The Middletown High School football team is the Division III champion.
Despite dealing with some off-field issues and facing a team that beat them badly during the regular season, the Islanders defeated Moses Brown 21-0 on Saturday at Cranston Stadium in the D-III title game.
Portsmouth was not as fortunate in the Division I Super Bowl, losing to Bishop Hendricken 20-17.
Missing four key players because of disciplinary reasons, Middletown avenged a 34-8 regular-season loss to the Quakers and won the Super Bowl after losing the D-IV title game the past two seasons. Senior running back Rico McCray earned MVP honors after rushing for 173 yards on 27 carries. He scored all 21 Middletown points - two touchdowns on runs, one on an interception return and all three extra points.
Portsmouth led 17-6 at halftime, despite totaling just 62 yards of offense in the first half, compared to Hendricken's 174. Barry Gaines returned a punt 71 yards for Portsmouth's first score, and Dan Thorpe banged home a 48-yard field goal before Ben Willett ran 44 yards to set up his 4-yard touchdown run. But that was the end of the scoring for Portsmouth.
Hendricken quarterback Mike Maloof was named MVP after rushing for 83 yards and passing for 98 yards and two touchdowns. It was Hendricken's first state title since 1996.
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Hawks dominant despite not having their best player
I wouldn't go so far as to say Bishop Hendricken dominated, but they certainly were the better team on Saturday.
The Portsmouth offense couldn't get any sustained success, and Hawks quarterback Mike Maloof had a heck of a game.
Definitely one of the better high school football games I've seen in recent memory.
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