> ## 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 26) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-26-4/ - Published: 2023-05-26T19:55:02.000Z - Updated: 2023-05-26T19:55:02.000Z - 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 (16-2, 3.4444, 3rd) 3. Dover (13-3, 3.2500, 2nd) 4. Nashua South (13-4, 3.0000, 4th) 5. Pinkerton (12-5, 2.8235, 5th) 6. Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500, 6th) 7. Merrimack (7-7, 2.0000, 8th) 8. Exeter (8-9, 1.8824, 9th) 9. Souhegan (7-8, 1.8667, 7th) **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 **Souhegan** at No. 8 **Exeter** **Quarterfinal matchups** - Souhegan/Exeter at No. 1 Bedford - No. 5 Pinkerton at No. 4 Nashua South - No. 7 **Merrimack** at No. 2 Portsmouth - No. 6 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 Dover **Remaining Schedule** - **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. - Portsmouth clinches the No. 1 seed with a Bedford loss to Newburyport. - Dover has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Nashua South has clinched the No. 4 seed. - Pinkerton has clinched the No. 5 seed. - Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 6 seed. - Merrimack clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Nashua South. The Tomahawks will be the No. 8 seed with a loss and an Exeter loss. They will be the No. 9 seed with a loss and an Exeter win. - Exeter clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Winnacunnet and a loss by Merrimack. The Blue Hawks will be the No. 8 seed with a win and a Merrimack win. They will be the No. 9 seed with a loss. - Souhegan clinches the No. 7 seed with a Merrimack loss and an Exeter loss. The Sabers will be the No. 8 seed if one of those teams win and the other loses. They'll be the No. 9 seed if they both win. ### Division II **Team (Record, rating, previous)** 1. Hanover (13-1, 3.7857, 1st) 2. Windham (14-2, 3.5000, 2nd) 3. Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.1765, 3rd) 4. Timberlane (12-4, 3.0625, 4th) 5. Winnacunnet (11-4, 2.9333, 5th) 6. Goffstown (11-5, 2.7500, 6th) 7. Oyster River-Newmarket (10-5, 2.6667, 7th) 8. Merrimack Valley (8-6, 2.2857, 8th) 9. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (7-7, 2.0000, 9th) 10. Kennett (6-7, 1.8462, 10th) 11. Kingswood (5-9, 1.4286, 12th) 12. ConVal (4-9, 1.2308, 11th) **Eliminated:** Pembroke (2-13, 0.5333); Alvirne (0-16, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (7-9, 1.8125); Manchester Central (6-10, 1.5000); Manchester Memorial-West (1-12, 0.2667); Spaulding (1-14, 0.2667). **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 **ConVal** at No. 5 Winnacunnet - No. 10 Kennett at No. 7 Oyster River-Newmarket - No. 11 **Kingswood** at No. 6 Goffstown **Remaining Schedule** - **Friday, May 26:** Exeter at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Kingswood, 7 p.m. - **No results reported:** ConVal at Manchester Memorial-West (May 25) **Scenarios** - Hanover has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Windham has clinched the No. 2 seed. - 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 has clinched the No. 9 seed. - Kennett has clinched the No. 10 seed. - Kingswood clinches the No. 11 seed with a win over Kennett. - ConVal clinches the No. 11 seed with a Kingswood loss. ### Division III **Team (Record, rating)** 1. Bow (15-1, 3.8125, 1st) 2. St. Thomas (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd) 3. Gilford (12-2, 3.4286, 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. Lebanon (5-9, 1.4286, NR) 11. Bishop Brady (5-10, 1.3333, 10th) **Eliminated:** Coe-Brown (5-10, 1.3333, 11th); Campbell (3-13, 0.7500); Laconia (1-13, 0.2857); Plymouth (1-14, 0.2667); Trinity (0-15, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Milford (7-9, 1.8125). **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 **Lebanon** at No. 7 Pelham - No. 11 **Bishop Brady** at No. 6 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough **Quarterfinal matchups** - Kearsarge/Derryfield at No. 1 Bow - No. 5 Concord Christian at No. 4 Hopkinton - Lebanon/Pelham at No. 2 St. Thomas - Bishop Brady/ILM at No. 3 Gilford **Remaining Schedule** - **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 has clinched the No. 10 seed. - Bishop Brady has clinched the No. 11 seed. ### Tournament Schedule - **First-round games:** Tuesday, May 30. - **Quarterfinals:** Thursday, June 1. - **Semifinals:** Saturday, June 3. - **Championship:** Tuesday, June 6.