Friday Night Lights: Coventry Goes Up Against Undefeated Woonsocket

The Oakers football team is going to have a formidable opponent in Woonsocket High School this week. The Villa Novans are 6-0 in Division II-A while Coventry sits at .500 with a 3-3 division record.

Friday's game kicks off at 7 p.m. at home.

Holding court on the top of the state’s rankings are Hendricken and Barrington respectively. However, that may change after this weekend as both teams face off against each other on Friday night. Can the Eagles oust the Hawks?

Rhode Island High School Football Media Poll  

1. Hendricken (8) 179
2. Barrington (1) 172 
3. Portsmouth 162 
4. La Salle 153 
5. Cranston East 142
6. Woonsocket 131
7. Cranston West 116 
8. Mount Pleasant 110
t-9. Johnston 107
t-9. Cumberland 107
11. Rogers 87 
12. St. Raphael 71
13. North Kingstown 65 
14. West Warwick 64 
15. Moses Brown 58 
16. East Providence 41 
17. South Kingstown 38 
18. Warwick Veterans 37 
19. Middletown 16 
20. Exeter-West Greenwich 10
(First place votes in parenthesis)