> ## 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 24) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-24-5/ - Published: 2023-05-24T17:27:15.000Z - Updated: 2023-05-24T17:27:15.000Z - Description: There are just a few days remaining in the boys lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. - 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 There are just a few days remaining in the boys lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today’s action. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have eight 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 not 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. Bishop Guertin (13-3, 3.2500, 1st) 2. Bedford (10-4, 2.8571, 5th) 3. Exeter (12-5, 2.8235, 4th) 4. Merrimack (9-4, 2.7692, 2nd) 5. Pinkerton (12-5, 2.7647, 3rd) 6. Londonderry (8-7, 2.1333, 6th) 7. Dover (5-10, 1.3333, NR) 8. Salem (4-9, 1.2308, 7th) **Outside:** Nashua North (5-12, 1.1765, 8th); Concord (4-12, 1.0000); Nashua South (3-14, 0.7059); Manchester (2-12, 0.5000). **Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 8 **Salem** at No. 1 Bishop Guertin - No. 5 **Pinkerton** at No. 4 **Merrimack** - No. 7 **Dover** at No. 2 **Bedford** - No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 **Exeter** **Remaining Schedule** - **Wednesday, May 24:** Concord at Salem, 4 p.m.; Merrimack at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Bishop Guertin, 6 p.m.; Dover at Manchester, 7 p.m. - **Thursday, May 25:** Bishop Guertin at Acton-Boxborough, 4 p.m. - **Friday, May 26:** Merrimack at Nashua South, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Pinkerton, 5 p.m. ### Division II **Team (Record, rating, previous)** 1. Portsmouth (15-1, 3.8125, 1st) 2. Derryfield (15-1, 3.8125, 2nd) 3. Timberlane (13-2, 3.600, 3rd) 4. Windham (11-4, 3.0667, 4th) 5. St. Thomas (10-4, 2.8571, 6th) 6. Winnacunnet (9-4, 2.8462, 5th) 7. Souhegan (9-5, 2.5714, 9th) 8. Hollis Brookline (9-6, 2.5333, 8th) 9. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-6, 2.4667, 7th) 10. Alvirne (8-7, 2.2667, 10th) 11. Goffstown (7-7, 2.0000, 13th) 12. ConVal (6-7, 1.8462, 12th) 13. Pembroke (6-8, 1.7143, 11th) 14. Hanover (4-9, 1.2308, 14th) **Outside:** Merrimack Valley (4-9, 1.2308); Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308); Kennett (2-10, 0.6667); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-12, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (5-11, 1.3125); Spaulding (0-13, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Derryfield thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley and Kingswood thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Portsmouth - No. 2 Derryfield **First-round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 9 **Oyster River-Newmarket** at No. 8 **Hollis Brookline** - No. 12 ConVal at No. 5 **St. Thomas** - No. 13 **Pembroke** at No. 4 Windham - No. 10 Alvirne at No. 7 **Souhegan** - No. 14 Hanover at No. 3 Timberlane - No. 11 **Goffstown** at No. 6 **Winnacunnet** **Remaining Schedule** - **Wednesday, May 24:** Spaulding at Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Kennett at Kingswood, 7 p.m. - **Thursday, May 25:** ConVal at Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m. - **Friday, May 26:** Windham at Hanover, 4 p.m.; Timberlane at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.; Oyster River-Newmarket at Kennett, 4:30 p.m.; Derryfield at Hollis Brookline, 6:30 p.m. ### Division III **Team (Record, rating, previous)** 1. Bow (13-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Campbell (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd) 3. Pelham (10-3, 3.0769, 3rd) 4. Plymouth (11-4, 3.0000, 4th) 5. Coe-Brown (10-5, 2.6667, 5th) 6. Hopkinton (9-5, 2.5714, 7th) 7. Laconia (9-5, 2.5714, 6th) 8. Gilford (6-6, 2.0000, 8th) 9. Trinity (6-8, 1.7143, 9th) 10. Bishop Brady (4-9, 1.2308, 10th) **Outside:** Lebanon (4-9, 1.2308); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-9, 1.2308); Kearsarge (1-12, 0.3077); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Milford (1-14, 0.2667). **Tiebreakers** - Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Bishop Brady and Lebanon finish ahead of Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 9 Trinity at No. 8 Gilford - No. 10 Bishop Brady at No. 7 **Laconia** **Quarterfinal matchups** - Trinity/Gilford at No. 1 Bow - No. 5 Coe-Brown at No. 4 Plymouth - Bishop Brady/Laconia at No. 2 Campbell - No. 6 **Hopkinton** at No. 3 Pelham **Remaining Schedule** - **Wednesday, May 24:** Trinity at Bow, 4 p.m.; Milford at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Hopkinton at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Stevens at Kearsarge, 4 p.m.; Campbell at Lebanon, 4:30 p.m. - **Thursday, May 25:** Gilford at Stevens, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Laconia, 5:15 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough vs. Bishop Brady, 6:30 p.m. (at Saint Anselm College). - **No Result Reported:** Stevens at Trinity (May 10). ### Tournament Schedule - **First-round games:** Thursday, June 1. - **Quarterfinals:** Saturday, June 3. - **Semifinals:** Wednesday, June 7. - **Championship:** Sunday, June 11.