Weaver Remains in Boys Basketball Top 5

HARTFORD, CT — The top five positions stayed the same in the latest weekly high school boys basketball poll.

Notre Dame-West Haven received 17 of 19 first-place votes to again top the balloting, with Sacred Heart receiving the other two top votes in placing second.

Weaver (17-2) maintained its hold on the number five spot.

Here are the top 10, with records through Feb. 19:

1. Notre Dame-West Haven (19-0)
2. Sacred Heart (18-0)
3. Hillhouse (19-1)
4. East Catholic (18-1)
5. Weaver (17-2)
6. Notre Dame-Fairfield (18-1)
7. East Hartford (17-2)
8. Middletown (16-3)
9. Trumbull (16-2)
10. Windsor (14-5)

Also receiving votes: Bassick (16-2), Holy Cross (15-4), Trinity Catholic (13-5), Ledyard (15-3), Fairfield Warde (14-4), Kennedy (15-4), Lewis Mills (18-1), Wilbur Cross (14-6), South Windsor (14-5), Wilton (14-4), Norwich Free Academy (15-4), Waterford (16-3), Simsbury (15-4), Crosby (12-6), Westbrook (17-2), Plainfield (17-2).

Media voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Francesco Graziano, CPTV; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Joe Palladino, Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Marc Robbins, Vantage Sports; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle.

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