Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 24)

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.

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)

Bishop Guertin (13-3, 3.2500, 1st)
Bedford (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
Exeter (12-5, 2.8235, 4th)
Merrimack (9-4, 2.7692, 2nd)
Pinkerton (12-5, 2.7647, 3rd)
Londonderry (8-7, 2.1333, 6th)
Dover (5-10, 1.3333, NR)
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)

Portsmouth (15-1, 3.8125, 1st)
Derryfield (15-1, 3.8125, 2nd)
Timberlane (13-2, 3.600, 3rd)
Windham (11-4, 3.0667, 4th)
St. Thomas (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
Winnacunnet (9-4, 2.8462, 5th)
Souhegan (9-5, 2.5714, 9th)
Hollis Brookline (9-6, 2.5333, 8th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (9-6, 2.4667, 7th)
Alvirne (8-7, 2.2667, 10th)
Goffstown (7-7, 2.0000, 13th)
ConVal (6-7, 1.8462, 12th)
Pembroke (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
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)

Bow (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Campbell (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
Pelham (10-3, 3.0769, 3rd)
Plymouth (11-4, 3.0000, 4th)
Coe-Brown (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
Hopkinton (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
Laconia (9-5, 2.5714, 6th)
Gilford (6-6, 2.0000, 8th)
Trinity (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)
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).