6 Teams Improve Positions In Latest Weekly High School Football Poll

CONNECTICUT — Southington High School strengthened its position atop the most recent weekly Connecticut football poll, while one new entry cracked the top 10.

The Blue Knights earned top nods from all but one of the 24 sports media members polled, with West Haven receiving the other first-place vote. Six teams in the top 10 were ranked higher than the previous week.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, a well as all other programs collecting votes.

1. Southington (lw: 1)
2. Maloney (lw: 3)
3. Greenwich (lw: 4)
4. West Haven (lw: 5)
5. St. Joseph (lw: 6)
6. New Canaan (lw: 2)
7. Hamden (lw: 7)
8. Ansonia (lw: 8)
9. North Haven (lw: 10)
10. Staples (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Killingly, Berlin, Windham, Cromwell/Portland, Newtown, Fairfield Prep, Holy Cross, Shelton, Cheshire, Trumbull, Naugatuck, Joel Barlow, Notre Dame-West Haven, Windsor, Bloomfield, Darien, New Fairfield, Thames River.

Voters: Cameron Beall, New Britain Herald; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Serenity Bishop, Bristol Press; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Mark Jaffee, Republican-American of Waterbury; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
Compiled by Michael Fornabaio