Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 30)

(May 30) 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

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 Friday’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)

Bishop Guertin (13-4, 3.0588, 3rd)
Bedford (13-4, 3.0588, 1st)
Pinkerton (13-4, 3.0588, 2nd)
Exeter (12-6, 2.6111, 4th)
Merrimack (11-6, 2.5882, 5th)
Londonderry (10-7, 2.3529, 6th)
Concord (8-10, 1.7778, 7th)
Dover (8-10, 1.7778, 8th)
Nashua South (8-10, 1.7778, 9th)

Eliminated: Windham (6-10, 1.5000); Salem (5-10, 1.3333); Keene-Monadnock (5-12, 1.1765); Manchester (3-13, 0.7500); Nashua North (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

In a three-way tiebreaker, Bishop Guertin, Bedford and Pinkerton finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Concord, Nashua South and Dover finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

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. 3.
Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 2 seed.
Exeter has clinched the No. 4 seed.
Merrimack has clinched the No. 5 seed.
Londonderry has clinched the No. 6 seed.
Concord has clinched the No. 7 seed.
Nashua South has clinched the No. 8 seed.
Dover has clinched the No. 9 seed.

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)

Derryfield (16-0, 4.1250, 1st)
Timberlane (12-3, 3.3333, 2nd)
Winnacunnet (12-3, 3.2667, 3rd)
St. Thomas (12-5, 3.0000, 4th)
Portsmouth (13-5, 2.9444, 6th)
Hollis Brookline (12-5, 2.9412, 5th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (8-6, 2.2857, 7th)
Goffstown (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
Hanover (5-8, 1.5385, 9th)
Merrimack Valley (5-9, 1.5000, 10th)

Outside: Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308).

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 Portsmouth at No. 4 St. Thomas
MV/ORN at No. 2 Timberlane
No. 6 Hollis Brookline at No. 3 Winnacunnet

Remaining Schedule

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 will be the No. 6 seed with a loss.
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 the No. 5 seed with an HB loss and the No. 6 seed with an HB win.
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 has clinched a playoff spot.
Merrimack Valley clinches a playoff spot with a win over Pembroke.
Kingswood clinches a playoff spot with a win over Goffstown 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)

Coe-Brown (14-0, 4.0714, 1st)
Plymouth (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
Bow (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
Hopkinton (11-3, 3.0769, 4th)
ConVal (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
Laconia (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
Campbell (10-5, 2.7333, 7th)
Bishop Brady (10-5, 2.7333, 8th)
Kearsarge (9-5, 2.5714, 9th)
Lebanon (7-6, 2.1538, 11th)
Pelham (6-7, 1.8462, 10th)
Gilford (6-8, 1.7143, 12th)

Eliminated: Trinity (3-11, 0.8571); John Stark (3-11, 0.8571); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-13, 0.2857); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Kennett (4-9, 1.2308).

Tiebreakers

Bow wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
ConVal wins the tiebreaker wit Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Campbell wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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 Lebanon at No. 7 Campbell
No. 11 Pelham at No. 6 Laconia

Remaining Schedule

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 has clinched the No. 3 seed.
Hopkinton has clinched the No. 4 seed.
ConVal clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Coe-Brown. A loss drops the Cougars to No. 8.
Laconia clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Kennett and a ConVal loss. A loss drops the Sachems to No. 7.
Campbell clinches the No. 5 seed and Bishop Brady clinches the No. 6 seed with losses by Laconia and ConVal. A win by both Laconia and ConVal would put Campbell at No. 7 and Bishop Brady at No. 8. A win by one of those teams and a loss by the other would put Campbell at No. 6 and Bishop Brady at No. 7.
Kearsarge has clinched the No. 9 seed.
The winner of the Pelham-Lebanon game will be the No. 10 seed. The loser will be the No. 11 seed.
Gilford has clinched the No. 12 seed.

Playoff Schedule