Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 29)

(May 29) 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 up to date, the playoff picture will be updated daily with the most recent results and what is left to come.

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 up to date, 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 are in the standings going into Thursday’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)

Portsmouth (17-0, 3.9412, 1st)
Pinkerton (14-3, 3.2941, 2nd)
Souhegan (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
Exeter (13-4, 3.0588, 3rd)
Nashua South (13-4, 3.0000, 5th)
Bishop Guertin (10-6, 2.5000, 6th)
Bedford (8-7, 2.1333, 7th)
Dover (7-8, 1.8667, 9th)
Londonderry (6-9, 1.6000, NR)

Outside: Windham (6-9, 1.6000, 8th).

Eliminated: Salem (5-12, 1.1765); Man. Central-West (3-13, 0.7500); Nashua North (1-10, 0.3636); Concord (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Londonderry at No. 8 Dover

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

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.

Scenarios

Portsmouth has clinched the No. 1 seed.
Pinkerton clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Londonderry or a loss and one loss by Souhegan.
Souhegan clinches the No. 2 seed with wins over Salem and Londonderry and Pinkerton loss. Two wins and a Pinkerton win would give Souhegan the No. 3 seed. The Sabers can finish no lower than No. 5.
Exeter clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Dover and a Souhegan loss, or a loss plus two Souhegan losses and a Nashua South loss. The Blue Hawks can finish no lower than No. 5.
Nashua South clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Nashua North and an Exeter loss and one loss by Souhegan. The Panthers can finish no lower than No. 5.
Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 6 seed.
Bedford has clinched the No. 7 seed.
Dover clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Exeter or a loss and one loss by Londonderry.
Londonderry clinches the No. 8 seed with wins over Pinkerton and Souhegan. The Lancers clinch the No. 9 seed with one win in either of their final two games.
Windham clinches the No. 9 seed with two Londonderry losses.

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)

Merrimack (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Winnacunnet (14-1, 3.9333, 2nd)
Merrimack Valley (9-4, 2.7692, 3rd)
Timberlane (10-5, 2.7333, 4th)
Hanover (10-6, 2.5000, 5th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (8-6, 2.2857, 6th)
Hollis Brookline (8-8, 2.0000, 7th)
Kennett (5-8, 1.6154, 8th)
Goffstown (6-10, 1.5000, NR)

Outside: Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308, 9th).

Eliminated: Alvirne (1-13, 0.2857).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (4-8, 1.3333); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857); Manchester Memorial (1-14, 0.2667).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Kennett

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

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.

Scenarios

The winner of Friday’s game between Merrimack and Winnacunnet will be the No. 1 seed and the loser will be No. 2.
Merrimack Valley clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Manchester Memorial, or a loss and a Timberlane loss.
Timberlane clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Hollis Brookline and a Merrimack Valley loss. The Owls will be the No. 4 seed with a win and a Merrimack Valley win, but a loss drops them to No. 5.
Hanover clinches the No. 4 seed with a Timberlane loss. Otherwise, the Bears will be the No. 5 seed.
Oyster River-Newmarket has clinched the No. 6 seed.
Hollis Brookline has clinched the No. 7 seed.
Kennett has clinched a playoff spot and will be the No. 8 seed with a win over Alvirne or a loss and a Goffstown loss.
Goffstown clinches a playoff spot with a win over Bedford or a loss and a Kingswood loss. The Grizzlies would be the No. 8 seed with a win and a Kennett loss.
Kingswood clinches a playoff spot and the No. 9 seed with a win over Keene-Monadnock and a Goffstown loss.

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)

St. Thomas (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
Hopkinton (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
John Stark (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 4th)
Bow (11-3, 3.2143, 5th)
Derryfield (11-3, 3.1429, 6th)
Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 7th)
Lebanon (7-5, 2.3333, 9th)
Coe-Brown (7-6, 2.1538, 11th)
Pelham (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 12th)
Plymouth (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
Trinity (6-7, 1.8462, 13th)
ConVal (5-9, 1.5000, NR)

Outside: Campbell (4-7, 1.4545, 14th).

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (2-9, 0.7273); Concord Christian (1-11, 0.3333); Milford (1-12, 0.3077); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-12, 0.3077); Belmont (0-13, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Pembroke (2-11, 0.6154).

Tiebreakers

Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Coe-Brown, Pelham and Kearsarge finish in the order thanks to rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 St. Thomas
No. 2 Hopkinton

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 John Stark
No. 11 Kearsarge at No. 6 Derryfield

Remaining Schedule

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.

Scenarios

St. Thomas has clinched the No. 1 seed
Gilford clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Trinity. Hopkinton would be No. 3 and John Stark would be No. 4. A loss could drop Gilford down to No. 6 if Bow and Derryfield both win.
Hopkinton clinches the No. 2 seed with a Gilford loss.
John Stark clinches the No. 3 seed with a Gilford loss.
Bow clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Milford and a Gilford loss.
Derryfield clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Campbell and losses by Gilford and Bow.
Laconia has clinched the No. 7 seed.
Lebanon clinches the No. 8 seed with wins over Pembroke and Kearsarge.
Coe-Brown clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Pelham and one loss by Lebanon.
Pelham clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Coe-Brown and two losses by Lebanon.
Kearsarge can finish no higher than No. 9.
Plymouth can finish no higher than No. 10.
Trinity has clinched a playoff spot.
ConVal clinches a playoff spot with a win over Concord Christian and if Campbell loses two of its remaining three games, or a loss and three Campbell losses.
Campbell clinches a playoff spot with wins in two of its last three games or one win and a ConVal loss.

Playoff Schedule