Final Year-End Connecticut High School Football Rankings Released

CONNECTICUT — After a busy Saturday featuring a half-dozen football championship games, members of the Connecticut sports media voted on the top scholastic teams of the season.

Staples, which edged West Haven 21-20 in a thrilling Class LL contest at Central Connecticut State University, collected 21 first-place votes to top the balloting. Class L champion New Canaan earned three top votes to finish second, while Class MM titleholder North Haven received the other two first-place votes to wind up third.

Here are the top 10, plus all other programs receiving support.

1. Staples
2. New Canaan
3. North Haven
4. West Haven
5. Maloney
6. Greenwich
7. Darien
8. Daniel Hand
9. Wilton
10. Bloomfield

Also receiving votes: Windsor, Masuk, Newtown, Cheshire, Joel Barlow, Shelton, Naugatuck, Rockville, Cromwell/Portland, Watertown, Ansonia, Fairfield Prep, Southington, Holy Cross, Fitch, Stamford.

Voters: Will Aldam, GameTimeCT; Nkwa Asonye, WFSB-3; Serenity Bishop, Bristol Press; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Bryant Carpenter, Record-Journal; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT; Michael Fornabaio, GameTimeCT; Rob Gullo, New Britain Herald; Mark Jaffee, Republican-American of Waterbury; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Jonah Karp, Fox61; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Myer Lee, GameTimeCT; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, GameTimeCT; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, GameTimeCT correspondent; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Dave Stewart, GameTimeCT; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin.
Compiled by Michael Fornabaio