Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 16)

It might be hard to believe, but the end of the high school spring sports season is right around the corner. That means it's almost time for the playoffs to begin, and as the regular season winds down, we'll start to take a look at where everyone stands in all three divisions. Here is a look at whe

It might be hard to believe, but the end of the high school spring sports regular season is right around the corner.

That means it's almost time for the playoffs to begin, and as the regular season winds down, we'll start to take a look at where everyone stands in all three divisions.

Here is a look at where teams standing 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)

Portsmouth (13-0, 3.9231)
Pinkerton (10-3, 3.0769)
Exeter (10-3, 3.0769)
Souhegan (6-2, 3.0000)
Nashua South (10-4, 2.7857)
Bishop Guertin (8-4, 2.6667)
Bedford (7-4, 2.5455)
Windham (6-5, 2.1818)
Dover (5-6, 1.8182)

Outside: Salem (4-8, 1.3333); Londonderry (3-7, 1.2000); Man. Central-West (3-10, 0.9231); Nashua North (0-7, 0.0000); Concord (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup

No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Windham

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Playoff Schedule

First Round: June 3, at home of higher seed.
Quarterfinals: June 5, at home of higher seed.
Semifinals: June 7, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
Championship: June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating)

Merrimack (10-0, 4.0000)
Winnacunnet (9-1, 3.8000)
Merrimack Valley (6-2, 3.0000)
Hanover (8-4, 2.6667)
Oyster River-Newmarket (5-3, 2.5000)
Timberlane (5-5, 2.0000)
Kennett (4-5, 1.8889)
Hollis Brookline (4-7, 1.4545)
Kingswood (2-6, 1.0000)

Outside: Goffstown (3-9, 1.0000); Alvirne (0-9, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (2-5, 1.1429); Spaulding (1-8, 0.4444); Manchester Memorial (1-9, 0.4000).

Tiebreakers

Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating against divisional opponents on the road.

First-round matchup

No. 9 Kingswood at No. 8 Hollis Brookline

Quarterfinal matchups

Kingswood/Hollis Brookline at No. 1 Merrimack
No. 5 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 4 Hanover
No. 7 Kennett at No. 2 Winnacunnet
No. 6 Timberlane at No. 3 Merrimack Valley

Playoff Schedule

First Round: June 3, at home of higher seed.
Quarterfinals: June 5, at home of higher seed.
Semifinals: June 7, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua
Championship: June 10, at Bedford High School

Division III

Team (record, rating)

St. Thomas (9-1, 3.6000)
Bow (7-2, 3.2222)
Hopkinton (8-2, 3.2000)
Gilford (8-2, 3.2000)
Laconia (8-2, 3.2000)
John Stark (7-2, 3.1111)
Plymouth (6-2, 3.0000)
Lebanon (5-2, 2.8571)
Derryfield (7-3, 2.8000)
Pelham (5-4, 2.2222)
Campbell (3-3, 2.0000)
ConVal (4-5, 1.8889)
Coe-Brown (3-5, 1.5000)
Kearsarge (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Trinity (3-7, 1.2000); Bishop Brady (1-4, 0.8000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-7, 0.5000); Concord Christian (0-6, 0.0000); Belmont (0-8, 0.0000); Milford (0-9, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Pembroke (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

In a three-way tiebreaker, Gilford and Hopkinton finish ahead of Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes