Central 22, North Kingstown 17 — Knights earn measure of revenge

October 4, 2024

By Samuel Chozick NEFJ Staff PROVIDENCE — On Friday night the North Kingstown Skippers traveled to Providence, Rhode Island to take on the Central Knights, in a bout between division foes. The Division 1 rivalry, that has been fairly one-sided the past three years — with the Skippers claiming each of the last three contests — saw the Knights defend their home turf and leave the matchup with a 22-17……

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North Kingstown 21, Westerly 12: Skippers take opener

September 6, 2024

By Samuel Chozick NEFJ Correspondent WESTERLY, RI — This Friday night, the Westerly Bulldogs hosted the North Kingstown Skippers to kick off their respective 2024 high school football seasons. The season opener saw the Skippers leave Westerly with a 21-12 victory. Junior quarterback Jack Diano wasted no time showing off his arm talent, launching a ball down the right sideline to senior receiver Gian Lacuele, all the way down to……

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Bishop Hendricken 35, North Kingstown 7— Hawks back on top after grinding out a win over the Skippers

November 19, 2023

CRANSTON— After a one-year hiatus as the top team in Rhode Island, Bishop Hendricken is back on top in the Ocean State after beating North Kingstown 35-7 to claim their 12th state title in 14 years. The Hawks lost the title game to rival LaSalle last year but Keith Croft, his staff and his players made it a point to get back to the title game and win it. “It……

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Bishop Hendricken 21, North Kingstown 14 – Lynch leads the way for Hawks in big win

September 15, 2023

By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent WARWICK – Zero. That’s the number of minutes Hendricken junior quarterback Dylan Lynch had played prior to Friday night’s Division I game against North Kingstown. But with No. 1 quarterback Jayden Falcone sidelined with a sprained ankle, Lynch was called on to fill a very big pair of cleats. To say Lynch didn’t disappoint would be a massive understatement, guiding the Hawks to a 21-14……

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2023 Rhode Island High School Preview

August 16, 2023

The Rhode Island High School Football kicks off this week and as usual, the top programs in the state are once Bishop Hendricken, LaSalle, Central and North Kingstown.  St. Ray’s and Cumberland are among the favorites in Division Two but they will be challenged by Westerly and Portsmouth. Shea and Cranston West also figure to be in the mix and could surprise people. Moses Brown is going to look to…

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