Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 23)

The regular season is quickly coming to a close, with just a few days remaining and a whole lot of games still to be played. Some teams have already locked in playoff spots and are battling for seeding. Some teams are still fighting just to get in to the tournament. Here is a look at where teams s

The regular season is quickly coming to a close, with just a few days remaining and a whole lot of games still to be played.

Some teams have already locked in playoff spots and are battling for seeding. Some teams are still fighting just to get in to the tournament.

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, previous)

Portsmouth (16-0, 3.9375, 1st)
Pinkerton (13-3, 3.2500, 2nd)
Exeter (12-4, 3.0000, 3rd)
Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 5th)
Souhegan (8-3, 2.9091, 4th)
Bishop Guertin (8-5, 2.4615, 6th)
Bedford (8-6, 2.2857, 7th)
Dover (6-7, 1.8462, 9th)
Windham (6-8, 1.7143, 8th)

Outside: Londonderry (5-8, 2.5000); Salem (5-11, 1.2500); Man. Central-West (3-11, 0.8571); Concord (1-13, 0.2857); Nashua North (0-9, 0.0000).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Windham at No. 8 Dover

Quarterfinal matchups

Windham/Dover at No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 5 Souhegan at No. 4 Nashua South
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, previous)

Merrimack (11-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Winnacunnet (12-1, 3.8462, 2nd)
Merrimack Valley (9-3, 3.0000, 3rd)
Oyster River-Newmarket (8-4, 2.6667, 5th)
Hanover (9-5, 2.5714, 4th)
Timberlane (8-5, 2.5385, 6th)
Kennett (5-6, 1.9091, 7th)
Hollis Brookline (5-8, 1.5385, 8th)
Goffstown (4-10, 1.1429, NR)

Outside: Kingswood (3-8, 1.0909, 9th); Alvirne (1-11, 0.3333).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (2-7, 0.8889); Spaulding (1-11, 0.3333); Manchester Memorial (1-12, 0.3077).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Hollis Brookline

Quarterfinal matchups

Goffstown/Hollis Brookline at No. 1 Merrimack
No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Oyster River-Newmarket
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, previous)

St. Thomas (11-1, 3.6667, 1st)
John Stark (10-2, 3.3333, 6th)
Hopkinton (10-2, 3.3333, 3rd)
Gilford (9-2, 3.2727, 4th)
Bow (9-3, 3.0833, 2nd)
Derryfield (9-3, 3.0000, 9th)
Laconia (9-3, 3.0000, 5th)
Lebanon (6-3, 2.6667, 8th)
Pelham (7-5, 2.3333, 10th)
Coe-Brown (6-5, 2.1818, 13th)
Kearsarge (6-5, 2.1818, 14th)
Plymouth (6-5, 2.1818, 7th)
Trinity (4-7, 1.4545, NR)
ConVal (4-8, 1.4167, 12th)

Outside: Campbell (3-6, 1.3333, 11th); Bishop Brady (1-7, 0.5000); Concord Christian (1-8, 0.4444); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-9, 0.4000); Belmont (0-11, 0.0000); Milford (0-11, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Pembroke (2-8, 0.8000).

Tiebreakers

John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Coe-Brown finishes ahead of Kearsarge and Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)