HNIB News High School Hockey's Best Coverage | Est. 1972
Rhode Island Top 10
| Rank | Team | PR* | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Hendricken | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Mt. St. Charles | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | LaSalle | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Cumberland | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Smithfield | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Ponaganset | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Burrillville | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Cranston West | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | RMR | NR | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Lincoln | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
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Top-seeded Bishop Hendricken had a light week in Rhode Island and made quick work of Barrington, winning 9-0. The Hawks did go to the Pope Francis Invitational over the weekend and fell to Delbarton School (3-1) and Fairfield Prep (3-1).
#2 Mount St. Charles had an unbeaten Rhode Island week with wins over Burrillville, 4-2, and Prout, 4-1. It also fell to Mass.’s St. John’s Prep, 5-3.
#3 LaSalle blanked Burrillville, 3-0, and fell to Greenwich of Connecticut, 3-2.
#4 Cumberland is the team to beat in Division 2. It nipped PSW, 3-2, and easily handled North Smithfield, 6-1.
#5 Smithfield had a last-second win over Barrington, 3-2. #6 Ponaganset fell to RMR, 4-3, but bounced back with a nice 9-5 victory over Coventry.
#7 Burrillville slides this week. It made no waves when it had the chance against the big boys – falling to the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in our poll this past week.
Cranston West, at #8, had a nice night beating South Kingstown, 7-1.
RMR gets into the poll this week at #9 after wins over Ponaganset, 4-3, and Toll Gate, 6-3. It’s won four out of five.
Lincoln saw its four-game winning streak snapped with a 4-3 loss to Portsmouth. The team beat Coventry, 4-1, the day before.
Dom Nicastro
