A way-too-early look at the 2025 boys lacrosse season

History was made in all three boys lacrosse divisions this spring, and in three different ways.

Bishop Guertin claimed its 13th Division I championship, giving the Cardinals the most titles among all  lacrosse programs in New Hampshire, breaking a tie held with Pinkerton.

It was also Bishop Guertin’s fourth title in a row, one short of the program’s record five-consecutive titles won from 2010-14, and the 19th straight championship-game appearance.

Portsmouth won its third Division II title in four years, making it the seventh boys program in state history to have at least one run of four-straight finals appearances (Pinkerton, Concord, Bishop Guertin, Bow, Derryfield and Kearsarge are the others).

The Clippers three D2 titles ties Bedford for third-most all-time, trailing Bow (six) and Derryfield (five).

Campbell completed its steady trajectory in winning its first Division III title this spring and becoming the eighth different program to capture a D3 title.

Next school year will be the start of a new two-year cycle for the NHIAA, meaning there was some movement and adjustment to divisions and enrollment numbers. In D1, Windham petitioned up while Keene-Monadnock will stay up after making the playoffs in D2 last season. Merrimack and Salem also petitioned up to stay in D1 after their enrollment dropped them to D2.

Spaulding once against petitioned down to D2 for this cycle, meaning it will be ineligible for the postseason in 2025, along with Kennett, which petitioned down to D3. ConVal and John Stark also moved down to D3, based on their enrollments.

Division I

While Bishop Guertin ended up winning another title, Bedford came the closest anyone in-state has come to knocking off the Cardinals for the first time since 2019. Along with the championship streak, Bishop Guertin will take a 64-game winning streak against in-state competition into next year, and it will likely continue.

The other three semifinalists from this season – the Bulldogs, Exeter and Pinkerton – will lose key seniors to graduation, but should bring back enough talent to be among the top teams in the division. But the Cardinals, despite losing players who were big contributors to their current run, should return more than enough to keep all of their streaks alive.

Merrimack had a young team this season, with just three seniors, and after a year of experience, the Tomahawks could threaten the trio mentioned above for a top four seed. Londonderry also has a solid core coming back, but the Lancers graduate 15 seniors, meaning a lot of younger players will have to step up.

Concord also made strides this year with a young core, and with just eight players leaving the program, the Crimson Tide could see even more improvement next season. Dover also took a step forward this year, and graduates just nine seniors, but many of them played big roles for the Green Wave.

Windham should be in the mix for a playoff spot, despite graduating 17 seniors from a team that won 15 games in D2 last year, along with Manchester Memorial-Central.

Too-early playoff predictions (9 teams): Bedford, Bishop Guertin, Concord, Dover, Exeter, Londonderry, Merrimack, Pinkerton, Windham.

Players to keep an eye on: Brody Helton, Bedford; Bennett Matthews, Bedford; Brian Riccio, Bedford; Luke Purnell, Bedford; Dylan Riccio, Bedford; Ethan Conn, Bedford; Parker O’Toole, Bedford; Kevin Mastrodicasa, Bedford; Owen King, Bishop Guertin; Paulo Vazquez, Bishop Guertin; Cam Hayden, Bishop Guertin; Beau Dubois, Bishop Guertin; Hudson Schmitt, Bishop Guertin; Tyler McLeod, Bishop Guertin; Sean McGarry, Bishop Guertin; Noah Guerrara, Bishop Guertin; Michael Ponto, Bishop Guertin; Logan Shimer, Concord; Jaden Haas, Concord; Liam Yeatman, Concord; Brayden Beauregard, Concord; Ben Tower, Dover; Tobey Desroches, Dover; Owen Wood, Dover; Landon Gray, Dover; Bryson Gidden, Dover; Will McIlroy, Exeter; Marshall Lasewicz, Exeter; Patrick Hathaway, Exeter; Jackson Green, Exeter; Zain Lent, Keene-Monadnock; Carter Trubiano, Keene-Monadnock; Colby Walden, Londonderry; Owen Huard, Londonderry; Cam Ayotte, Londonderry; Parker Lewis, Londonderry; Brody Campbell, Londonderry; Collin Beaulieu, Manchester Memorial-Central; Cam Roberge, Manchester Memorial-Central; Jackson Ulbin-Morin, Manchester Memorial-Central; Cade Tripp, Manchester Memorial-Central; Henry Tobin, Merrimack; Mason Tremblay, Merrimack; Gavin Hickey, Merrimack; Beau Lamontagne, Merrimack; Hudson Rousseau, Merrimack; Max Giles, Merrimack; Cayden Dine, Merrimack; Nick Wilkinson, Nashua North; Dylan Noble, Nashua North; Jack Krulikowski, Nashua North; Jake Lynn, Nashua South; Broden Landsteiner, Nashua South; Tyler Benzekri, Nashua South; Owen Roy, Nashua South; Cody Jackson, Nashua South; Matt Gormady, Pinkerton; Brendan Carney, Pinkerton; Dylan Stingel, Pinkerton; Owen Perkins, Pinkerton; Matt Morrison, Pinkerton; Jeff Gormady, Pinkerton; Ben Quintilliani, Pinkerton; Kaden Leahy, Salem; Teddy Hannon, Salem; Logan Smith, Salem; Jake Suliveras, Windham; Josh Trudel, Windham; Sam Kramer, Windham; Robert DePietro, Windham.

Division II

Portsmouth and Derryfield could continue their stranglehold on the division, but even with that, it will look a lot different next season. With five teams moving out and none coming in, there will be just 15 teams in D2, the smallest the division has been since 2014.

The Clippers graduated just four seniors, but three of them were key to the team’s run the last four years. Still, Portsmouth has solid returners every where else on the field and should still be among the top teams in the division, if not the favorite going into next year.

Since moving up to D2 in 2015, Derryfield has been in the championship game eight times, but the Cougars graduated 16 seniors from this year’s team and will need to have a lot of returners step up to replace them. Timberlane and Winnacunnet, this spring’s other semifinalists, lose key contributors, with the Owls losing 10 and the Warriors graduating 10. Both got contributions from players who should be returning to help keep them among to the top teams in the division.

Despite graduating 10 seniors, St. Thomas has been close to breaking into that top tier as well, and with who the Saints should have returning, could do so. Oyster River-Newmarket loses eight players from this year’s roster, but was still a relatively young team and could also take a step forward.

Hollis Brookline and Goffstown both graduated some key seniors from teams that made the playoffs this year, but both should have enough returning to stay in the mix for a playoff spot. Kingswood, Merrimack Valley, Alvirne, Hanover and Souhegan will also be in the mix for a postseason spot.

Too-early playoff predictions (10 teams): Derryfield, Goffstown, Hollis Brookline, Kingswood, Merrimack Valley, Oyster River-Newmarket, Portsmouth, St. Thomas, Timberlane, Winnacunnet.

Players to keep an eye on: Jackson Hurrell, Alvirne; Finn Malloy, Alvirne; Carsen Mills, Alvirne; Dom Cercone, Derryfield; Cooper Ketcham, Derryfield; Brady Doldo, Derryfield; Jackson Hatfield, Derryfield; Ryan Maxwell, Derryfield; RJ Proulx, Derryfield; Noah Babin, Goffstown; Samuel Chapman, Goffstown; Tyler Lessard, Goffstown; Andrew Sealy, Goffstown; Henry Cotter, Hanover; Mike O’Hearn, Hollis Brookline; JP Torgersen, Hollis Brookline; Bennett Torgersen, Hollis Brookline; Noah Taylor, Hollis Brookline; Vittorio Masoni, Hollis Brookline; Dillon Kinney, Hollis Brookline; Myles O’Keefe, Kingswood; Serafin Agramonte, Kingswood; Keller Peacock, Kingswood; Jacob Brown, Kingswood; Austin Emerson, Kingswood; Mike Heine, Merrimack Valley; Michael Kingsbury, Merrimack Valley; Carter Lankhorst, Merrimack Valley; Conner Hanson, Merrimack Valley; Tyler Carter, Merrimack Valley; Travis Garcia, Merrimack Valley; Jackson Deyermond, Merrimack Valley; Colby Scheffer, Merrimack Valley; Alex Moody, Oyster River-Newmarket; Cole Levesque, Oyster River-Newmarket; Dee Tsakiris, Oyster River-Newmarket; Cole Norris, Oyster River-Newmarket; Talon Beyer, Oyster River-Newmarket; Luke Hanson, Pembroke; Garrett Bishop, Pembroke; Gabriel Johnson, Pembroke; Ben Purcell, Portsmouth; Masi Shone, Portsmouth; Ethan Lander, Portsmouth; Kai Paterson, Portsmouth; Nash Conklin, Portsmouth; Briggs Catino, Portsmouth; Reilly Collins, Portsmouth; Sam Biddle, Portsmouth; Jackson Estes, St. Thomas; Finley De Tolla, St. Thomas; Aidan Morrison, St. Thomas; Reid Kimball, Souhegan; Ayden McGrath, Souhegan; Brandon Silva, Souhegan; Nate Hill, Souhegan; Landon Petry, Timberlane; Joe Hughes, Timberlane; Rocco Psareas, Timberlane; Mark St. Jean, Timberlane; Lukas Botnick, Winnacunnet; Beckett Rath, Winnacunnet; Braden Nowak, Winnacunnet; Alec Mitchell, Winnacunnet.

Division III

Campbell took a step in each of the last four seasons, from making the playoffs in 2021 to losing in the semifinals in 2022 and then in the final last season. The Cougars will look a bit different, as they graduated 13 seniors and will have a new head coach next year, but there’s a lot returning and Campbell should be a top team again in 2025.

After coming down to D3 last season, Bow followed a similar path to Campbell, seeing an undefeated season end in the final four before losing the final this year. The Falcons graduated 10 seniors this spring, many of whom were key contributors the last two seasons.

Hopkinton has become a perennial contender, as this season was just the second time since 2017 that the Hawks haven’t advanced to the final. There will be holes to fill, with 10 seniors graduating, but the players expected to return will keep Hopkinton in the mix.

Pelham fell victim to the curse of the No. 1 seed, becoming the third straight one in D3 to lose in the semifinals. The Pythons graduated eight seniors, many of whom played a key role for the last couple of years, but the program has been trending up in recent seasons.

Kearsarge was the surprise team in the division, with a big increase in numbers, and the Cougars will have quite a few returning to continue that growth. Laconia will lose some key seniors, but the Sachems had a young roster that should also keep improving. Coe-Brown and Plymouth should also take a step forward with a lot of players expected to return.

Too-early playoff prediction (12 teams): Bishop Brady, Bow, Campbell, Coe-Brown, Gilford, Hopkinton, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, Kearsarge, Laconia, Pelham, Plymouth, Trinity.

Players to keep an eye on: Jack Devlin, Bishop Brady; Joey Richardson, Bishop Brady; Sam Bennett, Bow; Brad Ekstrom, Bow; Scott Hershberger, Campbell; Cruz Sandquist, Campbell; Nick Hershberger, Campbell; Will O’Brien, Campbell; Wyatt Tarr, Campbell; Jake Landry, Campbell; Nathan Lencki, Campbell; Sam Frye, Coe-Brown; Ryan Rodler, Coe-Brown; Joe Fenton, Coe-Brown; Gilbert Bean, Coe-Brown; Jack Matson, Coe-Brown; Evan Guerin, Gilford; Shane Smith, Hopkinton; Ozzie Rosenholm, Hopkinton; Merrick Chapin, Hopkinton; Jackson Westover, Hopkinton; Wyatt Buhrman, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough; Garrett Hayward, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough; Cejay Noyes, John Stark; Wyatt Puza; John Stark; Brody Malynowski, Kearsarge; Gunnear Benedict, Kearsarge; Noah Whipple, Kearsarge; Richie Vargus, Kennett; Cam Fusco, Kennett; Cole McAllister, Kennett; Stephen Mingo-Timmins, Laconia; Eli Nadeau, Laconia; Caden Tucker, Laconia; Landen Brothers, Laconia; Brady Stevens, Laconia; Aidan Cote, Pelham; Matt Sprague, Pelham; Jacob Chafe, Pelham; Mason Frechette, Pelham; Luke Legacy, Plymouth; Nolan Galvin, Plymouth; Robbie Thorne, Plymouth; Cooper Legacy, Plymouth; Ryan Killion, Plymouth; Oakland Hemingway, Stevens; Connor Premo, Stevens