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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 27)

(May 27) This is it, the final week of the regular season is here, and there's still a few things to be determined before the girls lacrosse playoffs get underway next week. In order to stay update, the playoff picture will be updated daily with the most recent results and what is left to come. Here

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 27)

This is it, the final week of the regular season is here, and there's still a few things to be determined before the girls lacrosse playoffs get underway next week.

In order to stay update, the playoff picture will be updated daily with the most recent results and what is left to come.

Here is a look at where teams standing going into Tuesday’s games.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and II will have nine playoff teams and Division III will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are ineligible 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. Portsmouth (16-0, 3.9375, 1st)
  2. Pinkerton (13-3, 3.2500, 2nd)
  3. Exeter (12-4, 3.0000, 3rd)
  4. Souhegan (9-3, 3.0000, 5th)
  5. Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 4th)
  6. Bishop Guertin (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
  7. Bedford (8-6, 2.2857, 7th)
  8. Windham (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)
  9. Dover (6-8, 1.7143, 8th)

Outside: Londonderry (5-9, 1.4286); Salem (5-11, 1.2500).

Eliminated: Man. Central-West (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (1-9, 0.4000); Concord (1-14, 0.2667).

Tiebreakers

  • Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

  • No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Windham

Quarterfinal matchups

  • Dover/Windham at No. 1 Portsmouth
  • No. 5 Nashua South at No. 4 Souhegan
  • No. 7 Bedford at No. 2 Pinkerton
  • No. 6 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 Exeter

Remaining Schedule

  • Wednesday, May 28: Bishop Guertin at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Pinkerton at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Windham, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Bedford, 4:30 p.m.; Man. Central-West at Portsmouth, 5:30 p.m.; Salem at Dover, 6 p.m.; Concord at Londonderry, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 29: Bedford at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Spaulding at Man. Central-West, 4:45 p.m.; Salem at Souhegan, 6 p.m.
  • Friday, May 30: Exeter at Dover, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Londonderry, 4 p.m.

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 3, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 5, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 7, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
  • Championship: June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. Merrimack (12-0, 4.0000, 1st)
  2. Winnacunnet (13-1, 3.9286, 2nd)
  3. Merrimack Valley (9-4, 2.7692, 3rd)
  4. Hanover (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
  5. Timberlane (9-5, 2.6429, 6th)
  6. Oyster River-Newmarket (8-5, 2.4615, 4th)
  7. Kennett (5-6, 1.9091, 7th)
  8. Hollis Brookline (6-8, 1.7143, 8th)
  9. Goffstown (4-10, 1.1429, 9th)

Outside: Kingswood (3-8, 1.0909).

Eliminated: Alvirne (1-12, 0.3077).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (3-7, 1.2000); Spaulding (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (1-13, 0.2857).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

  • No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Hollis Brookline

Quarterfinal matchups

  • Goffstown/Hollis Brookline at No. 1 Merrimack
  • No. 5 Timberlane at No. 4 Hanover
  • No. 7 Kennett at No. 2 Winnacunnet
  • No. 6 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 3 Merrimack Valley

Remaining Schedule

  • Tuesday, May 27: Hanover at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Timberlane, 4:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Keene-Monadnock, 4:30 p.m.; Kennett at Goffstown, 5:45 p.m.; Merrimack at Oyster River-Newmarket, 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 28: Kennett at Hollis Brookline, 4 p.m.; Spaulding at Keene-Monadnock, 4:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.;
  • Thursday, May 29: Manchester Memorial at Merrimack Valley, 3 p.m.; Bedford at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Timberlane at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.
  • Friday, May 30: Oyster River-Newmarket at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Alvirne at Kennett, 4 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Kingswood, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Merrimack, 6 p.m.

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 3, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 5, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 7, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua
  • Championship: June 10, at Bedford High School

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. St. Thomas (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
  2. John Stark (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
  3. Hopkinton (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
  4. Gilford (9-2, 3.2727, 4th)
  5. Bow (10-3, 3.1538, 5th)
  6. Derryfield (10-3, 3.0769, 6th)
  7. Laconia (10-3, 3.0769, 7th)
  8. Lebanon (6-4, 2.4000, 8th)
  9. Coe-Brown (7-5, 2.333, 10th)
  10. Pelham (7-5, 2.3333, 9th)
  11. Kearsarge (7-5, 2.3333, 11th)
  12. Plymouth (6-5, 2.1818, 12th)
  13. Trinity (5-7, 1.6667, 13th)
  14. ConVal (4-9, 1.3077, 14th)

Outside: Campbell (3-7, 1.2000); Bishop Brady (1-8, 0.4444).

Eliminated: Concord Christian (1-10, 0.3636); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-10, 0.3636); Belmont (0-11, 0.0000); Milford (0-12, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Pembroke (2-9, 0.7273).

Tiebreakers

  • John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Coe-Brown finishes ahead of Kearsarge and Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 St. Thomas
  • No. 2 John Stark

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Lebanon
  • No. 12 Plymouth at No. 5 Bow
  • No. 13 Trinity at No. 4 Gilford
  • No. 10 Pelham at No. 7 Laconia
  • No. 14 ConVal at No. 3 Hopkinton
  • No. 11 Kearsarge at No. 6 Derryfield

Remaining Schedule

  • Tuesday, May 27: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Campbell, 3 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Belmont, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Coe-Brown, 4 p.m.; Gilford at Lebanon, 4 p.m.; Trinity at Pembroke, 4 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 28: John Stark at Belmont, 4 p.m.; Bishop Brady at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Bow at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Concord Christian at Lebanon, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Pembroke at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Kearsarge at Derryfield, 4:30 p.m.; Milford at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 5:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 29: Trinity at Gilford, 3 p.m.; Concord Christian at Belmont, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Hopkinton at Laconia, 4 p.m.; Lebanon at Pembroke, 4 p.m.
  • Friday, May 30: Bishop Brady at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Milford at Bow, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Coe-Brown, 4 p.m.; Lebanon at Kearsarge, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Concord Christian, at ConVal, 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 31: Campbell at Plymouth, 10 a.m.

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 3, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 5, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 7, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia
  • Championship: June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

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