Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 6)

Only three weeks remain in the boys lacrosse regular season, and some teams are going to have a busy couple of weeks as they push toward earning a postseason berth.

Here’s a look at where teams stand in all three boys lacrosse divisions heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

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.

Division I

Team (record, rating, last week)

Bishop Guertin (8-2, 3.2000, 1st)
Exeter (7-3, 2.8000, 2nd)
Pinkerton (6-3, 2.6667, 6th)
Nashua South (6-3, 2.6667, 4th)
Londonderry (6-4, 2.4000, 7th)
Concord (4-3, 2.2857, 9th)
Hanover (4-3, 2.2857, 5th)
Souhegan (4-4, 2.0000, 8th)
Timberlane (3-3, 2.0000, 3rd)

Outside: Bedford (3-6, 1.3333); Dover (2-4, 1.3333); Nashua North (1-6, 0.5714); Keene (0-7, 0.0000); Salem (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Concord wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup

No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Souhegan

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

Derryfield (9-0, 4.1111, 1st)
Hollis Brookline (4-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
Portsmouth (9-2, 3.3636, 3rd)
Merrimack (5-2, 3.0000, 7th)
St. Thomas (5-2, 2.8571, 4th)
Manchester Central (5-2, 2.8571, 6th)
Merrimack Valley (5-2, 2.8571, 8th)
Windham (5-3, 2.5000, 5th)
Winnacunnet (4-3, 2.2857, 11th)
Kingswood (4-3, 2.2857, 9th)
Goffstown (5-4, 2.2222, 10th)
John Stark (3-3, 2.0000, 12th)
Manchester Memorial-West (2-2, 2.0000, out)
Oyster River (3-5, 1.5000, 13th)

Outside: ; Coe-Brown (1-4, 0.8000); Kennett (1-4, 0.8000); Bow (1-6, 0.5714); ConVal (0-5, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-5, 0.0000); Alvirne (0-6, 0.0000); Pembroke (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

St. Thomas wins the three-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central and Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.
Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial-West thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

No. 1 Derryfield
No. 2 Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

No. 9 Winnacunnet at No. 8 Windham
No. 13 Manchester Memorial-West at No. 4 Merrimack
No. 12 John Stark at No. 5 St. Thomas
No. 10 Kingswood at No. 7 Merrimack Valley
No. 14 Oyster River at No. 3 Portsmouth
No. 11 Goffstown at No. 6 Manchester Central

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

Hopkinton (7-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
Pelham (5-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Laconia (6-1, 3.4286, 3rd)
Campbell (4-2, 2.6667, 8th)
Kearsarge (5-3, 2.5000, 5th)
Monadnock (3-2, 2.4000, 6th)
Trinity (2-2, 2.0000, 4th)
Gilford (3-3, 2.0000, out)
Milford (1-4, 0.8000, out)

Outside: Plymouth (1-5, 0.6667); Lebanon (1-5, 0.6667); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-5, 0.6667); Stevens (0-4, 0.0000); Bishop Brady (0-5, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Trinity wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup