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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-7/
- Published: 2017-05-08T16:07:47.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-08T16:07:47.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than three 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, NH High School Sports Insider, playoff picture, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than three 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. Bedford (10-0, 4.0000)
2. Souhegan (9-1, 3.6000)
3. Pinkerton (8-1, 3.5556)
4. Bishop Guertin (8-3, 2.9091)
5. Londonderry (6-3, 2.5556)
6. Merrimack (5-4, 2.2222)
7. Exeter (5-5, 2.0000)
8. Concord (3-3, 2.0000)

**Outside:** Nashua North (4-5, 1.7778); Nashua South (3-6, 1.3333); Manchester Central (3-7, 1.2000); Keene (1-7, 0.5000); Dover (0-7, 0.0000); Salem (0-8, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head win.

**First-round matchups**

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

### Division II

**Playoff field**

1. Winnacunnet (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Portsmouth (8-2, 3.2000)
3. Hollis Brookline (4-2, 2.6667)
4. John Stark (4-2, 2.6667)
5. Windham (6-4, 2.4000)
6. Hanover (4-3, 2.2857)
7. Timberlane (3-3, 2.0000)
8. Kingswood (3-4, 1.7143)

**Outside:** Oyster River (3-4, 1.7143); Merrimack Valley (3-4, 1.7143); Goffstown (3-5, 1.5000); Manchester Memorial (2-5, 1.1429); Alvirne (1-5, 0.6667); Pembroke (0-7, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-7, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Kingswood wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley and Oyster River for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round matchups**

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

### Division III

**Playoff field**

1. Derryfield (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Bow (4-1, 3.2000)
3. Pelham (4-1, 3.2000)
4. Kearsarge (5-2, 3.0000)
5. Laconia (5-2, 2.8571)
6. Hopkinton (5-2, 2.8571)
7. ConVal (3-3, 2.0000)
8. Gilford (3-3, 2.0000)

**Outside:** Bishop Brady (2-3, 1.6000); Plymouth (2-4, 1.3333); St. Thomas (2-4, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (1-4, 1.0000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-3, 1.0000); Belmont (0-3, 0.0000); Campbell (0-4, 0.0000); Lebanon (0-5, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bow wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- ConVal 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 Laconia at No. 4 Kearsarge
- No. 7 ConVal at No. 2 Bow
- No. 6 Hopkinton at No. 3 Pelham