Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 23)

(Updated May 23) It’s a little more than one week until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions. These will be updated each day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a m

It’s a little more than one week until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions.

These will be updated each day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

Bedford (14-2, 3.5000)
Souhegan (13-2, 3.4667)
Bishop Guertin (12-3, 3.2000)
Londonderry (11-4, 2.8667)
Pinkerton (11-5, 2.7500)
Merrimack (8-6, 2.2857)
Concord (7-6, 2.1538)
Exeter (8-7, 2.1333)

Outside: Nashua South (7-7, 2.0000); Nashua North (4-9, 1.2308); Manchester Central (4-10, 1.1429); Keene (1-12, 0.3077); Salem (1-12, 0.3077); Dover (1-12, 0.3077).

Remaining schedule

Tuesday: Dover at Salem, 4 p.m.; Merrimack at Nashua North, 3:30 p.m.; Concord at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Goffstown at Keene, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Londonderry, 4:30 p.m.; Exeter at Portsmouth, 5:15 p.m.; Pinkerton at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Central at Souhegan, 7 p.m.; Nashua South at Nashua North, 7 p.m.
Thursday: Bishop Guertin at Dover, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Concord, 7 p.m.
Friday: Souhegan at Concord, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Manchester Central at Keene, 4 p.m.; Salem at Londonderry, 4 p.m.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

No. 8 Exeter at No. 1 Bedford
No. 5 Pinkerton at No. 4 Londonderry
No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Souhegan
No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Bishop Guertin

Division II

Playoff field

Winnacunnet (13-1, 3.7692)
Portsmouth (13-2, 3.4667)
Hanover (9-4, 2.7692)
John Stark (9-4, 2.7692)
Windham (10-6, 2.5000)
Hollis Brookline (7-5, 2.3333)
Oyster River (8-6, 2.2857)
Timberlane (7-7, 2.0714)

Outside: Kingswood (6-6, 2.0000); Goffstown (4-10, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (3-9, 1.0000); Pembroke (3-10, 0.9231); Manchester Memorial (2-11, 0.6154); Alvirne (2-11, 0.6154); Spaulding (1-14, 0.2667).

Remaining schedule

Tuesday: Timberlane at Hollis Brookline, 4 p.m.; Spaulding at John Stark, 4:45 p.m.; Kingswood at Hanover, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Goffstown at Keene, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Windham, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Hollis Brookline, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Londonderry, 4:30 p.m.; Exeter at Portsmouth, 5 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Alvirne, 6 p.m.
Thursday: Spaulding at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; John Stark at Manchester Memorial, 5 p.m.
Friday: Winnacunnet at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Windham at Portsmouth, 5:15 p.m.; Timberlane at Merrimack Valley, 5:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Kingswood, 7 p.m.

Tiebreakers

Hanover wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

No. 8 Timberlane at No. 1 Winnacunnet
No. 5 Windham at No. 4 John Stark
No. 7 Oyster River at No. 2 Portsmouth
No. 6 Hollis Brookline at No. 3 Hanover

Division III

Playoff field

Derryfield (11-1, 3.6667)
Bow (11-1, 3.6667)
Pelham (10-2, 3.3333)
Laconia (11-3, 3.1429)
Hopkinton (9-3, 3.0000)
Kearsarge (9-4, 2.8462)
ConVal (7-5, 2.3333)
Gilford (6-6, 2.0000)

Outside: Bishop Brady (4-7, 1.5455); St. Thomas (5-8, 1.5385); Lebanon (4-7, 1.4545); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-7, 1.4545); Plymouth (4-8, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (1-10, 0.4545); Campbell (1-11, 0.3333); Belmont (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

Tuesday: Belmont at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Lebanon, 4 p.m.; Hopkinton at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Kearsarge at Campbell, 4 p.m.; ConVal at Bow, 4:15 p.m.; Laconia at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Coe-Brown at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.
Thursday: Bow at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Belmont at Coe-Brown, 5:30 p.m.; Gilford at Laconia, 6 p.m.
Friday: Campbell at Belmont, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Pelham at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Bishop Brady at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Keasarge, 7 p.m.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)