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Ridgefield Gets Votes In Football Poll
The Tigers are among the state's best high school football teams this season.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Once again, Darien High School captured the number one spot on the ballots of all 24 voters in the latest Connecticut high school football poll.
The Blue Wave (9-0) have shut out their past four opponents, and boast an incredible season scoring differential of 346-35.
Ridgefield (6-3) did not place in the most recent balloting, but did receive votes.
Here are the top 10, plus all other teams receiving votes, with records through Nov. 12.
- Darien (9-0)
- Greenwich (8-0)
- Ansonia (9-0)
- St. Joseph (8-1)
- Windsor (8-0)
- Masuk (9-0)
- Shelton (8-1)
- Middletown (9-0)
- West Haven (7-1)
- New Canaan (7-2)
Also receiving votes: South Windsor (8-1), Fitch (8-0), East Hartford (8-1), Killingly (8-0), Daniel Hand (8-1), Rocky Hill (9-0), Naugatuck (9-0), North Haven (7-2), Southington (7-2), Ridgefield (6-3), Maloney (8-1), Fairfield Prep (7-2), Berlin (8-1).
Voters: 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 Jr., Collinsville Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH/Sportzedge.com; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Mark Jaffee, Waterbury Republican-American; Ken Lipshez, Record-Journal of Meriden; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Foundation/New Haven Register; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; John Nash, The Hour of Norwalk; Pete Paguaga, Record-Journal of Meriden; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Marc Robbins, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Bob Rumbold, Fox61; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3.
Photo credit: Tim Jensen
