> ## 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 29) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-29/ - Published: 2025-05-29T16:00:43.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-29T16:00:43.000Z - Description: (May 29) This is it, the final week of the regular season is here, and there’s still a few things to be determined before the boys lacrosse playoffs get underway next week. In order to stay up to date, the playoff picture will be updated daily with the most recent results and what is left to come. H - 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 This is it, the final week of the regular season is here, and there’s still a few things to be determined before the boys lacrosse playoffs get underway next week. In order to stay up to date, the playoff picture will be updated daily with the most recent results and what is left to come. Here is a look at where teams are in the standings going into Thursday’s games. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and II will have nine playoff teams and Division III will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are ineligible 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. Bedford (13-4, 3.0588, 1st) 2. Pinkerton (13-4, 3.0588, 2nd) 3. Bishop Guertin (12-4, 3.0000, 3rd) 4. Exeter (12-6, 2.6111, 4th) 5. Merrimack (11-6, 2.5882, 6th) 6. Londonderry (10-6, 2.5000, 5th) 7. Concord (8-10, 1.7778, 8th) 8. Dover (8-10, 1.7778, 9th) 9. Nashua South (7-10, 1.6471, 7th) **Eliminated:** Windham (6-10, 1.5000); Salem (5-10, 1.3333); Keene-Monadnock (5-12, 1.1765); Manchester (3-13, 0.7500); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2353). **Tiebreakers** - Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Concord wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round matchup (changes in bold)** - No. 9 **Nashua South** at No. 8 **Dover** **Quarterfinal matchups** - South/Dover at No. 1 Bedford - No. 5 **Merrimack** at No. 4 Exeter - No. 7 **Concord** at No. 2 Pinkerton - No. 6 **Londonderry** at No. 3 Bishop Guertin **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 29:** Bishop Guertin at Londonderry, 6 p.m.; Nashua South at Nashua North, 6 p.m. - **Friday, May 30:** Pinkerton at Bedford, 6 p.m. **Scenarios** - The winner of the Pinkerton-Bedford game will be the No. 1 seed. The loser will be seeded No. 2 if Bishop Guertin loses or No. 3 if Bishop Guertin wins. - Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Londonderry. The Cardinals will be the No. 3 seed with a loss. - Exeter has clinched the No. 4 seed. - Londonderry clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Bishop Guertin. - Merrimack clinches the No. 5 seed with a Londonderry loss. - Concord has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Nashua South clinches the No. 8 seed a win over Nashua North. - Dover clinches the No. 8 seed with a South loss. **Playoff Schedule** - **First round:** June 5, at home of higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** June 7, at home of higher seed. - **Semifinals:** June 11, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter. - **Championship:** June 14, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter ### Division II **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Derryfield (16-0, 4.1250, 1st) 2. Timberlane (12-3, 3.3333, 2nd) 3. Winnacunnet (12-3, 3.2667, 3rd) 4. St. Thomas (12-5, 3.0000, 4th) 5. Hollis Brookline (12-5, 2.9412, 5th) 6. Portsmouth (12-5, 2.8824, 6th) 7. Oyster River-Newmarket (8-6, 2.2857, 7th) 8. Goffstown (7-6, 2.1538, 8th) 9. Hanover (5-8, 1.5385, 9th) 10. Merrimack Valley (5-9, 1.5000, 10th) **Outside:** Kingswood (4-8, 1.3333). **Eliminated:** Souhegan (3-13, 0.7500); Pembroke (2-12, 0.5714); Alvirne (1-14, 0.2667). **Ineligible:** Spaulding (0-16, 0.0000). **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Hanover at No. 8 Goffstown - No. 10 Merrimack Valley at No. 7 Oyster River-Newmarket **Quarterfinal matchups** - Hanover/Goffstown at No. 1 Derryfield - No. 5 Hollis Brookline at No. 4 St. Thomas - MV/ORN at No. 2 Timberlane - No. 6 Portsmouth at No. 3 Winnacunnet **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 29:** Kingswood at Portsmouth, 6 p.m. - **Friday, May 30:** Hollis Brookline at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Alvirne, 5 p.m.; Pembroke at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.; Hanover at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Derryfield at Oyster River-Newmarket, 7 p.m. - **Saturday, May 31:** Kingswood at Goffstown, 4:30 p.m. **Scenario** - Derryfield has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Timberlane clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Hollis Brookline. The Owls will be the No. 3 seed with a loss. - Winnacunnet clinches the No. 2 seed with a Timberlane loss. The Warriors will be the No. 3 seed with a Timberlane win. - Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Timberlane. The Cavaliers would be the No. 5 seed with a loss and a Portsmouth loss, or the No. 6 seed with a loss and a Portsmouth win. - St. Thomas clinches the No. 4 seed with a Hollis Brookline loss. An HB win gives the Saints the No. 5 seed. - Portsmouth will be either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed. - Goffstown clinches the No. 7 seed with two wins, or a win and a loss and an Oyster River-Newmarket loss. Two losses would put the Grizzlies at No. 8. - Oyster River-Newmarket clinches the No. 7 seed with a win and a Goffstown loss, or two Goffstown losses. - Hanover clinches a playoff spot with a win over Goffstown or a loss and a Merrimack Valley loss or one loss by Kingswood. - Merrimack Valley clinches a playoff spot with a win and one loss by Kingswood, or a loss and two losses by Kingswood. - Kingswood clinches a playoff spot with two wins or a win and a loss and a Merrimack Valley loss. **Playoff Schedule** - **First round:** June 5, at home of higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** June 7, at home of higher seed. - **Semifinals:** June 12, at Bedford High School. - **Championship:** June 14, at Bedford High School. ### Division III **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Coe-Brown (14-0, 4.0714, 1st) 2. Plymouth (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd) 3. Bow (11-3, 3.1429, 2nd) 4. Hopkinton (10-3, 3.0769, 4th) 5. ConVal (9-3, 3.0000, 5th) 6. Laconia (9-4, 2.7692, 6th) 7. Campbell (10-5, 2.7333, 7th) 8. Bishop Brady (9-5, 2.6429, 8th) 9. Kearsarge (9-5, 2.5714, 9th) 10. Pelham (6-6, 2.0000, 10th) 11. Lebanon (6-6, 2.0000, 11th) 12. Gilford (6-8, 1.7143, 12th) **Eliminated:** Trinity (3-11, 0.8571); John Stark (2-11, 0.6154); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-12, 0.3077); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Stevens (0-13, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Kennett (4-9, 1.2308). **Tiebreakers** - Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Coe-Brown - No. 2 **Plymouth** - No. 3 **Bow** - No. 4 Hopkinton **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 Bishop Brady - No. 12 **Gilford** at No. 5 ConVal - No. 10 Pelham at No. 7 Campbell - No. 11 **Lebanon** at No. 6 Laconia **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 29:** ConVal at Lebanon, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at John Stark, 4:15 p.m. - **Friday, May 30:** Stevens at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Kennett, 5:30 p.m.; ConVal at Coe-Brown, 5:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Pelham, 6:30 p.m. **Scenarios** - Coe-Brown has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Plymouth has clinched the No. 2 seed. - Bow clinches the No. 3 seed with a Hopkinton win or one loss by ConVal. - ConVal clinches the No. 3 seed with wins over Lebanon and Coe-Brown and a loss by Hopkinton. The Cougars could finish as low as ninth with two losses. - Hopkinton clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Pelham or a loss and a ConVal loss to Coe-Brown. - Laconia clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Kennett, a Hopkinton loss and two losses by ConVal. - Campbell clinches the No. 5 seed with a Laconia loss and two losses by ConVal. The Cougars can finish no lower than No. 7. - Bishop Brady could finish as high as No. 6 with a win over Stevens and losses by Laconia and ConVal. A win would give the Giants a home playoff game. - Kearsarge would clinch a home playoff game with a Bishop Brady loss. - Pelham, Gilford and Lebanon have clinched playoff spots. **Playoff Schedule** - **First round:** June 5, at home of higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** June 7, at home of higher seed. - **Semifinals:** June 12, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia. - **Championship:** June 14, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.