerton. - Exeter has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Pinkerton has clinched the No. 4 seed. - Merrimack clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Nashua South. A loss would drop the Tomahawks to No. 6. - Londonderry clinches the No. 5 seed with a Merrimack loss to Nashua South. Otherwise, the Lancers will be No. 6. - Concord has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Dover has clinched the No. 8 seed. ### Division II **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Portsmouth (15-0, 4.1333, 1st) 2. Derryfield (14-2, 3.5625, 2nd) 3. Timberlane (13-3, 3.750, 4th) 4. Windham (13-3, 3.3750, 3rd) 5. St. Thomas (11-4, 3.0667, 5th) 6. Oyster River-Newmarket (11-5, 2.8125, 8th) 7. Goffstown (10-5, 2.7333, 9th) 8. Winnacunnet (10-5, 2.7333, 7th) 9. Hollis Brookline (10-6, 2.6250, 6th) 10. Alvirne (10-6, 2.6250, 10th) 11. Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462, 11th) 12. Hanover (5-8, 1.5385, 12th) 13. Keene-Monadnock (5-10, 1.4000, 13th) 14. Kennett (4-9, 1.2308, NR) **Outside:** Merrimack Valley (4-9, 1.2308, 14th). **Eliminated:** Souhegan (5-12, 1.1765); Pembroke (3-12, 0.8000); ConVal (2-11, 0.6154); Spaulding (2-13, 0.5333); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-14, 0.0000). **Tiebreaker** - Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round Byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Portsmouth - No. 2 Derryfield **First-round Matchups** - No. 9 **Hollis Brookline** at No. 8 **Winnacunnet** - No. 12 Hanover at No. 5 St. Thomas - No. 13 Keene-Monadnock at No. 4 **Windham** - No. 10 Alvirne at No. 7 **Goffstown** - No. 14 **Kennett** at No. 3 **Timberlane** - No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 **Oyster River-Newmarket** **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 23:** Spaulding at Portsmouth, 6 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Brattleboro Union, 7 p.m. - **Friday, May 24:** Merrimack Valley at Portsmouth, 4:15 p.m.; Hanover at Windham, 4:30 p.m.; St. Thomas at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Derryfield, 6 p.m.; Alvirne at Winnacunnet, 6 p.m.; ConVal at Keene-Monadnock, 6:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Kingswood, 7 p.m. **Scenarios** - Portsmouth has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Derryfield clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Hollis Brookline. A loss would drop the Cougars to No. 3. - Windham clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Hanover and a Derryfield loss. The Jaguars would be the No. 3 seed with a win and a Derryfield win or the No. 4 seed with a loss. - Timberlane clinches the No. 3 seed with a Windham loss to Hanover. Otherwise, the Owls will be the No. 4 seed. - St. Thomas has clinched the No. 5 seed. - Winnacunnet clinches the No. 6 seed with a win over Alvirne. A loss could drop the Warriors as low as No. 10. - Oyster River-Newmarket clinches the No. 6 seed with a Winnacunnet loss. Otherwise, the Bobcats will be the No. 7 seed. - Goffstown will be the No. 7 seed with a Winnacunnet loss or the No. 8 seed with a Winnacunnet win. - Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Derryfield and a Winnacunnet loss to Alvirne. A loss would leave the Cavaliers at either No. 9 or 10. - Alvirne clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Winnacunnet and a Hollis Brookline loss to Derryfield. The Broncos can finish no lower than No. 10. - Kingswood has clinched the No. 11 seed. - Hanover has clinched a playoff spot. The Bears clinch the No. 12 seed with a win over Windham or a loss and two losses by Keene-Monadnock and a Merrimack Valley loss to Portsmouth. - Keene-Monadnock has clinched a playoff spot. The Blackbirds clinch the No. 12 seed with one win in their final two games and a Hanover loss. - Merrimack Valley clinches a playoff spot with a win over Portsmouth. A loss eliminates the Pride. - Kennett clinches a playoff spot with a Merrimack Valley loss to Portsmouth. ### Division III **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Pelham (13-1, 3.7143, 1st) 2. Campbell (13-3, 3.3125, 2nd) 3. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd) 4. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 4th) 5. Kearsarge (10-4, 2.8571, 5th) 6. Bow (9-4, 2.7692, 6th) 7. Coe-Brown (10-5, 2.6667, 7th) 8. Plymouth (9-5, 2.6429, 8th) 9. Bishop Brady (6-8, 1.7857, 9th) 10. Gilford (6-8, 1.7143, 10th) **Eliminated:** Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-10, 1.1429); Lebanon (2-11, 0.6154); Trinity (2-13, 0.5333); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000). **Tiebreaker** - Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round Matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Plymouth - No. 10 Gilford at No. 7 Coe-Brown **Quarterfinal Matchups** - Bishop Brady/Plymouth winner at No. 1 Pelham - No. 5 Kearsarge at No. 4 Laconia - Gilford/Coe-Brown winner at No. 2 Campbell - No. 6 Bow at No. 3 Hopkinton **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 23:** Campbell at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Bow at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Milford at Lebanon, 4:30 p.m. **Scenarios** - Pelham has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Campbell clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Bishop Brady. A loss drops the Cougars to the No. 3 seed. - Hopkinton clinches the No. 2 seed with a Campbell loss to Bishop Brady. Otherwise, the Hawks will be the No. 3 seed. - Laconia clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Pelham. A loss would drop the Sachems to No. 7. - Kearsarge clinches the No. 4 seed with a Laconia loss to Pelham. Otherwise, the Cougars will be the No. 5 seed. - The winner of the Bow-Plymouth game will be the No. 6 seed with a Laconia win or the No. 5 seed with a Laconia loss. The loser will be the No. 8 seed. - Coe-Brown clinches the No. 7 seed with a Laconia win or the No. 6 seed with a Laconia loss. - Bishop Brady clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Campbell. A loss would give the Giants the No. 10 seed. - Gilford clinches the No. 9 seed with a Bishop Brady loss to Campbell. Otherwise, the Golden Eagles will be the No. 10 seed.