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NHIAA releases details, brackets for girls basketball open tournament (Updated March 16)

Joe Marchilena

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NHIAA releases details, brackets for girls basketball open tournament (Updated March 16)

With the shortened girls basketball regular season scheduled to end this week, the NHIAA released guidelines and brackets for all four divisions for its open tournaments.

All schools that felt comfortable participating in the open tournament were placed into brackets divided by division and region. Each division was broken down into regions based on location in the state, and opening games were determined by proximity of schools.

Records and standings from regular-season games were not taken into account when placing teams in brackets.

Numbers assigned to teams are not seeds, but alignment that was generated at random, according to the NHIAA. Teams with the lower number will host games through the first three rounds, with the NHIAA hoping to find a neutral site for the semifinals and championships.

If a neutral site can’t be used, the host will be determined based on whether a school is able to host a minimum of two fans per athlete for both teams. In the semifinals, the winner of Region 1 will play the winner of Region 2 and the winner of Region 3 will play the winner of Region 4.

Teams will be permitted to opt out of the tournament at any time, with the next scheduled opponent moving on automatically to the next round.

Following are playoff pairings for all four divisions.

Division I

Region 1

  • Winnacunnet, Portsmouth, Dover, Spaulding, Exeter

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Portsmouth 49, No. 4 Winnacunnet 29

Preliminary round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 5 Portsmouth 62, No. 1 Dover 30
  • No. 3 Exeter 64, No. 2 Spaudling 49

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 5 Portsmouth 59, No. 3 Exeter 56

Region 2

  • Manchester Central, Manchester Memorial, Goffstown, Trinity, Bedford, Concord

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Manchester Memorial 51, No. 4 Manchester Central 44 (OT)
  • No. 6 Trinity 39, No. 3 Goffstown 38

Preliminary round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 1 Bedford 67, No. 5 Manchester Memorial 44
  • No. 2 Concord 68, No. 6 Trinity 34

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 1 Bedford 66, No. 2 Concord 51

Region 3

  • Pinkerton, Windham, Merrimack, Londonderry, Salem

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Windham at No. 4 Pinkerton, 5 p.m.

Preliminary round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 5 Windham 45, No. 1 Merrimack 30
  • No. 2 Londonderry 35, No. 3 Salem 28

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 2 Londonderry 39, No. 5 Windham 34

Region 4

  • Nashua South, Alvirne, Bishop Guertin, Keene, Nashua North

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 4 Nashua South 38, No. 5 Alvirne 24

Preliminary round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 1 Bishop Guertin 66, No. 4 Nashua South 33
  • No. 3 Nashua North 45, No. 2 Keene 31

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 1 Bishop Guertin 70, No. 3 Nashua North 26

Semifinals: Thursday, March 11

  • Bedford 66, Portsmouth 43
  • Bishop Guertin 54, Londonderry 28

Championship: Sunday, March 14

  • Bedford 64, Bishop Guertin 46

Division II

Region 1

  • Oyster River, Pembroke, Bishop Brady, Sanborn, Coe-Brown, Timberlane

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Pembroke 54, No. 4 Oyster River 25
  • No. 3 Bishop Brady 72, No. 6 Sanborn 56

Preliminary Round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 1 Coe-Brown 54, No. 5 Pembroke 41
  • No. 3 Bishop Brady 61, No. 2 Timberlane 38

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 3 Bishop Brady 67, No. 1 Coe-Brown 39

Region 2

  • Manchester West, Souhegan, Pelham, Hollis Brookline, Milford

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 4 Manchester West 41, No. 5 Souhegan 34

Preliminary Round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 1 Pelham 54, No. 4 Manchester West 26
  • No. 2 Hollis Brookline 62, No. 3 Milford 39

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 1 Pelham 60, No. 2 Hollis Brookline 59

Region 3

  • John Stark, Bow, Hanover, ConVal, Lebanon

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Bow 50, No. 4 John Stark 42

Preliminary Round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 1 Hanover 67, No. 5 Bow 32
  • No. 3 Lebanon 55, No. 2 ConVal 43

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 1 Hanover 48, No. 3 Lebanon 32

Region 4

  • Merrimack Valley, Kingswood, Laconia, Plymouth, Kennett

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 4 Merrimack Valley 45, No. 5 Kingswood 26

Preliminary Round: Friday, March 5

  • No. 1 Laconia 57, No. 4 Merrimack Valley 53
  • No. 3 Kennett 56, No. 2 Plymouth 47

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 3 Kennett 58, No. 1 Laconia 45

Semifinals: Thursday, March 11

  • Bishop Brady 58, Pelham 50
  • Kennett 51, Hanover 50

Championship: Sunday, March 14

  • Bishop Brady 52, Kennett 50

Division III

Region 1

  • Newfound, Gilford, Belmont, Berlin, White Mountains, Winnisquam, Inter-Lakes

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 4 Newfound 62, No. 5 Gilford 32
  • No. 6 White Mountains 25, No. 3 Berlin 20
  • No. 2 Winnisquam 48, No. 7 Inter-Lakes 31

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 4 Newfound 39, No. 1 Belmont 28
  • No. 6 White Mountains 25, No. 2 Winnisquam 21

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 4 Newfound 44, No. 6 White Mountains 35

Region 2

  • Newport, Kearsarge, Fall Mountain, Mascoma Valley, Stevens

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Kearsarge 70, No. 4 Newport 35

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 1 Fall Mountain 49, No. 5 Kearsarge 33
  • No. 3 Stevens 41, No. 2 Mascoma Valley 35

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 1 Fall Mountain 62, No. 3 Stevens 38

Region 3

  • Hopkinton, Conant, Monadnock, Hillsboro-Deering, Mascenic

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Conant 54, No. 4 Hopkinton 25

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 5 Conant 67, No. 1 Monadnock 42
  • No. 2 Hillsboro-Deering 37, No. 3 Mascenic 21

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 5 Conant 49, No. 2 Hillsboro-Deering 27

Region 4

  • Raymond, St. Thomas, Campbell, Somersworth, Prospect Mountain

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 St. Thomas 40, No. 4 Raymond 21

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 1 Campbell 50, No. 5 St. Thomas 37
  • No. 3 Prospect Mountain 57, No. 2 Somersworth 41

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 1 Campbell 40, No. 3 Prospect Mountain 35

Semifinals: Thursday, March 11

  • Fall Mountain 40, Newfound 28
  • Conant 65, Campbell 45

Championship: Sunday, March 14

  • Conant 59, Fall Mountain 43

Division IV

Region 1

  • Newmarket, Portsmouth Christian, Epping, Farmington, Pittsfield

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 4 Newmarket 54, No. 5 Portsmouth Christian 29

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 4 Newmarket 44, No. 1 Epping 27
  • No. 2 Farmington 59, No. 3 Pittsfield 12

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 4 Newmarket 40, No. 2 Farmington 33

Region 2

  • Derryfield, Mount Royal, Holy Family, Sunapee, Hinsdale

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Mount Royal 55, No. 4 Derryfield 13

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 4 Derryfield 54, No. 1 Holy Family 32
  • No. 3 Hinsdale 58, No. 2 Sunapee 20

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 3 Hinsdale 53, No. 4 Derryfield 18

Region 3

  • Concord Christian, Woodsville, Lisbon, Lin-Wood, Moultonborough, Franklin

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 5 Woodsville 58, No. 4 Concord Christian 49
  • No. 3 Lisbon 34, No. 6 Lin-Wood 30

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 5 Woodsville 48, No. 1 Moultonborough 35
  • No. 3 Lisbon 33, No. 2 Franklin 24

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 5 Woodsville 51, No. 3 Lisbon 18

Region 4

  • Colebrook, Pittsburg, Groveton, Gorham, Profile, Littleton

Round 1: Tuesday, March 2

  • No. 4 Colebrook 73, No. 5 Pittsburg 40
  • No. 3 Gorham 43, No. 6 Profile 19

Preliminary Round: Thursday, March 4

  • No. 4 Colebrook 40, No. 1 Groveton 32
  • No. 2 Littleton 50, No. 3 Gorham 11

Quarterfinals: Sunday, March 7

  • No. 4 Colebrook 53, No. 2 Littleton 46

Semifinals: Thursday, March 11

  • Hinsdale 44, Newmarket 23
  • Colebrook 53, Woodsville 36

Championship: Sunday, March 14

  • Hinsdale 63, Colebrook 51

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