After seeing today's Where have you been . . . . ? story profiling Joe McOsker, a reader wrote in asking what the other members of the 1944 All-State football team have been up to. My colleague John Gillooly caught up with many of them in 1994 on the 50th anniversary of the team's selection.

Click here to see a reprint of John's story.

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Pick your high school's home page from the list at www.projo.com/highschool to check for scores as we get them.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Coventry at Exeter/West Greenwich, 7
Smithfield at North Providence, 7
Johnston at Mt. Hope, 7

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tolman at West Warwick, 7

>> Continue reading: Tonight's high school sports schedule

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East Providence's defense dominated in the second half as the Townies busted open a close game to win the Division I Super Bowl, 35-13, over Bishop Hendricken.

The Townies led by just 14-13 at halftime, but Hendricken could get nothing going in the second half. Defensive tackle Cameron Ford was named Most Valuable Player, and five different East Providence players scored touchdowns.

The win for East Providence avenged the team'

>> Continue reading: Townies win Division I title

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The Middletown Islanders won their first state championship since 1998 by upsetting Classical, 8-7, today at Conley Stadium in Providence. Trailing 7-0 late in the third quarter, Middletown took the lead when quarterback Brad Humes ran 2 yards for a touchdown, then ran in the two-point conversion.

Both teams' touchdowns were scored off of fumble recoveries. The Purple took the lead in the second quarter on Stanley Carmichael's 4-yard

>> Continue reading: Middletown tops Classical in Division IV

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The Shea Raiders completed an undefeated season in Division II by blasting Chariho, 46-8, in the Super Bowl at Bryant College. Running back Matt Bryson amassed 191 yards rushing and 92 yards receiving while scoring two touchdowns for the Raiders. Shea quarterback Jermaine Cabagro passed for 141 yards and two touchdowns.

-Reports from Rob Lee

>> Continue reading: Shea wins Division II Super Bowl

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Check projo.com's high school sports blog tomorrow for results from all four Super Bowl games, which we will report soon after the games end.

We'll also have photo galleries from all four games, and Sunday morning we'll have game stories from all four games.

>> Continue reading: Super Bowl coverage

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