Three New Teams Enter Top 10 In Latest Connecticut Football Poll

CONNECTICUT — The top three teams in the latest weekly Connecticut high school football remained intact, but the remainder of the top 10 was scrambled, including three new entries, after a wild weekend of upsets.

Darien held onto the top spot, collecting 18 of 22 first-place votes from the state's sports media members. St. Joseph had the other four top nods to remain second, while New Canaan stayed in third.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in oparentheses, as well as all other teams garnering support.

1. Darien (18) (lw: 1)
2. St. Joseph (4) (lw: 2)
3. New Canaan (lw: 3)
4. Greenwich (lw: 9)
5. Hall (lw: NR)
6. Norwalk (lw: NR)
7. Ridgefield (lw: NR)
8. Fairfield Prep (lw: 6)
9. Killingly (lw: 10)
10. Southington (lw: 4)

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

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.
Compiled by Will Aldam

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