> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 23) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-23-2/ - Published: 2018-05-23T14:24:05.000Z - Updated: 2018-05-23T14:24:05.000Z - Description: (Updated May 23) It’s the final week of the regular season and there’s still a lot left to be decided before the start of the girls lacrosse playoffs. Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sport - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 It’s the final week of the regular season and there’s still a lot left to be decided before the start of the girls lacrosse playoffs. Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below. *Note: All three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.* ### Division I **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Pinkerton (15-1, 3.7500) 2. Souhegan (14-2, 3.5000) 3. Bedford (14-3, 3.2941) 4. Merrimack (11-4, 2.9333) 5. Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500) 6. Exeter (10-6, 2.5000) 7. Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667) 8. Londonderry (6-10, 1.5000) **Outside:** Concord (4-10, 1.1429); Nashua North (4-10, 1.1429). **Eliminated:** Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Keene (3-11, 0.8571); Manchester Central (3-11, 0.8571); Salem (1-13, 0.2857). **Remaining Schedule** - **Wednesday:** Merrimack at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Hanover (D2), 5 p.m.; Keene at Goffstown (D2), 5:30 p.m.; Exeter at Portsmouth (D2), 5:45 p.m.; Souhegan at Manchester Central, 7 p.m. - **Thursday:** Dover at Bishop Guertin, 6 p.m.; Nashua North at Concord, 7 p.m. - **Friday:** Exeter at Winnacunnet (D2), 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Salem, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Nashua South, 5:30 p.m.; Concord at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Manchester Central, 7 p.m. **Scenarios** - Pinkerton clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Merrimack. - Souhegan can get the No. 1 seed by winning out and a Pinkerton loss. - Bedford can get the No. 2 seed with two losses by Souhegan. Bedford can finish no lower than No. 3. - Merrimack clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Pinkerton. - Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Dover and a Merrimack loss. - Exeter will be the No. 6 seed unless it wins out and Bishop Guertin loses to Dover. - Nashua South has clinched a playoff spot and will be the No. 7 seed if it beats Nashua North or if Londonderry loses one of its two remaining games. - Londonderry needs a win in one of its two remaining games to clinch a playoff spot. - The loser of Thursday's Nashua North-Concord game is eliminated. The winner needs to win out and have Londonderry lose both of its remaining games to have a shot. **Quarterfinal matchups** - No. 8 Londonderry at No. 1 Pinkerton - No. 5 Bishop Guertin at No. 4 Merrimack - No. 7 Nashua South at No. 2 Souhegan - No. 6 Exeter at No. 3 Bedford Quarterfinals are scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at the home of the higher seed. ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Winnacunnet (13-1, 3.7857) 2. Portsmouth (14-2, 3.5000) 3. John Stark (12-3, 3.2000) 4. Hollis Brookline (10-4, 2.8571) 5. Windham (12-5, 2.8235) 6. Oyster River (8-5, 2.4615) 7. Hanover (7-8, 1.8667) 8. Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462) **Outside:** Goffstown (6-8, 1.7143). **Eliminated:** Milford (5-8, 1.5385);Timberlane (5-9, 1.4286); Alvirne (4-9, 1.2308); Pembroke (4-10, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (2-11, 0.6154); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857); Manchester Memorial (0-15, 0.0000). **Remaining Schedule** - **Wednesday:** Hollis Brookline at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Oyster River at Milford, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Hanover, 5 p.m.; Keene (D1) at Goffstown, 5:30 p.m.; Exeter (D1) at Portsmouth, 5:45 p.m. - **Thursday:** Alvirne at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.; Windham at Portsmouth, 6:15 p.m. - **Friday:** Goffstown at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Exeter (D1) at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m. **Scenarios** - Winnacunnet can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Exeter, or a win in either of its final two games and a Portsmouth loss. - Portsmouth can clinch the No. 1 seed by winning out and with a Winnacunnet loss to Exeter. - John Stark has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Hollis Brookline will clinch the No. 4 seed with a win. - Windham will clinch the No. 4 seed with a Hollis Brookline loss. - Oyster River has clinched the No. 6 seed. - Hanover clinches a playoff spot with a win. **Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 8 **Kingswood** at No. 1 Winnacunnet - No. 5 Windham at No. 4 Hollis Brookline - No. 7 **Hanover** at No. 2 Portsmouth - No. 6 Oyster River at No. 3 John Stark Quarterfinals are scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at the home of the higher seed. ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Derryfield (13-1, 3.7143) 2. Hopkinton (12-1, 3.6923) 3. Bow (9-2, 3.2727) 4. Laconia (10-3, 3.0769) 5. Pelham (10-3, 3.0769) 6. ConVal (9-4, 2.7692) 7. Gilford (9-4, 2.7692) 8. Kearsarge (10-5, 2.7333) **Outside:** Bishop Brady (7-5, 2.4167). **Eliminated:** Lebanon (5-8, 1.5385); St. Thomas (4-9, 1.2308); Campbell (4-9, 1.2308); Coe-Brown (3-10, 0.9231); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (3-10, 0.9231); Plymouth (2-12, 0.5714); Belmont (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (0-13, 0.0000). **Remaining Schedule** - **Wednesday:** Coe-Brown at Bow, 4 p.m. - **Thursday:** Bow at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Trinity at Derryfield, 4 p.m. - **Friday:** Belmont at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Bow at Pelham, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 4:30 p.m.; ConVal at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.; Lebanon at Kearsarge, 7 p.m. **Tiebreakers** - Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents. **Scenarios** - Derryfield clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Trinity - Hopkinton gets the No. 1 seed with a win over St. Thomas and a Derryfield loss. - Bow clinches a playoff spot with a win and clinches the No. 3 seed by winning out. - Laconia and Pelham have clinched playoff spots. - ConVal, Gilford and Kearsarge all clinch a playoff spot with a win, or with a Bishop Brady loss. - Bishop Brady can clinch a playoff spot if it wins out. **Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 8 **Kearsarge** at No. 1 Derryfield - No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 Laconia - No. 7 **Gilford** at No. 2 Hopkinton - No. 6 ConVal at No. 3 Bow Quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, May 31, at the home of the higher seed.