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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-5/
- Published: 2017-04-24T14:00:22.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-24T14:00:22.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than five weeks until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than five weeks until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions.

These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division I

**Playoff field**

1. Souhegan (5-0, 4.0000)
2. Bedford (3-0, 4.0000)
3. Bishop Guertin (4-1, 3.2000)
4. Pinkerton (4-1, 3.2000)
5. Londonderry (5-1, 3.1667)
6. Concord (2-1, 2.6667)
7. Exeter (3-2, 2.4000)
8. Nashua North (2-3, 1.6000)

**Outside:** Manchester Central (1-3, 1.0000); Keene (1-3, 1.0000); Merrimack (1-3, 1.0000); Salem (0-3, 0.0000); Nashua South (0-3, 0.0000); Dover (0-3, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head win over the Astros.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 8 Nashua North at No. 1 Souhegan
- No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Pinkerton
- No. 7 Exeter at No. 2 Bedford
- No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Bishop Guertin

### Division II

**Playoff field**

1. Hollis Brookline (4-0, 4.0000)
2. Winnacunnet (4-0, 4.0000)
3. Windham (4-1, 3.2000)
4. Portsmouth (3-2, 2.4000)
5. John Stark (2-2, 2.0000)
6. Merrimack Valley (2-2, 2.0000)
7. Kingswood (2-2, 2.0000)
8. Goffstown (2-2, 2.0000)

**Outside:** Timberlane (1-2, 1.3333); Manchester Memorial (1-3, 1.0000); Oyster River (1-3, 1.0000); Alvirne (1-4, 0.8000); Hanover (0-1, 0.0000); Pembroke (0-4, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-4, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- John Stark wins the four-way tiebreaker with Goffstown, Merrimack Valley and Kingswood thanks to a better record against tournament teams.
- Kingswood and Merrimack Valley finish ahead of Goffstown thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents. Merrimack Valley wins tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating in home games against division opponents.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 8 Goffstown at No. 1 Hollis Brookline
- No. 5 John Stark No. 4 Portsmouth
- No. 7 Kingswood at No. 2 Winnacunnet
- No. 6 Merrimack Valley at No. 3 Windham

### Division III

**Playoff field**

1. Derryfield (4-0, 4.0000)
2. Pelham (4-0, 4.0000)
3. Kearsarge (3-1, 3.2500)
4. Laconia (3-1, 3.0000)
5. Hopkinton (2-1, 2.6667)
6. Bow (2-1, 2.6667)
7. Bishop Brady (2-2, 2.0000)
8. Gilford (2-2, 2.0000)

**Outside:** ConVal (1-2, 1.3333); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-2, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (1-3, 1.2500); Lebanon (0-1, 0.0000); Campbell (0-2, 0.0000); St. Thomas (0-2, 0.0000); Plymouth (0-3, 0.0000); Belmont (0-3, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Falcons.
- Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 8 Gilford at No. 1 Derryfield
- No. 5 Hopkinton at No. 4 Laconia
- No. 7 Bishop Brady at No. 2 Pelham
- No. 6 Bow at No. 3 Kearsarge