Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 25)

The boys lacrosse regular season is in the books and the postseason is set to begin on Thursday. Here is our projections for which teams will be seeded where and why, and what the early-round matchups will look like.

The boys lacrosse regular season is in the books and the postseason is set to begin on Thursday. Here are our projections for which teams will be seeded where and why, and what the early-round matchups will look like.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2019 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official; the NHIAA is expected to release officials pairings Tuesday.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

Bishop Guertin (16-2, 3.5556, 1st)
Pinkerton (14-4, 3.0556, 2nd)
Exeter (13-5, 2.8889, 3rd)
Souhegan (12-5, 2.8235, 4th)
Hanover (11-4, 2.8000, 5th)
Concord (10-6, 2.5000, 7th)
Londonderry (10-7, 2.3529, 6th)
Nashua South (9-9, 2.0000, 8th)
Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)

Eliminated: Bedford (6-10, 1.5000); Dover (5-10, 1.3333); Salem (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500); Keene (0-15, 0.0000).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

Timberlane/Nashua South at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Souhegan
No. 7 Londonderry at No. 2 Pinkerton
No. 6 Concord at No. 3 Exeter

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, May 30: Preliminary round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 1: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Tuesday, June 4: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
Saturday, June 8: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

Derryfield (16-1, 3.8235, 1st)
Winnacunnet (12-3, 3.2667, 3rd)
Portsmouth (14-4, 3.1667, 4th)
Hollis Brookline (11-3, 3.1429, 2nd)
Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333, 5th)
Merrimack Valley (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
Merrimack (10-6, 2.5625, 7th)
St. Thomas (10-6, 2.5000, 9th)
Kingswood (8-6, 2.2857, 10th)
John Stark (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
Manchester Central (7-6, 2.1538, 12th)
Windham (8-7, 2.1333, 11th)
Bow (7-8, 1.8667, 13th)
Oyster River (7-8, 1.8667, 14th)

Eliminated: Coe-Brown (6-8, 1.7143); Manchester Memorial-West (3-11, 0.8571); ConVal (2-11, 0.3077); Kennett (2-12, 0.5714); Pembroke (1-13, 0.2857); Alvirne (0-11, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Bow wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Derryfield
No. 2 Winnacunnet

First-round matchups

No. 9 Kingswood at No. 8 St. Thomas
No. 13 Bow at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Goffstown
No. 10 John Stark at No. 7 Merrimack
No. 14 Coe-Brown at No. 3 Portsmouth
No. 11 Manchester Central at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

Remaining Schedule

Games with no score reported: Alvirne at ConVal (May 16); Alvirne at Manchester Memorial-West (May 20)

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, May 30: Preliminary round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 1: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Wednesday, June 5: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua
Saturday, June 8: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

Pelham (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Hopkinton (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
Monadnock (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 4th)
Campbell (9-5, 2.5714, 5th)
Trinity (7-6, 2.1538, 6th)
Kearsarge (7-7, 2.0000, 7th)
Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-7, 2.0000, 8th)
Gilford (5-9, 1.4286, 9th)

Eliminated: Plymouth (5-9, 1.4286); Milford (4-9, 1.2308); Lebanon (2-12, 0.5714); Bishop Brady (1-12, 0.3333); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)