Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 21)

The final week of the high school lacrosse regular season is here and there’s a lot still to be determined before it ends.

Every day this week, we’ll keep track of where every team stands as we creep closer to the playoffs. As we get closer to the end of the week, we’ll add in scenarios for each division.

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, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (13-2, 3.4667, 1st)
2. Portsmouth (12-2, 3.3571, 2nd)
3. Bedford (12-3, 3.2000, 3rd)
4. Souhegan (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (12-5, 2.8235, 5th)
6. Nashua South (9-7, 2.2500, 7th)
7. Exeter (9-7, 2.2500, 6th)
8. Londonderry (7-8, 1.8667, 8th)
9. Dover (6-10, 1.5000, 9th)

Outside: Merrimack (5-9, 1.4286, 9th); Concord (2-13, 0.5333); Salem (2-14, 0.5000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Londonderry

Quarterfinal Matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• Wednesday, May 22: Bishop Guertin at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Keene-Monadnock, 4:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.; Concord at Salem, 5:30 p.m.; Dover at Portsmouth, 5:30 p.m.; Merrimack at Exeter, 5:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Souhegan, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Nashua South at Merrimack, 3:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Bow, 4 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Newburyport, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Nashua North, 4 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Portsmouth at Souhegan, 6 p.m.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Winnacunnet (15-1, 3.8750, 1st)
2. Windham (14-2, 3.5625, 2nd)
3. Timberlane (12-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
4. Hanover (10-4, 2.8571, 4th)
5. Merrimack Valley (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
6. Hollis Brookline (9-6, 2.4667, 6th)
7. Goffstown (10-7, 2.3529, 7th)
8. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (8-5, 2.4615, 9th)
9. Kennett (7-5, 2.3333, 8th)
10. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-7, 2.0000, 10th)
11. Kingswood (5-8, 1.5385, 12th)
12. Keene-Monadnock (5-9, 1.4286, NR)

Outside: Manchester Central (5-9, 1.4286, 11th); Pembroke (4-10, 1.1429); Manchester Memorial-West (3-10, 0.9231); Spaulding (2-10, 0.6667); ConVal (1-12, 0.3077); Alvirne (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• Keene-Monadnock wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Winnacunnet
• No. 2 Windham
• No. 3 Timberlane
• No. 4 Hanover

First-round Matchups

• No. 9 Kennett at No. 8 John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering
• No. 12 Keene-Monadnock at No. 5 Merrimack Valley
• No. 10 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 7 Goffstown
• No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 Hollis Brookline

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, May 21: Alvirne at Manchester Memorial-West, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 22: Merrimack Valley at Kennett, 4 p.m.; Spaulding at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Keene-Monadnock, 4:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Manchester Central, 6 p.m.; Oyster River-Newmarket at Goffstown, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Alvirne at John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering, 4 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Windham, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-West at ConVal, 6 p.m.; Hanover at Pembroke, 6 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Spaulding at Hollis Brookline, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Kennett, 4 p.m.
• Saturday, May 25: Brattleboro Union at Keene-Monadnock, 9 a.m.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. St. Thomas (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Bow (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Hopkinton 12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 4th)
5. Pelham (10-3, 3.0769, 5th)
6. Derryfield (9-4, 2.8462, 6th)
7. Lebanon (8-5, 2.4615, 7th)
8. Coe-Brown (8-5, 2.4615, 8th)
9. Laconia (7-7, 2.0000, 9th)
10. Trinity (6-8, 1.7143, 10th)
11. Plymouth (4-10, 1.1429, 11th)

Outside: Kearsarge (3-10, 0.9231); Bishop Brady (3-10, 0.9231); Campbell (2-10, 0.6667); Concord Christian (1-12, 0.3077); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchups (change in bold)

• No. 9 Laconia at No. 8 Coe-Brown
• No. 10 Trinity at No. 7 Lebanon
• No. 11 Plymouth at No. 6 Derryfield

Quarterfinal Matchups

• Laconia/Coe-Brown winner at No. 1 St. Thomas
• No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 Gilford
• Trinity/Lebanon winner at No. 2 Bow
• Plymouth/Derryfield winner at No. 3 Hopkinton

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, May 21: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Bow, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 22: Concord Christian at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Campbell at Lebanon, 4 p.m.; Milford at Gilford, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Trinity, 4 p.m.; Bow at Pelham, 6 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Bishop Brady (at St. Anselm College), 7 p.m.
• Thursday, May 23: Londonderry at Bow, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Campbell at Kearsarge, 6 p.m.
• Friday, May 24: Plymouth at Coe-Brown, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Derryfield, 4 p.m.