Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 19)
(Updated Oct. 19) It’s the final week of the New Hampshire high school girls volleyball season and teams are battling for the top spots in the standings. Here’s a look at where each team in all three divisions stands going into Monday night’s action. For this week, these will be updated every day fo
(Updated Oct. 19) It’s the final week of the New Hampshire high school girls volleyball season and teams are battling for the top spots in the standings. Here’s a look at where each team in all three divisions stands going into Monday night’s action.
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Note: Division I and III will have 14 teams in the playoffs and Division II will have 13. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.
Division I
Playoff field
- Hollis Brookline (17-0, 4.0000)
- Pinkerton (16-2, 3.5556)
- Bishop Guertin (14-3, 3.2941)
- Dover (14-3, 3.2941) ⇑
- Concord (13-4, 3.0588) ⇓
- Salem (12-4, 3.0000)
- Nashua South (12-5, 2.8235)
- Spaulding (12-5, 2.8235)
- Exeter (10-7, 2.3529)
- Bedford (9-8, 2.1176)
- Timberlane (6-10, 1.5000)
- Nashua North (6-10, 1.5000) ⇑
- Londonderry (6-12, 1.3333) ⇓
- Goffstown (5-12, 1.1765) ⇑
Outside: Alvirne (5-12, 1.1765); Winnacunnet (4-13, 0.9412); Keene (4-13, 0.9412); Merrimack (2-14, 0.5000); Manchester Memorial (1-15, 0.2500); Manchester Central (0-16, 0.0000).
Tiebreakers
- Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Spaulding thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.
First-round byes (changes in bold)
- No. 1 Hollis Brookline
- No. 2 Pinkerton
First-round matchups
- No. 9 Exeter at No. 8 Spaulding
- No. 13 Londonderry at No. 4 Dover
- No. 12 Nashua North at No. 5 Concord
- No. 14 Goffstown at No. 3 Bishop Guertin
- No. 10 Bedford at No. 7 Nashua South
- No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Salem
Remaining Schedule
- Wednesday, Oct. 18: Timberlane at Manchester Central, 6:15 p.m.; Merrimack at Manchester Memorial, 5:15 p.m. (No results reported)
- Thursday, Oct. 19: Manchester Central at Bedford, 6 p.m.; Dover at Timberlane, 6:15 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Nashua South, 6:15 p.m.; Nashua North at Salem, 6:15 p.m.;
- Friday, Oct. 20: Hollis Brookline at Alvirne, 6:15 p.m.; Goffstown at Bishop Guertin, 6:15 p.m.; Concord at Winnacunnet, 6 p.m.; Spaulding at Exeter, 6 p.m.; Keene at Salem, 5:15 p.m.; Nashua North at Merrimack, 6:15 p.m.
Division II
Playoff field
- Milford (14-1, 3.7333)
- Gilford (13-2, 3.4667) ⇑
- St. Thomas (13-2, 3.4667) ⇓
- Windham (13-2, 3.4667) ⇓
- Portsmouth (12-3, 3.2000)
- Plymouth (11-4, 2.9333)
- John Stark (10-5, 2.6667)
- Laconia (8-4, 2.6667)
- Coe-Brown (9-7, 2.2500) ⇑
- Oyster River (8-7, 2.1333) ⇓
- Souhegan (8-7, 2.1333)
- ConVal (6-9, 1.6000)
- Hanover (5-10, 1.3333)
Outside: Somersworth (4-12, 1.0000); Kingswood (3-12, 0.8000); Fall Mountain (2-13, 0.2857); Manchester West (2-13, 0.2857); Pelham (1-14, 0.2667); Kennett (0-15, 0.0000).
Tiebreakers
- Gilford wins the three-way tiebreaker with St. Thomas and Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a head-to-head victory.
First-round byes (changes in bold)
- No. 1 Milford
- No. 2 Gilford
- No. 3 St. Thomas
First-round matchups
- No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Laconia
- No. 13 Hanover at No. 4 Windham
- No. 12 ConVal at No. 5 Portsmouth
- No. 10 Oyster River at No. 7 John Stark
- No. 11 Souhegan at No. 6 Plymouth
Remaining Schedule
- Thursday, Oct. 19: Stevens at Fall Mountain, 5:15 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 20: Hanover at ConVal, 5:15 p.m.; Pelham at Fall Mountain, 5:45 p.m.; Gilford at St. Thomas, 5:45 p.m.; John Stark at Plymouth, 5:45 p.m.; Oyster River at Kennett, 5:45 p.m.; Portsmouth at Laconia, 5:15 p.m.; Souhegan at Manchester West, 5:15 p.m.; Milford at Windham, 5:15 p.m.
Division III
Playoff field
- Inter-Lakes (15-0, 4.0000) ⇑
- Winnisquam (15-1, 3.7500) ⇓
- Campbell (13-2, 3.4667)
- Farmington (12-2, 3.4286)
- Mascenic (10-5, 2.6667)
- Newfound (10-5, 2.6667)
- Epping (10-6, 2.5000)
- Sunapee (8-7, 2.1333) ⇑
- Moultonborough (7-7, 2.0000) ⇑
- Pittsfield (7-7, 2.0000) ⇓
- Belmont (7-8, 1.8667) ⇑
- Prospect Mountain (7-8, 1.8667) ⇓
- Nute (7-8, 1.8667) ⇓
- Portsmouth Christian (6-9, 1.6000)
Outside: Trinity (5-10, 1.3333); Hillsboro-Deering (4-11, 1.0667); Mascoma Valley (3-13, 0.7500); Raymond (2-12, 0.5714); Franklin (1-13, 0.2857); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).
Tiebreakers
- Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Pittsfield thanks to a head-to-head victory.
First-round byes (changes in bold)
- No. 1 Inter-Lakes
- No. 2 Winnisquam
First-round matchups
- No. 9 Moultonborough at No. 8 Sunapee
- No. 13 Nute at No. 4 Farmington
- No. 12 Prospect Mountain at No. 5 Mascenic
- No. 14 Portsmouth Christian at No. 3 Campbell
- No. 10 Pittsfield at No. 7 Epping
- No. 11 Belmont at No. 6 Newfound
Remaining Schedule
- Wednesday, Oct. 18: Raymond at Farmington, 6:15 p.m.; Moultonborough at Franklin, 6:15 p.m. (No results reported)
- Thursday, Oct. 19: Pittsfield at Nute, 6:15 p.m.; Stevens at Fall Mountain, 5:45 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 20: Franklin at Belmont, 6:15 p.m.; Farmington at Prospect Mountain, 6 p.m.; Hillsboro-Deering at Moultonborough, 6:15 p.m.; Sunapee at Inter-Lakes, 5:45 p.m.; Pittsfield at Newfound, 6 p.m.; Raymond at Portsmouth Christian, 6:15 p.m.