“Around the Course’’ R.I. TRACK & FIELD FOUNDATION
2 Nov. - The girls’ teams of La Salle and Barrington - and the boys’ squads of Hendricken and Chariho - finished in a near dead-heat in coaches polling conducted by the R.I. Track & Field Foundation, promising to make Sunday’s State Championship an interesting day.
The survey was the last of three polls this season, done by a panel of coaches. In girls’ voting, the first four teams finished in the same order as that of a poll taken on 19 Oct. But this time, the numbers were closer, with the Rams gaining 152 points (and nine first-place ballots), to Barrington’s 151 (7). South Kingstown and North Kingstown finished 3-4, respectively.
The Hawks again topped the boys’ poll, but again Chariho was right behind. Ten points separated Hendricken from the Chargers. Barrington’s 112 points was good for No. 3 in the voting.
GIRLS Team Pts. Prev. poll 1. La Salle (9) 152 1 2. Barrington (7) 151 2 3. S. Kingstown 121 3 4. N. Kingstown 115 4 5. Smithfield 97 6 6. Cr. West 66 5 7. Bay View 57 7 8. Westerly 50 9 9. Burrillville 41 10 10. E. Greenwich 23 8
Other teams - Coventry 2; Toll Gate 1.
BOYS Team Pts. Prev. poll 1. Hendricken (12) 147 1 2. Chariho (3) 137 2 3. Barrington 112 3 4. La Salle 93 4 5. E. Greenwich 87 7 6. N. Kingstown 80 5 7. Cumberland 65 6 8. Prout 41 8 9. Mt. St. Charles 30 - - - 10. Coventry 12 9
Other teams - Lincoln 3; Portsmouth and Toll Gate 2; Smithfield 1.
