Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 25)

(Updated May 25) The final week of the regular season is here, and here is a look at how the standings and playoff pairings shape up if the postseason started now. The playoff picture will be updated daily this week.

The final week of the regular season is here, and here is a look at how the standings and playoff pairings shape up if the postseason started now. The playoff picture will be updated daily this week.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2022 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

Exeter (16-1, 3.7647, 1st)
Bishop Guertin (15-2, 3.5294, 2nd)
Nashua South (13-4, 3.0588, 3rd)
Londonderry (12-6, 2.6667, 4th)
Pinkerton (10-8, 2.2222, 6th)
Merrimack (8-7, 2.1333, 5th)
Concord (8-8, 2.0000, 7th)
Bedford (7-8, 1.8667, 8th)
Souhegan (7-9, 1.7500, 9th)

Eliminated: Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Salem (4-11, 1.0667); Keene-Monadnock (2-13, 0.2667); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500).

Remaining Schedule

Wednesday, May 25: Keene-Monadnock at Nashua South, 4 p.m.; Portsmouth at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Merrimack, 5 p.m.; Salem at Dover, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 26: Cape Elizabeth (Maine) at Bishop Guertin, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Concord, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial-Central, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 27: Bedford at Keene-Monadnock, 7 p.m.

What we know ...

Exeter clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Concord on Wednesday.
Bishop Guertin is the No. 2 seed if Exeter wins. An Exeter loss and a Bishop Guertin win over Cape Elizabeth would give the Cardinals the No. 1 seed and the Blue Hawks the No. 2.
Nashua South has clinched the No. 3 seed.
Londonderry has clinched the No. 4 seed.
Merrimack clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Nashua North on Wednesday.
Pinkerton is the No. 6 seed if Merrimack wins. A Merrimack loss would give the Astros the No. 5 seed.
A Concord win and a Merrimack loss would move the Crimson Tide up to No. 6 and drop the Tomahawks to No. 7. A Concord loss and a Merrimack loss would give the Tomahawks the No. 6 seed.
A Concord loss and a Bedford win over Keene-Monadnock on Friday would give the Bulldogs the No. 7 seed and drop Concord to No. 8. If both teams lose, Concord will be No. 7 and Bedford will be No. 8.
Souhegan has clinched a playoff spot and could finish at No. 8 with a win over Portsmouth and a Bedford loss.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Bedford

Quarterfinals

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

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Wednesday, June 8: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

Portsmouth (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
Derryfield (11-3, 3.2857, 2nd)
Windham (11-3, 3.2143, 3rd)
St. Thomas (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
ConVal (10-3, 3.0769, 6th)
Timberlane (11-4, 3.0000, 5th)
Winnacunnet (11-4, 2.9333, 7th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
Coe-Brown (6-6, 2.0000, 9th)
Goffstown (7-7, 2.0000, 10th)
Hanover (5-7, 1.7500, 11th)
Alvirne (6-9, 1.6000, 12th)
Manchester Memorial-Central (6-10, 1.5625, 13th)
Kingswood (5-8, 1.5385, 14th)

Outside: Hollis Brookline (5-9, 1.4286); Kennett (3-9, 1.0000).

Eliminated: Merrimack Valley (3-10, 0.9231); Pembroke (2-11, 0.6154); Bow (1-13, 0.2857); Spaulding (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining Schedule

Wednesday, May 25: Bow at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Windham, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Oyster River-Newmarket, 4:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Souhegan, 4:30 p.m.; Hanover at Goffstown, 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 26: Coe-Brown at Kennett, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial-Central, 7 p.m.
Friday May 27: ConVal at Hanover, 4 p.m.; Timberlane at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Goffstown at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-Central at Windham, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Hollis Brookline, 5:30 p.m.; Oyster River-Newmarket at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 28: Coe-Brown at St. Thomas, 10 a.m.

What we know ...

Portsmouth has clinched the No. 1 seed.
Derryfield, Windham, St. Thomas, ConVal, Timberlane, Winnacunnet and Oyster River-Newmarket have clinched playoff spots.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups

No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
No. 12 Alvirne at No. 5 ConVal
No. 13 Manchester Memorial-Central at No. 4 St. Thomas
No. 10 Goffstown at No. 7 Winnacunnet
No. 14 Kingswood at No. 3 Windham
No. 11 Hanover at No. 6 Timberlane

Playoff Schedule

Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
Tuesday, June 7: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.
Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

Campbell (14-0, 4.0714, 1st)
Hopkinton (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
Laconia (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
Plymouth (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
Lebanon (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
Pelham (8-5, 2.4615, 6th)
Trinity (8-5, 2.4615, 7th)
Kearsarge (6-7, 1.8462, 8th)
Gilford (5-8, 1.5384, 9th)

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (4-10, 1.1429); Milford (3-10, 0.9231); Hillsboro-Deering (1-9, 0.4000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-11, 0.3333); Stevens (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining Schedule

Tuesday, May 24: Trinity at Hillsboro-Deering, 4 p.m. (no result reported)
Wednesday, May 25: Kearsarge at Stevens, 3:30 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Hillsboro-Deering at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Gilford at Lebanon, 4:30 p.m.; Plymouth at Milford, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 26: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Hillsboro-Deering, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Trinity, 4 p.m.
Friday, May 27: Hillsboro-Deering at Campbell, 3 p.m.

What we know ...

Campbell has clinched the No. 1 seed.
Hopkinton clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Bishop Brady.
Plymouth could finish No. 2 with wins over Milford and Trinity and a Hopkinton loss.
If the Bobcats win both games, they will be the No. 3 seed and Laconia would be No. 4. If the Bobcats win one of those games, Laconia will be the No. 3 seed and Plymouth would be No. 4.
Lebanon could move up to No. 4 with a win over Gilford and two Plymouth losses.
Kearsarge will host Gilford in the first-round game.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)