R.I. high school football media poll

As the season winds down and playoff spots are secured, things tend to get interesting in the world of high school football. Rogers, which claimed the Division III regular season title with its win over East Greenwich, remained at No. 8 in the poll. Middletown, which must Burrillville at home on Friday night at get into the playoffs (and a first-round date with Rogers), fell from the poll for the first time this season.

But perhaps the biggest shakeup came in Division I, where East Providence knocked off No. 2 Barrington, allowing Portsmouth to reclaim the second slot in the poll behind unbeaten Bishop Hendricken.

1. Hendricken (11) 220 1
2. Portsmouth 186 3
3. East Providence 182 t-4
4. Barrington 170 2
5. La Salle 162 t-4
6. Tolman 144 7
7. Woonsocket 141 6
8. Rogers 131 8
t-9. Cranston West 95 9
t-9. Ex.-West Greenwich 95 11
11. Central 93 17
12. St. Raphael 82 13
13. Cranston East 80 12
14. Johnston 74 t-14
15. Chariho 69 10
16. Moses Brown 60 t-14
17. Mount Pleasant 31 20
t-18. Westerly 27 NR
t-18. Mount Hope 27 19
t-20. Lincoln 21 NR
t-20. Burrillville 21 16
Dropped from poll: Middletown 18.
Also receiving votes: South Kingstown 7, Middletown 2.