Semifinals high school football ProJo Pigskin Picks

The Providence Journal sports team is back with its weekly high school football picks.

The experts at 75 Fountain St. are picking winners of every high school football game this season. We’ll keep a running tally of our records — feel free to let us hear it when we’re inevitably wrong. But the winner holds bragging rights for the year and space in the Providence Journal to write a gloating column at the end of the season.

Eric Rueb, unfortunately, won the crown last year. But along with Rueb, our esteemed prophets include myself, Jacob Rousseau, the GOAT Bill Koch, and ProJo sports editor Bill Corey.

That’s enough for the introduction, lets get on with why you’re really here, the weekly ProJo Pigskin Picks.

WATCH: Hendricken beats St. Raphael 23-0 in Div. I football quarterfinal

The Hendricken Hawks are off to the RIIL Division I semifinals after blanking the St. Raphael Saints on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

STANDINGS AFTER QUARTERFINALS

1. Jacob Rousseau: 146-31 (11-3 last week)

2. Eric Rueb: 142-35 (11-3)

3. Bill Koch: 139-38 (12-2)

4. Bill Corey: 136-41 (10-4)

Semifinal picks

Division I

No. 4 Cranston West at No. 1 La Salle

Corey: La Salle

Koch: La Salle

Rousseau: La Salle

Rueb: La Salle

No. 3 Hendricken at No. 2 North Kingstown

Corey: Hendricken

Koch: North Kingstown

Rousseau: Hendricken

Rueb: Hendricken

Division I non-state

No. 10 Burrillville at No. 7 Cumberland

Corey: Cumberland

Koch: Burrillville

Rousseau: Cumberland

Rueb: Burrillville

No. 9 Barrington at No. 8 Central

Corey: Central

Koch: Barrington

Rousseau: Barrington

Rueb: Central

Division II

No. 4 West Warwick at No. 1 Westerly

Corey:  Westerly

Koch: Westerly

Rousseau: West Warwick

Rueb: Westerly

No. 3 East Providence at No. 2 South Kingstown

Corey: South Kingstown

Koch: South Kingstown

Rousseau: South Kingstown

Rueb: South Kingstown

Division III

No. 4 Johnston at No. 1 Classical

Corey: Classical

Koch: Classical

Rousseau: Classical

Rueb: Classical

No. 6 East Greenwich at No. 2 Mt. Hope

Corey: Mt. Hope

Koch: Mt. Hope

Rousseau: Mt. Hope

Rueb: Mt. Hope

Division IV

No. 5 Scituate at No. 1 Narragansett

Corey: Narragansett

Koch: Scituate

Rousseau: Narragansett

Rueb: Narragansett

No. 3 Davies at No. 2 North Smithfield

Corey: North Smithfield

Koch: Davies

Rousseau: North Smithfield

Rueb: North Smithfield