Derryfield moves up to second spot in this week’s NHHSSports Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll
A new week, a new team taking over the second spot in the NHHSSports Coaches Poll.
The Derryfield School boys lacrosse team jumped up a spot to grab the No. 2 position in this week’s top 10, the first time that the Cougars have been ranked that high. Derryfield takes the spot from Portsmouth, which was second last week for the first time as well.
Bishop Guertin received all 11 first-place votes again this week after picking up three victories. The Cardinals have a pair of games this week, going to Londonderry on Monday and hosting Concord on Thursday. Meanwhile, Derryfield will have two top 10 matchups this week, as the Cougars host Timberlane on Tuesday and go to Portsmouth on Thursday.
Exeter and Pinkerton each moved up a spot this week, to third and fourth, respectively. The Blue Hawks have dropped four of five games and will look to bounce back this week, hosting Manchester on Monday, going to Salem on Thursday and hosting Acton-Boxborough (Mass.) on Saturday. The Astros go on the road to face Concord on Monday and Londonderry on Wednesday before coming home to face Dover on Friday.
Portsmouth drops from No. 2 to the fifth spot this week despite getting three wins. The Clippers head to Souhegan on Monday and Kennett on Wednesday before hosting Derryfield. Bedford remained at No. 6 for the fifth week in a row and will host Salem on Monday and then go to Marblehead (Mass.) on Thursday.
Timberlane and Londonderry ended up in a tie for seventh this week. The Owls hit the road to go to Derryfield on Tuesday before returning home to host Dover on Wednesday and then going to Kingswood on Friday. Londonderry follows up Monday’s game against Bishop Guertin by hosting Pinkerton on Wednesday and going to Nashua North on Thursday.
Merrimack remained at No. 9 for the second straight week and the Tomahawks play just one game this week, as they host North on Monday. St. Thomas rounds out the top 10 for the second week in a row and the Saints will go to Oyster River-Newmarket on Tuesday and then host Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark on Friday.
Here is the NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll for this week. These are the top 10 lacrosse teams in the state, with records, first-place votes/points, and last week’s ranking (T=tie).
- Bishop Guertin (8-2), 11/110, 1st
- Derryfield (10-0), 88, 3rd
- Exeter (6-4), 84, 4th
- Pinkerton (8-4), 82, 5th
- Portsmouth (9-0), 74, 2nd
- Bedford (6-2), 62, 6th
- T-Timberlane (8-1), 37, 7th
- T-Londonderry (4-4), 39, 8th
- Merrimack (6-3), 20, 9th
- St. Thomas (5-4), 7, 10th
Dropped out: None.
Also receiving votes: Bow (8-0), 6; Winnacunnet (4-3), 4; Windham (8-2), 2.
The coaches poll is voted on by coaches from all three divisions, as well as members of the media. If you would like to sponsor the coaches poll, send an email to nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.
