No Surprises at Top of Weekly Boys Lacrosse Poll

A 4-0 start, during which it has outscored opponents by a 67-17 margin, has kept the boys lacrosse team from Darien High School as not only the unanimous choice of voters in the weekly Connecticut poll of coaches and media members, but also tops in the nation.

Coach Jeff Brameier's squad won two games week by a combined 37-4 score, then crushed Fairfield Ludlowe 17-2 on Tuesday to cement its lofty ranking.

New Canaan and Wilton maintained the second and third positions in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 15, with records through April 8:

1. Darien (4-0)
2. New Canaan (3-0)
3. Wilton (2-1)
4. Ridgefield (1-0)
5. Fairfield Prep (1-0)
6. Staples (5-0)
7. New Fairfield (5-0)
8. Cheshire (2-0)
9. Greenwich (1-3)
10. Joel Barlow (3-1)
11. Daniel Hand (3-0)
12. Glastonbury (0-2)
13. Somers (1-0)
14. Trumbull (2-1)
15. North Haven (4-1)

Voters: Brian Adkins, Foran coach and Connecticut secondary schools assistant liaison to U.S. Lacrosse; George Baldassare, CHSLCA Executive Secretary Emeritus; Frank Barron, Emeritus U.S. Lacrosse Area Rep; Jeff Brameier, Darien coach; Scott Hinchey, Glastonbury coach; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Joe Lombardi, LaxLessons.com; John Mathews, Weston coach; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Chris Dehnel, Patch Media Corp.; Rich Pulisciano, Cheshire coach; Mike Sportini, Bunnell coach.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen