> ## 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 24) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-24-2/ - Published: 2018-05-24T14:00:45.000Z - Updated: 2018-05-24T14:00:45.000Z - Description: (Updated May 24) 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 (16-1, 3.7647) 2. Souhegan (15-2, 3.5294) 3. Bedford (14-3, 3.2941) 4. Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500) 5. Merrimack (11-5, 2.7500) 6. Exeter (11-6, 2.5882) 7. Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667) 8. Londonderry (6-11, 1.4118) **Outside:** Concord (4-10, 1.1429); Nashua North (4-10, 1.1429). **Eliminated:** Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Keene (4-11, 1.0667); Manchester Central (3-12, 0.8000); Salem (1-13, 0.2857). **Remaining Schedule** - **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. **Tiebreakers** - Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory. **Scenarios** - Pinkerton has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Souhegan has clinched the No. 2 seed. - Bedford has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Dover. A loss would drop the Cardinals to No. 5 or 6. - Merrimack clinches the No. 4 seed with a Bishop Guertin loss to Dover. The Tomahawks can finish no lower than No. 5. - Exeter clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Winnacunnet and a Bishop Guertin loss to Dover. The Blue Hawks can finish no lower than No. 6. - Nashua South has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Londonderry clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Salem, or with a loss and a loss on Friday by the team that wins Thursday's Nashua North-Concord game. - The loser of Thursday's Nashua North-Concord game is eliminated. The winner needs to also win its final game Friday and have Londonderry lose to Salem. **Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 8 Londonderry at No. 1 Pinkerton - No. 5 **Merrimack** at No. 4 **Bishop Guertin** - 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 (14-3, 3.2941) 3. John Stark (12-3, 3.2000) 4. Hollis Brookline (11-4, 2.9333) 5. Windham (12-5, 2.8235) 6. Oyster River (9-5, 2.5714) 7. Hanover (8-8, 2.0000) 8. Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462) **Outside:** Goffstown (6-9, 1.6000). **Eliminated:** Milford (5-9, 1.4286); Timberlane (5-9, 1.4286); Alvirne (4-9, 1.2308); Pembroke (4-10, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (2-12, 0.5714); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857); Manchester Memorial (0-15, 0.0000). **Remaining Schedule** - **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 clinches the No. 1 seed with a win in one of its final two games, or with a Portsmouth loss to Windham. - Portsmouth clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Windham and losses by Winnacunnet in its final two games. - John Stark has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Hollis Brookline has clinched the No. 4 seed. - Windham has clinched the No. 5 seed. - Oyster River has clinched the No. 6 seed. - Hanover has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Kingswood clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Hanover, or a Goffstown loss to Spaulding. - Goffstown clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Spaulding and a Kingswood loss to Hanover **Quarterfinal matchups** - 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 (10-2, 3.3333) 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); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (3-10, 0.9231); Coe-Brown (3-11, 0.8571); Plymouth (2-12, 0.5714); Belmont (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (0-13, 0.0000). **Remaining Schedule** - **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, 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** - 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.