> ## 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 25) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-25-5/ - Published: 2023-05-25T20:11:45.000Z - Updated: 2023-05-25T20:11:45.000Z - Description: There are just a few 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. - 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 There are just a few 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 (14-1, 3.6667, 1st) 2. Portsmouth (15-2, 3.4118, 3rd) 3. Dover (13-3, 3.2500, 2nd) 4. Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 4th) 5. Pinkerton (12-5, 2.8235, 5th) 6. Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500, 6th) 7. Souhegan (7-7, 2.0000, 7th) 8. Merrimack (7-7, 2.0000, 9th) 9. Exeter (8-9, 1.8824, 8th) **Eliminated:** Londonderry (4-13, 0.9412); Concord (3-13, 0.7500); Salem (2-14, 0.5000); Nashua North (1-16, 0.2353). **First-round matchup (changes in bold)** - No. 9 **Exeter** at No. 8 **Merrimack** **Quarterfinal matchups** - Exeter/Merrimack at No. 1 Bedford - No. 5 Pinkerton at No. 4 Nashua South - No. 7 Souhegan at No. 2 **Portsmouth** - No. 6 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 **Dover** **Remaining Schedule** - **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.; Salem at Concord, 6:30 p.m. **Scenarios** - Bedford clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Newburyport or a loss and a Portsmouth loss to Souhegan. - Portsmouth clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Souhegan and a Bedford loss to Newburyport. - Dover clinches the No. 2 seed with a Portsmouth loss to Souhegan. Otherwise, the Green Wave will be the No. 3 seed. - Nashua South clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Keene-Monadnock or Merrimack. The Panthers would drop to No. 6 with two losses. - Pinkerton clinches the No. 4 seed with two losses by South. Otherwise, the Astros will be the No. 5 seed. - Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 5 seed with two losses by South. Otherwise, the Cardinals will be the No. 6 seed. - Souhegan clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Portsmouth. - Merrimack clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Nashua South and a Souhegan loss. - Exeter clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Winnacunnet and losses by Souhegan and Merrimack. ### Division II **Team (Record, rating, previous)** 1. Hanover (12-1, 3.7692, 1st) 2. Windham (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd) 3. Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.1765, 3rd) 4. Timberlane (12-4, 3.0625, 4th) 5. Winnacunnet (11-4, 2.9333, 6th) 6. Goffstown (11-5, 2.7500, 5th) 7. Oyster River-Newmarket (10-5, 2.6667, 7th) 8. Merrimack Valley (8-6, 2.2857, 8th) 9. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (6-7, 1.8462, 10th) 10. Kennett (6-7, 1.8462, 9th) 11. ConVal (4-9, 1.2308, 11th) 12. Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308, 12th) **Eliminated:** 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 (1-11, 0.3333); Spaulding (1-14, 0.2667). **Tiebreakers** - John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - 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 **John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering** at No. 8 Merrimack Valley - No. 12 Kingswood at No. 5 **Winnacunnet** - No. 10 **Kennett** at No. 7 Oyster River-Newmarket - No. 11 ConVal at No. 6 **Goffstown** **Remaining Schedule** - **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); Windham at Keene-Monadnock (May 24). **Scenarios** - Hanover clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Pembroke. - Windham clinches the No. 1 seed if it beat Keene-Monadnock and with a Hanover loss. The Jaguars will be no lower than No. 2. - Hollis Brookline has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Winnacunnet clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Exeter. A loss drops the Warriors to No. 6. - Timberlane clinches the No. 4 seed with a Winnacunnet loss to Exeter. - Goffstown clinches the No. 5 seed with a Winnacunnet loss to Exeter. - Oyster River-Newmarket has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Merrimack Valley has clinched the No. 8 seed. - John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering, Kennett, ConVal and Kingswood have clinched playoff spots. ### Division III **Team (Record, rating)** 1. Bow (15-1, 3.8125, 1st) 2. St. Thomas (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd) 3. Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd) 4. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 4th) 5. Concord Christian (11-4, 2.9333, 5th) 6. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (10-4, 2.8571, 6th) 7. Pelham (9-5, 2.5714, 7th) 8. Derryfield (9-7, 2.2500\. 8th) 9. Kearsarge (7-8, 1.8667, 9th) 10. Bishop Brady (5-10, 1.3333, 10th) 11. Coe-Brown (5-10, 1.3333, 11th) **Outside:** Lebanon (4-9, 1.2308). **Eliminated:** Campbell (3-12, 0.8000); Laconia (1-13, 0.2857); Plymouth (1-14, 0.2667); Trinity (0-15, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Milford (7-8, 1.9333). **Tiebreakers** - Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory. **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 **Remaining Schedule** - **Thursday, May 25:** Lebanon at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Gilford at Milford, 5 p.m. - **Friday, May 26:** Nashua North at Derryfield, 4 p.m. **Scenarios** - Bow has clinched the No. 1 seed. - St. Thomas has clinched the No. 2 seed. - Gilford has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Hopkinton has clinched the No. 4 seed. - Concord Christian has clinched the No. 5 seed. - Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough has clinched the No. 6 seed. - Pelham has clinched the No. 7 seed. - Derryfield has clinched the No. 8 seed. - Kearsarge has clinched the No. 9 seed. - Lebanon clinches the No. 10 seed with a win over Campbell. A loss eliminated the Raiders. - Bishop Brady has clinched a playoff spot. The Giants will be the No. 10 seed with a Lebanon loss, or the No. 11 seed with a Lebanon win. - Coe-Brown clinches the No. 11 seed with a Lebanon loss to Campbell. ### Tournament Schedule - **First-round games:** Tuesday, May 30. - **Quarterfinals:** Thursday, June 1. - **Semifinals:** Saturday, June 3. - **Championship:** Tuesday, June 6.