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Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 23)

(Updated May 23) It’s a little more than a week until the start of the boys lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team and who is in and who is out in all three divisions. These will be updated every day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 23)

It’s a little more than a week until the start of the boys lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions.

These will be updated every day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and III boys lacrosse will have eight playoff teams and Division II will have 12. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

  1. Pinkerton (15-1, 3.6875)
  2. Bishop Guertin (13-2, 3.4667)
  3. Londonderry (12-3, 3.2000)
  4. Concord (10-5, 2.6667)
  5. Bedford (10-6, 2.5000)
  6. Exeter (10-6, 2.5000)
  7. Hanover (10-6, 2.4375)
  8. Souhegan (8-6, 2.2857)

Outside: Nashua South (5-10, 1.3333); Nashua North (4-12, 1.0000); Salem (4-13, 0.9412); Manchester Central (2-14, 0.5000); Merrimack (1-13, 0.2857).

Remaining schedule

  • Wednesday: Merrimack at Concord, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Nashua North, 5 p.m.; Bishop Guertin vs. Duxbury, 5 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 7 p.m.
  • Thursday: Dover at Salem, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Londonderry, 4:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.; Bedford at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.
  • Friday: Exeter at Souhegan, 7 p.m.

Tiebreakers

  • Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

  • No. 8 Souhegan at No. 1 Pinkerton
  • No. 5 Bedford at No. 4 Concord
  • No. 7 Hanover at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 6 Exeter at No. 3 Londonderry

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Dover (14-0, 4.0714)
  2. Derryfield (15-0, 4.0667)
  3. Hollis Brookline (13-3, 3.3125)
  4. Portsmouth (10-3, 3.0769)
  5. Merrimack Valley (8-4, 2.6667)
  6. Windham (10-6, 2.6250)
  7. Timberlane (7-5, 2.3333)
  8. St. Thomas (7-6, 2.1538)
  9. Winnacunnet (7-6, 2.1538)
  10. Kingswood (7-6, 2.0000)
  11. Keene (7-8, 1.9333)
  12. John Stark (6-7, 1.8462)

Outside: Bow (5-7, 1.6667); Pembroke (5-7, 1.6667); Goffstown (5-8, 1.5385); Oyster River (4-7, 1.4545); Spaulding (3-10, 0.9231); Alvirne (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester Memorial (2-10, 0.6667); Kennett (0-11, 0.0000); Manchester West (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

  • Tuesday: Derryfield at Bow, 4 p.m.; Oyster River at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; John Stark at Merrimack Valley, 5:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Keene, 4 p.m.; Goffstown at Manchester Memorial, 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday: Derryfield at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Dover at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Windham, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Manchester West, 5:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Oyster River, 5:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday: Dover at Salem, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Kennett, 5:30 p.m.
  • Friday: Alvirne at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Windham, 4 p.m.; Manchester West at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; John Stark at Bow, 4 p.m.; Goffstown at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.

First-round bye

  • No. 1 Dover
  • No. 2 Derryfield
  • No. 3 Hollis Brookline
  • No. 4 Portsmouth

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

  • No. 9 Winnacunnet at No. 8 St. Thomas
  • No. 12 John Stark at No. 5 Merrimack Valley
  • No. 10 Kingswood at No. 7 Timberlane
  • No. 11 Keene at No. 6 Windham

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Hopkinton (12-0, 4.0000)
  2. Kearsarge (11-2, 3.4615)
  3. Monadnock (9-2, 3.3636)
  4. Plymouth (10-2, 3.3333)
  5. Trinity (8-4, 2.6667)
  6. Bishop Brady (7-4, 2.5455)
  7. ConVal (7-4, 2.5455)
  8. Laconia (7-6, 2.2308)

Outside: Pelham (6-5, 2.1818); Gilford (4-7, 1.4545); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-7, 1.4545); Milford (4-7, 1.4545); Lebanon (4-8, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (4-10, 1.1429); Campbell (1-8, 0.4444); Belmont (1-10, 0.3636); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

Remaining schedule

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

Tiebreakers

  • Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

  • No. 8 Laconia at No. 1 Hopkinton
  • No. 5 Trinity at No. 4 Plymouth
  • No. 7 ConVal at No. 2 Kearsarge
  • No. 6 Bishop Brady at No. 3 Monadnock

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