Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 26)

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.