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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 25)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-25/
- Published: 2017-05-25T15:01:59.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-25T15:01:59.000Z
- Description: (Updated May 25 with scenarios for each division) It’s less than one week until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions. These will be updated each day this week for Sports Insider Me
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s less than one week until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions.

These will be updated each day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division I

**Playoff field**

1. Bedford (15-2, 3.5294)
2. Souhegan (14-2, 3.5000)
3. Bishop Guertin (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Londonderry (13-4, 3.0000)
5. Pinkerton (13-5, 2.8889)
6. Merrimack (9-7, 2.2500)
7. Nashua South (8-8, 2.0000)
8. Concord (7-7, 2.0000)

**Outside:** Exeter (8-9, 1.8824); Nashua North (4-11, 1.0667); Manchester Central (4-11, 1.0667); Dover (2-12, 0.5714); Keene (2-13, 0.5333); Salem (1-13, 0.2857).

**Tiebreakers**

- Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Remaining schedule**

- **Thursday:** Bishop Guertin at Dover, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Concord, 7 p.m.
- **Friday:** Souhegan at Concord, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Manchester Central at Keene, 4 p.m.; Salem at Londonderry, 4 p.m.

**Scenarios**

- If Souhegan beats Concord, it is the No. 1 seed and Bedford is the No. 2 seed. If Souhegan loses, it falls to No. 2 and Bedford is No. 1
- Bishop Guertin clinches the three seed with a win against Dover or a Londonderry loss to Salem.
- Londonderry clinches the fourth seed with a win, or a loss and both a loss by Concord to Nashua North or Souhegan, and a loss by Exeter against Winnacunnet.
- Pinkerton clinches the fourth seed with a Londonderry loss and both an Exeter win over Winnacunnet and Concord wins against North and Souhegan.
- Merrimack has clinched the sixth seed.
- Nashua South gets in with a Concord loss to North or Souhegan.
- Exeter gets in with a win over Winnacunnet and a Concord loss to North or Souhegan, or with a loss and two Concord losses.
- Concord needs a win over North or Souhegan and an Exeter loss to get in.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 8 **Concord** at No. 1 Bedford
- No. 5 Pinkerton at No. 4 Londonderry
- No. 7 **Nashua South** at No. 2 Souhegan
- No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Bishop Guertin

### Division II

**Playoff field**

1. Winnacunnet (14-1, 3.8000)
2. Portsmouth (15-2, 3.5882)
3. John Stark (10-4, 2.8571)
4. Hanover (10-5, 2.6667)
5. Windham (11-6, 2.5882)
6. Hollis Brookline (9-5, 2.5714)
7. Oyster River (8-6, 2.2857)
8. Timberlane (7-8, 1.9333)

**Outside:** Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462); Goffstown (4-11, 1.0667); Merrimack Valley (3-10, 0.9231); Pembroke (3-10, 0.9231); Manchester Memorial (2-12, 0.5714); Alvirne (2-12, 0.5714); Spaulding (1-15, 0.2500).

**Remaining schedule**

- **Thursday:** Spaulding at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; John Stark at Manchester Memorial, 5 p.m.
- **Friday:** Winnacunnet at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Windham at Portsmouth, 5:15 p.m.; Timberlane at Merrimack Valley, 5:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Kingswood, 7 p.m.

**Scenarios**

- Winnacunnet and Portsmouth will be the top two seeds. The Warriors will be the No. 1 seed with a win over Exeter or with a loss and a Portsmouth loss. Portsmouth gets the one seed with a win over Windham and a Winnacunnet loss.
- John Stark clinches the three seed with a win over Manchester Memorial. Hanover clinches the three seed if John Stark loses to Memorial.
- Windham clinches the fifth seed with a win over Portsmouth. A loss moves Hollis Brookline up to fifth and drops Windham to sixth.
- Oyster River has clinched the seventh seed.
- Kingswood clinches the eighth seed with a win over Pembroke. Timberlane gets the eighth seed with a win over Merrimack Valley and a Kingswood loss.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 8 Timberlane at No. 1 Winnacunnet
- No. 5 Windham at No. 4 **Hanover**
- No. 7 Oyster River at No. 2 Portsmouth
- No. 6 Hollis Brookline at No. 3 **John Stark**

### Division III

**Playoff field**

1. Derryfield (12-1, 3.6923)
2. Bow (12-1, 3.6923)
3. Laconia (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429)
5. Pelham (10-3, 3.0769)
6. Kearsarge (10-4, 2.9286)
7. ConVal (7-6, 2.1538)
8. Gilford (7-6, 2.1538)

**Outside:** St. Thomas (5-8, 1.5385); Lebanon (5-8, 1.5385); Bishop Brady (4-8, 1.4167); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-8, 1.3333); Plymouth (4-9, 1.2308); Coe-Brown (1-11, 0.3333); Campbell (1-12, 0.3077); Belmont (0-12, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Remaining schedule**

- **Thursday:** Bow at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Belmont at Coe-Brown, 5:30 p.m.; Gilford at Laconia, 6 p.m.
- **Friday:** Campbell at Belmont, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Pelham at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Bishop Brady at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Keasarge, 7 p.m.

**Scenarios**

- The winner of Thursday's game between Derryfield and Bow get the No. 1 seed. The loser is the No. 2 seed.
- Laconia clinches the three seed with a win over Gilford. A loss drops the Sachems to fourth and Hopkinton moves up No. 3\. A loss and a Pelham win against St. Thomas drops the Sachesm to fifth and the Pythons move up to fourth.
- A Laconia win gives Hopkinton the fourth seed.
- A Laconia win and a Pelham win gives the Pythons the fifth seed. A Pelham loss and a Kearsarge win over Lebanon moves the Cougars up to fifth and drops the Pythons to sixth.
- A ConVal win over Bishop Brady clinches the seventh seed. A ConVal loss and a Gilford win gives the Eagles the seventh seed.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 8 Gilford at No. 1 Derryfield
- No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 Hopkinton
- No. 7 ConVal at No. 2 Bow
- No. 6 Kearsarge at No. 3 Laconia