Middletown in Top 10 of Weekly High School Football Poll

Another big win kept Middletown solidly in the top 10 of the latest weekly Connecticut high school football poll, as compiled by GameTimeCT.com and the New Haven Register.

The Blue Dragons turned back Hartford Public 39-14 Friday, increasing their scoring margin to 159-55 through four games.

The current Top 10 and their season records through Oct. 1:

1. Darien (4-0)
2. New Canaan (4-0)
3. Shelton (4-0)
4. West Haven (4-0)
5. Southington (4-0)
6. Windsor (4-0)
7. Staples (4-0)
8. Newtown (4-0)
9. Middletown (4-0)
10. Bloomfield (4-0)

Also receiving votes: Seymour (3-0), Ansonia (4-0), Greenwich (3-1), Masuk (4-0), New London (3-0), North Haven (3-1), Xavier (2-2), Cheshire (3-1), Notre Dame-West Haven (2-2), Ridgefield (3-1), Fairfield Prep (3-1), St. Joseph (3-1), Cromwell/Portland (3-0), Trumbull (3-1), Gilbert/Northwestern (4-0), Hall (4-0).

Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bob Barton, New Haven Register; Bill Bloxsom, HAN Network; Doug Bonjour, Connecticut Post; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT.com; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Kyle Brennan, Waterbury Republican-American; Gerry deSimas, The Collinsville Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Frankie Graziano, CPTV Sports Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; John Holt, WFSB-3; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Don Laviano, WVIT-30; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; John Nash, The Hour; Pete Paguaga, Meriden Record-Journal; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Mike Suppe, HAN Network; Derek Turner, GameTimeCT.com; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.

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