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Newtown High School Retains Top 5 Spot in Latest Weekly Wrestling Poll
The Nighthawks are still rated highly in the most recent rankings by state coaches.
NEWTOWN, CT — It's beginning to sound like a broken record, but Danbury once again captured all 15 first-place votes to retain its unanimous position atop the weekly Connecticut high school coaches wrestling poll.
Newtown maintained its number four spot in the most recent balloting.
Here are the top 10 teams in the latest rankings.
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1. Danbury
2. New Milford
3. Bristol Eastern
4. Newtown
5. Fairfield Warde
6. Trumbull
T7. Xavier
T7. Southington
9. Windham
10. Ledyard
Also receiving votes: Ellis Tech, Platt, Foran, Killingly, New Fairfield, Montville, Guilford, Shelton, Daniel Hand, Westhill, Masuk, East Haven and Fairfield Ludlowe.
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Coaches voting: Matt Boissoneault (Bristol Central); Ricky Shook (Danbury); Rafael Calixto (Ellis Tech); Eric Misko (Farmington); Matt Schoonmaker (Jonathan Law); Steve Bilheimer (Ledyard); Paul Gallo (New Canaan); Chris Piel (New Milford); Chris Bray (Newtown); Brian McCarty (Platt); Derek Dion (Southington); Charlie Anderson (Trumbull); Chris Gamble (Waterford); Pat Risley (Windham); Mike Cunningham (Xavier).
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