Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 24)

(Updated May 24) 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

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)

Bedford (15-1, 3.7500, 1st)
Bishop Guertin (15-3, 3.3333, 2nd)
Exeter (12-6, 2.6667, 3rd)
Pinkerton (10-7, 2.3529, 4th)
Londonderry (8-8, 2.0000, 5th)
Merrimack (8-8, 2.0000, 6th)
Concord (8-9, 1.8824, 7th)
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

Friday, May 24: Bedford at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.; Nashua South at Merrimack, 5:15 p.m.

Scenarios

Bedford has clinched the No. 1 seed.
Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 2 seed.
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)

Portsmouth (16-0, 4.1250, 1st)
Derryfield (14-2, 3.5625, 2nd)
Timberlane (13-3, 3.750, 3rd)
Windham (13-3, 3.3750, 4th)
St. Thomas (11-4, 3.0667, 5th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (11-5, 2.8125, 6th)
Goffstown (10-5, 2.7333, 7th)
Winnacunnet (10-5, 2.7333, 8th)
Hollis Brookline (10-6, 2.6250, 9th)
Alvirne (10-6, 2.6250, 10th)
Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462, 11th)
Keene-Monadnock (6-10, 1.5625, 13th)
Hanover (5-8, 1.5385, 12th)
Kennett (4-9, 1.2308, 14th)

Outside: Merrimack Valley (4-9, 1.2308).

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 Keene-Monadnock at No. 5 St. Thomas
No. 13 Hanover 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

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 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)

Pelham (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
Campbell (14-3, 3.3529, 2nd)
Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
Kearsarge (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
Bow (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
Coe-Brown (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
Laconia (10-5, 2.6667, 4th)
Plymouth (9-6, 2.6429, 8th)
Gilford (6-8, 1.7143, 10th)
Bishop Brady (6-9, 1.6667, 9th)

Eliminated: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-10, 1.1429); Lebanon (3-11, 0.8571); Trinity (2-13, 0.5333); Milford (1-14, 0.2667); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker