Darien Continues Dominance In CT High School Football Poll

Darien football continues to roll, both on the field and on the ballots of the two dozen sports journalists who again unanimously selected the Blue Wave as top high school team in Connecticut in the latest weekly poll compiled by GameTimeCT.com.

Darien shut out Trumbull 48-0 last weekend to up its record to 7-0, and in the process increased its scoring differential to a jaw-dropping 277-35.

The top four teams in the poll, Darien, Greenwich (#2), Ansonia (#3) and Windsor (#4), are all undefeated, as are #6 Masuk and #8 Middletown.

Here are the top 10, plus all other programs who collected votes, with records through Oct. 29.

1. Darien (7-0)
2. Greenwich (6-0)
3. Ansonia (7-0)
4. Windsor (6-0)
5. St. Joseph (6-1)
6. Masuk (7-0)
7. Shelton (6-1)
8. Middletown (7-0)
9. West Haven (6-1)
10. Southington (6-1)

Also receiving votes: New Canaan (5-2), Fitch (7-0), East Hartford (6-1), Killingly (6-0), Ridgefield (5-2), Naugatuck (7-0), Daniel Hand (6-1), Rocky Hill (7-0), Berlin (7-0), Fairfield Prep (6-1), North Haven (5-2), Cheshire (5-2), Maloney (6-1).

Voters: Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT.com; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Kyle Brennan, Waterbury Republican-American; Gerry DeSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH/Sportzedge.com; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, Record-Journal of Meriden; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Foundation/New Haven Register; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; John Nash, The Hour of Norwalk; Pete Paguaga, Record-Journal of Meriden; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Marc Robbins, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Bob Rumbold, Fox61; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

— By Tim Jensen (Patch Staff)