Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 24)

There are three days remaining in the girls lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today’s action.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine 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 not 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. Bedford (13-1, 3.6429, 1st)
2. Dover (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
3. Portsmouth (14-2, 3.3750, 3rd)
4. Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
6. Bishop Guertin (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
7. Souhegan (7-6, 2.1538, 7th)
8. Exeter (8-8, 2.0000, 8th)
9. Merrimack (6-7, 1.8462, 9th)

Outside: Londonderry (4-12, 1.0000); Concord (3-13, 0.7500); Salem (2-14, 0.5000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Merrimack at No. 8 Exeter

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• Wednesday, May 24: Souhegan at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Londonderry, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Bishop Guertin, 4 p.m.; Portsmouth at Dover, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Merrimack, 5 p.m.; Salem at Concord, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 25: Keene-Monadnock at Nashua South, 6 p.m.; Souhegan at Portsmouth, 6:45 p.m.
• Friday, May 26: Nashua South at Merrimack, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Newburyport at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.

Division II

Team (Record, rating, previous)

1. Hanover (11-1, 3.7500, 1st)
2. Windham (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
3. Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.1765, 3rd)
4. Timberlane (12-4, 3.0625, 5th)
5. Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333, 4th)
6. Winnacunnet (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
7. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
8. Merrimack Valley (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
9. Kennett (6-6, 2.0000, 9th)
10. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (6-7, 1.8462, 10th)
11. ConVal (4-9, 1.2308, 11th)
12. Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308, 12th)

Outside: Pembroke (2-12, 0.5714); Alvirne (0-15, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (7-7, 2.0714); Manchester Central (6-10, 1.5000); Manchester Memorial-West (1-10, 0.3636); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857).

Tiebreakers

• ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating in divisional road games.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Hanover
• No. 2 Windham
• No. 3 Hollis Brookline
• No. 4 Timberlane

First-round matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• Wednesday, May 24: Goffstown at Oyster River-Newmarket, 4 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Windham, 4:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Spaulding, 5 p.m.; Kennett at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, May 25: Pembroke at Hanover, 4:15 p.m.; John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; ConVal at Manchester Memorial-West, 4:30 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Nashua South, 6 p.m.
• Friday, May 26: Exeter at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Kingswood, 7 p.m.
• No results reported: Kingswood at Manchester Memorial-West (May 15); Hanover at Manchester Memorial-West (May 22).

Division III

Team (Record, rating)

1. Bow (14-1, 3.8000, 1st)
2. St. Thomas (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Concord Christian (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
6. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
7. Pelham (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
8. Derryfield (9-6, 2.4000. 8th)
9. Kearsarge (7-8, 1.8667, 9th)
10. Bishop Brady (5-9, 1.4286, 10th)
11. Coe-Brown (5-10, 1.3333, 11th)

Outside: Lebanon (4-9, 1.2308); Campbell (3-12, 0.8000); Laconia (1-13, 0.2857); Plymouth (1-14, 0.2667); Trinity (0-14, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Milford (7-8, 1.9333).

Tiebreakers

• Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 Derryfield
• No. 10 Bishop Brady at No. 7 Pelham
• No. 11 Coe-Brown at No. 6 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough

Quarterfinal matchups

• Kearsarge/Derryfield at No. 1 Bow
• No. 5 Concord Christian at No. 4 Hopkinton
• Bishop Brady/Pelham at No. 2 St. Thomas
• Coe-Brown/Concord Christian at No. 3 Gilford

Tournament Schedule

• First-round games: Tuesday, May 30.
• Quarterfinals: Thursday, June 1.
• Semifinals: Saturday, June 3.
• Championship: Tuesday, June 6.