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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 19)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-19/
- Published: 2023-05-19T14:17:45.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-19T14:17:45.000Z
- Description: There are less than two weeks remaining in the girls lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today’s action.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are less than two weeks remaining in the girls lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today’s action.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine 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 not 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, previous)**

1. Bedford (11-1, 3.5833, 2nd)
2. Dover (12-2, 3.4286, 1st)
3. Portsmouth (13-2, 3.3333, 3rd)
4. Nashua South (11-3, 3.0714, 4th)
5. Bishop Guertin (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
6. Pinkerton (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
7. Souhegan (7-5, 2.3333, 8th)
8. Exeter (8-7, 2.1333, 7th)
9. Merrimack (5-6, 1.8182, 9th)

**Outside:** Londonderry (3-12, 0.8000); Concord (3-12, 0.8000); Salem (2-12, 0.5714); Nashua North (1-14, 0.2667).

**First-round matchup (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 Merrimack at No. 8 **Exeter**

**Quarterfinal matchups**

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

### Division II

**Team (Record, rating, previous)**

1. Hanover (10-1, 3.7273, 1st)
2. Windham (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
3. Hollis Brookline (11-3, 3.2857, 2nd)
4. Goffstown (9-3, 3.0000, 4th)
5. Timberlane (10-4, 2.9286, 6th)
6. Winnacunnet (8-3, 2.9091, 7th)
7. Oyster River-Newmarket (8-4, 2.6667, 5th)
8. Merrimack Valley (7-5, 2.3333, 9th)
9. Kennett (5-6, 1.8182, 8th)
10. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (4-7, 1.4545, 12th)
11. ConVal (4-8, 1.3333, 10th)
12. Kingswood (3-6, 1.3333, 11th)

**Outside:** Pembroke (1-11, 0.3333); Alvirne (0-12, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (6-6, 2.0833); Manchester Central (6-7, 1.8462); Manchester Memorial-West (1-10, 0.3636); Spaulding (1-11, 0.3333).

**Tiebreakers**

- ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating in divisional road games.

**First-round byes (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Hanover
- No. 2 **Windham**
- No. 3 **Hollis Brookline**
- No. 4 Goffstown

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Kennett** at No. 8 **Merrimack Valley**
- No. 12 **Kingswood** at No. 5 **Timberlane**
- No. 10 **John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering** at No. 7 **Oyster River-Newmarket**
- No. 11 **ConVal** at No. 6 **Winnacunnet**

### Division III

**Team (Record, rating)**

1. Bow (12-1, 3.7692, 2nd)
2. St. Thomas (12-1, 3.6923, 3rd)
3. Gilford (10-2, 3.3333, 1st)
4. Hopkinton (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
5. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (9-4, 2.7692, 8th)
6. Concord Christian (8-4, 2.6667, 5th)
7. Pelham (8-4, 2.6667, 7th)
8. Derryfield (7-6, 2.1538\. 6th)
9. Kearsarge (6-7, 1.8462, 9th)
10. Bishop Brady (5-8, 1.5385)
11. Coe-Brown (4-9, 1.2308, 10th)

**Outside:** Lebanon (3-8, 1.0909, 11th); Campbell (3-10, 0.9231); Plymouth (1-11, 0.3333); Trinity (0-12, 0.0000); Laconia (0-12, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Milford (7-6, 2.2308).

**Tiebreakers**

- Concord Christian wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 **Derryfield**
- No. 10 **Bishop Brady** at No. 7 Pelham
- No. 11 **Coe-Brown** at No. 6 **Concord Christian**

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Kearsarge/Derryfield at No. 1 **Bow**
- No. 5 **Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough** at No. 4 Hopkinton
- Bishop Brady/Pelham at No. 2 **St. Thomas**
- Coe-Brown/Concord Christian at No. 3 **Gilford**

### Tournament Schedule

- **First-round games:** Tuesday, May 30.
- **Quarterfinals:** Thursday, June 1.
- **Semifinals:** Saturday, June 3.
- **Championship:** Tuesday, June 6.