Middletown Stays in Top 10 of Boys Basketball Poll

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Hillhouse High School maintained its position as Connecticut's top boys basketball team, drawing 17 of 20 first-place votes in the latest weekly poll of the state's sports media.

The Academics, defending Class LL champions, improved to 13-0 with a pair of big wins last week.

Middletown (12-2) maintained its number seven position in the rankings.

Here are the top 10, with records through Jan. 29:

1. Hillhouse (13-0)
2. Notre Dame-West Haven (12-0)
3. Sacred Heart (11-0)
4. East Catholic (10-1)
5. Weaver (12-2)
6. East Hartford (11-1)
7. Middletown (12-2)
8. Fairfield Warde (11-1)
9. Wilton (10-1)
10. South Windsor (10-2)

Others receiving votes: Holy Cross (11-1), Notre Dame-Fairfield (11-1), Bassick (10-1), Windsor (9-3), Trumbull (11-1), Ledyard (10-2), Kennedy (10-2), Westbrook (10-1), Bethel (11-2), Norwich Free Academy (11-2), Wilbur Cross (9-4).

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; Peter Wallace, Register Citizen; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Richard Zalusky, The Chronicle.

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