Here are the top Sports stories for the week ending Sept. 12 as determined by readers of providencejournal.com

◘Two of the state's best high school football teams, Bishop Hendricken and North Kingstown, met on Saturday night, Sept. 6. Bill Koch was there. The Hawks made the most of the few chances they enjoyed that night. North Kingstown ran three times as many plays as Hendricken in the first half, took three trips to the red zone and looked set to open the season in style at a rocking Perry Athletic Complex. The Hawks accepted the challenge in stride and produced an outcome they’ve enjoyed so often in recent years.

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