Week 5 High School Football Poll

Four straight lopsided wins wasn’t enough to move Middletown into the top 5, but the Islanders jumped into the top 6 after their bye week. They have Tiverton to thank. Apparently Ponganset’s near miss against the Tigers was enough to convince voters that Ponaganset is not worthy of the No. 6 spot.

Portsmouth, which also had a Week 4 bye, dropped to No. 11. Tiverton fell from 17 to 18 after its 15-14 loss to the undefeated Chieftains. Rogers, which debuted in the poll at No. 17 last week, is unranked this week after a non-league loss to Durfee, Mass. Unfortunately, that may have been the Vikings’ only appearance in the top 20 this season.

At the top, things again look very much the same, with La Salle, Barrington, East Providence, West Warwick and South Kingstown holding steady at 1-4. I put Barrington at No. 1 this week, after its 14-0 win over No. 3 East Providence. But barring an unexpected La Salle loss next week against Cranston West, the Rams seem to have a stranglehold on the top spot — at least until their date in Barrington on Nov. 6.

Team Points Last week
1. La Salle (5) 157 1
2. Barrington (3) 155 2
3. East Providence 137 3
4. West Warwick 128 4
5. South Kingstown 126 5
6. Middletown 109 7
7. Cranston East 108 9
8. Ponaganset 105 6
9. Woonsocket 93 12
10. Hendricken 92 11
11. Portsmouth 84 10
12. Mount Hope 64 8
13. Johnston 61 15
14. Cranston West 45 16
15. Westerly 42 18
16. Coventry 38 NR
17. Hope 29 20
18t. Lincoln 21 13
18t. Tiverton 21 17
20. Moses Brown 18 NR

Dropped out (last week’s rank): Cumberland (14), St. Raphael (17).

Others receiving votes: Cumberland 17, St. Raphael 12, Classical 7, Central 4, East Greenwich 3, Mount Pleasant 1, Toll Gate 1.

Participating publications: The Chariho Times, The Coventry Courier, The Cranston Herald, The East Greenwich Pendulum, The Narragansett Times, The Newport Daily News, The Northeast Independent, The North Kingstown Standard Times, The South County Independent, The Warwick Beacon, The Westerly Sun.