Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 24)

The final week of the high school lacrosse regular season is here and there’s a lot still to be determined before it ends.

Every day this week, we’ll keep track of where every team stands as we creep closer to the playoffs. As we get closer to the end of the week, we’ll add in scenarios for each division.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine playoff 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 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. Portsmouth (13-2, 3.4000, 2nd)
2. Bishop Guertin (14-3, 3.2941, 1st)
3. Bedford (13-3, 3.2500, 3rd)
4. Souhegan (13-3, 3.2500, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (12-6, 2.6667, 5th)
6. Nashua South (11-7, 2.4444, 6th)
7. Exeter (10-8, 2.2222, 7th)
8. Londonderry (7-10, 1.5882, 8th)
9. Dover (6-11, 1.4118, 9th)

Eliminated: Merrimack (5-11, 1.2500); Concord (3-14, 0.7059); Salem (2-15, 0.4706); Nashua North (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Londonderry

Quarterfinal Matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 24: Portsmouth at Souhegan, 6 p.m.

Scenarios

• Portsmouth clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Souhegan. A loss would drop the Clippers to No. 4.
• Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 1 seed with a Portsmouth loss. Otherwise, the Cardinals will be the No. 2 seed.
• Bedford has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Souhegan clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Portsmouth. A loss would give the Sabers the No. 4 seed.
• Pinkerton has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Nashua South has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Exeter has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Londonderry has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Dover has clinched the No. 9 seed.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Winnacunnet (17-1, 3.9444, 1st)
2. Windham (15-2, 3.5882, 2nd)
3. Timberlane (13-3, 3.3750, 3rd)
4. Hanover (11-4, 2.9333, 4th)
5. Merrimack Valley (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
7. Hollis Brookline (9-6, 2.4667, 6th)
8. Goffstown (11-7, 2.4444, 8th)
9. Kennett (7-6, 2.1538, 9th)
10. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-8, 1.8667, 10th)
11. Kingswood (5-8, 1.5385, 11th)
12. Manchester Central (5-10, 1.3333, NR)

Outside: Keene-Monadnock (5-11, 1.2500, 12th).

Eliminated: Pembroke (4-11, 1.0667); Manchester Memorial-West (4-11, 1.0667); Spaulding (2-11, 0.6154); ConVal (2-12, 0.5714); Alvirne (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Keene-Monadnock wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Winnacunnet
• No. 2 Windham
• No. 3 Timberlane
• No. 4 Hanover

First-round Matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 24: Spaulding at Hollis Brookline, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Kennett, 4 p.m.
• Saturday, May 25: Brattleboro Union at Keene-Monadnock, 9 a.m.

Scenarios

• Winnacunnet has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Windham has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Timberlane has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Hanover has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Merrimack Valley has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Spaulding. The Cavaliers would drop to No. 8 with a loss.
• Goffstown clinches the No. 7 seed with a Hollis Brookline loss. Otherwise, the Grizzlies will be the No. 8 seed.
• Kennett has clinched the No. 9 seed.
• Oyster River-Newmarket has clinched the No. 10 seed.
• Kingswood has clinched the No. 11 seed.
• Keene-Monadnock clinches the final playoff spot with a win over Brattleboro Union. The Blackbirds would be eliminated with a loss.
• Manchester Central clinches the final playoff spot with a loss by Keene-Monadnock.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. St. Thomas (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Bow (15-2, 3.5882, 2nd)
3. Gilford (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Hopkinton (12-2, 3.4286, 4th)
5. Derryfield (12-4, 3.1250, 5th)
6. Pelham (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
7. Lebanon (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
8. Coe-Brown (8-5, 2.4615, 8th)
9. Laconia (7-7, 2.0000, 9th)
10. Trinity (6-9, 1.6000, 10th)
11. Kearsarge (4-10, 1.1429, NR)

Outside: Plymouth (4-10, 1.1429, 11th).

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (4-10, 1.1429); Campbell (2-12, 0.6667); Concord Christian (1-13, 0.2857); Milford (1-14, 0.2667); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• In a three-way tiebreaker, Kearsarge finishes ahead of Plymouth and Bishop Brady thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round Matchups (change in bold)

• No. 9 Laconia at No. 8 Coe-Brown
• No. 10 Trinity at No. 7 Lebanon
• No. 11 Plymouth at No. 6 Pelham

Quarterfinal Matchups

• Laconia/Coe-Brown winner at No. 1 St. Thomas
• No. 5 Derryfield at No. 4 Hopkinton
• Trinity/Lebanon winner at No. 2 Bow
• Plymouth/Pelham winner at No. 3 Gilford

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 24: Plymouth at Coe-Brown, 4 p.m.

Scenarios

• St. Thomas has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Bow has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Gilford has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Hopkinton has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Derryfield has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Pelham has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Lebanon has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Coe-Brown has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Laconia has clinched the No. 9 seed.
• Trinity has clinched the No. 10 seed.
• Plymouth clinches the No. 11 seed with a win over Coe-Brown. A loss eliminates the Bobcats.
• Kearsarge clinches the No. 11 seed with a Plymouth loss.