Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 25)

The boys lacrosse regular season is in the books and the playoffs are set to begin on May 30.

While we wait for the NHIAA to release the brackets, here is what we expect the postseason tournaments to look like for all three divisions.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have eight playoff teams, Division II will have 14 teams and Division III will have 10 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are eligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

Bedford (16-1, 3.7647, 1st)
Bishop Guertin (15-3, 3.3333, 2nd)
Exeter (12-6, 2.6667, 3rd)
Pinkerton (10-8, 2.2222, 4th)
Merrimack (9-8, 2.1176, 6th)
Londonderry (8-8, 2.0000, 5th)
Concord (8-9, 1.8824, 7th)
Dover (7-9, 1.7500, 8th)

Eliminated: Manchester (5-10, 1.2667); Salem (4-11, 1.0667); Nashua South (3-15, 0.6667); Nashua North (1-17, 0.2222).

Quarterfinal Matchups (changes in bold)

No. 8 Dover at No. 1 Bedford
No. 5 Merrimack at No. 4 Pinkerton
No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Exeter

Postseason Schedule

Quarterfinals: June 1, at higher seed
Semifinals: June 5, 5 and 7:15 p.m., at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
Championship: June 8, 5 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

Portsmouth (17-0, 4.1176, 1st)
Derryfield (15-2, 3.5882, 2nd)
Windham (14-3, 3.4118, 4th)
Timberlane (13-3, 3.750, 3rd)
St. Thomas (12-4, 3.1250, 5th)
Winnacunnet (11-5, 2.8125, 8th)
Oyster River-Newmarket (11-5, 2.8125, 6th)
Goffstown (10-5, 2.7333, 7th)
Hollis Brookline (10-7, 2.4706, 9th)
Alvirne (10-7, 2.4706, 10th)
Kingswood (7-7, 2.0000, 11th)
Keene-Monadnock (7-10, 1.7059, 12th)
Hanover (5-9, 1.4286, 13th)
Kennett (4-9, 1.2308, 14th)

Eliminated: Merrimack Valley (4-10, 1.1429); Souhegan (5-13, 1.1111); Pembroke (3-13, 0.7500); ConVal (2-12, 0.5714); Spaulding (2-14, 0.5000); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River-Newmarket thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Portsmouth
No. 2 Derryfield

First-round Matchups

No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Goffstown
No. 12 Keene-Monadnock at No. 5 St. Thomas
No. 13 Hanover at No. 4 Timberlane
No. 10 Alvirne at No. 7 Oyster River-Newmarket
No. 14 Kennett at No. 3 Windham
No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 Winnacunnet

Postseason Schedule

Preliminary round: May 30, at higher seed.
Quarterfinals: June 1, at higher seed.
Semifinals: June 5, 5 and 7:15 p.m., at Stellos Stadium, Nashua
Championship: June 8, 5 p.m., at Stellos Stadium, Nashua

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

Pelham (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
Campbell (14-3, 3.3529, 2nd)
Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
Kearsarge (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
Bow (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
Coe-Brown (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
Laconia (10-5, 2.6667, 4th)
Plymouth (9-6, 2.6429, 8th)
Gilford (6-8, 1.7143, 10th)
Bishop Brady (6-9, 1.6667, 9th)

Eliminated: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-10, 1.1429); Lebanon (3-11, 0.8571); Trinity (2-13, 0.5333); Milford (1-14, 0.2667); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker