Here's the list so far. Reschedule dates, where known, are in parentheses.
Baseball
Central at Prout
North Smithfield at Burrillville (tomorrow, noon)
PCD at Fatima (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Mount Pleasant at Hope (Wednesday, 4 p.m.)
Mt. Hope at Central Falls (Wednesday, 4 p.m.)
Ponaganset at Davies (Friday, 4 p.m.)
Shea at Tolman (Friday, 6 p.m.)
Softball
Wheeler at Fatima (canceled)
Ponaganset at Cranston East
North Smithfield at Woonsocket
Barrington at Narragansett (Tuesday, 4 p.m.)
Scituate at Mount Pleasant (May 19, 4 p.m.)
Portsmouth at Tiverton (May 20, 3:30 p.m.)
Middletown at Rogers (May 26, 7 p.m.)
Boys lacrosse
PCD at Portsmouth
North Kingstown at Barrington (tomorrow, 6 p.m.)
La Salle at Hendricken (tomorrow, 6 p.m.)
Girls lacrosse
Middletown at Cranston East (May 19, 6 p.m.)
East Providence at South Kingstown (May 19, 5 p.m.)
Boys tennis
State singles and doubles championships (tomorrow, 1 p.m.)
Westerly at East Greenwich (May 19, 4 p.m.)
Moses Brown's Schmitz named HSGameTime player of the week
Moses Brown senior Chloe Schmitz scored five goals, including four in the second half, as the Quakers handed North Kingstown girls lacrosse team its first Interscholastic League loss of the season with a 12-9 victory over the Skippers on Friday night.
Here's the list so far. Reschedule dates, where known, are in parentheses.
Baseball
Hope at Mt. Hope
Toll Gate at Smithfield (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Ponaganset at Mount St. Charles (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Burrillville at Scituate (tomorrow, 3:45 p.m.)
Johnston at North Smithfield (tomorrow, 3:45 p.m.)
PCD at Mount Pleasant (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Central at Tolman (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Prout at Shea (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Juanita Sanchez at Fatima (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Exeter/West Greenwich at Davies (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Classical at Wheeler (tomorrow, 4:15 p.m.)
Cranston East at Chariho (Thursday, 3:45 p.m.)
Cranston West at North Kingstown (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
Cumberland at Barrington (Saturday, 4 p.m.)
East Greenwich at Narragansett (Saturday, 4 p.m.)
Toll Gate at South Kingstown (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.)
Hendricken at Westerly (Sunday, 2 p.m.)
Softball
Chariho at Bay View
Tolman at Shea (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
East Providence at Warwick Vets (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Lincoln at Woonsocket (tomorrow, 3:45 p.m.)
Davies at Hope (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Mount St. Charles at North Kingstown (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
East Greenwich at Barrington (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
Cranston West at Toll Gate (Friday, 3:30 p.m.)
Central at Fatima (Friday, 4 p.m.)
Coventry at St. Raphael (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Bishop Keough at Central Falls (May 7, 3:30 p.m.)
Mt. Hope at Narragansett (May 8, 4 p.m.)
Rogers at Tiverton (May 11, 2 p.m.)
La Salle at Westerly (May 14, 7 p.m.)
Mount Pleasant at Scituate (May 16, 4 p.m.)
Boys Lacrosse
Middletown at Scituate (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Girls Lacrosse
Warwick Vets at South Kingstown
Scituate at Tiverton (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
Boys Tennis
Scituate at Westerly
Lincoln at Toll Gate
Mt. Hope at West Warwick
North Smithfield at Warwick Vets (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Cranston East at Tiverton (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
East Providence at Rogers (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Chariho at Shea (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Narragansett at St. Raphael (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
North Providence at Coventry (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Barrington at La Salle (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Woonsocket at Middletown (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Smithfield at East Greenwich (Monday, 3:30 p.m.)
Cumberland at Prout (Monday, 3:30 p.m.)
Mount St. Charles at Hendricken (Monday, 3:30 p.m.)
South Kingstown at Wheeler (Monday, 3:45 p.m.)
Tolman at Pilgrim (May 7, 3:30 p.m.)
Burrillville at Ponaganset (May 16, 3:30 p.m.)
Boys Outdoor Track
Cranston East, North Providence and Burrillville at Smithfield
Shea and Tolman at East Providence
Mt. Hope and St. Raphael at Middletown (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Lincoln and Woonsocket at Ponaganset (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Mount St. Charles at Cranston West at Cumberland (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Chariho and East Greenwich at North Kingstown (Thursday, 3:30 p.m.)
Mount Pleasant and Toll Gate at Hendricken (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
Exeter/West Greenwich and Coventry at Westerly (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
Girls Outdoor Track
Woonsocket and Hope at Cumberland (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Exeter/West Greenwich and Coventry at Westerly (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
Golf
Ponaganset vs. Lincoln at Kirkbrae
Tolman vs. La Salle at Crestwood (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
South Kingstown vs. Narragansett at Point Judith (May 6, 3:30 p.m.)
Cranston West and Warwick Vets vs. Pilgrim at Valley (May 8, 3 p.m.)
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State boys swimming team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland.
We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me.
The swimmers' answers, as well as audio clips of the swimmers talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages.
Also, you will find full listings for second-team and All-Division selections. The All-State boys swimming page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Online now: Wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading, girls basketball, boys basketball, girls indoor track, boys indoor track, girls swimming
Tonight: boys swimming
Tomorrow: boys and girls hockey
Monday: independent stars
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State girls swimming team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland.
We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me.
The swimmers' answers, as well as audio clips of the swimmers talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages.
Also, you will find full listings for second-team and All-Division selections. The All-State girls swimming page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Online now: Wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading, girls basketball, boys basketball, girls indoor track, boys indoor track
Tonight: girls swimming
Tomorrow: boys swimming
Saturday: boys and girls hockey
Monday: independent stars
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State boys indoor track team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland.
We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me.
The athletes' answers, as well as audio clips of the athletes talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages.
Also, you will find full listings for second-team, All-Division and Academic All-State selections. The All-State girls indoor track page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Online now: Wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading, girls basketball, boys basketball, girls indoor track
Tonight: boys indoor track
Tomorrow: girls swimming
Friday: boys swimming
Saturday: boys and girls hockey
Monday: independent stars
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State girls indoor track team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland.
We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me.
The athletes' answers, as well as audio clips of the athletes talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages.
Also, you will find full listings for second-team, All-Division and Academic All-State selections. The All-State girls indoor track page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Online now: Wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading, girls basketball, boys basketball
Tonight: girls indoor track
Tomorrow: boys indoor track
Thursday: girls swimming
Friday: boys swimming
Saturday: boys and girls hockey
Monday: independent stars
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State girls basketball team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland.
We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me.
The athletes' answers, as well as audio clips of the players talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages.
Also, you will find full listings for second team, All-Class and All-Division selections. The All-State girls basketball page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Online now: Wrestling, gymnastics, cheerleading
Tonight: Girls basketball
Tomorrow: Boys basketball
Tuesday: girls indoor track
Wednesday: boys indoor track
Thursday: girls swimming
Friday, April 25: boys swimming
Saturday, April 26: boys and girls hockey
Monday, April 28: independent stars
HSGameTime All-State gymnasts and cheerleaders revealed tonight
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State gymnastics and cheerleading teams online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland. We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me. The athletes' answers, as well as audio clips of the gymnasts and cheerleaders talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages. Also, you will find full listings for second team gymnasts and cheerleaders, as well as All-Division gymnasts. The All-State gymnastics and cheerleading page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Online now: Wrestling
Tonight: Gymnastics and cheerleading
Tomorrow: Girls basketball
Saturday: Boys basketball
Tuesday: girls indoor track
Wednesday: boys indoor track
Thursday, April 24: girls swimming
Friday, April 25: boys swimming
Saturday, April 26: boys and girls hockey
Monday, April 28: independent stars
Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State wrestling team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland. We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in school, and something people would be surprised to know about me. The athletes' answers, as well as audio clips of the wrestlers talking about what inspired them this past season, will accompany their bios on their own personal pages. Also, you will find full listings for the second team, All-Division and Academic All-State teams. The All-State wrestling page in The Providence Journal will run tomorrow.
Here is the full schedule for the All-State teams. The teams will be revealed at 6 p.m. each day online, and in the following day's newspaper.
Tonight: Wrestling
Tomorrow: Gymnastics and cheerleading
Friday: Girls basketball
Saturday: Boys basketball
Tuesday, April 22: girls indoor track
Wednesday, April 23: boys indoor track
Thursday, April 24: girls swimming
Friday, April 25: boys swimming
Saturday, April 26: boys and girls hockey
Monday, April 28: independent stars
Today's high school postponements for today and Saturday
Reschedule dates are in parentheses, where known:
Baseball Postponed today
Juanita Sanchez at Hope
Smithfield at Cumberland
East Providence at Barrington
Portsmouth at Moses Brown (tomorrow, 3 p.m.)
North Providence at La Salle (Sunday, 3 p.m.)
Westerly at Narragansett (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.)
Lincoln at St. Raphael (Monday, 3:30 p.m.)
East Greenwich at Chariho (Monday, 3:45 p.m.)
Warwick Vets at Coventry (Monday, 3:45 p.m.)
South Kingstown at North Kingstown (Monday, 3:45 p.m.)
Cranston West at Hendricken (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Toll Gate at Cranston East (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Classical at Tolman (Tuesday, 4 p.m.) Postponed tomorrow
Prout at Fatima
Central at PCD
Exeter/West Greenwich at Central Falls
Davies at Mount St. Charles (Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.)
Mount Pleasant at Mt. Hope (April 14, 11 a.m.)
St. Raphael at Woonsocket (April 19, 11 a.m.)
Burrillville at Johnston (April 28, 3:30 p.m.)
Softball Postponed today
Tolman at Davies (canceled)
Bishop Keough at Fatima
Mount Pleasant at Hope (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Scituate at Central (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Shea at Central Falls (Wednesday, 4 p.m.)
Tiverton at Rogers (April 17, 3:30 p.m.)
East Greenwich at Prout (May 10, 2 p.m.) Postponed tomorrow
Chariho at North Providence
Mount Pleasant at Tolman (canceled)
Classical at Cranston West (canceled)
Coventry at Westerly
Stonington at Westerly
Barrington at Cranston East (canceled)
Ponaganset at Mount St. Charles (canceled)
Burrillville at Lincoln (canceled)
Woonsocket at Cumberland (canceled)
Boys lacrosse
East Providence at Mount St. Charles
Middletown at East Greenwich
Warwick Vets at Toll Gate
Narragansett at Prout (Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.)
South Kingstown at Tiverton (April 21, 4:30 p.m.)
Mt. Hope at La Salle (April 28, 4 p.m.)
Girls lacrosse
Chariho at Mount St. Charles (Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.)
Prout at Narragansett (Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.)
Here's the list for Tuesday. Where known, the reschedule date is in parentheses.
Baseball
Johnston at Mount St. Charles
Burrillville at Davies (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Fatima at PCD (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Tolman at Shea (tomorrow, 3:45 p.m.)
Central Falls at Mt. Hope (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Juanita Sanchez at Mount Pleasant (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Scituate at Prout (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Cumberland at North Providence (Thursday, 3:30 p.m.)
Narragansett at East Greenwich (Thursday, 3:45 p.m.)
Coventry at Cranston West (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
Tiverton at Moses Brown (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
Barrington at Portsmouth (Thursday, 4 p.m.)
St. Raphael at Woonsocket (Saturday, 11 a.m.)
Central at Classical (April 17, 1 p.m.)
Wheeler at North Smithfield (May 12, 3:45 p.m.)
Softball
Ponaganset at Smithfield
Tiverton at Rogers
Burrillville at Classical
North Smithfield at North Providence (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
West Warwick at Cranston East (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Mt. Hope at Middletown (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Portsmouth at Narragansett (tomorrow, 3:45 p.m.)
Barrington at East Greenwich (tomorrow, 3:45 p.m.)
Prout at Exeter/West Greenwich (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Boys tennis
Cumberland at Burrillville
Lincoln at North Smithfield
Smithfield at Scituate (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Barrington at Cranston West (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
East Greenwich at Ponaganset (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Pilgrim at Rogers (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
North Kingstown at South Kingstown (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Prout at Toll Gate (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Shea at Tolman (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Middletown at West Warwick (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
La Salle at Hendricken (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Woonsocket at North Providence (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
St. Raphael at Classical (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Tiverton at Coventry (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
PCD at Cranston East (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Warwick Vets at Westerly (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Mount St. Charles at Wheeler (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
Not a great start to the high school baseball season. Reschedule date is in parentheses if we know it:
Baseball
Pilgrim at Hendricken (canceled)
St. Raphael at Woonsocket
Middletown at East Providence
Cumberland at North Providence (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.)
Lincoln at La Salle (tomorrrow, 4 p.m.)
Barrington at Portsmouth (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Tiverton at Moses Brown (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Central at Classical (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Warwick Vets at Cranston East (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
Coventry at Cranston West (tomorrow, 4 p.m.)
North Kingstown at Chariho (Thursday, 3:45 p.m.)
Clement Soscia, track coach at Toll Gate High School, will be helping us provide coverage of track on HSGametime.com. You can find his work on the High School Coaches Blog; today he has an entry about the Knights of Columbus relay, coming this weekend to Mount Pleasant High School.
Classical's Watkins named Gatorade boys basketball player of the year
The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Ashton Watkins of Classical High School as its 2007-08 Rhode Island Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
The 6-foot-4 junior center averaged 18.2 points and 18.4 rebounds per game this season, leading the Purple (23-1) to the Division 2 state championship, a 71-62 victory against West Warwick. Also the Division II North Player of the Year and an All-Division II selection, Watkins added five blocks and 2.5 steals per contest this winter while shooting 61 percent from the floor. He recorded 27 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks in a 61-54 state semifinal victory against Rogers.
“He was definitely the dominant big man in our league,” said Mike Lunney, head coach at rival Portsmouth High. “He created a matchup problem because of his length. You had to start with him. You had to have a plan for him.”
Watkins will begin his senior year of high school this fall and remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
What you're saying: High school hockey semifinal predictions
We've been asking readers on HSGametime to predict the winners of the best-of-three boys hockey semifinal series that begin tonight. You can still vote until the series are decided, but we figured we'd give you a snapshot of who your favorites and underdogs are right now.
Division I
-Hendricken, 207 votes; Toll Gate 114 votes (65 percent to 35 percent)
-Mount St. Charles 194 votes; Moses Brown 47 votes (81 percent to 19 percent)
Division IA
-Burrillville 119 votes; Lincoln 32 votes (79 percent to 21 percent)
-Barrington 55 votes; Cranston West 33 votes (63 percennt to 37 percent)
Division II
-Portsmouth 70 votes; St. Raphael 57 votes (55 percent to 45 percent)
-Smithfield 76 votes; Cumberland 70 votes (52 percent to 48 percent)
Division III
-South Kingstown 59 votes; Prout 38 votes (61 percent to 39 percent)
-Scituate 72 votes; Narragansett 41 votes (64 percent to 36 percent)
You can send us your stats anytime, any day. This is a great opportunity to build support for your team.
E-mail your stats to pjsports@projo.com or fax your stats to (401) 277-7444. For questions call Bob McGarry in the projo sports department at (401) 277-7340.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Tournament MVP Monica Bharoocha scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in helping La Salle successfully defend its Division I title with a 59-54 victory today over Bay View.
Torey Jones and Jameilia Dillon combined for 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Rams, who outrebounded the Bengals 47-38. Bay View was led by Brittany Wilson with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
Barrington girls repeat as Division II hoops champs
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Barrington won its second consecutive Division II state title today by playing stellar defense, limiting Mount St. Charles to just 24.4 percent shooting from the field (10-for-41) in a 37-30 victory.
Senior guard Caitlyn Milazzo led Barrington with 16 points, 5 steals, and 4 rebounds. Nicole Turcotte led Mount St. Charles with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
What you're saying: Close votes in Division III boys semis
We've been asking HSGametime readers this week to pick the winners of tonight's Division III boys basketball semifinals. The polls remain open until the games begin tonight, but here's a snapshot of how things are going. They're remarkably close. A slight majority -- 69 votes to 60 -- is picking Mount St. Charles to beat Central Falls. In the other semifinal game, it's a virtual tie between Juanita Sanchez and Moses Brown -- as of 3:50 Sanchez led thhe voting 59-58.
Tonight's readers picks: West Warwick, Classical, Woonsocket and a toss-up
Readers at HSGametime.com have been voting since Monday on the winners of tonight's Division II boys and girls semifinal games. The polls will remain open until the games begin tonight, but here's a 2:30 snapshot on where things stand:
In the boys games, readers favor West Warwick to beat Coventry, 81 votes to 49 (62 percent to 38 percent). And they are picking Classical to beat Rogers, by a 74-to-51 vote margin (or 59 percent to 41 percent). The boys games are at CCRI-Warwick, beginning with the Wizards and the Oakers at 6:30.
On the girls side, readers are picking Woonsocket to win their city rivalry game with Mount St. Charles, 50 votes to 39 (or 56 percent to 44 percent). Readers are just about split on the other game, a rematch of last season's Division II final between Barrington and Scituate. Right now Barrington has 42 votes to Scituate's 41. The girls games are at Rhode Island College, beginning with the Villa Novans and the Mounties at 6:30.
Fans playoff predictions: Woonsocket, Hendricken, Bay View, La Salle
Readers on HSGametime have been picking the winners of the high school basketball playoff games this week, and although the polls continue to be live until game time, we're giving you a snapshot now of what the readers think.
Defending Division I boys champion Hendricken plays tonight against Mount Pleasant, and the Hawks are a strong favorite (113 votes to 56, or 67 percent to 33 percent) to get to the finals again this year. Hendricken's opponent, if the readers are right, will be Woonsocket, which has 64 out of 100 votes so far to win its game tonight against North Kingstown.
On the girls side, readers are predicting a rematch of last year's Division I final between Bay View and La Salle. The top-seeded Bengals (last year's runner-up) are heavy reader favorites to beat Coventry tonight (65 votes to 10, or 87 percent to 13 percent). Meanwhile, the defending champion Rams -- though seeded lower than opponent South Kingstown -- get 46 out of 74 votes to beat the Rebels tonight (that's a 62 percent to 38 percent ratio).
Fans asked to use different entrance for HS playoff games at RIC
Fans coming to Rhode Island College to watch the Division I high school girls basketball tournament games on Saturday are strongly advised to enter the campus via the Fruithill Ave. entrance due to Barack Obama's speaking engagement at the Recreation Center.
Check HSGametime all weekend long for playoff results (go to the latest results area on the lower right of the page) on game nights. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings, we will have photos galleries of every playoff game from the night before. Each day, there will be one gallery for all the boys games and one gallery for all the girls games (there are no girls games on Friday night).
And Monday morning, we'll have reader polls for the boys and girls semifinal games.
Boys basketball
Mount Pleasant at La Salle
Tiverton at Narragansett (Saturday, 5 p.m.)
Chariho at South Kingstown (Saturday, 6 p.m.)
Davies at North Smithfield (Saturday, 7 p.m.)
Feinstein at Warwick Vets (Saturday, 7 p.m.)
Mt. Hope at Westerly (Saturday, 7 p.m.)
West Warwick at East Greenwich (Saturday, 7 p.m.)
Ponaganset at Scituate (Saturday, 7 p.m.)
Classical at Barrington (Monday, 4 p.m.)
Central at Hendricken (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Cranston West at Cranston East (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Juanita Sanchez at Middletown (Monday, 7 p.m.)
North Providence at Shea (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Pilgrim at Toll Gate (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Lincoln at Tolman (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Smithfield at St. Raphael (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Fatima at Mount St. Charles (Monday, 7 p.m.)
Central Falls at Prout (Monday, 7 p.m.)
East Providence at Hope, (Monday, 7:30 p.m.)
Boys hockey
North Smithfield vs. Rogers
Burrillville vs. La Salle
Moses Brown vs. East Greenwich
North Providence vs. Prout
East Providence vs. Cumberland
Lincoln vs. Barrington
PCD/Wheeler vs. Johnston
Cranston West vs. Hendricken
Middletown vs. South Kingstown
Ponaganset vs. Smithfield
Tolman vs. St. Raphael
Toll Gate vs. Mount St. Charles
Mike Marra, the All-State shooter from Smithfield, has verbally committed to play at Louisville. Marra will sign with the Cardinals this November and enroll in the fall of 2009.
"I feel excellent," Marra said today from his prep school, Northfield Mt. Hermon. "It was a little overwhelming at first but I'm excited it's over and I'm going to Louisville."
Marra ended his recruitment when Cards coach Rick Pitino saw him play Wednesday against Winchendon School. It was the first time Pitino saw Marra play in person.
Marra becomes the second Rhode Island junior to commit to a big-time school. South Kingstown's Erik Murphy picked Florida last month.
More on Marra's pick in Friday's Journal.
We asked HSGametime readers to pick the winner of tonight's girls basketball game between Mount St. Charles and Scituate. The teams, which meet tonight in Scituate, are in a three-way tie with Woonsocket for first place in Division I North.
There were 39 votes since yesterday afternoon, with a majority of 25 picking the Spartans (14-3 Division II, 16-3 overall) to beat the Mounties (14-3, 16-4).
We asked HSGametime visitors to pick the winner of tonight's boys basketball game between Mount Pleasant and East Providence. There were 30 votes from yesterday afternoon to today, and a slight majority of 16 picked the Townies (9-6 Division I, 11-7 overall) to beat the Kilties (10-5, 12-7).
We'll have a gallery of game photos tomorrow at HSGametime.com.
We asked readers on HSGametime.com to predict the winner of tonight's city boys basketball showdown between Classical and Feinstein. There were 33 votes since yesterday afternoon, and a majority of 21 picked the Purple (13-0 Division II, 16-1 overall) to defeat the defending champion Falcons (11-2, 17-3).
There will be a photo gallery from the game tomorrow on HSGametime.
We asked readers on HSGametime to pick the winner of tonight's girls basketball game in East Providence between Bay View and Stonington of Connecticut. Out of 32 votes since yesterday afternoon, 22 picked Bay View to win. We'll have a gallery of photos from the game tomorrow on HSGametime.
We had a pretty sparse turnout for today's high school Game of the Day poll, but out of the 17 who did vote, a majority of 10 picked North Smithfield to win at Moses Brown. The Northmen (11-3 Division III, 12-3 overall) and the Quakers (11-2, 12-3) are two of the best teams in Division III. We'll have a gallery of photos from the game tomorrow on HSGametime.com, along with Steve Krasner's game story.
We asked readers on HSGametime to predict the winner of tonight's boys basketball game between Hendricken (10-1 Division I, 12-1 overall) and Hope (6-5, 8-7). There were 52 votes, with 33 picking the Hawks to win. Tomorrow on HSGametime, we'll present a gallery of game photos, along with Steve Krasner's game story.
We asked readers on HSGametime to predict the winner of tonight's boys basketball game between Woonsocket (11-0 Division I, 15-0 overall) and North Kingstown (10-1 Division I, 11-2 overall). There were 46 votes since yesterday afternoon, with a slim majority of 24 picking the Villa Novans to win and remain undefeated. We'll have a gallery of game photos plus Steve Krasner's game story tomorrow on HSGametime; the game is at 7 tonight at North Kingstown.
We asked HSGametime.com readers to predict the winner of tonight's girls basketball game between Bay View and South Kingstown. There were 100 votes since yesterday, with 87 picking the Bengals (12-0 Division I, 15-1 overall) to beat the Rebels (12-0, 13-0) and become the only undefeated team in Division I. Tomorrow on HSGametime, we'll present a gallery of game photos as well as Carolyn Thornton's game story.
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We asked readers on HSGametime com predict the winner of tonight's projo Game of the Day between Tiverton and Mt. Hope in Division II girls basketball. Out of 35 votes since yesterday afternoon, 20 picked the Tigers (9-1 Division II, 10-2 overall) to beat the Huskies (6-3, 8-5). We'll have a gallery of photos from the game tomorrow.
Now on HSGametime, you can vote on the winner of tomorrow's Game of the Day: Cumberland vs. Cranston West wrestling.
Game of the Day poll: North Providence at Johnston girls basketball
In our newest feature, we're asking HSGameTime readers to vote on the winner of the high school game we'll be watching closely on any given night. Tomorrow night, that game will be North Providence (7-0 in Division II, 9-0 overall) visiting Johnston (5-3, 7-5) in girls basketball. You can vote on the winner until 3:30 tomorrow; we'll post the poll results here at the end of the day, and you'll be able to find a gallery of game photos on Saturday.
Erik Murphy, the 6-10 South Kingstown native who is starring at St. Mark's in Massachusetts, has committed to play for Billy Donovan at Florida. Murphy is a junior in prep school and won't join the Gators until the fall of 2009.
Murphy is regarded as one of the top 50 juniors in the country. He chose Florida over Duke with Boston College, Marquette, Virginia, Ohio State and UConn also among his final seven. Florida is the two-time defending national champion and Donovan has sent a slew of his players to the NBA over the last half dozen years.
Murphy, who is 6-10 and 220 pounds, had told reporters and scouts that he wouldn't make a college choice until after his prep school season, at the earliest. BC, where his father Jay starred in the early-80's, was considered the early favorite but when Florida and Duke joined the chase the stakes changed. Murphy visited Florida for a football game in the fall and came away wowed. He had never officially visited Duke but Mike Krzyzewski came to watch him play last month and offered a scholarship.
Hendricken (6-0 league, 8-1 overall) takes on North Kingstown (6-0 league, 7-1 overall) tonight in boys basketball, and you'll be able to find a gallery of game photos in addition to a game story tomorrow on HSGameTime.
HSGameTime readers were asked to vote on the winner of tonight's game in our inaugural Game of the Day poll: 58 out of 79 voters (73 percent) picked the Hawks to remain perfect.
The game starts at 7 at Hendricken.
Tomorrow night, we'll be shooting indoor track at CCRI. There will be no Game of the Day poll, but check back on Thursday afternoon for the Friday poll.
HSGameTime readers were asked to vote between Thursday and yesterday on the best girls basketball team in Division II. The choices were limited to teams with winning league records as of Thursday afternoon. A huge turnout for Tiverton fans put the Tigers in the number-one position in the poll. There were more than 1,000 votes total, and here's how the teams ranked:
1. Tiverton
2. Mt. Hope
3. Barrington/Scituate (tie)
5. Woonsocket
6. Prout
7. North Providence
8. Westerly
9. Central/Mount St. Charles (tie)
11. Pilgrim
12. Portsmouth
13. Johnston
14. Chariho
La Salle's Mack finishes third in Mile at Dartmouth Invitational
La Salle’s senior distance runner Jeanne Mack yesterday moved an important step closer to being considered for a spot in next month’s Millrose High School mile in New York City. Competing in the Dartmouth Invitational’s mile run, in Hanover, N.H., Mack finished third with a time of 4 minutes, 56.57 seconds. The race was won by Caitlin Lane, of New York, in 4:55.25. With her Dartmouth performance, Mack - who placed fifth with a clocking of 5:04.84 in last month’s Brown Invitational mile - bettered her chances at securing one of 10 spots in the Millrose field. Mack will next run the mile at the Yale Invitational, in New Haven, on Jan. 19. Westerly’s Andrew Springer, meanwhile, won the Dartmouth boys’ mile with a time of 4:21.87. His Bulldog teammate Tim O’Loughlin finished eighth in 4:33.82.
The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Nick Ross of East Greenwich High School as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. As Rhode Island’s honoree for 2007-08, Ross becomes a member of the inaugural Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year class.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse, distinguishes Ross as Rhode Island’s best high school boys cross country runner. Ross is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award to be announced in mid-January.
The sophomore distance runner captured fourth place at the all-class Rhode Island Cross Country Championship with a time of 16:08, leading a tight pack of Avengers to the team title. Ross followed the state meet with an 11th-place finish at the New England Cross Country Championships in 16:16.4, the fastest Rhode Island runner, and an eighth-place run at the Nike Team Nationals Northeast Regional in 16:27.3. He also placed third at the Class C state meet.
Ross has maintained a solid average in the classroom. Despite a demanding academic curriculum and a year-round focus on elite-level distance training, he remains an active peer leader in his school and municipal community, and serves as a regular participant in local charity fundraiser races.
“He’s a very competitive kid, but he sacrificed all his individual goals for the team this year,” said East Greenwich Head Coach Pete Dion. “He’s only been running for a year-and-a-half, but he could be the best runner in New England next year. He’s a gift. He can be a superstar.”
Ross will begin his junior year of high school this fall and remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
La Salle's Jeanne Mack named Gatorade girls cross country runner of the year
The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Jeanne Mack of La Salle Academy as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. As Rhode Island’s honoree for 2007-08, Mack becomes a member of the inaugural Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year class.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse, distinguishes Mack as Rhode Island’s best high school girls cross country runner. Mack is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year award to be announced in mid-January.
The senior distance runner captured the Class A and All-State individual championships by 21 seconds and 32 seconds, respectively, leading the Rams to team titles at both events. Mack finished second at the New England Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:29.4. She placed 25th at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional in 18:48 in addition to winning the Varsity D Race at the prestigious Manhattan Invitational this past fall.
Mack has maintained an A-plus average in the classroom. In addition to volunteering as a teacher’s assistant at Little Friends Preschool, she participates in multiple community-service initiatives, making jewelry for charitable sale to benefit the Special Olympics and donating her time to Arts Alive by helping inner-city youths build confidence and creativity through expressive art.
“You wouldn’t know it by looking at her, but she’s a very fierce competitor,” said La Salle Academy Head Coach Kelly Martin. “She never repeats a mistake twice; she always learns from her mistakes. She made a lot of progress coming off her junior year, all of it from work ethic.”
Mack remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
At hsgametime.com, readers voted this week on the best boys basketball team in Division II. Choices were limited to the teams with winning league records as of Monday afternoon. There were 195 votes; here's how they broke down. The top two teams in the poll -- Feinstein and West Warwick -- meet tonight in West Warwick.
Readers at HSGametime were asked to select the top girls basketball team in Division I, out of the teams that entered Thursday night’s action with winning league records. There were 264 votes, and here’s how they broke down:
1. Bay View, 96 votes
2. La Salle, 78 votes
3. South Kingstown, 35 votes
4. Coventry, 16 votes
5. East Greenwich, 15 votes
6. Cranston West, 13 votes
7. Ponaganset 11 votes
Beginning Friday afternoon, we asked HSGametime readers which team was best in Division I. Choices were limited to the seven teams with undefeated division records at the start of the poll. We received 309 votes before voting closed at 4 p.m. Here's how you voted:
Classical's Flowers breaks national weight-throw mark
Courtesy of Bob Gourley:
Victoria Flowers set a new national high school 20# weight throw record of 61’00.75” at the 26th Annual Brown University Track & Field High School Invitational on Friday, December 28, 2007.
This performance was indoors at Brown University’s Olney-Margolies Athletic Center in Providence, RI, and broke the record of 60’10.50” set by Maureen Griffin (JR/Pocatello, ID) at the 1997 National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, Roxbury, MA on March 8, 1997.
Flowers (1/17/90) SR - Classical High School, Providence, RI
Series: LSF 61’00.75” 60’04.50”
Barrington's Caitlyn Milazzo hits the floor protecting a loose ball from Johnston's Alysa O'Neill during action at the Hank Orabone Memorial Tournament today in Cranston. Barrington won 42-30, led by Kelly Mannix's 11 points. There will be a gallery of game photos tomorrow on HSGameTime.
DIVISION II FOOTBALL: South Kingstown 25, Toll Gate 13
CRANSTON -- Sean Hamill scored two touchdowns and lineman Michael Rayta had the clincher on a pass interception and return as South Kingstown downed Toll Gate, 25-13, in the Division II Super Bowl today at Cranston Stadium.
Toll Gate dominated the first half and led, 6-0, at the break. The momentum changed completely in the second half. The Rebels took control behind the running of Hamill, Josh Ponte and Tim Hazard and scored 19 straight points.
After Toll Gate closed to 19-13 and got the ball back, Rayta clinched it when he picked off a screen pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.
EAST PROVIDENCE -- Jordan Monk set up the game-winning touchdown by returning a free kick 73 yards deep into Hendricken territory with five minutes to play in the fourth quarter as St. Raphael, playing without star quarterback Stanley Dunbar, upset the Hawks, 8-6, today at Pierce Field and won the state high school football championship.
Hendricken had a taken a 6-0 lead with 12 seconds to go in the first half on Matt Brown's 90-yard punt return.
St. Raphael was driving for the tying TD in the fourth quarter when the Hawks recovered a Saints fumble on their own 2-yard line. Unable to make a first down, they took an intentional safety, cutting their lead to 6-2, to get the free kick -- with a strong wind at their backs -- from the 20-yard line rather than having to punt from their own end zone.
But Monk returned to the free kick 73 yards to the Hendricken 2. Peter Micali scored the game-winning touchdown from there.
SMITHFIELD -- Ponaganset won the Division III Super Bowl today at Bryant College with a 13-6 victory over division champion Moses Brown.
The game's Most Valuable Player, Larry Colaluca, stepped in for injured running back Nicholas Keeling and racked up 101 yards in the second half, including a 30-yard touchdown run, to lead the Chieftains to victory.
Warwick's Bentsen named Gatorade Football Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Bobby Bentsen of Warwick Veterans High School as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Football Player of the Year
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also meeting high standards of academic achievement while demonstrating exceptional character on and off the field, distinguishes Bentsen as Rhode Island’s best high school football player. Bentsen is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Football Player of the Year award to be announced in mid-December.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound junior quarterback broke the state’s single-season passing yardage record, completing 151-of-261 passes for 2,542 yards and 24 touchdowns against just 10 interceptions this fall. He also rushed for 315 yards and five scores on 72 carries. Bentsen led the Hurricanes (8-3) to the Division II quarterfinals, where he threw for 372 yards and three scores on 26-of-41 passing in a losing cause against South Kingstown.
Bentsen has maintained a 3.06 GPA in the classroom. Bentsen volunteers as a local youth football and boxing coach in addition to donating his time to the Pilgrim Senior Center in Warwick.
“He sees the field well, and he’s very accurate,” said Warwick Veterans Head Coach Mike Nappa. “He finds the hole. He finds the open receiver. He’ll stay in the pocket, he’ll complete the pass and he’ll make sure he makes something happen.”
Bentsen will begin his senior year of high school next fall and remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field. The selection process is administered by RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
Bentsen joins recent Gatorade Rhode Island Football Players of the Year Matt Hansen (2006-07, La Salle Academy), Joe Goniprow (2005-06, Barrington HS), and A.J. Kizekai (2004-05, Saint Raphael Academy) among the state’s list of former award winners.
Seekonk's magical undefeated season came to an end with a heartbreaking 10-7 loss to Hingham on a game-winning field goal in the final minute of play.
In a hard fought defensive battle, the game remained scoreless until the final minute of the first half when Seekonk's Chris Hanoian, as he has all year, put the Warriors on the board with a touchdown run from the 4-yard line. When Ron Case converted the point-after, it looked as if Seekonk would go to the locker room with a 7-0 lead.
But, Hingham, with just 42 seconds on the clock, marched down the field and into the end zone as time expired. A successful point-after and once again the teams were deadlocked 7-7 at the half.
In the second half it continued to be a defensive struggle with both teams managing sustained drives that ate up the clock but failed to put points on the board.
Finally, with just 38 seconds to go, Hingham's Mike Egan came on to kick a field goal that put the Harbormen ahead 10-7.
Seekonk wasn't quite done, using the 38 seconds remaining to drive deep into Hingham territory, but as time expired senior Josh Rosa's long pass into the end zone was batted away.
Emmanuel Tutu did just about everything to get Classical into the Division IV Super Bowl. Tutu scored four touchdowns and accounted for over 400 yards of total offense as the Purple routed Central Falls, 48-16.
Classical will play Exeter/West Greenwich in Super Bowl.
Tutu returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, returned an interception 99 yards and scored on a 75-yard punt return.
Tutu's final score came on a 75-yard pass from Rocco Santopietro, who also ran for a 30-yard score and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Nick Lafond.
Nick Keeling ran for 106 yards and scored three touchdowns giving Ponaganset a 28-9 victory over East Greenwich and a berth in the Division III Super Bowl.
Ponaganset will play top-seed Moses Brown.
Keeling scored all of his touchdowns on the ground, two 4-yard runs and a 20-yard score.
Caleb Gelsomino later threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Russ Morin.
Greg Palmer returned an interception 80 yards for the lone East Greenwich touchdown and Brendan Murray kicked a 23-yard field goal.
Doug Johnson had all the answers last night, except one.
Johnson, a rugged, 6-foot, 200-pound junior running back had just played the game of his life. He scored three touchdowns, ran for 225 yards and spearheaded his Toll Gate team to a stunning 26-6 upset over top-seeded Cranston East in a Division II playoff semifinal at Cranston Stadium.
When it was over, Johnson was standing in the end zone with his teammates, most of whom were screaming, ``Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl.’’ They were celebrating perhaps the biggest victory in school history when Johnson realized he did not have the answer to one question _ the one about the Super Bowl.
``I don’t even know the last time Toll Gate went to a Super Bowl,’’ he said as he and his teammates enjoyed themselves.
His coach, Steve Spaziano, was happy to provide the answer.
``Only once, in 1990. I was on the team,’’ Spaziano said. ``We got beat by one of those great Rogers teams, 24-0.’’ Spaziano not only was on the team, he was the captain for coach Emo DiNitto.
Spaziano has not made a big deal of the Super Bowl. He has spent more time getting his players to believe in themselves. Toll Gate has not been a football power. What’s more, when it met East in the regular season, the Bolt won, 28-6.
``We were intimiated. You could tell we were intimidated,’’ Johnson said of the first meeting between the teams. ``We weren’t ready to play. Tonight we were ready to play. On their turf and everything, we were ready.’’
``We changed some things,’’ Spaziano said.
On defense, Toll Gate went much of the way with three and four-man fronts designed to slow Cranston East star running back Geoffrey Gillson. Gillson, who injured his ankle in the Thanksgiving Day victory over Cranston West, did not play in the first quarter. He did play in the last three, but never got room to run.
Johnson, on the other hand, got plenty of room.
``The line was awesome,’’ he said. ``The holes were there.’’
Even when the holes were not there, Johnson ran over and through tacklers in a very, very impressive display.
Toll Gate took the lead through the air. Michael Zincone flipped a short pass to Joel Haduch on Toll Gate’s second possession. Haduch broke two tackles as he caught the ball and then outraced everyone 72 yards for the game’s first score. Cranston East responded by scoring on an eight-yard pass from Shay DiPina to Phillip Gibbs on its next possession.
That’s when Johnson took over. He completed an 87-yard, nine-play drive with a 12-yard scoring run.
Then, in the final minute of the first half, as Toll Gate seemed to be simply running out the clock, Johnson took a handoff, went left, cut back to the right, broke at least two tackles and raced 70 yards to make it 19-6 at the half. Toll Gate had 270 yards of offense in the first half alone. Johnson added still another score, from 37 yards, to clinch it in the final quarter and send the Titans to the bowl Saturday, also at Cranston Stadium against fellow upstart South Kingstown.
South Kingstown scored on its first three possessions and the fourth seeded Rebels never looked back as they advanced to the Division II Super Bowl with a 21-7 victory over top-seeded Shea.
Tim Hazard opened the South Kingstown 21-point first quarter, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run.
Sean Hamill made it 14-0 on a 60-yard run and Josh Ponte added a 53-yard run.
South Kingstown ran for 334 yards with Ponte going for 114, Hamill 102 and Hazard 68.
South Kingstown's defense held Shea to 96 yards of total offense and forced four Raider turnovers. South Kingstown had seven sacks, four from Jay Dorsey, and Patrick Gee had a pair of second half interceptions.
Akeem Williams scored Shea's touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard pass from Albert Amado.
South Kingstown will play third-seed Toll Gate in the Super Bowl.
EAST PROVIDENCE - He is a veteran, a captain and the starting quarterback, and last night Billy Cosmopulos lived up to each of those titles right when his team needed him most.
Completing 13 of 17 passes for 180 yards, including two of them for touchdown passes, as well as rushing for another 70 yards, the senior led Moses Brown to a 21-0 victory over Johnston in semifinal action of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division III playoffs, last night Pierce Stadium.
With the win, Quakers earned a return trip to the Citizens Bank Division III Super Bowl, where it will face Ponaganset at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Bryant University.
``He played about as good as we could have hoped for,’’ Moses Brown coach LaJhon Jones said of Cosmopulos. ``He’s been consistent all year, but I would say he saved his best game for the playoffs. He was a great leader out there.’’
Cosmopulos put the Quakers on the board in the first quarter when he hit Sushil Trivedi with a 30-yard touchdown pass, which Jordan Anderson followed with a successful kick for the extra point.
Mark Petros, who finished the game with about 80 yards on 10 carries, scored on a 5-yard run to send Moses Brown into halftime leading 13-0.
The Quakers – the top seed after finishing on top of Division III during the regular season with a 7-1 record - took a commanding lead in the third quarter when Trivedi hauled in a 47-yarder from Cosmopulos, then rushed for the 2-point conversion.
``Honestly, they were the better team tonight,’’ said Johnston coach Joe Acciardo, whose team made tremendous strides this season after going 2-6 and failing to make the playoffs last fall.
``We were inviting the run because we thought we would match up with them better that way. And they did run, but we didn’t tackle well and I thought we missed a lot of opportunities to stop that running game. When they beat us there, you have to say, `Okay, it’s not our time.’ ’’
Although Moses Brown had prevailed in the teams’ regular-season meeting, 42-34, the top-seeded Quakers say they knew they had their work cut out for them.
``All 11 guys played really well,’’ said Jones. ``It takes 11 guys to stop a team like that. We limited our missed tackles. We kept our game plan and our game plan worked this week.
``Defensively, I think we only allowed them four first downs
