RI high school preseason poll

It's finally here ... opening night for high school football. And here is the preseason poll, voted on by the state's media outlets. All four of our local teams are receiving votes. Now preseason polls, like one college coach said, are like beauty pageants. There's no telling where these teams will end up in November, but there's only one way to find out.

Team Points Last year
1 La Salle (3) 161 4
2t. East Providence (1) 156 7
2t. Hendricken (3) 156 2
4. Cranston West 139 20
5. Mount Hope 118 5
6. Cranston East 117 12
7. Woonsocket 116 3
8. Portsmouth 111 17
9. Barrington (2) 104 1
10. South Kingstown 71 8
11. Johnston 68 11
12. Coventry 65 9
13. Moses Brown 63 16
14. Middletown 58 15
15. Westerly 53 13
16. Ponaganset 46 5
17. Exeter-West Greenwich 43 10
18. Lincoln 37 NR
19. St. Raphael 34 NR
20. Burrillville 24 NR

Also receiving votes: North Kingstown 21, Tolman 20, Rogers 18, Narragansett 16, Cumberland 14, Classical 11, Tiverton 11, Hope 10, Mount Pleasant 7, Toll Gate 7, West Warwick 7, Central 4, Chariho 2, East Greenwich 1.