Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 10)

Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning. There are just two full weeks left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place f

Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning.

There are just two full weeks left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine playoff teams, Division II will have 12 teams and Division III will have 11 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are eligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, last week)

Portsmouth (8-1, 3.4444, 2nd)
Bishop Guertin (9-2, 3.2727, 3rd)
Pinkerton (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
Souhegan (9-3, 3.0000, 6th)
Bedford (8-3, 2.9091, 1st)
Exeter (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
Nashua South (6-5, 2.1818, 7th)
Londonderry (5-6, 1.8182, 9th)
Dover (5-7, 1.6667, 8th)

Outside: Merrimack (4-7, 1.4545); Salem (2-10, 0.6667); Concord (1-10, 0.3636); Nashua North (1-11, 0.3333).

First-round Matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Londonderry

Quarterfinal Matchups

Dover/Londonderry at No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 5 Bedford at No. 4 Souhegan
No. 7 Nashua South at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
No. 6 Exeter at No. 3 Pinkerton

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

Winnacunnet (9-1, 3.8000, 1st)
Windham (11-2, 3.4615, 2nd)
Hollis Brookline (8-3, 3.0000, 8th)
Timberlane (7-3, 2.9000, 7th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (7-3, 2.8000, 5th)
Hanover (6-3, 2.6667, 3rd)
Goffstown (8-4, 2.6667, 6th)
Merrimack Valley (6-3, 2.6667, 4th)
Manchester Central (5-5, 2.0000, 11th)
Kennett (4-5, 1.7778, NR)
John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (3-4, 1.7143, 10th)
Keene-Monadnock (4-6, 1.6000, 9th)

Outside: Manchester Memorial-West (3-7, 1.2000, 12th); Kingswood (3-7, 1.2000); Spaulding (2-8, 0.8000); ConVal (1-7, 0.5000); Pembroke (1-8, 0.4444); Alvirne (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

In a three-way tiebreaker, Hanover, Goffstown and Merrimack Valley finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head games.

First-round Byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Winnacunnet
No. 2 Windham
No. 3 Hollis Brookline
No. 4 Timberlane

First-round Matchups

No. 9 Manchester Central at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
No. 12 Keene-Monadnock at No. 5 Oyster River-Newmarket
No. 10 Kennett at No. 7 Goffstown
No. 11 John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering at No. 6 Hanover

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

St. Thomas (9-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Gilford (8-1, 3.5556, 3rd)
Hopkinton (8-2, 3.2000, 6th)
Bow (7-2, 3.1111, 2nd)
Pelham (7-2, 3.1111, 5th)
Derryfield (6-3, 2.7778, 4th)
Lebanon (4-3, 2.2857, 8th)
Laconia (5-5, 2.0000, 7th)
Coe-Brown (4-5, 1.7778, 11th)
Trinity (4-5, 1.7778, 9th)
Plymouth (4-7, 1.4545, 10th)

Outside: Kearsarge (2-6, 1.0000); Bishop Brady (2-7, 0.8889); Campbell (2-7, 0.8889); Concord Christian (1-6, 0.5714); Milford (1-8, 0.4444); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Bow wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchups (change in bold)