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Final 2018 High School Boys Soccer Coaches Poll Released

The top teams in Classes LL-L and M-S were selected in statewide balloting of high school coaches.

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Glastonbury and Plainville emerged as the top high school boys soccer teams in Connecticut in 2018, according to the final coaches poll of the season.

Class LL champion Glastonbury, which won its second straight title by knocking off No. 2 Hall in the championship game, was the top vote-getter in Classes LL-L. Plainville, the No. 23 seeded Cinderella team in Class M which knocked off Nos. 2, 3 and 1 in capturing its first state championship, led the balloting in Classes M-S.

Here are the top 10 in both divisions, with first-place votes in parentheses, as well as all other teams collecting votes.

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LL-L

  1. Glastonbury (13)
  2. Daniel Hand (1)
  3. Hall
  4. East Hartford
  5. Maloney
  6. Wethersfield
  7. Pomperaug
  8. Greenwich
  9. Avon
  10. Danbury

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Cheshire, Fairfield Prep, Conard, Trumbull, Xavier, South Windsor, Weston.

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Coaches voting: Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; Dave Yanosy, Southington; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini,Pomperaug; Art Branco, Cheshire; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith.

M-S

  1. Plainville (10)
  2. Ellington (1)
  3. Old Saybrook (3)
  4. Stonington
  5. Morgan
  6. Granby Memorial
  7. Litchfield
  8. Watertown
  9. Lewis Mills
  10. Tolland

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame-Fairfield, Brookfield, Lyman Memorial, Northwestern Regional.

Coaches voting: Colin Delaney, Montville; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Dave Emery, Granby Memorial; Tim Brown, Plainville; Roy Gurnon, Ellington; Andy Campbell, Northwestern Regional; Sam Barnes, Old Saybrook; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Gianni Perugini, Sacred Heart; Dave Lavery, Brookfield; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington.

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