Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 25)

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)

Bedford (14-1, 3.6667, 1st)
Portsmouth (15-2, 3.4118, 3rd)
Dover (13-3, 3.2500, 2nd)
Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 4th)
Pinkerton (12-5, 2.8235, 5th)
Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
Souhegan (7-7, 2.0000, 7th)
Merrimack (7-7, 2.0000, 9th)
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)

Hanover (12-1, 3.7692, 1st)
Windham (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.1765, 3rd)
Timberlane (12-4, 3.0625, 4th)
Winnacunnet (11-4, 2.9333, 6th)
Goffstown (11-5, 2.7500, 5th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
Merrimack Valley (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (6-7, 1.8462, 10th)
Kennett (6-7, 1.8462, 9th)
ConVal (4-9, 1.2308, 11th)
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)

Bow (15-1, 3.8125, 1st)
St. Thomas (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
Concord Christian (11-4, 2.9333, 5th)
Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
Pelham (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
Derryfield (9-7, 2.2500. 8th)
Kearsarge (7-8, 1.8667, 9th)
Bishop Brady (5-10, 1.3333, 10th)
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.