Eagles Continue to Be the Only Choice In Boys Hoop

MANCHESTER, CT — It's beginning to sound like a broken record, but that's a sound that suits the East Catholic High School boys basketball team just fine.

For the fifth straight week, the Eagles (16-0) received first-place votes on all 18 ballots to stay atop the weekly poll of Connecticut media members. East Catholic travels to crosstown rival Manchester Thursday at 6:45 p.m.

Here are the top 10, plus all other teams receiving votes, with records through Feb. 6:

1. East Catholic (16-0)
2. Notre Dame-Fairfield (15-0)
3. Sacred Heart (13-2)
4. Hamden (15-1)
5. Bassick (12-1)
6. Danbury (13-2)
7. Holy Cross (13-2)
8. Guilford (14-1)
9. Wilbur Cross (14-2)
10. East Lyme (14-1)

Also receiving votes: Waterford (14-2), Windsor (12-4), Prince Tech (14-0), Hillhouse (12-5), East Hampton (15-0), Simsbury (14-2), Trinity Catholic (12-3), Waterbury Career (10-5), Ridgefield (11-3), Kolbe Cathedral (12-3), Career (11-4), Northwestern Regional (14-1), Notre Dame-West Haven (13-5), Pomperaug (13-3), New London (12-4), Crosby (9-5), Trumbull (12-3), Wethersfield (13-2).

Voters: Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Desmond Conner, Hartford Courant; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Dave Grant, WATR-AM; Sean Krofssik, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Joe Palladino, Waterbury Republican-American; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; John Pierson, WTNH; Marc Robbins, Vantage Sports; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Ben Talbott, Bird’s Eye Sports; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin, Joe Zone, WFSB.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen