Shakeups and New Entries Dot Bottom Halves of Boys Soccer Polls

The top four teams in both the Class LL/L and M/S boys soccer polls remained the same in the most recent weekly balloting of coaches, but the remaining dozen spots shifted radically, including four new top 10 entries.

Glastonbury collected 10 of 15 first-place votes to maintain the pole position in LL/L, while Ellington was unanimously endorsed by all 13 voters to stay atop M/S.

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

LL/L

1. Glastonbury (10) (lw: 1)
2. East Hartford (4) (lw: 2)
3. Fairfield Warde (lw: 3)
4. Hall (lw: 4)
5. Wethersfield (1) (lw: 10)
6. Wilton (lw: 5)
7. Xavier (lw: 6)
8. Pomperaug (lw: N/R)
9. Cheshire (lw: 9)
10. Naugatuck (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Danbury, Guilford, Daniel Hand, Trumbull.

Coaches voting: Arnie Jandreau, Lyman Hall; Dave Zlatin, Avon; Dan Woog, Staples; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Mark Landers, Glastonbury; 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.

M/S

1. Ellington (13) (lw: 1)
2. Stonington (lw: 2)
3. Litchfield (lw: 3)
4. (tie) Weston (lw: 4)
4. (tie) Tolland (lw: 6)
6. Granby (lw: 7)
7. Holy Cross (lw: N/R)
8. Nonnewaug (lw: N/R)
9. Somers (lw: 9)
10. Morgan (lw: 8)

Also receiving votes: Plainville, Ledyard, Abbott Tech, Woodland, Watertown, Old Saybrook, Coginchaug, Northwest Catholic.

Coaches voting: 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.