Top 7 teams remain the same in this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll

One week of the regular season wasn’t enough to change up the top seven teams in this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll.

Bishop Guertin remained at No. 1, getting all 15 of the first-place votes, while Pinkerton and Bedford remained right behind at Nos. 2 and 3.

The Cardinals travel to Manchester to face the Kings on Monday before another out-of-state test at Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.) on Wednesday before returning home to face Windham on Thursday. Pinkerton goes on the road Monday to face Dover before the Astros get their first out-of-state matchup Wednesday at home against Billerica (Mass.), while Bedford hosts Nashua South on Monday and Manchester on Wednesday.

Exeter remained at No. 4 in the poll and the Blue Hawks will host Salem on Monday before a pair of out-of-state games, one at Bishop Feehan in Attleboro, Mass., on Wednesday and another at home Saturday against Chelmsford (Mass.).

Portsmouth and Derryfield remained at Nos. 5 and 6 before their rematch of the Division II final on Wednesday in Manchester. Both also play Monday, with the Clippers hosting St. Thomas and the Cougars going to Alvirne, and on Friday, with Portsmouth hosting Spaulding and Derryfield going to Timberlane.

Winnacunnet held its spot at No. 7 with a busy week ahead, as the Warriors will host Oyster River-Newmarket on Monday, then go to Dover on Wednesday and to Goffstown on Friday. Merrimack moved up a spot to No. 8 and the Tomahawks have just one game this week, hosting Keene-Monadnock on Tuesday.

Dover moves into the top 10 for the first time since the final poll of 2018, coming in at No. 9 after a three-win week. The Green Wave host Pinkerton on Monday and then welcome in Winnacunnet on Wednesday.

Londonderry dropped two spots to round out the top 10 after a tough first week. The Lancers go to Nashua North on Monday and head to Salem on Friday.

Here is this week’s New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll. These are the top 10 lacrosse teams in the state, with records, first-place votes/points, and last week’s ranking (T=tie).

1. Bishop Guertin (2-1), 15/150, 1st
2. Pinkerton (3-0), 133, 2nd
3. Bedford (2-1), 120, 3rd
4. Exeter (2-0), 99, 4th
5. Portsmouth (3-0), 87, 5th
6. Derryfield (2-0), 81, 6th
7. Winnacunnet (2-1), 64, 7th
8. Merrimack (2-1), 33, 9th
9. Dover (3-0), 19, NR
10. Londonderry (0-3), 12, 8th

Dropped out: St. Thomas

Also receiving votes: Goffstown (1-1), 9; Timberlane (1-0), 9; Coe-Brown (3-0), 7; St. Thomas (1-1), 1, 10th; Windham (2-1), 1.

The coaches poll is voted on by boys lacrosse coaches from around the state and members of the media. The poll will be updated every Monday throughout the regular season.

This spring, the coaches poll is sponsored by the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center. Learn more about them by going here.