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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 8)

The girls lacrosse regular season is just past the halfway point and there's only a month to go until the championship games take place.  That means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff picture, and as the regular season winds down, we’ll take a look every Friday to how its coming into fo

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 8)

The girls lacrosse regular season is just past the halfway point and there's only a month to go until the championship games take place.

That means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff picture, and as the regular season winds down, we’ll take a look every Friday to how its coming into focus.

Here is a look at where teams stand going into Friday’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. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Team (record, rating)

  1. Portsmouth (9-0, 4.0000)
  2. Souhegan (7-1, 3.5000)
  3. Nashua South (7-2, 3.1111)
  4. Bishop Guertin (8-3, 2.8182)
  5. Exeter (7-4, 2.5455)
  6. Bedford (5-3, 2.5000)
  7. Pinkerton (6-4, 2.4000)
  8. Londonderry (5-4, 2.2222)
  9. Windham (5-4, 2.2222)

Outside: Dover (3-6, 1.3333); Concord (1-6, 0.5714); Manchester Central-West (1-7, 0.5000); Salem (1-8, 0.4444); Nashua North (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup

  • No. 9 Windham at No. 8 Londonderry

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 2, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 4, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 6, at TBD
  • Championship: June 9, at TBD

Division II

Team (record, rating)

  1. Timberlane (8-1, 3.6667)
  2. Winnacunnet (6-2, 3.1250)
  3. Merrimack (7-2, 3.1111)
  4. Hanover (6-3, 2.6667)
  5. Goffstown (4-2, 2.6667)
  6. Merrimack Valley (3-3, 2.0000)
  7. Kennett (3-3, 2.0000)
  8. Oyster River-Newmarket (3-3, 2.0000)
  9. Hollis Brookline (2-3, 1.6000)

Outside: Keene-Monadnock (2-5, 1.1429); Spaulding (2-6, 1.0000); Kingswood (2-7, 0.8889); Alvirne (0-6, 0.0000); Manchester Memorial (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Merrimack Valley finishes ahead of Kennett and Oyster River-Newmarket thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • The tie between Kennett and Oyster River-Newmarket goes to the ninth tiebreaker, which means the tie can't be broken and goes to the sports committe. For this week, we'll give the tiebreaker to Kennett.

First-round matchup

  • No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 2, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 4, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 6, at TBD
  • Championship: June 9, TBD

Division III

Team (record, rating)

  1. Hopkinton (6-1, 3.4286)
  2. Bow (5-1, 3.3333)
  3. John Stark (5-1, 3.3333)
  4. Gilford (5-1, 3.3333)
  5. St. Thomas (6-2, 3.0000)
  6. Coe-Brown (6-2, 3.0000)
  7. Trinity (5-2, 2.8571)
  8. Laconia (4-2, 2.6667)
  9. Plymouth (4-2, 2.6667)
  10. Derryfield (5-3, 2.5000)
  11. Lebanon (2-2, 2.0000)
  12. Campbell (2-3, 1.6000)
  13. Concord Christian (2-4, 1.3333)
  14. Pelham (2-4, 1.3333)

Outside: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (2-5, 1.1429); Kearsarge (1-4, 0.8000); Pembroke (1-5, 0.6667); Belmont (1-5, 0.6667); Milford (1-6, 0.5714); ConVal (1-6, 0.5714); Bishop Brady (0-6, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Bow, John Stark and Gilford finish in that order thanks to a rating against tournament teams.
  • St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Concord Christian wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Hopkinton
  • No. 2 Bow

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Plymouth at No. 8 Laconia
  • No. 12 Campbell at No. 5 St. Thomas
  • No. 13 Concord Christian at No. 4 Gilford
  • No. 10 Derryfield at No. 7 Trinity
  • No. 14 Pelham at No. 3 John Stark
  • No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Coe-Brown

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 2, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 4, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 6, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia
  • Championship: June 9, at Bedford High School

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