Schools
Panthers Improve To #13 In State Poll
The Johnston High School football squad benefits from a 3-0 record, but stays mid-pack because of weak competition.
's varsity football team advanced two spots to #13 in the Rhode Island Sports Media Football Poll, a ranking determined by 12 sports reporters from various media outlets.
While the Panthers are 3-0 following last week's , they've compiled the record against teams who are 0-8 overall, which has hurt their overall standing in the poll, according to NarragansettPatch Local Editor Steve Greenwell, a voting member of the poll group.
On Sept. 30, Johnston is scheduled to travel to , the 7th-ranked team in the poll (up from 8th last week), which could improve the Panthers' ranking if they can score a decisive victory.
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FULL RESULTS
Rank
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Team
Points
Last Week
1
La Salle
240
1
2
Cranston West
228
3
3
East Providence
208
2
4
Hendricken
195
5
5
Portsmouth
179
4
6
Barrington
173
6
7
Central
161
8
8
West Warwick
157
7
9
Tolman
142
11
10
Westerly
131
t-9
11
South Kingstown
119
t-9
12
Rogers
98
t-13
13
Johnston
88
15
14
Mount Hope
76
16
15
Narragansett
48
NR
16
St. Raphael
47
NR
17
Chariho
44
t-18
18
Exeter-West Greenwich
42
t-18
19
Ponaganset
41
12
20
Moses Brown
15
20
Dropped out: Cranston East (t-13), Cumberland (17).
Also receiving votes: Cumberland (10), Central Falls (9), Classical (9), Cranston East (9), East Greenwich (9), Tiverton (8), Mount Pleasant (7), Woonsocket (3) and Lincoln (1).
Read Steve Greenwell's .
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