Taking a cue from other states, a number media members from several publications came together to devise a Top 20 poll for Rhode Island high schools. With the season on the horizon, here are the preseason rankings:
Top 20 (first-place votes in parenthesis)
1. La Salle (5) 138
2. Barrington (2) 135
3. South Kingstown 124
4. Cranston East 112
5. East Providence 102
6. Portsmouth 87
7. Tolman 80
8. Tiverton 70
9t. Bishop Hendricken 62
9t. Westerly 62
11. Middletown 58
12. St. Raphael 46
13. West Warwick 44
14. Woonsocket 40
15. Cumberland 38
16. Ponaganset 32
17. Johnston 26
18. Lincoln 25
19. Shea 23
20t. Hope 21
20t. North Kingstown 21
Others receiving votes: Cranston West (17), Mount Hope (17), Narragansett (16), Moses Brown (11), Central (9), Toll Gate (9), Warwick Veterans (9), Exeter-West Greenwich (8), Rogers (8), North Providence (3), Pilgrim (2), East Greenwich (1).
As a newspaper that serves Newport County, we’re lucky enough to have all four of our teams getting at least at few votes, if not being ranked. Check in on Tuesdays for the weekly rankings.
To get a full preview of Rogers, Portsmouth, Middletown and Tiverton high schools, as well as Salve Regina University, pick up today’s Newport Daily News, which contains the annual Fall Sports Preview.
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Rogers not even ranked....how the mighty have fallen....I remember the days when Portsmouth was always awful and Rogers was always a powerhouse.....What happened?....is it because there is no longer a large Navy population in Newport?
I think that's a lot of it. A little more than 100 students were in last year's graduating class, meaning the school just isn't getting the amount of athletes needed to compete at the Division I level.
Truth be told, I think Frank Newsome is doing a heck of a job with what he's been given. But I think going down to Division II or D-III would suit this team better.
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