Bye Weeks Mean Very Little Change In Weekly Football Poll

CONNECTICUT — Most of the top 10 teams in last week's Connecticut high school football poll observed bye weeks, resulting in just one minor change in the rankings.

Darien remained on top, collecting 19 of 23 first-place votes, while St. Joseph garnered the other four top nods to maintain the second position.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes and last week's ranking n parentheses, as well as all other schools earning votes.

1. Darien (1) (lw: 1)
2. St. Joseph (4) (lw: 2)
3. New Canaan (lw: 3)
4. Greenwich (lw: 4)
5. Hall (lw: 5)
6. Norwalk (lw: 6)
7. Ridgefield (lw: 7)
8. Fairfield Prep (lw: 8)
9. (tie) Killingly (lw: 9)
9. (tie) Southington (lw: 10)

Also receiving votes: Ansonia, Shelton, Newtown, Bloomfield, Cheshire, Trumbull, Daniel Hand, Maloney, Ledyard, Windsor, Seymour, New Fairfield, Masuk, Newington, Bristol Central, Quinebaug Valley, Xavier.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bill Bloxsom, Hearst Connecticut Media; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; 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; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH-8; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Will Aldam, News Times; Jeff Jacobs, GameTimeCT; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald.

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