Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Charles M. Sprock, certify that:

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|1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Rome Bancorp, Inc. (the Company);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain
  any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
  necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
  which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
  covered by this report;                        
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the consolidated financial
  statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
  present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
  operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods
  presented in this report.                                 
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|4. | The Companys other certifying officer and I are
  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and
  internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

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| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
  caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
  supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
  those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
  prepared;
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| | (b) | Designed such internal control over reporting, or
  caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
  our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
  financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
  purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;                
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| | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys
  disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
  conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
  procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
  evaluation; and                                                                                             
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| | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys
  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys
  fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
  to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial
  reporting; and                                                                             

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|5. | The Companys other certifying officer and I have
  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
  financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the
  Companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
  functions):
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|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
  in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
  are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record,
  process, summarize and report financial information; and
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|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
  management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys
  internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                 

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|Date:  March 24, 2006 | /s/ Charles M. Sprock
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|                      |                       | Charles M. Sprock                    
|                      |                       | President and Chief Executive Officer

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