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# Playoff roundup: Two days of interesting outcomes
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-roundup-two-days-of-interesting-outcomes/
- Published: 2011-03-03T18:40:13.000Z
- Updated: 2011-03-03T18:40:13.000Z
- Description: The playoffs are well underway and the last two days have provided some expected outcomes and some upsets.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, Division II, Division III-IV, Winter Sports, Alvirne, Bedford, Bishop Guertin, boys basketball, boys hockey, Brookline, girls basketball, Hollis, Lyndeborough, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua North, Nashua South, Souhegan, Wilton, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The playoffs are well underway and the last two days have provided some expected outcomes and some upsets.

[One championship game is already set](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sportshighschoolsports/910959-221/campbell-making-return-trip-to-championship-game.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com), with the Conant High School girls basketball team looking to defend its title against Campbell in the Division III final.

Two undefeated No. 1 seeds both won in Division I and II girls basketball, while the Division I boys hockey prelims went according to seed

### Division I girls basketball

Winnacunnet, the top seed and undefeated defending champ, advanced to the quarterfinals by beating No. 16 Spaulding 57-35 on Wednesday. The Warriors will take on No. 8 Timberlane, which [avenged a regular-season loss](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sportshighschoolsports/910958-221/high-school-highlights.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) to No. 9 Nashua North 45-33.

No. 6 Alvirne [also got revenge](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sportshighschoolsports/910957-221/alvirne-rolls-over-south-on-to-quarters.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) for a loss in the regular season, beating No. 11 South 53-38\. The Broncos will now face No. 3 Pinkerton, which Alvirne defeated in Derry on Feb. 22.

Bishop Guertin, the seventh-seed, got a 45-36 win over No. 10 Trinity and will face No. 2 Londonderry in the quarterfinals.

No. 12 Merrimack [saw its season come to an end](http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110303/GJSPORTS%5F01/703039659/-1/FOSSPORTS&ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) in a 59-51 loss to No. 5 Dover. The Green Wave will play No. 4 Manchester Memorial, which escaped with a 47-46 win over No. 13 Central.

### Division II girls basketball

No. 1 Souhegan (19-0) defeated No. 16 Milford for [the third time this season](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sportshighschoolsports/910864-221/high-school-wrapup.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com), getting a 71-31 win over the Spartans. The Sabers move on to the quarterfinals on Friday, where they will host No. 9 Windham, [which upset](http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110302-SPORTS-103020371?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) No. 8 Portsmouth 60-56.

No. 5 Hollis/Brookline was one of three higher seeds to lose on Tuesday, as the Cavaliers suffered a 51-43 defeat to No. 12 John Stark in the prelims. John Stark will face No. 4 Merrimack Valley in the quarterfinals.

No. 11 Bedford [came up a little short](http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110302-SPORTS-103020374?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) of another upset against No. 6 Oyster River, falling 48-44\. The Bobcats advance to take on No. 3 Kennett, which knocked off No. 14 St. Thomas.

No. 10 Hanover was the third lower seed to win in the opening round, taking out No. 7 Kearsarge. Hanover will face rival Lebanon, the second seed, which defeated No. 15 Laconia.

### Division IV boys basketball

No. 9 Wilton-Lyndeborough needed a buzzer-beater from Steven Heck to knock off No. 8 Profile 49-48 in the prelims on Tuesday. The Warriors get their third crack at No. 1 Newmarket in the quarterfinals.

### Division I hockey

No. 5 Bishop Guertin [exploded on offense in the third period](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sportshighschoolsports/910956-221/guertinskatesto-rout.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) to take out No. 12 Manchester Memorial 10-3 in the prelims. The Cardinals will go on the road to face No. 4 Bishop Brady, which shut out Bishop Guertin during the regular season, in the quarterfinals.

No. 10 Nashua North's season came to an end in a 6-4 loss to No. 7 Londonderry.

Other winners included No. 6 Concord and No. 8 Exeter.