High school football rankings: La Salle Academy finishes No. 1 in final Rhode Island MaxPreps Top 25

Rams claim Division I state title and the top spot in the final rankings.

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Nov 29, 2022, 9:00am
The high school football season in Rhode Island has come to a close. La Salle Academy (Providence) beating Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) in the Division I state championship game helped propel the Rams to the No. 1 ranking in the final state MaxPreps Top 25.

Led by MaxPreps Rhode Island Football Player of the Year Dean Varrecchione, La Salle Academy rebounded from a 10-9 loss to the Hawks earlier in the year to upend Bishop Hendricken 38-29 and grab the school's first state football title since 2017. With the bounceback win, Geoff Marcone's club earned La Salle Academy's 18th state football title.

Bishop Hendricken finished No. 2 in the final rankings.

Division II champion St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) claimed the No. 4 spot after defeating Portsmouth 7-3 in the title contest.

Division III state champion Moses Brown (Providence) also found a spot in the rankings at No. 7.

Read on for a complete look at the final Rhode Island MaxPreps Top 25.

2022 RIIL STATE CHAMPIONS

Division III – Moses Brown (Providence)
Division IV – Smithfield (Esmond)

FINAL RHODE ISLAND MAXPREPS TOP 25

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1LSA (Providence)8-320.3+1
2BHHS (Warwick)8-318.0-1
3North Kingstown7-311.7--
4SRA (Pawtucket)10-20.4--
5Westerly8-3-2.7--
6Portsmouth7-43.3+1
7Moses Brown (Providence)11-1-12.0-1
8Central (Providence)4-57.9--
9Cumberland6-41.1+2
10Cranston West (Cranston)7-4-2.4--
11Middletown9-2-13.8-2
12Barrington6-4-5.7--
13East Providence4-62.3+3
14Shea (Pawtucket)3-65.3--
15SKHS (Wakefield)5-5-1.0+2
16West Warwick7-4-13.3-3
17Rogers (Newport)7-4-16.1-2
18Woonsocket4-6-2.1+1
19Mt. Pleasant (Providence)2-5-2.9+2
20Lincoln7-3-19.6--
21CHS (Wood River Junction)6-4-14.9-3
22Tolman (Pawtucket)4-5-10.4--
23Coventry6-5-20.2+1
24BHS (Harrisville)3-8-5.7+2
25PHS (North Scituate)5-5-15.9-2

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