Top 3 Boys Soccer Teams In Each Division Intact; 4 Newcomers In Top 10

CONNECTICUT — The top three teams in both Classes LL/L and M/S stayed the same from last week's Connecticut high school boys soccer coaches poll, but two new entries cracked the top 10 in each division.

Trumbull and Ellington each collected five first-place votes from their respective panel of coaches to maintain the top position in LL/L and M/S, respectively. Hall and Glastonbury kept the second and third spots in LL/L, while Old Saybrook and Weston duplicated that feat in 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 programs receiving support from voters.

CLASSES LL/L

1. Trumbull (5) (lw: 1)
2. Hall (4) (lw: 2)
3. Glastonbury (1) (lw: 3)
4. Norwalk (lw: 4)
5. Shelton (lw: 8)
6. Guilford (lw: 6)
7. Bethel (lw: 5)
8. South Windsor (lw: 10)
9. Cheshire (lw: NR)
10. Berlin (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Newington, Fairfield Warde, Newtown, Masuk, Danbury, Pomperaug, Farmington, Wilbur Cross.

Voters: Dave Zlatin, Avon; Chris Laughton, Norwalk; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Tony Fernandes, Bethel; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; Chris Cap, West Haven; Nick Boorman, Farmington; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Jim Lewicki, Independent.

CLASSES M/S

1. Ellington (5) (lw: 1)
2. Old Saybrook (lw: 2)
3. Weston (lw: 3)
4. Suffield (lw: 5)
5. Oxford (lw: 7)
6. East Hampton (lw: 4)
7. Nonnewaug (lw: 8)
8. Tolland (lw: NR)
9. Litchfield (lw: NR)
10. Stonington (lw: 6)

Also receiving votes: Bacon Academy, Rocky Hill, Canton, Windham, St. Bernard, Morgan, Holy Cross.

Voters: Rob Andrulis, Litchfield; Rick Distefano, Foran; Matt Thompson, Coginchaug; Andy Campbell, Northwestern Regional; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Vic Santos, Independent; Mario Costa, Stonington; Mike Gruber, Jonathan Law; Bill Glenney, Ledyard; Bill Phelps, Canton.
Compiled by Mike Gruber