1 Mainstay, 1 Newcomer On Top of Boys Soccer Polls

Eight teams improved their positions from a week ago and two others entered the top 10 in the most recent Connecticut high school boys soccer coaches poll.

Ellington climbed atop the leaderboard in Classes M/S, while Glastonbury maintained the top spot in Classes LL/L.

Here are the top 10 in both divisions, with first place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, plus all other programs collecting votes.

Class M/S

1. Ellington (9) (lw: 2)
2. Old Saybrook (1) (lw: 3)
3. Morgan (1) (lw: 5)
4. Granby (1) (lw: 4)
5. Watertown (lw: 6)
6. Plainville (1) (lw: 1)
7. Tolland (lw: 9)
8. Litchfield (lw: 10)
9. Stonington (lw: 7)
10. Somers (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Lewis Mills, East Catholic, Suffield, Northwestern Regional, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Weston, Canton, Ansonia, East Hampton, Valley Regional.

Voters: Colin Delaney, Montville; Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Dave Emery, Granby; Tim Brown, Plainville; Roy Gurnon, Ellington; Andy Campbell, Northwestern Regional; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Ryan Fabry, Lyman Memorial; Vic Santos, Independent; Vito Caligiuri, Watertown; Paul deCastro, Stonington; Matt Thompson,Coginchaug; Mike Gruber, Jonathan Law.

Class LL/L

1. Glastonbury (12) (lw: 1)
2. Danbury (2) (lw: 4)
3. Hall (1) (lw: 3)
4. East Hartford (lw: 6)
5. Farmington (lw: 5)
6. Daniel Hand (lw: 2)
7. Wethersfield (lw: 7)
8. Fairfield Warde (lw: 8)
9. Staples (lw: 9)
10. Pomperaug (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Cheshire, Avon, Fairfield Prep, Branford, Guilford, Trumbull, Xavier, Joel Barlow, Amity.

Voters: Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Rick Distefano, Foran; Dave Yanosy, Southington; Jim Lewicki, Wilton; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Art Branco, Cheshire; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Paul Winstanley, Joel Barlow; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; John Blomstrann, E.O. Smith; Chris Cap, West Haven; Dave Lavery, Brookfield.