Bottom of the NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll shakes up heading into playoffs
The regular season is done, the playoff brackets will be out soon, and the bottom six teams in the last NHHSS Coaches Poll before the postseason was put on a spin cycle.
The regular season is done, the playoff brackets will be out soon, and the bottom six teams in the last NHHSS Coaches Poll before the postseason were put on a spin cycle.
While the mad dash that was the final week of the regular season led to plenty of movement among the bottom six of the top 10, the top four remained a unanimous decision.
Bishop Guertin, which will be the No. 1 seed in the Division I tournament, held on to the top spot for the sixth week in a row, while Pinkerton, which is No. 2 in D1, remained at No. 2. Exeter is third in the poll and will be the No. 3 seed in the D1 tournament.
Derryfield, after wrapping up the No. 1 seed in D2, remained at No. 4 while Souhegan, which has won eight games in a row and will be the fourth seed in D1, moved up to No. 5. Hanover made a big jump, moving up to the sixth spot, while Winnacunnet also climbed up to No. 7.
Londonderry, which dropped two of its final three games, fell down to No. 8 this week, and Portsmouth moved down to No. 9. Pelham, which earned the No. 1 seed in D3 after an undefeated regular season, rounded out the top 10.
Here is the NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll. These are the top 10 lacrosse teams in the state, with record in parentheses followed by first-place votes/points and last week’s ranking.
- Bishop Guertin (16-2), 7/70, 1st
- Pinkerton (14-4), 63, 2nd
- Exeter (13-5), 56, 3rd
- Derryfield (16-1), 49, 4th
- Souhegan (12-5), 37, 6th
- Hanover (11-4), 29, 9th
- Winnacunnet (12-3), 27, 8th
- Londonderry (10-7), 26, 5th
- Portsmouth (14-4), 19, 7th
- Pelham (14-0), 7, 10th
Dropped out: none.
Also receiving votes: Hollis Brookline (11-3), 1; Concord (10-6), 1.
The coaches poll is voted on by coaches from all three divisions, as well as members of the media.
