Near-Unanimous Choice As Top High School Football Team In Connecticut

CONNECTICUT — Heading into the second week of regular season play, the Greenwich High School football team solidified its spot on top of the weekly poll of Connecticut sports media members.

The Cardinal received the top nod from all but one of the 23 voters. Killingly, which was fourth in this week's balloting, garnered the other first-place vote.

Shelton made the biggest jump from the preseason poll, moving up five spots into third.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other programs earning support.

1. Greenwich (lw: 1)
2. New Canaan (lw: 4)
3. Shelton (lw: 8)
4. Killingly (lw: 6)
5. Maloney (lw: 7)
6. Fairfield Prep (lw: 3)
7. Southington (lw: 10)
8. Trumbull (lw: 9)
9. St. Joseph (lw: NR)
10. Ansonia (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Darien, Daniel Hand, Bloomfield, West Haven, Naugatuck, Cromwell/Portland, Windsor, Branford, Cheshire, Masuk, North Haven, Wethersfield, Seymour, Hamden, Berlin, New Fairfield, Holy Cross, Rockville, Jonathan Law, Newington.

Voters: Cameron Beall, New Britain Herald; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Serenity Bishop, Bristol Press; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; 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; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle of Willimantic; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
Compiled by Michael Fornabaio